Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 2)

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Us Congress Senate Bill SB242

Introduced
1/24/25  
Dignity for Aborted Children ActThis bill establishes requirements for abortion providers with respect to the disposal of human fetal tissue from an abortion.Specifically, it requires abortion providers to obtain a patient's informed consent for one of two specified methods of disposition and to retain the corresponding documentation in the patient's file.First, patients may choose to retain possession of the tissue. A patient may choose to transfer the tissue to an entity that provides interment or cremation services.Second, patients may choose to release the tissue to the provider. Providers must ensure any tissue released to them is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the disposal of human remains.Abortion providers must submit reports annually to the Department of Health and Human Services about these requirements and other specified information.The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of the requirement to retain documentation of informed consent, and it establishes criminal penalties for violations of the requirement regarding the disposal of human fetal tissue.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB272

Introduced
1/28/25  
Protect Infant Formula from Contamination ActThis bill imposes certain new requirements on infant formula manufacturers and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following the discovery of contaminated, adulterated, or misbranded infant formula. Specifically, the bill requires infant formula manufacturers to report to the FDA within one business day of learning that formula that was processed by the manufacturer but that is no longer within the manufacturer’s control may not provide required nutrients or may be otherwise adulterated or misbranded. Further, if any testing of finished infant formula reveals the presence of specified microorganisms (e.g., salmonella), the manufacturer must notify the FDA within one business day. (Under current law, manufacturers are only required to report contamination to the FDA if the affected formula has left the manufacturer’s control.) The manufacturer must also promptly provide the test results to the FDA and consult with the FDA on proper isolation and disposal of the affected product. The FDA must respond to such a notification and begin discussing proper investigative and corrective action with the manufacturer within one business day. Within 90 days of a report of adulterated, misbranded, or contaminated infant formula, the FDA must determine whether the manufacturer that reported the problem has performed, or is performing, appropriate investigative and corrective action. Finally, the FDA is required to periodically report on the infant formula supply chain and efforts to improve the safety and supply of infant formula, and must consult with other federal agencies and infant formula stakeholders on these issues.  
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB139

Introduced
1/16/25  
Advancing FASD Research, Services and Prevention Act or the FASD Respect ActThis bill reauthorizes and modifies programs that are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), including educational and research programs.The bill also establishes FASD Centers for Excellence to support FASD prevention, such as through screenings, public awareness campaigns, and trainings, particularly at the state and local levels.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB125

Introduced
1/16/25  
End Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Providers ActThis bill prohibits federal funding for entities, or their affiliates, that perform abortions, provide referrals for abortions, or provide funding to others that perform abortions. It provides exceptions for abortions (1) in the case of rape or incest, or (2) when a physician certifies there is a danger of death to the woman without an abortion. The bill’s prohibition applies to any federal statutory law adopted after the bill’s effective date, unless such law contains an explicit exemption. 
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB163

Introduced
1/21/25  
Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB169

Introduced
1/21/25  
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide states and tribal entities with grants to increase access to licensed child care services.The grants may be used to develop and expand the child care workforce or child care facilities in locations with insufficient available child care. Specifically, grants cover 50% of the cost of programs to support the education and training of caregivers or projects to build, expand, or renovate child care facilities in these areas.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB177

Introduced
1/22/25  
Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act This bill prohibits federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America or its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB189

Introduced
1/22/25  
CONSTRUCTS Act of 2025 Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges and Trade Schools Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB184

Introduced
1/22/25  
Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD ActThis bill establishes a statutory definition for natural cheese. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese (ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, or hard) that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards. The definition excludes pasteurized process cheeses, cheese foods, and cheese spreads.A food that does not meet this definition is deemed misbranded and may not be sold if its label includes the term natural cheese as a factual descriptor of a category of cheese.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1482

Introduced
4/10/25  
National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1410

Introduced
4/10/25  
Find It Early Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB1409

Introduced
4/10/25  
Public Safety Officer Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SR171

Introduced
4/10/25  
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".
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Us Congress Senate Bill SR169

Introduced
4/10/25  
A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SR182

Introduced
4/10/25  
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.