Bills About Health Sponsored by Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)

Rep. Matsui sponsored 34 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Nov. 20, 2019	H.R.5201	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth services, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
Oct. 18, 2019	H.R.4764	To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.	52	Bipartisan	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
April 8, 2019	H.R.2117	To improve the health and safety of Americans living with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes.	93	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 24, 2020	H.R.5668	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize the labeling of certain generic drugs, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 29, 2020	H.R.7838	To provide for certain temporary waivers with respect to the 340B drug discount program due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
July 29, 2020	H.R.7839	To amend the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 to extend the Medicare Patient IVIG Access Demonstration Project.	13	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 30, 2019	H.R.4131	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the eligibility of certain community mental health centers to register for purposes of the practice of telemedicine, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
June 24, 2019	H.R.3447	To fully fund the Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm the importance of prevention in the United States healthcare system.	18	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 14, 2019	H.R.1767	To increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services, and for other purposes.	93	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
April 4, 2019	H.RES.290	Supporting increased awareness of sepsis and the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate intervention.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 30, 2019	H.R.863	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec. 11, 2018	H.RES.1175	Supporting increased awareness of sepsis and the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate intervention.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
June 12, 2018	H.R.6071	To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify the intent of the 340B program and provide for enhanced 340B program integrity, and for other purposes.	26	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 24, 2018	H.R.5603	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to waive certain Medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder.	8	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
Feb. 12, 2016	H.R.4569	To amend the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) to extend and expand the Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 9, 2015	H.R.2690	To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations clarifying the circumstances under which, consistent with the standards governing the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information promulgated by the Secretary under sections 262(a) and 264 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, health care providers and covered entities may disclose the protected health information of patients with a mental illness, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 3, 2015	H.R.691	To promote the provision of telehealth by establishing a Federal standard for telehealth, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 12, 2013	H.R.3750	To promote the provision of telehealth by establishing a Federal standard for telehealth, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 18, 2013	H.R.3128	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide additional penalties applicable to psychiatric hospitals and units that fail to comply with Medicare discharge planning process requirements.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 19, 2013	H.R.1263	To increase access to community behavioral health services for all Americans and to improve Medicaid reimbursement for community behavioral health services.	49	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 21, 2012	H.R.5989	To increase access to community behavioral health services for all Americans and to improve Medicaid reimbursement for community behavioral health services.	7	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 10, 2011	H.R.640	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes.	54	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 26, 2009	H.R.1230	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes.	62	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 29, 2010	H.R.5636	To establish Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Centers and to require Medicaid coverage for services provided by such Centers.	7	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
June 24, 2010	H.R.5597	To establish a Medicare patient IVIG access demonstration project.	35	Bipartisan	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
June 12, 2009	H.R.2859	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for application of an enhanced Federal matching rate for children under the Medicaid Program if certain conditions are met.	6	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 10, 2009	H.R.2810	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers.	3	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2009	H.R.2620	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies and health centers.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 2, 2009	H.R.1940	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Wellness Trust.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 26, 2009	H.R.1765	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for the furnishing of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in a patient's home for the treatment of primary immune deficiency diseases and to cover certain disposable pumps as durable medical equipment in place of non-disposable pumps under the Medicare Program.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 19, 2008	H.R.7287	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Wellness Trust.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 11, 2008	H.R.6884	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes.	36	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 26, 2008	H.R.5496	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies.	13	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 24, 2007	H.RES.672	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.	48	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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