Author: Christopher Van Hassel

Equine Advocacy and Journeyman Journalism

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act : H. R. 975

“Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act”:
H. R. 975:
“Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act”

“To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA–PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID–19 during certain emergencies.”

117th CONGRESS
1st Session

H. R. 975

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA–PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID–19 during certain emergencies.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 11, 2021

Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA–PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID–19 during certain emergencies.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act”.

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ACT

After President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Trade Commission Act into law in 1914,
The FTC opened its doors on March 16,1915.

Federal Trade Commission

Rules

Premerger Notification:

Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements

FR Document:2024-25024 Citation:89 FR 89216 PDF Pages 89216-89414 (199 pages) Permalink

SOURCE

15 USC CHAPTER 2, SUBCHAPTER I: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

FTC Page

Writ of Habeas Coprus

A writ of habeas corpus is a legal order that requires a person who is holding someone in custody to bring the detainee before a court to determine if their detention is lawful. It serves as a protection against unlawful imprisonment, allowing individuals to challenge their detention in court.

The origins of habeas corpus can be traced back to the Magna Carta in 1215, which established that no one should be imprisoned without lawful judgment. The writ has evolved over centuries, becoming a critical tool in both English and American law. It was codified in the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679, which aimed to limit the king’s power to detain individuals without just cause.

Habeas Corpus in the United States Constitution:

Article I  Legislative Branch

  • Section 9 Powers Denied Congress

    • …
    • Clause 2 Habeas Corpus
    • The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
    • Clause 3 Nullification
    • No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

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