Bills About Health Sponsored by Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

Sen. Cassidy sponsored 74 bills about health in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 9, 2020	S.4990	A bill to require the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and issue a report on the de-identification of data pursuant to privacy regulations.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 26, 2020	S.4859	A bill to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make recommendations for improving maternal and child health outcomes using remote physiologic monitoring devices and expanding coverage of such devices under Medicaid.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 30, 2020	S.RES.738	A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".	1	All Democrats	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5998; text: CR S5986)
Sept. 24, 2020	S.4705	A bill to amend title XIX requiring coverage under Medicaid of vaccines for pregnant women.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 5, 2020	S.4458	A bill to grant the authority for States to enter into interstate compacts or agreements for the purpose of procuring COVID-19 tests.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
July 28, 2020	S.4348	A bill to provide for the conduct of a GAO study and report on rural health access during the COVID-19 pandemic.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 17, 2020	S.3988	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to telehealth enhancements for emergency response.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 27, 2020	S.3353	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients, and for other purposes.	25	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 13, 2020	S.3309	A bill to provide for a Public Health Emergency Fund, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 13, 2020	S.3318	A bill to promote transparency in health care pricing.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 11, 2020	S.3271	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 9, 2019	S.3000	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow PDP sponsors of prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage organizations offering MA-PD plans to share with enrollees a portion of savings from switching to lower cost therapeutic alternative medications.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 20, 2019	S.2911	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs for covered part D drugs towards the annual out-of-pocket threshold during a month.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 18, 2019	S.2885	A bill to prohibit the transfer or sale of certain consumer health information, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2019	S.1577	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain contracts between health insurance plans or issuers and health care providers.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 16, 2019	S.1531	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health insurance consumers from surprise billing.	30	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 7, 2019	S.1350	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2019	S.1209	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to approval of abbreviated new drug applications.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 28, 2019	S.594	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 28, 2019	S.595	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.	17	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 25, 2019	S.228	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restructure the payment adjustment for non-emergency ESRD ambulance transports under the Medicare program.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 15, 2019	S.131	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants.	10	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 14, 2018	S.3619	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restructure the payment adjustment for non-emergency ESRD ambulance transports under the Medicare program.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 18, 2018	S.RES.636	A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".	6	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 28, 2018	S.3531	A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 24, 2017	S.916	A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services.	13	Bipartisan	Held at the desk.
May 22, 2018	S.2912	A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish data related to the prevalence of substance use disorders in the Medicaid beneficiary population and the treatment of substance use disorders under Medicaid, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2018	S.2902	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate Medicaid access to State prescription drug monitoring programs, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 17, 2018	S.2875	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain services furnished by opioid treatment programs, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 16, 2018	S.2676	A bill to permit certain disclosures of health information during emergencies, including overdoses.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 26, 2018	S.2451	A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider State analysis and sharing of prescription drug monitoring program data in determining prescription drug monitoring program grants to States.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 16, 2018	S.2312	A bill to provide a moratorium on registration of new non-rural section 340B hospitals and associated sites, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 7, 2017	S.2204	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 30, 2017	S.2175	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve Medicare beneficiary access to ventilators, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 16, 2017	S.1132	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 5, 2017	S.830	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 30, 2017	S.781	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 2, 2017	S.520	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reform payment to States under the Medicaid program.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 24, 2017	S.196	A bill to provide for a Public Health Emergency Fund, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 23, 2017	S.191	A bill to improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market-based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care.	5	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S400-402)
Dec. 8, 2016	S.3530	A bill to allow the use of claims, eligibility, and payment data to produce reports, analyses, and presentations to benefit Medicare, and other similar health insurance programs, entities, researchers, and health care providers, to help develop cost saving approaches, standards, and reference materials and to support medical care and improved payment models.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 14, 2016	S.3280	A bill to provide for a Public Health Emergency Fund, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 13, 2016	S.3195	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve Medicare beneficiary access to ventilators, and for other purposes.	3	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 27, 2016	S.3101	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 26, 2016	S.RES.480	A resolution supporting the designation of May 2016 as "Mental Health Month".	3	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3380-3381; text as passed Senate: CR S3297)
May 25, 2016	S.2985	A bill to eliminate the individual and employer health coverage mandates under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to expand beyond that Act the choices in obtaining and financing affordable health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 16, 2016	S.2932	A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the provision of emergency medical services.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 6, 2015	S.2141	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health information technology.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 5, 2015	S.1989	A bill to improve access to primary care services.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 5, 2015	S.1945	A bill to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 23, 2015	S.1653	A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to enhance access for independent agents and brokers to information regarding marketplace enrollment.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 9, 2015	S.1531	A bill to reform the provision of health insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives to coverage under the Affordable Care Act, and price transparency, in order to promote a more market-based health care system, and for other purposes.	9	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3928-3930)
March 18, 2015	S.775	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.	6	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 11, 2015	S.453	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 4, 2015	S.359	A bill to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to impose restrictions on the risk corridor program, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 21, 2015	S.205	A bill to provide for the development and dissemination of evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 13, 2015	S.157	A bill to repeal the medical device tax and the employer and individual responsibility requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 13, 2015	S.158	A bill to authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 18, 2013	H.R.3522	To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.	8	All Republicans	Received in the Senate.
Jan. 10, 2014	H.R.3849	To provide for the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is determined that the Act has resulted in increasing the number of uninsured individuals.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 13, 2013	H.R.3462	To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.	8	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 12, 2013	H.R.3723	To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer, and for other purposes.	74	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 22, 2013	H.RES.313	Supporting the goals and ideals of the MAGIC Foundation.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 18, 2013	H.R.2734	To revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.	33	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 18, 2013	H.R.2415	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the Medicare and You Handbook and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.	115	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 7, 2013	H.R.1853	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reform payment to States under the Medicaid program.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 25, 2013	H.R.1735	To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, and Executive cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and Congressional staff.	22	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 18, 2013	H.R.1239	To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 29, 2012	H.R.6611	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote public notification and provide incentives to reduce drug shortages, and for other purposes.	4	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 20, 2012	H.R.5979	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reform payment to States under the Medicaid program.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb. 28, 2012	H.R.4095	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of Internet pharmacies.	22	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov. 2, 2011	H.R.3315	To establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other Medicare beneficiaries.	9	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 4, 2011	H.R.3381	To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer, and for other purposes.	27	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 22, 2009	H.R.2033	To apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare Program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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