Hearing on “Legislative Proposals to Support Patients and Caregivers"

Date:

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 10:00 AM

The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Legislative Proposals to Support Patients and Caregivers.”

Key Documents

Opening Statement from Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement from Subcommittee on Health Ranking Member Eshoo as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement from Subcommittee on Health Member Tonko as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Legislation

H.R. 6160, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program

H.R. 7208, To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program

H.R. 7251, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain poison control programs

H.R. 7153, To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes

H.R. 6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024

H.R. 7213, the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2024

H.R. 7189, the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024

H.R. 7218, the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act of 2024

H.R. 2706, the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

H.R. 620, the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act

H.R. 619, the NAPA Reauthorization Act

H.R. 6829, the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2023

H.R. 7224, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program

H.R. 7300, the Reauthorization of the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers

H.R. 7268, the DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024

H.R. 5012, the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023

H.R. 3916, the SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2023

H.R. 4534, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2023

Witnesses

Dr. Christina Annunziata, MD, PhD

Senior Vice President of Extramural Discovery Science

American Cancer Society

Testimony

Mr. Corey Feist, JD, MBA

Co-Founder and CEO

Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation

Testimony

Dr. Joanne Pike, DrPH

President and CEO

Alzheimer’s Association

Testimony

Dr. Andy Shih, PhD

Chief Science Officer

Autism Speaks

Testimony

Mr. Randy Strozyck

President

American Ambulance Association

Testimony

Dr. Gordon Tomaselli, MD

Former President, American Heart Association

Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean, Emeritus and Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Testimony

Ms. Michelle Whitte

President, CEO, and Co-Founder

Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Testimony

Subcommittees

Committee on Energy and Commerce (118th Congress)

Health (118th Congress)

Issues:Health