AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS

DIS · Disaster Planning/Emergencies

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)

EDU · Education

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

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.2028, S.942

FIR · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition

Federal funding for firearms safety and injury prevention research Firearms safety and injury prevention policy

ALC · Alcohol and Drug Abuse

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

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.2004, H.R. 2483, S.921

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

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

HCR · Health Issues

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R. 2414-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 929-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.266-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2414, H.R. 929, S.266

INS · Insurance

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.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2433

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Workplace violence prevention for health care workers

MED · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Federal funding for emergency medicine research activities

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

Physician payment reform Counting observation stays as satisfying Medicare three-day inpatient stay prerequisite for skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage Eliminating prior authorization requirements in Medicare Advantage 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. S.1261-CONNECT for Health Act, to expand access to telehealth services

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 771, H.R. 772, H.R. 879, H.R.1968, H.R. 2433, S.1261

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Fentanyl analogues scheduling extension

AVI · Aviation/Airlines/Airports

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