AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS

Updating first aid and emergency medical kits and flight crew training requirements

H.R.2028-REDI Act, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program. S.942-REDI Act, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program

Opioids, pain management Federal funding for substance use disorder treatments H.R.2004-Tylers Law, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement routine fentanyl testing for patients experiencing an overdose H.R. 2483-Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize grants and programs to address opioid and substance use disorder S.921-Tylers Law, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement routine fentanyl testing for patients experiencing an overdose S. 2121-Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize grants and programs to address opioid and substance use disorder S. 3522-No Red Tape for Addiction Treatment Act, to require that State Medicaid programs provide at least one formulation of each type of medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder without prior authorization or limitations on dosage

Federal funding to implement Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) program Federal funding to implement MISSION ZERO program Federal funding to for firearm safety and injury prevention research Federal funding to implement Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Federal funding for emergency medicine research activities Federal funding for implementation of Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2026, to provide appropriations for federal agencies and extend several public health, Medicare, and Medicaid authorities and programs H.R.7148-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, to provide appropriations for federal agencies and extend several public health, Medicare, and Medicaid authorities and programs

Access to emergency medical supplies (including Personal Protective Equipment, COVID-19 tests, ventilators, and medications) during COVID-19 public health emergency Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)

Federal funding for firearms safety and injury prevention research Firearms safety and injury prevention policy H.R.5178-Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, to enable State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive, coordinated care through a health home to individuals with sickle cell disease S. 1595-Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act, to enable State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive, coordinated care through a health home to individuals with sickle cell disease

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R. 929-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers H.R. 1254-Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, to improve obstetric emergency care H.R. 2414-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2936-Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department (ABC-ED) Act, to amend the Public Health Service Act to allow certain public health data modernization grants to be used to track hospital bed capacity, and for other purposes H.R. 3134-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers H.R. 3443-When Minutes Count for Emergency Medical Patients Act, to create a model, and to direct the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to carry out a study and report with respect to Medicare payment for emergency medical services H.R. 3980-Streamline Emergency Care Act, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for expanding, modernizing, or streamlining emergency department operations S. 266-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S. 380- Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, to improve obstetric emergency care S. 1974-Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department (ABC-ED) Act, to amend the Public Health Service Act to allow certain public health data modernization grants to be used to track hospital bed capacity, and for other purposes

No Surprises Act implementation Eliminating prior authorization requirements in Medicare Advantage H.R. 2433-Reducing Unnecessary Medical Delays in Care Act of 2025, to ensure that prior authorization medical decisions under Medicare are determined by physicians. H.R. 3514-Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, to improve and streamline prior authorization under Medicare Advantage Plans H.R. 4710-No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements. S. 1816-Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, to improve and streamline prior authorization under Medicare Advantage Plans S. 2420- No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements

Workplace violence prevention for health care workers H.R. 2531-Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require OSHA to issue workplace violence prevention standards to protect health care and social service workers H.R. 3413-Physician and Patient Safety Act, to provide due process protections for physicians H.R. 3791-EMS Counts Act, to ensure more accurate counts of trained EMS personnel by Bureau of Labor Statistics S. 1232-Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require OSHA to issue workplace violence prevention standards to protect health care and social service workers S. 1767-Physician and Patient Safety Act, to provide due process protections for physicians S. 2031-Workforce Mobility Act of 2025, to prohibit the use of noncompete agreements

Federal funding for emergency medicine research activities

Physician payment reform Counting observation stays as satisfying Medicare three-day inpatient stay prerequisite for skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage H.R. 1-One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 H.R. 539-Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage for all physicians services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license, and for other purposes. H.R. 771-Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025, to eliminate the 35-mile requirement to qualify as a critical access hospital H.R. 772-Rural ER Access Act, to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to repeal the 35-mile requirement for off-campus facilities H.R. 879- Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, to address the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cuts and increaser support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes H.R.1968-Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, to provide appropriations for federal departments and agencies and to provide an increase for the calendar year 2024 physician fee schedule conversion factor H.R. 2433-Reducing Unnecessary Medical Delays in Care Act of 2025, to ensure that prior authorization medical decisions under Medicare are determined by physicians. H.R. 3164-Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (ECAPS) Act, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services H.R. 4206-CONNECT for Health Act, to expand access to telehealth services H.R. 6160-Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index H.R. 6721-Medicare Advance Planning for Care Act, to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive H.R. 7520-Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act, to delay the implementation of an efficiency adjustment to work relative value units under the Medicare physician fee schedule H.R. 8163-Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program S. 106-Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage for all physicians services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license, and for other purposes. S.1261-CONNECT for Health Act, to expand access to telehealth services S. 1640- Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, to address the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cuts and increaser support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes S. 2426-Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (ECAPS) Act, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services S. 3473-Medicare Advance Planning for Care Act, to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive

Fentanyl analogues scheduling extension H.R. 3178-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal criminal penalties for violence against health care workers H.R. 5864-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1595-Improving Police CARE Act, to provide standards for trauma kits purchased using Byrne JAG grant funds S. 1600-Save Healthcare Workers Act, to establish federal criminal penalties for violence against health care workers

H.R. 2992-Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act, to require the Department of Transportation to collect, analyze, compile, and publish accurate, detailed data on disabled roadside vehicle crashes and work zone crashes to develop a strategic plan to stop these incidents.