Meeting: Healthier America: Legislative Proposals to Improve Public Health

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (10:15 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Jamie Ulmer, MA
President and CEO, Healthcare Network

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  • Curriculum Vitae [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM

Dr. Rachel F. Brem, MD, FACR, FSBI
Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer, Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer and Professor and Vice-Chair Emeritus, The George Washington University

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  • Curriculum Vitae [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM

Ms. Holly Ahern, MS, MT(ASCP)
Associate Professor of Microbiology, State University of New York Adirondack

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  • Curriculum Vitae [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Witness Testimony - Supplemental Document [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 04:33 PM
  • Witness Testimony - Summary [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 08:41 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM

Ms. Amy L. Ronneberg, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, National Marrow Donor Program

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2026 at 10:38 AM
  • Curriculum Vitae [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM

Brian Wallach & Sandra Abrevaya
Co-Founders, I AM ALS

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2026 at 10:38 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/16/2026 at 05:57 PM

Mr. René Quashie, JD
Vice President, Digital Health, Consumer Technology Association

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Curriculum Vitae [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 4348, To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes. [PDF]
  • H.R. 4541, EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 [PDF]
  • H.R. 3747, Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act [PDF]
  • H.R. 8209, School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2026 [PDF]
  • H.R. 5160, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025 [PDF]
  • H.R. 8205, Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 [PDF]
  • H.R. 6121, Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act [PDF]
  • H.R. ____, [Nutrition Education and Chronic Disease Prevention in Community Health Centers Act of 2026] [PDF]
  • H.R. 8201, Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act [PDF]
  • H.R. ____, [Digital Health Screeners Act of 2026] [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memorandum [PDF] Added 04/13/2026 at 10:15 AM
  • Documents for the Record [PDF] Added 04/16/2026 at 05:52 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Brett Guthrie [PDF] Added 04/16/2026 at 05:45 PM
  • The Honorable H. Morgan Griffith [PDF] Added 04/16/2026 at 05:45 PM
  • The Honorable Diana DeGette [PDF] Added 04/16/2026 at 05:45 PM
  • The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. [PDF] Added 04/16/2026 at 05:45 PM

Hearing Record

  • Member Roster [PDF] Added 04/16/2026 at 05:45 PM

First Published: April 8, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Last Updated: April 16, 2026 at 05:58 PM