Bills About Health Sponsored by Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)

Rep. Luján sponsored 24 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 17, 2019	H.R.5453	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 14, 2019	H.R.1277	To establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.	52	All Democrats	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov. 20, 2019	H.R.5199	To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 8, 2019	H.R.5014	To improve the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 27, 2019	H.R.3573	To increase research, education, and treatment for cerebral cavernous malformations.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 30, 2019	H.R.913	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to promote access to life-saving therapies for Medicaid enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials, and for other purposes.	61	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sept. 12, 2018	H.R.6778	To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide guidance to States regarding Federal reimbursement for furnishing services and treatment for substance use disorders under Medicaid using telehealth services.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
April 23, 2018	H.R.5587	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain recovery services grants to be used to establish regional technical assistance centers.	5	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 1, 2018	H.R.5151	To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program improving treatment for pregnant and postpartum women.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 25, 2017	H.R.4129	To establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.	26	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 27, 2017	H.R.3495	To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to appropriate funds for the Account for the State Response to the Opioid Abuse Crisis through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.	44	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 20, 2017	H.R.2959	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow for parent mentors to be eligible to receive outreach and enrollment grants under the Children's Health Insurance Program under such title, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 6, 2017	H.R.2046	To provide for a report on best practices for peer-support specialist programs, to authorize grants for behavioral health paraprofessional training and education, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 6, 2017	H.R.2048	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to incentivize the development of community-based interventions to reduce health disparities among certain populations, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 6, 2017	H.R.2047	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for behavioral health infrastructure improvements under the Medicaid program.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 28, 2017	H.R.1255	To increase research, education, and treatment for cerebral cavernous malformations.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2016	H.R.5331	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for behavioral health infrastructure improvements under the Medicaid program.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 25, 2016	H.R.5330	To provide for a report on best practices for peer-support specialist programs, to authorize grants for behavioral health paraprofessional training and education, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 12, 2016	H.R.5216	To provide funding for opioid and heroin abuse prevention and treatment, and for other purposes.	97	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct. 6, 2015	H.R.3691	To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to establish a pilot program to provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women.	38	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 17, 2016	H.R.4802	To require consideration of the impact on beneficiary access to care and to enhance due process protections in procedures for suspending payments to Medicaid providers.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 20, 2015	H.R.2480	To increase research, education, and treatment for cerebral cavernous malformations.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct. 30, 2013	H.R.3426	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.	24	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 26, 2013	H.R.2521	To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to translational research and related activities concerning cavernous angioma, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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