Guthrie sponsored legislation

113th Congress
H.R. 4351 - the Alzheimer’s Accountability Act

Reps. Guthrie, Tonko Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Alzheimer's Research
H.R. 4351 seeks to ensure that the research and resources needed to find a cure for Alzheimer's are properly conveyed to Congress. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than five million Americans are currently living with the disease, and someone develops the disease every 67 seconds. It is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Alzheimer’s is the costliest disease in America, with a direct cost of roughly $200 billion, most of which is paid by Medicare and Medicaid.  The National Institutes of Health is projected to invest more than half a billion dollars in Alzheimer’s research in FY2014, and this legislation will ensure that the priorities and goals to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s are clear, ensuring the limited federal dollars are being best spent.

H.R. 4190

Reps. Guthrie, Butterfield & Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Medical Care
H.R. 4190 will allow Medicare reimbursement for certain pharmacist services in medically underserved communities. Many states allow pharmacists to provide additional services, such as immunizations, diabetes management, blood pressure screenings and routine checks. However, there is currently no mechanism for pharmacists to be reimbursed by the Medicare program. This common-sense bill creates a means for pharmacists to be reimbursed for these services they are already allowed to perform, when performed in medically underserved areas.

H.R. 3355 - the Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Relations Development (REBUILD) Act of 2013

Guthrie Introduces Bill to Boost American Competitiveness
Congressman Brett Guthrie today, Monday, October 28, 2013, introduced the Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development (REBUILD) Act of 2013. H.R. 3355, comprised of a “top 10 list” of policy priorities,would stimulate production and increase our global competitiveness. Specifically, the bill includes reforms related to the following issues: workforce training, the R&D tax credit, comprehensive tax reform, federal oil and gas resources, EPA regulations, the repeal of Obamacare, health insurance portability, renewal of trade promotion authority, export controls and opening up more spectrum for industry for technological innovation.

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Supplemental materials:
Fact Sheet - 10 titles
Economic Rationale
Section by Section
Letter from the National Association of Manufacturers

H.R. 3674 - the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013

Guthrie introduces legislation to auction off federal spectrum
H.R. 3674 would provide financial incentives to encourage government agencies to relocate from their existing spectrum in order to free up additional spectrum for commercial and innovation purposes. Agencies could use these funds to accommodate relocation costs or to offset sequestration cuts.

112th Congress
H.R. 3827 - To repeal the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and comparative effectiveness research funding

Doctors should decide needed care
As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee, I have voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and participated in dozens of hearings that revealed astronomical costs, billion-dollar slush funds, and countless other negative consequences of the health care law. Throughout our thorough examination of the law, one particular provision in PPACA came to light and is one of the starkest examples of the government encroaching on the personal lives of citizens. Section 6301 of the bill creates the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a new government clearinghouse for comparative effectiveness research.

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H.R. 1612 - To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission on urotrauma.

Guthrie introduces legislation to support research on urotrauma, help soldiers
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) introduced legislation Friday, April 15, 2011, that aims to support research on urological trauma in an effort to improving the care of injuries to the genitourinary system suffered by soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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H.R. 1216 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

House passes Guthrie legislation cutting mandatory spending account in health care bill
 Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced, today, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, that the U.S. House of Representatives passed his bill, H.R. 1216, on a 234-185 vote. Congressman Guthrie’s bill targets one of the many mandatory spending accounts included in the recently signed health care law. 

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