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Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 11, 2021
Latest Action
April 23, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Gerald E. ConnollyDemocratic(VA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
79pct
71d open
vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d
Lady Liberty Act of 2021 This bill sets a floor of 125,000 for the maximum number of refugees who may be admitted into the United States each fiscal year. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year. (The cap for FY2021 is 15,000, and the cap for FY2020 was 18,000.)
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief and payment reforms, including Medicare physician payment provisions in: (1) S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act, Sec. 403 to extend work geographic index floor under Medicare; Sec. 404 to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and Sec. 407 to increase support for physicians and other professionals in adjusting to Medicare payment changes; (2) H.R. 6545, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, including provisions to increase the work geographic index, increase the Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor and extend and modify incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; (3) H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, P.L. 118-42: Sec. 304, Extending Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models; and Sec. 305, Temporary Payment Increase under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Account for Exceptional Circumstances and Atypical Timing of Enactment; and (4) HR ____ Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025-related to physician payment adjustment of 2.5%. Network adequacy oversight, including Medicare Advantage plan provider directory accuracy issues, including provisions in S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, in Sec. 109, to require MA plans to maintain accurate provider directories on a public website. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms, including related provisions in: H.R. 4968, the GOLD Card Act; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; and S. 4518/S. 4532/H.R. 8702, to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act, and H.R. 9001, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals in rural areas. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief and payment reforms, including Medicare physician payment provisions in: (1) S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act, Sec. 403 to extend work geographic index floor under Medicare; Sec. 404 to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and Sec. 407 to increase support for physicians and other professionals in adjusting to Medicare payment changes; (2) H.R. 6545, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, including provisions to increase the work geographic index, increase the Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor and extend and modify incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and (3) H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, P.L. 118-42: Sec. 304, Extending Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models; and Sec. 305, Temporary Payment Increase under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Account for Exceptional Circumstances and Atypical Timing of Enactment. Network adequacy oversight, including Medicare Advantage plan provider directory accuracy issues, including provisions in S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, in Sec. 109, to require MA plans to maintain accurate provider directories on a public website. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms, including related provisions in: H.R. 4968, the GOLD Card Act; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; and S. 4518/S. 4532/H.R. 8702, to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act, and H.R. 9001, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals in rural areas. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including physician payment reforms, including Medicare physician payment provisions in: (1) S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act, Sec. 403 to extend work geographic index floor under Medicare; Sec. 404 to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and Sec. 407 to increase support for physicians and other professionals in adjusting to Medicare payment changes; (2) H.R. 6545, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, including provisions to increase the work geographic index, increase the Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor and extend and modify incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and (3) H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, P.L. 118-42: Sec. 304, Extending Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models; and Sec. 305, Temporary Payment Increase under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Account for Exceptional Circumstances and Atypical Timing of Enactment. Network adequacy oversight, including Medicare Advantage plan provider directory accuracy issues, including provisions in S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, in Sec. 109, to require MA plans to maintain accurate provider directories on a public website. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms, including related provisions in: H.R. 4968, the GOLD Card Act; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act; H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; and S. 4518/S. 4532/H.R. 8702, to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act. Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief, and Draft Legislation by Rep. Burgess to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals in rural areas. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including physician payment reforms, including Medicare physician payment provisions in: (1) S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act, Sec. 403 to extend work geographic index floor under Medicare; Sec. 404 to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and Sec. 407 to increase support for physicians and other professionals in adjusting to Medicare payment changes; (2) H.R. 6545, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, including provisions to increase the work geographic index, increase the Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor and extend and modify incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and (3) H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, P.L. 118-42: Sec. 304, Extending Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models; and Sec. 305, Temporary Payment Increase under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Account for Exceptional Circumstances and Atypical Timing of Enactment. Network adequacy oversight, including Medicare Advantage plan provider directory accuracy issues, including provisions in S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, in Sec. 109, to require MA plans to maintain accurate provider directories on a public website. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms, including related provisions in the GOLD Card Act, H.R. 4968; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act - including requirements for Medicare Advantage electronic prior authorization and real-time decisions; and prior authorization transparency provisions in H.R. 4822, and H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act. Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief, and Draft Legislation by Rep. Burgess to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals in rural areas. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including physician payment reforms, including Medicare physician payment provisions in S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act, Sec. 403 to extend work geographic index floor under Medicare; Sec. 404 to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models; and Sec. 407 to increase support for physicians and other professionals in adjusting to Medicare payment changes. Network adequacy oversight, including Medicare Advantage plan provider directory accuracy issues, including provisions in S. 3430, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, in Sec. 109, to require MA plans to maintain accurate provider directories on a public website. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms, including related provisions in the GOLD Card Act, H.R. 4968; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act - including requirements for Medicare Advantage electronic prior authorization and real-time decisions; and prior authorization transparency provisions in H.R. 4822, and H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act. Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief, and Draft Legislation by Rep. Burgess to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals in rural areas. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including physician payment reforms. Network adequacy oversight. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms, including related provisions in the GOLD Card Act, H.R. 4968; H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act - including requirements for Medicare Advantage electronic prior authorization and real-time decisions; and prior authorization transparency provisions in H.R. 4822, and H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act. Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2023 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including physician payment reforms. Network adequacy oversight. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act. Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2023 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Recovery audit contractor reform. Medicare regulatory reform, including physician payment reforms. Network adequacy oversight. Medicare Parts C and D prior authorization reforms. Medicare accountable care organizations. Electronic health record interoperability and vendor accountability. Physician-led hospital barriers, including related provisions in H.R. 977/S. 470, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Care Act. Medicare physician fee schedule and sequestration relief. Enhance Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation quality initiatives and patient access to Medicare Part B covered drugs, including monitor: (1) implementation of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169), Subtitle B, Part 1, sec. (b), to modify Medicare Part B reimbursement by application of Maximum Fair Prices and Conforming Amendments, to selected Medicare Part B covered drugs; and (2) CMMI Medicare Part B drug demonstrations, including the Most Favored Nation demonstration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2021 · second_quarter · Immigration
Climate-displaced Persons Act, S. 1335/H.R. 2826 (generally, no specific provisions). American Families United Act, H.R. 2920 (generally, no specific provisions). Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2021, H.R.8046, provisions related to economic opportunities for refugees and new immigrants. Lady Liberty Act, H.R. 977 (generally, no specific provisions). Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement Act (GRACE Act), S. 1135/H.R. 2237 (generally, no specific provisions). National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (No BAN Act), H.R. 1333 (generally, no specific provisions).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| NJ |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| Andy Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | IL |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Deborah K. Ross | Democratic | NC |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Sara Jacobs | Democratic | CA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic | TX |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Veronica Escobar | Democratic | TX |
| William R. Keating | Democratic | MA |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE