The following were compiled from the Active Legislation section of the U.S. Senate’s Web Site by Courtney Baird
S.3
Title: Prescription drugs, negotiate lower prices for Part D Medicare beneficiaries
Summary: A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. (introduced 1/4/2007)
Related Bills: H.R.4
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Senate floor actions. Status: Motion by Sen. Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed was not invoked.
S.5*
Title: Stem cell research, embryonic
Summary: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid, D.-Nev. (introduced 1/4/2007)
Related Bills: H.RES.464, H.R.3, S.997
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Vetoed by President.
S.30*
Title: HOPE Act
Summary: A bill to intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines.
Sponsor: Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn. (introduced 3/29/2007)
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2007 Referred to House
committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
S.459
Title: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007
Summary: A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
Sponsor: Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine (introduced 1/31/2007)
Related Bills: H.R.119, H.R.758
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to Senate
committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
S.1200
Title: Indian Health Care, reauthorization
Summary: A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.
Sponsor: Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. (introduced 4/24/2007)
Related Bills: H.R.1328
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2008 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R.322
Title: Stem cell research, non-embryonic
Summary: To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not harm human embryos.
Sponsor: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md. (introduced 1/9/2007)
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007 Referred to House subcommittee.
H.R.1424*
Title: Mental health parity
Summary: To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-R.I. (introduced 3/9/2007)
Related Bills: H.RES.1014, H.R.493, H.R.1367, S.358
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
H.R.1538*
Title: Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007
Summary: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo. (introduced 3/15/2007)
Related Bills: H.RES.274, S.1283, S.1606
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2007 Passed Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.
H.R.3963*
Title: State Children’s Health Insurance Program, reauthorization, FY2008-2012
Summary: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Sponsor: Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. (introduced 10/24/2007)
Related Bills: H.RES.774, H.R.976
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2008 Failed passage in House over veto.
Status: On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding, failed to get required 2/3 votes: 260 (yays) 152 (nays).
*Many bills on the topic exist, but this bill is currently receiving
legislative attention
