1. Novedades y Referencias de Proyectos de Ley de Salud.
Se registraron numerosas actualizaciones de proyectos de ley (Bills) en el Senado (S.) y la Cámara de Representantes (H.R.) dirigidos al Secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS) y diversas comisiones.
- New bill update s.3564 a bill to direct the secretary of health and human services,. Action date 2025-12-18 action read twice and referred to the committee on health, educatio. Sponsor sen. Kim, andy d-nj read more politics republicans democrats news.
- New bill update s.3431 a bill to direct the secretary of health and human services . Action date 2025-12-11 action read twice and referred to the committee on health, educatio. Sponsor sen. Ricketts, pete r-ne read more politics republicans democrats news.
- New bill update h.r.6839 to authorize the secretary of health and human services to a. Action date 2025-12-18 action referred to the house committee on energy and commerce. Sponsor rep. Barragán, nanette diaz d-ca-44 read more politics republicans democrats news.
- New bill update s.3435 a bill to amend the public health service act to authorize g. Action date 2025-12-11 action read twice and referred to the committee on health, educatio. Sponsor sen. Merkley, jeff d-or read more politics republicans democrats news.
- New bill update h.r.6601 to increase access to mental health, substance use, and coun. Action date 2025-12-10 action referred to the committee on energy and commerce, and in add. Sponsor rep. Tokuda, jill n. D-hi-2 read more politics republicans democrats news.
2. Enfoque en Salud Mental y Servicios Comunitarios.
Varios proyectos de ley abordan directamente la salud mental, incluyendo el apoyo en escuelas, la respuesta a crisis y la fuerza laboral de profesionales de salud mental.
- Bill update h.3534 mental health in schools excellence program act of 2025 action referred to the house committee on education and workforce. Economy education healthcare.
- New bill update h.r.6817 to establish a home-based telemental health care grant progr. Action date 2025-12-17 action referred to the house committee on energy and commerce. Sponsor rep. Salinas, andrea d-or-6 read more politics republicans democrats news.
- Hr6672 mental health professionals workforce shortage loan . Sponsor . Co-sponsors 3 status introduced latest action house floor - 2025-12-11 referred to the house committee on energy . Democrats details at.
- Live now im co-chairing a joint hearing w . On nys behavioral health workforce. W vacancy rates as high as 40, the assembly mental health alcohol drug abuse committees are hearing testimony on how we can improve recruitment, retention, and access to services.
- New bill update s.414 ads for mental health services act action date 2025-12-10 action held at the desk. Sponsor sen. Sullivan, dan r-ak read more politics republicans democrats news.
3. Asuntos de Veteranos y Atención Médica.
Se introdujeron y actualizaron varias legislaciones enfocadas en mejorar la atención, los servicios y la administración para los veteranos.
- New bill update h.r.6522 to require implementation by the under secretary for health . Action date 2025-12-09 action referred to the house committee on veterans affairs. Sponsor rep. Hamadeh, abraham j. R-az-8 read more politics republicans democrats news.
- Bill update h.4855 veteran families health services act of 2025 action referred to the subcommittee on health. Healthcare military veteran.
- Passed in senate s-607 improving veteran access to care act requires the department of veterans affairs to establish an integrated project team to improve the process for scheduling va health care appointments.
- Live streaming! committee on veterans affairs subcommittee on health oversight hearing strengthening champva for s.
- Bill update s.3466 a bill to improve health care provided by the department of veterans affairs, and for other purposes. Action read twice and referred to the committee on veterans affairs. Healthcare military veteran.
4. Cambios en la Ley y Regulación de HHS/FDA.
Se observaron movimientos legislativos relacionados con la regulación de dispositivos médicos, la transparencia de precios y la estructura de la FDA.
- New bill update s.3598 a bill to provide for the periodic issuance of up-to-date cl. Action date 2026-01-08 action read twice and referred to the committee on health, educatio. Sponsor sen. Shaheen, jeanne d-nh read more politics republicans democrats news.
- News . And i released a gao report outlining fdas dangerous shortcomings of medical device recalls. Congress must pass my bill, the medical device recall improvement act, to protect patients with medical devices from significant health consequences due to inadequate recalls.
- Bill update h.6868 to amend the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act to direct the secretary of health and human services to apply the least burdensome appropriate means for supporting certain administrativ. Action referred to the house committee on energy and commerce. Congress healthcare.
- S3480 a bill to prohibit the secretary of health and human service. Introduced in senate s3480 congress119 senate democrat congress newbill.
- Senate republicans voted thursday to block a resolution sponsored by sen. Angus king i-maine to require the department of health and human services hhs to make its rulemaking open to public comment, something that hhs secretary robert f. Kennedy jr. Halted in march. Thehill.comhomenewssen.
5. Temas de Fuerza Laboral y Educación en Salud.
La fuerza laboral de salud, especialmente las enfermeras, fue un tema recurrente, con proyectos de ley buscando mejorar el financiamiento y las condiciones laborales.
- Bill update s.3604 a bill to amend the public health service act to require the secretary of health and human services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and. Action read twice and referred to the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions. Economy education healthcare.
- Hr6989 to amend the public health service act to require the secretary of health and human services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workfo. Introduced in house hr6989 congress119 house democrat congress newbill.
- Additionally, my amendment would extend funding for the national health service corps and provide incentives for healthcare professionals to work in underserved areas. It would also increase funding for teaching health centers, which allow medical residents to train in community settings.
- Democrat rep. Kennedy introduces the leap act, which aims to fix trumps policy restricting federal loan access for nurses, social workers, speech pathologists, public health professionals, architects, teachers, and other professional degrees.
- Our nurses are chronically overworked, underpaid, understaffed, and its way past time we overhaul our healthcare system to support them. Thats why i re-introduced the public health nursing act with ., which will help rebuild and sustain a robust public health nursing workforce.