Bills About Health Sponsored by Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.)

Rep. Guthrie sponsored 30 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Jan. 21, 2020	H.R.5663	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices.	2	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 116-304.
March 15, 2018	H.R.5306	To reauthorize the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program.	75	Bipartisan	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
June 7, 2018	H.R.6042	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 115-222.
March 19, 2018	H.R.5327	To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 12, 2018	H.R.5492	To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the use of opioids and substance use disorders with respect to pregnant women and babies, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3434)
April 6, 2017	H.R.2026	To improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying the scope of permitted health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers.	0		Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 14 .
Nov. 6, 2017	H.R.4256	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the expansion of activities related to Alzheimer's disease, cognitive decline, and brain health under the Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging Program, and for other purposes.	255	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 12, 2017	H.R.4054	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to submit an annual report on sources of funds used to finance the non-Federal share of expenditures under such title, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 15, 2017	H.R.1539	To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children.	26	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 15, 2017	H.R.1082	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 24, 2017	H.R.661	To authorize health insurance issuers to offer for sale previously available health insurance coverage in the small group market in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 20, 2017	H.R.592	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.	296	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 12, 2015	H.R.921	To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.	190	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 19, 2015	H.R.2446	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for personal care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
March 25, 2015	H.R.1624	To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer.	235	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 114-60.
March 10, 2015	H.R.1344	To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children.	28	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 19, 2015	H.R.2444	To authorize the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to award grants for studying the process of continuous drug manufacturing.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2015	H.R.2445	To express the sense of Congress with respect to enabling Food and Drug Administration scientific engagement.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2015	H.R.2443	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to CLIA waiver study design guidance for in vitro diagnostics.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 29, 2015	H.R.2107	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of certain Medicaid enrollment brokers.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 13, 2015	H.R.1362	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to submit an annual report on sources of funds used to finance the non-Federal share of expenditures under such title, and for other purposes.	3	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 13, 2015	H.R.1361	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 26, 2015	H.R.1101	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.	38	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 28, 2015	H.R.592	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.	296	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 1, 2014	H.R.4351	To amend the National Alzheimer's Project Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to prepare and submit, directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to such Act.	214	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 11, 2014	H.R.4190	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.	123	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 23, 2013	H.R.389	To require the submission to the Congress of annual reports on the tobacco user fees assessed and collected under section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 25, 2012	H.R.3827	To repeal the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and comparative effectiveness research funding.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 14, 2011	H.R.3204	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure public participation in the drafting and issuance of Level 1 guidance documents, and for other purposes.	8	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 29, 2011	H.R.1216	To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.	0		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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