H.R. 2560 is titled the “Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025.” The bill aims to amend the Public Health Service Act by updating the definition of a "family caregiver" to include any unpaid individual, instead of just unpaid adults. It also proposes to extend...
H.R. 2560 is a proposal to keep helping families who care for loved ones at home, even if they're not adults, by extending the support and money provided for this help until 2029.
H. R. 6960, known as the “Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024,” aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. The bill focuses on reauthorizing the grant program for emergency medical services for children, intending to extend funding. It...
H. R. 6960 wants to give more money to help kids in emergencies so that doctors and nurses can take better care of children when they get hurt or feel sick. It plans to increase the amount of money each year, but it's not clear why more money is needed or how exactly it will be used.
The EASE with 211 Act, officially known as S. 5378, aims to improve access to 211 services that support individuals with developmental disabilities by establishing a grant program. The program, overseen by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, will fund...
The EASE with 211 Act wants to make it easier for people with developmental disabilities to get help by creating a special program that gives grants to improve the 211 hotline, which is like a helpline for finding support and services. It will also set up a group of helpers called navigators to guide people and their families to the right services, especially in places where it's harder to find help.
The bill, S. 139, aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to continue and expand support for the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. It proposes to enhance research, prevention, identification, and intervention efforts related to FASD, including...
The bill wants to keep helping doctors and scientists learn more about why it's important not to drink alcohol when someone is pregnant. It also wants to help more people learn about this and make sure everyone stays healthy by giving money to schools and communities to do this important work.
H. R. 6960 is a bill that aims to modify the Public Health Service Act by reauthorizing funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. It extends the authorization of grants distributed under this program, providing $24,334,000 each year from 2025 through...
H.R. 6960 is a plan to give more money to help little kids when they have emergencies, like getting hurt or very sick, by raising the budget each year until 2029. It doesn’t say exactly how the extra money will be used, so some people wonder why they need it.
S. 208 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act by reauthorizing the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Training Program for the fiscal years 2025 through 2029. The goal of this program is to continue providing training to health professionals on...
S. 208 is a plan to keep teaching health workers how to help people with their health from 2025 to 2029, and it wants to take away $20 million from a special fund to save money, but it doesn't say what that money will be used for instead.
H.R. 7224 seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Training Program. The amendment changes the program's authorization from covering fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to instead cover fiscal years...
The bill wants to keep a health training program going for more years, from 2025 to 2029, but it doesn't say how much money it will need or why it's important to keep it going.
H.R. 7218, titled the "BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024," aims to continue a program that spreads public health knowledge about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. It proposes amending the Public Health Service Act to secure funding of...
H.R. 7218 is a plan to spend $33 million each year, from 2025 to 2029, to help people learn more about Alzheimer's disease, which makes people forget things as they get older. This money is meant to help inform everyone better about the disease, but there are some concerns about how the money will be used and whether it will be shared fairly.
H. R. 7224 seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. Specifically, it changes the time frame for this program from fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to fiscal years...
The bill wants to keep a program going that helps people learn how to check in on their health and feel better. It says this program should keep running for five more years, from 2025 to 2029.
S. 1022 aims to extend and improve a program that helps communities recover from substance use disorders. This is achieved by amending a section of the Public Health Service Act, specifically by changing certain wording to emphasize strengthening communities and increasing...
S. 1022 is a plan to give more money to help people and communities get better from using too many drugs, increasing the amount to $16 million each year, but it doesn't say exactly what the money will be used for.
H. R. 7218 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to continue funding a program that promotes public health knowledge and awareness about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The bill proposes extending this program by allocating $33,000,000 for each year from 2025...
H. R. 7218 is a plan to keep teaching people about Alzheimer's disease by using a lot of money each year until 2029, but it doesn't say exactly how the money will be spent or what the goals are.
H. R. 6960, titled the “Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024”, amends the Public Health Service Act to continue providing grants for emergency medical services for kids. The bill increases the funding to $24,334,000 annually for the years 2025...
H. R. 6960 is a plan to keep helping doctors and nurses who take care of kids in emergencies by giving them extra money. This plan wants to give them more dollars each year from 2025 to 2029, so they can do their jobs even better!
S. 3775 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act. The bill focuses on extending programs related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, enhancing cooperative agreements with states and public health...
S. 3775 is a bill that wants to keep helping with Alzheimer's disease by giving $33 million every year to programs and groups that can help people understand and deal with the disease. It’s like setting aside a big piggy bank of money each year to make sure everyone knows more about Alzheimer's and can take better care of those who have it.
H. R. 1565 aims to update the Food Security Act of 1985 by reauthorizing the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. The bill proposes using $150,000,000 from the Commodity Credit Corporation's funds for the program between 2025 and 2029. Additionally, it...
The bill wants to use a lot of money to help people visit and enjoy certain lands and keep the plants and animals there safe. It also talks about making special wet places easier to access, but it doesn’t say exactly how the money will be spent or checked carefully.
H. R. 6160 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act by extending the lifespan respite care program. This bill proposes to update the authorization of funding for the program to cover fiscal years 2025 through 2029. The purpose of this amendment is to ensure continued...
H.R. 6160 wants to keep helping people who take care of others with special needs by making sure there's money for a program until 2029. It's kind of like making sure mom or dad has enough money saved up to buy your favorite snacks for the next few years.
S. 3765 is a bill that aims to change the Public Health Service Act to continue funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. It proposes extending the grants from the original timeline, meaning funds will be $24,334,000 annually for the years 2025 to 2029,...
S. 3765 is a bill that wants to keep giving money to help doctors and nurses save kids during emergencies. It plans to give a little more money each year from 2025 to 2029 compared to before, but doesn't say exactly why they need more.
H. R. 1435 aims to amend title V of the Social Security Act to continue funding for family-to-family health information centers. The bill proposes a five-year extension of funding, beginning with $6,000,000 from April 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, and $9,000,000 annually...
This bill hopes to keep giving money to special helpers that guide families on how to understand their health care, continuing their funding for another five years.
H.R. 9982, titled the "Children’s Health Protection Act of 2024," mandates the maintenance of the Office of Children’s Health Protection within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill outlines the role of a director for the office and tasks the office with...
The "Children’s Health Protection Act of 2024" is a plan to keep an office in the Environmental Protection Agency that looks out for kids' health, especially when it comes to things in the environment that might harm them. It also sets up a group to give advice on how to best protect kids, and promises money to make sure these ideas can happen.
S. 704 seeks to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to continue the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. This bill proposes that the Secretary use $150 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation's funds for this program from fiscal years 2025 to 2029....
S. 704 is a bill that wants to keep a program where people can visit and enjoy certain lands for fun and nature activities. It plans to use a big pot of money to make this happen, but some people are worried because the plan doesn't say exactly how the money will be spent or watched over.
H. R. 1197, known as the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025, aims to extend and amend existing legislation focusing on research and education related to premature births. This bill proposes funding from 2025 to 2029 for studying preterm labor, improving care for preterm...
H. R. 1197 is like a plan to help understand and improve how babies who are born early are cared for and why they are born early. It wants to keep studying this important topic and help doctors and scientists work together to find better ways to care for these tiny babies from 2025 to 2029.
S. 4351, titled the "Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024," aims to extend funding for poison control programs in the United States. The Act updates the Public Health Service Act to authorize financing for national poison control communication initiatives,...
S. 4351 lets the United States keep giving money to places that help people when they accidentally eat or touch things that are bad for them, like poison. It plans to keep supporting these helpful places up until the year 2029 but doesn't give a lot of details about what the money will be used for or how to check if these places are working well.
S. 1004, known as the “Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act,” aims to renew funding for programs that provide residential treatment for pregnant and postpartum women struggling with substance use disorders. The bill proposes amendments to the Public...
The bill S. 1004 wants to give more money to help programs where moms who are pregnant or just had a baby can get better if they are having trouble with drugs. It will give a lot of money every year to make sure these moms get the help they need to be healthy.
S. 4351 proposes amendments to the Public Health Service Act to continue funding and support for poison control programs in the United States. The bill updates existing legislation to extend the authorization of the national toll-free poison control number, promote the use of...
This bill wants to keep supporting special centers that help people when they accidentally eat or touch something poisonous. It plans to give them money to keep running for a few more years so they can keep helping everyone stay safe.
S. 4351 is a bill that seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the funding for poison control programs in the United States. It proposes to reauthorize certain aspects of these programs for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, including the national toll-free...
This bill wants to keep helping special centers that teach people what to do if someone eats or drinks something dangerous. It plans to give money to keep these centers and a helpful phone number running from 2025 to 2029.
H.R. 6960 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to continue funding for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. The bill proposes extending the financial support by allocating $24,334,000 for each year from 2025 to 2029. Previously, funds of $22,334,000...
H.R. 6960 is a plan to give more money each year to a program that helps kids when they have a medical emergency, from 2025 to 2029, but it doesn’t clearly explain why more money is needed or how it will be used.
H. R. 7224 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. The bill seeks to extend the funding period for the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Training Program from fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to fiscal years 2025 through 2029. This bill has...
H. R. 7224 is a plan that wants to keep a special training program going for a few more years, from 2025 to 2029, so people can learn how to help others stay healthy and safe.
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