[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S2404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 570

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk 
and I ask for its first reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 570) to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act 
     to improve access to information about individuals' health 
     care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, 
     to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that 
     individuals' wishes are known should they become unable to 
     speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in 
     disseminating information about and assisting in the 
     preparation of advance directives, which include living wills 
     and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other 
     purposes.

  Mr. FRIST. I now ask for its second reading and, in order to place 
the bill on the Calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to 
my own request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative 
day.

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