WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement on the passage of bills to strengthen America’s public health programs through the Energy and Commerce Committee.
The Energy and Commerce Committee has a strong history of working diligently to strengthen America’s public health programs, and we are staying true to that history today. We are advancing four-year extensions of funding for several critical programs such as the Special Diabetes Program, National Health Service Corps, and Community Health Centers, all of which play a vital role in the wellbeing and health care of all of our constituents. We also are taking steps to bolster the public safety nets that protect our most at-need communities, including an elimination of two years of Obamacare cuts to our disproportionate share hospitals. Altogether, this bipartisan package represents a significant step forward in this Committee’s work to boost medical research, strengthen treatment and prevention, and improve the delivery of health care to American communities. We look forward to continuing this collaborative work to get this legislation across the finish line and signed into law" said Walden and Burgess
Background:
The Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced the following bills:
H.R. 2119, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes
H.R. 2781, the “Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019" or the “EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019"
H.R. 728, the “Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019"
H.R. 1058, the “Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act of 2019" or the “AUTISM Cares Act of 2019"
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute will be offered during Committee markup
H.R. 2507, the “Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019"
H.R. 776, the “Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019"
H.R. 2035, the “Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019"
H.R. 2296, the “More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act" or the “METRIC Act"
H.R. 2328, the “Reauthorizing and Extending America’s Community Health Act" or the “REACH Act"
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute that incorporates language of H.R. 3631, the “Territories Health Care Improvement Act" and H.R. 3630, the “No Surprises Act"
