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in committee · Vermont · Senate Mar 16, 2021

S 773: A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

This bill waives certain eligibility requirements for hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill waives the required minimum proportion of low-income patients served for hospitals that began participating in the program during or prior to the COVID-19 emergency.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill maintains 340B program eligibility for hospitals during pandemic, ensuring continued access to discounted drugs for low-income patients, supporting healthcare affordability and access.95% confidence
John Thune (R) · 34 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · Senate Mar 16, 2021

S 771: Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021

Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021 This bill repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence; peer review; or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRepeals exclusions from collective bargaining rights for VA employees, strengthening worker negotiation power over compensation and workplace issues.95% confidence
Sherrod Brown (D) · 11 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · Senate Mar 16, 2021

S 764: CAHOOTS Act

Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets Act or the CAHOOTS Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain community-based mobile crisis intervention services for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance-use disorder crisis outside of a facility setting. Among other requirements, such services must be (1) provided by multidisciplinary teams composed of behavioral health professionals who are trained in trauma care and de-escalation techniques, (2) available 24-7, and (3) voluntary for the individual experiencing the mental health or substance-use disorder crisis. The bill provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services, as well as specified funds for state planning and evaluation grants.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeDiverts mental health crises from law enforcement to community services, reducing unnecessary criminal justice involvement and promoting reform through crisis intervention teams.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicaid coverage for mobile mental health crisis services, enhancing access to trauma-informed care outside facilities per bill's explicit purpose.95% confidence
Ron Wyden (D) · 8 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · Senate Mar 16, 2021

S 763: Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act This bill makes changes to the federal statutory framework that prohibits the shipment, transport, receipt, or possession of firearms or ammunition by an individual who is subject to a qualifying domestic violence court order. Under current law, a qualifying domestic violence court order must meet certain criteria, including to (1) be issued after a hearing of which the individual had notice and an opportunity to participate; and (2) restrain the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (i.e., a current or former spouse, a co-parent of a child, or a current or former cohabitant) or the child of an intimate partner. This bill expands the scope of qualifying domestic violence court orders to include an order that is issued after an ex parte hearing (i.e., a hearing with only one party present); restrains the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening a dating partner or former dating partner; or restrains the individual from intimidating a witness. Current law also prohibits an individual who is convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition. These restrictions generally only apply to spouses, co-parents, and cohabitants, and to offenses that involve physical force or deadly weapons. This bill expands the scope of these restrictions to include dating partners and offenses that involve stalking.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill strengthens firearm restrictions for domestic violence abusers, protecting survivors and advancing criminal justice reform by enhancing victim safety measures.95% confidence
Richard Blumenthal (D) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · Senate Mar 16, 2021

S 679: Public Housing Emergency Response Act

Public Housing Emergency Response Act This bill authorizes additional assistance from the Public Housing Capital Fund to public housing agencies based upon capital need as determined by the agencies' most recent Physical Needs Assessment.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAuthorizes additional Capital Fund assistance for public housing, directly funding essential public services under budget/funding category.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingAuthorizes additional Capital Fund assistance for public housing agency capital needs, directly funding public housing maintenance and improvements.95% confidence
Elizabeth Warren (D) · 7 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Mar 16, 2021

HR 492: Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act This bill permanently extends the authorization for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExtends VA funding for supportive services for low-income veteran families in permanent housing, directly advancing affordable housing access for a vulnerable group.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill permanently extends VA authorization for financial assistance to very low-income veteran families, directly funding supportive services and strengthening veteran family benefits.95% confidence
Lee M. Zeldin (R) · 16 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · Senate Mar 15, 2021

S 742: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.
Chuck Grassley (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1846: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to hospital infrastructure.

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and makes changes to a grant program for constructing and modernizing health care facilities, including by prioritizing projects that address public health emergency preparedness or cybersecurity.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareReauthorizes grants for hospital infrastructure modernization, prioritizing public health emergency preparedness and cybersecurity, directly funding healthcare facility improvements.95% confidence
Tom O’Halleran (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the pharmaceutical supply chain and recommend legislative actions to lower the cost of prescription drugs. The report must address the use of rebates and fees, the average prior authorization approval time, and the use of step therapy within the 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates GAO study to lower prescription drug costs via PBM transparency and rebates, directly advancing healthcare affordability and patient access.95% confidence
Diana Harshbarger (R) · 29 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1813: FASTER Act

Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. It requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure to pay only the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed (i.e., aviation security screening).
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesDirects aviation security fees to dedicated account, preventing general fund diversion - promotes fiscal responsibility in spending92% confidence
Peter A. DeFazio (D) · 100 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1803: Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021

Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the award of matching grants to enhance services in secondary schools for students with mental and behavioral health issues that can lead to failure in school, such as depression and substance abuse. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award these grants on a competitive basis to state or local educational agencies that serve at least one secondary school.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes grants for mental health services in secondary schools, enhancing student support programs and school-based mental health access.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes grants to enhance school mental health services for students with depression/substance abuse, directly funding mental health care under healthcare topic95% confidence
Tony Cárdenas (D) · 39 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1864: RTP Full Funding Act of 2021

RTP Full Funding Act of 202 1 This bill revises provisions regarding the recreational trails program of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Specifically, the bill requires DOT to estimate the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received by the Department of the Treasury and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund; the Federal Highway Administration to establish financial management information system codes for certain motorized and non-motorized use projects, including single and diverse use projects; DOT to reserve amounts of the state-apportioned funds for administrative, research, technical assistance, and training expenses to carry out the recreational trails program; and states to obligate a specific amount of reserved funds each fiscal year for the recreational trails program.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill ensures funding for recreational trails program under DOT, directly advancing transportation infrastructure via fuel tax allocation and project management systems.90% confidence
Peter Welch (D) · 29 co-sponsors
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