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in committee · Mississippi · Senate Feb 23, 2021

S 377: Living Donor Protection Act of 2021

Living Donor Protection Act of 2021 This bill prohibits certain insurance carriers from discriminating against, and provides other protections for, living organ donors. Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, or otherwise impose conditions on policies for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance based on an individual's status as a living organ donor. The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on live organ donation to include information about the benefits of live organ donation and about access to insurance for living organ donors.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePrevents insurance discrimination against organ donors, protecting access to life/disability insurance coverage for a healthcare-related need.95% confidence
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) · 43 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · Senate Feb 23, 2021

S 364: No Taxpayer Funding for Paris Climate Agreement Act

No Taxpayer Funding for Paris Climate Agreement Act This bill prohibits the use of any funds to take action providing for the United States to become a party to the Paris Agreement.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBlocks US funding for Paris Agreement, a climate initiative supporting renewable energy and emissions reduction, directly defunding climate action efforts.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill prohibits U.S. funding for Paris Agreement participation, blocking climate action commitments and weakening international environmental cooperation.95% confidence
Marsha Blackburn (R) · 10 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · Senate Feb 23, 2021

S 373: BENEFIT Act of 2021

Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2021 or the BENEFIT Act of 2021 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider relevant patient-focused drug development data, such as data from patient preference studies and patient-reported outcome data, in the risk-benefit assessment framework used in the process for approving new drugs. After a new drug application has been approved, the FDA's public statement about how it used patient experience data shall include a description of how such data was considered in the risk-benefit assessment framework.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires FDA to use patient preference and outcome data in drug approvals, enhancing patient-centered treatment development and improving regulatory framework for new therapies.95% confidence
Roger F. Wicker (R) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · Senate Feb 23, 2021

S 368: Telehealth Modernization Act

Telehealth Modernization Act This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services); and (3) all types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExtends Medicare telehealth flexibilities, improving rural patient access and maintaining pandemic-era coverage standards.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyExtends telehealth coverage flexibilities, enabling broader technology-enabled healthcare access by removing location barriers for providers and patients.85% confidence
Tim Scott (R) · 18 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · House Feb 23, 2021

HR 1219: ABLE Age Adjustment Act

ABLE Age Adjustment Act This bill increases from 26 to 46 the age threshold for tax-favored ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) accounts. (ABLE accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses. To establish an account, an individual must have a qualifying impairment that began before the individual attained the age threshold.)
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExtends tax-advantaged ABLE account eligibility, providing tax relief for disabled individuals by increasing age threshold for tax-favored savings.90% confidence
Tony Cárdenas (D) · 104 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · House Feb 23, 2021

HR 1248: Confederate Monument Removal Act

Confederate Monument Removal Act This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.
Barbara Lee (D) · 33 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · Senate Feb 22, 2021

S 350: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises several programs and activities relating to newborn screening for certain conditions and genetic, endocrine, and metabolic diseases. Among its changes, the bill reauthorizes and makes mandatory the Hunter Kelly Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and national surveillance activities conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill also aligns statutory requirements for research on non-identified newborn blood spots with federal regulations governing research on human subjects. These blood spots are collected as part of newborn screening programs, and some states make them available for biomedical and public health research. Under current regulations, research on non-identified bio-specimens such as blood spots is not considered to be research on human subjects, to which additional protections apply.
Margaret Wood Hassan (D) · 14 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · House Feb 19, 2021

HR 1176: PSA Screening for HIM Act

Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act or the PSA Screening for HIM Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover preventive prostate cancer screenings that are not already covered under the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for men with a family history of prostate cancer, without imposing any cost-sharing requirement.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates private insurance coverage for prostate cancer screenings without cost-sharing for high-risk men, expanding preventive care access per bill language.95% confidence
Bobby L. Rush (D) · 38 co-sponsors
in committee · Mississippi · House Feb 18, 2021

HRES 104: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE").

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government has a duty to develop a holistic agenda to respond to racial injustice, unemployment, the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and climate change. The resolution further outlines the goals of this agenda to build a society with greater racial, economic, and gender justice; dignified work; healthy communities; and a stable climate. Additionally, the resolution identifies efforts to support these goals.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill explicitly links climate change response to its agenda, implying support for clean energy policies to achieve 'stable climate' goals, aligning with renewable energy indicators.85% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill explicitly links climate change response to federal agenda, aiming for 'stable climate' as a core goal within its THRIVE framework.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExplicitly cites 'dignified work' and economic justice goals, aligning with labor support indicators like fair wages and worker protections.95% confidence
Debbie Dingell (D) · 61 co-sponsors
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