United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee Markup
Thursday, October 31, 2019
10:00 a.m. ET
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
On Thursday, October 31, the Senate health committee will hold a committee vote on eight public health bills:
- TICK Act (S.1657) — Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.): This bill will authorize centers of excellence and grants to states to improve treatment of diseases transmitted by vectors like mosquitos, ticks and fleas. The legislation will also require a national strategy to ensure federal agencies coordinate to combat these diseases.
- Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S.2619) — Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio): This bill will help prevent low-birth weights to give babies the best opportunity at living long, healthy lives.
- Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act (S.1399) — Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.): This bill will update and reauthorize programs that help ensure we have the trained nurses we need.
- Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S.995) — Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.): This bill continues support for State programs that give a break to the 45 million Americans who provide care for a seriously ill or disabled family member with special needs.
- Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act (S.1130) — Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.): This bill will provide grants to help states prevent sudden unexpected infant and child deaths and to help better understand the causes of these deaths.
- Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.1608) — Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio): This bill will require the Department of Health and Human Services to routinely update its recommendations on exercise.
- United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019 (S.2629) — Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.): This bill will allow the Secretary to create a ready reserve of public health professionals to ensure we are prepared to respond to a national or public health emergency.
- Over-the-Counter Drug Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019 (S.____) — Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.): This bill would modernize the way over-the-counter medications are regulated and brought to market. The reforms aim to protect public health and encourage the development of new products to better meet the needs of patients.