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Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced today that the committee will conduct a full markup session this week for 13 health-related bills.

“This week, the Energy and Commerce Committee will continue advancing smart, bipartisan policies that deliver solutions for the American people. The legislation we will consider builds upon the successes this Committee has led on this Congress to increase access to care, address waste, fraud, and abuse, and help make care more affordable,” said Chair Rodgers. “I thank all of the Members on both sides of the aisle for their hard work and leadership on these bills, and I look forward to advancing them to the full House later this week.”

The session is scheduled as follows:

- **Date:** Wednesday, June 12, 2024

- **Time:** 10:00 AM ET

- **Location:** 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

The legislation under consideration includes:

1. H.R. 6020 - Honor Our Living Donors Act (Reps. Obernolte and DelBene)

2. H.R. 455 - To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in definitions (Reps. Burchett and Cohen)

3. H.R. 4534 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2023 (Reps. Boyle and Fitzpatrick)

4. H.R. 5012 - Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act of 2023 (Reps. Y. Kim and Castor)

5. H.R. 7213 - Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2024 (Reps. C. Smith and Cuellar)

6. H.R. 8084 - LIVE Beneficiaries Act (Reps. Bilirakis and Craig)

7. H.R. 8089 - Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024 (Reps.Garciaand Peters)

8.H.R8111-ToamendtitleXIXoftheSocialSecurityActtoensurethereliabilityofaddressinformationprovidedundertheMedicaidprogram(Reps.Miller-MeeksandCartwright)

9.HR8112-ToamendtitleXIXoftheSocialSecurityActtofurtherrequirecertainadditionalproviderscreeningundertheMedicaidprogram(Rep.D’Esposito).

10.HR4758AcceleratingKids’AccesstoCareAct(Reps.TrahanandMiller-Meeks).

11HR5526Seniors’AccesstoCriticalMedicationsAct(Reps.HarshbargerandWassermanSchultz).

12HR6033SupportingPatientEducationAndKnowledge(SPEAK)Actof2023(Reps.SteelandGomez).

13HR7858TelehealthEnhancementforMentalHealthActof2024(Reps.JamesandD.G.Davis).

This notice is issued at the direction of Chair Rodgers.The hearing will be open to both public attendance press coverage,and live streaming online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/.

For questions regardingthe hearing contact Emma Schultheis with Committee staffat Emma.Schultheis@mail.house.gov.For press inquiries contact Christopher Krepich at Christopher.Krepich@mail.house.gov.

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