Bills About Health Sponsored by Gene Green (D-Tex.)

Rep. Green sponsored 94 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
March 22, 2018	H.R.5385	To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes.	75	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 115-241.
May 15, 2018	H.R.5794	To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2018	H.R.5802	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to include under their State Medicaid plans coverage for medication-assisted treatment, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2018	H.R.5803	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the potential for misuse and abuse when determining whether to approve certain drugs, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 24, 2017	H.R.2628	To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2017	H.R.2688	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 27, 2017	H.R.2202	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 23, 2016	H.R.4588	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place.	18	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 2, 2016	H.R.4435	To improve access to mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, crisis, and recovery services.	34	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Dec. 16, 2015	H.R.4273	To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and to improve program integrity, and for other purposes.	10	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 28, 2015	H.R.3851	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 12, 2015	H.R.919	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.	59	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 4, 2015	H.R.700	To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.	26	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 10, 2014	H.R.5835	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
July 8, 2013	H.R.2618	To allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to Medicare coverage.	3	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 24, 2013	H.R.1698	To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.	30	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2013	H.R.171	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2013	H.R.172	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2013	H.R.173	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage for children under Medicaid.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 11, 2011	H.R.664	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes.	17	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 11, 2011	H.R.669	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage for children under Medicaid.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 11, 2011	H.R.671	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 25, 2010	H.RES.1226	Commending EyeCare America for its work over the last 25 years.	106	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 30, 2010	H.R.6032	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appointment of Doctors of Chiropractic to regular and reserve corps of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec. 19, 2009	H.R.4409	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program for the training of medical residents in community-based settings.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 10, 2009	H.R.4260	To provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period.	9	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 8, 2009	H.RES.35	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should provide increased Federal funding for continued type 1 diabetes research.	101	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2009	H.R.2596	To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program to test the feasibility of using the Nation's elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination centers.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
June 10, 2009	H.R.2804	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 10, 2009	H.R.2805	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage for children under Medicaid.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 7, 2009	H.R.2307	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management and coordination services, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 23, 2009	H.R.2066	To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 15, 2009	H.R.577	To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.	58	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 25, 2009	H.R.1708	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.	113	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 19, 2009	H.R.1614	To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 9, 2009	H.R.1392	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price.	74	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 26, 2009	H.R.1213	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that the Medicare initial preventive physical examination not be required for a referral with respect to ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms and to provide for such screening with respect to at-risk Medicare beneficiaries between the ages of 65 and 75.	18	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 12, 2009	H.R.1021	To improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.	65	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Feb. 12, 2009	H.R.1011	To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 9, 2009	H.R.916	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.	38	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 13, 2009	H.R.465	To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States to ensure coverage without a 5-year delay of certain children and pregnant women under the Medicaid program and SCHIP.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 8, 2009	H.R.323	To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 15, 2007	H.R.1532	To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.	58	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 110-392.
March 6, 2007	H.R.1343	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act.	249	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 110-355.
Jan. 29, 2008	H.R.5176	To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services.	24	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 17, 2007	H.R.507	To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.	152	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 4, 2007	H.R.3750	To provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss, and for other purposes.	50	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 18, 2007	H.R.3561	To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug. 3, 2007	H.R.3404	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.	30	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2007	H.R.2244	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services, and for other purposes.	23	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2007	H.R.152	To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 30, 2007	H.R.727	To amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes.	17	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 110-23.
Feb. 28, 2007	H.R.1238	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States.	9	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2007	H.RES.19	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning health promotion and disease prevention.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2007	H.R.144	To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2007	H.R.154	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.	104	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 4, 2007	H.CON.RES.4	Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 7, 2005	H.R.3671	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide 100 percent as the Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced Medicaid recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 13, 2005	H.R.2869	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.	61	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 26, 2005	H.R.2671	To provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss, and for other purposes.	58	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2005	H.R.2343	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
April 28, 2005	H.R.1987	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an increase in the number of political subdivisions directly receiving awards under the program for improving State and local preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 14, 2005	H.R.1280	To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare Comparative Cost Adjustment (CCA) program in Texas.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 25, 2005	H.CON.RES.23	Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 1, 2005	H.R.467	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 6, 2005	H.R.277	To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jan. 6, 2005	H.R.275	To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 6, 2005	H.RES.35	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning health promotion and disease prevention.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 28, 2004	H.R.5156	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sept. 9, 2004	H.R.5048	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening pelvic exams.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 24, 2004	H.R.4689	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management, and for other purposes.	11	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 8, 2003	H.R.3273	To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 2003	H.R.2095	To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization.	14	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 22, 2003	H.R.2236	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare Program for diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other services to screen for diabetes.	43	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 20, 2003	H.CON.RES.107	Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research.	45	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 31, 2003	H.R.515	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the State children's health care program through fiscal year 2006.	34	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 7, 2003	H.R.102	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services provided under the Medicare Program.	21	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 7, 2003	H.R.104	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits.	27	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Oct. 16, 2002	H.R.5666	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare Program for diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other services to screen for diabetes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 16, 2002	H.R.5667	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb. 14, 2001	H.CON.RES.36	Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (type I) diabetes research.	127	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 4, 2001	H.R.3027	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services provided under the Medicare Program.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 25, 2001	H.R.2635	To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals.	13	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 4, 2001	H.RES.115	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning health promotion and disease prevention.	61	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 13, 2001	H.R.580	To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization.	31	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb. 7, 2001	H.R.504	To amend part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured.	76	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 8, 2000	H.RES.672	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine should give priority to distributing the available vaccine to those people at a high risk of developing complications from an influenza infection.	8	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
March 25, 1999	H.R.1323	To promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of silicone breast implants, and to ensure that women and their doctors receive accurate information about such implants.	65	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
May 10, 2000	H.CON.RES.321	Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research.	108	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 3, 2000	H.CON.RES.315	Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to increased funding for the immunizations program under the Public Health Service Act.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
March 11, 1999	H.R.1090	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude cancer treatment services from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services under the Medicare Program.	59	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
June 10, 1998	H.R.4028	To promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of silicone breast implants, and to ensure that women and their doctors receive accurate information about such implants.	50	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
March 14, 1996	H.R.3084	To provide for the furnishing of medical care and disability benefits for former civilian prisoners of war.	14	Bipartisan	Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
March 23, 1994	H.R.4118	To provide for necessary medical care for former civilian prisoners of war.	14	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.

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