Bills About Health Sponsored by Pete Sessions (R-Tex.)

Rep. Sessions sponsored 29 bills about health in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Sept. 27, 2018	H.RES.1089	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should have certain features.	20	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
July 18, 2018	H.R.6421	To advance treatment and cures for blindness and other retinal conditions and to promote competitiveness in the United States through a pilot program to increase funding for translational research, and for other purposes.	20	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct. 25, 2017	H.R.4133	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.	5	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 1, 2017	H.R.1275	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.	5	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 13, 2017	H.R.575	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements for the registration of cosmetic manufacturing establishments, the submission of cosmetic and ingredient statements, and the reporting of serious cosmetic adverse events, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 19, 2016	H.R.5284	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.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 18, 2015	H.R.4075	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements for the registration of cosmetic manufacturing establishments, the submission of cosmetic and ingredient statements, and the reporting of serious cosmetic adverse events, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 9, 2015	H.R.3014	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize physicians, pursuant to an agreement with the Attorney General, to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or to a disaster area.	27	All Republicans	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb. 27, 2015	H.R.1184	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise Medicare coverage and payment for advanced surgical dressings in skilled nursing facilities and home health settings, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 10, 2015	H.R.822	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	33	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 16, 2011	H.R.3724	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize physicians, pursuant to an agreement with the Attorney General, to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or to a disaster area.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
June 3, 2011	H.R.2108	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program.	57	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 5, 2011	H.R.157	To improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.	52	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 5, 2011	H.RES.17	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 2, 2009	H.RES.202	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 23, 2009	H.CON.RES.57	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.	30	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 8, 2008	H.R.6015	To require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to disclose charge-related information and to provide price protection for treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for receiving protection from charge-related legal actions.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 12, 2007	H.R.3038	To amend section 1848 of the Social Security Act to establish standards for growth in Medicare expenditures for physicians' services based on categories of services.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 6, 2005	H.R.4450	To require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to disclose charge-related information and to provide price protection for treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for receiving protection from charge-related legal actions.	10	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 26, 2005	H.R.2727	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for educational activities and research with respect to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.	22	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 17, 2005	H.R.1443	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes.	57	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 13, 2003	H.CON.RES.94	Expressing the sense of the Congress that community inclusion and enhanced lives for individuals with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities is at serious risk because of the crisis in recruiting and retaining direct support professionals, which impedes the availability of a stable, quality direct support workforce.	47	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2003	H.R.1811	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes.	127	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 24, 2002	H.CON.RES.477	Expressing the sense of the Congress that community inclusion and enhanced lives for individuals with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities is at serious risk because of the crisis in recruiting and retaining direct support professionals, which impedes the availability of a stable, quality direct support workforce.	14	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
July 25, 2002	H.R.5234	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair payments under the Medicare hospital outpatient department prospective payment system.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 28, 2001	H.R.2367	To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for accountability of health plans.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb. 13, 2001	H.R.600	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes.	241	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 8, 2000	H.RES.435	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare beneficiaries should have access to outpatient prescription drug coverage.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct. 8, 1998	H.RES.585	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Health Care Financing Administration should adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of the prospective payment system for home health services furnished under the Medicare Program.	8	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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