Legislative subject term
Surgery and anesthesia
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44 bills carry this term in the covered Congresses.
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Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
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Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15.
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Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
- S.J.Res. 84 (119th) Jan 13, 2026
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 8.
- H.R. 3492 (119th) Dec 18, 2025
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 498 (119th) Dec 18, 2025
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 3386 (119th) Dec 11, 2025
Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 643. (CR S8654)
- S. 2296 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Held at the desk.
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Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 1 (119th) Jul 4, 2025
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Became Public Law No: 119-21.
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Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act of 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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I CAN Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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PROTECTS Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and the Nation's Armed Forces for more than 150 years and through multiple public health emergencies and beyond.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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ARC Act of 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H122)
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I CAN Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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ARC Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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PROTECTS Act of 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 5378 (118th) Dec 11, 2023
Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Supporting the designation of October 7, 2023, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Protect Children’s Innocence Act
Star Print ordered on the bill.
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Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-231, Part I.
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I CAN Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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My Body, My Data Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
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My Body, My Data Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Healthy Moms and Babies Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and the Nation's Armed Forces for more than 150 years, through multiple public health emergencies, and beyond.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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