HEALTH
Addresses
Abortion: Senator Humphrey, 32368-32370 [19NO]
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Senator Weicker, 27838 [17OC]
African Famine Relief: Bradford Morse, 5795-5797 [20MR]
———Javier Perez de Cuellar, 5794 [20MR]
America's Liability Explosion—Can We Afford the Cost?: Robert H. Malott, 30638-30639 [6NO]
Annual Convocation of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Senator Weicker, 19060-19062 [16JY]
Ban on AID Abortion Funding: Dan Weintraub (excerpt), 7659 [4AP]
Ceremony Honoring Hubert H. Humphrey: Charles S. Robb, Governor of Virginia, 17605 [27JN]
———Herbert H. Wotie, 17603 [27JN]
———Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, 17603 [27JN]
———John B. Amos, 17603 [27JN]
———John I. Sandson, 17603 [27JN]
———Walter F. Mondale, 17604 [27JN]
———Warren E. Burger, 17604 [27JN]
Chrysler's Health Care Cost Containment—The First Results: Joseph A. Califano, Jr., 25648-25651 [2OC]
Citation to Representative Henry Waxman From Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University: Dominick Purpura (excerpt), 13950 [3JN]
———Norman Lamn (excerpt), 13950 [3JN]
City of Hope National Medical Center Convention: Ben Horowitz, 22229 [1AU]
Easter Seal Society, 30440-30442 [4NO]
Efforts of Representative Conte on Behalf of Federal Support of Research for Neurological and Communicative Disorders: Richard Flower, 8103 [16AP]
Family Planning Versus Abortion: Werner Fornos, 7660 [4AP]
Future Trends in Health Care: Charles M. West, 5767 [20MR]
Health Care: Senator Durenberger, 36817 [17DE]
Health Promotion: President Reagan (excerpt), 17653 [27JN]
Nation's Health Care Research: Representative Conte, 5622-5624 [19MR]
New York Right to Life Committee, Rochester, NY: Representative Sensenbrenner, 28215 [21OC]
Nurses Recruitment, Pay, and Working Conditions: Senator Cranston, 32222-32224 [18NO]
Profiles of Independence: Tammy Rigby, 9761 [29AP]
Prolife Movement: Representative Kemp, 30434 [4NO]
Public Opinion Poll on Teenage Family Planning: Louis Harris, 38679-38680 [19DE]
Saving Health Care Dollars Through Psychological Services: Nicholas A. Cummings, 16953-16956 [24JN]
Second Annual Mayoral Conference on Alzheimer's Disease: Edward I. Koch (excerpt), 8062 [16AP]
———Janet S. Sainer (excerpt), 8062 [16AP]
———Marion Roach (excerpt), 8063 [16AP]
———Peter V. Rabins (excerpt), 8062 [16AP]
———(sundry excerpts), 8062-8064 [16AP]
———Yasmin Aga Kahn (excerpt), 8063 [16AP]
Special Problems of Families With Disabled Children: Representative George Miller, 9958-9959 [30AP]
State of the Union: President Reagan (excerpt), 7368 [3AP]
Veterans' Benefits and Services: Representative Hammerschmidt, 11626 [9MY]
Vietnam Veterans—Dept. of Public Health Overview: James Foster, San Francisco, CA, Health Commission, 17263 [25JN]
Advertisements
Malpractice insurance for nurse-midwives, 29062 [24OC]
Agenda
Americans for Substance Abuse Prevention conference schedule, 8823 [23AP]
Amendments
Abortion: establish prohibitions, 7660 [4AP]
Aeronautics: require placement of emergency medical supplies aboard aircraft (S. 63), 21677, 21755 [31JY]
Atomic energy: improve operation of interstate compacts for disposal of low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 1083), 2261 [7FE], 34267-34273 [4DE], 38407, 38425, 38599-38626 [19DE]
Drugs: research and development of orphan drugs (S. 1147), 20473, 20510 [25JY]
EPA: superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 29376-29394 [29OC], 30172 [1NO], 33843 [3DE], 34273-34346 [4DE], 34377 [4DE], 34682, 34707, 34714, 34718, 34724, 34725, 34726, 34727, 34728, 34729, 34730, 34731, 34732, 34743, 34746, 34747, 34748, 34751, 34757, 34790 [5DE], 34829, 34830, 34841, 34856 [6DE], 35612-35620, 35627, 35628-35634, 35636, 35638, 35657, 35658-35738 [10DE]
Federal employees: reform retirement system (S. 1527), 31072, 31073, 31075, 31077, 31080, 31081, 31082, 31083, 31182-31188 [7NO]
Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3384), 36546 [16DE]
Hazardous substances: liability for cleanup operations (S. 1761), 27285 [10OC]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 51), 340-343 [3JA], 797 [22JA], 13647 [23MY], 22421 [1AU], 23928-23942, 23997-24000 [17SE], 24055, 24056, 24057, 24059, 24078, 24080, 24111-24113 [18SE], 24339, 24348, 24353, 24381-24383 [19SE], 24425, 24426, 24427, 24428, 24429, 24430, 24433, 24439, 24444, 24447, 24454, 24456, 24458, 24495-24499 [20SE], 24633, 24640, 24662, 24664 [23SE], 24717, 24718, 24725-24727, 24731, 24733, 24735, 24740, 24742, 24743, 24745, 24778-24782 [24SE]
Health Professions Training Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 2410), 25871-25886 [3OC]
Health Research Extension Act: enact (S. 1309), 19779, 19821 [19JY]
Hunger: assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), 5801, 5859 [20MR], 7136 [2AP]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (S. 457), 3411, 3434 [25FE], 3575, 3583, 3601, 3625 [26FE], 3730, 3737, 3815 [27FE]
Medical personnel: training assistance (S. 1283), 19774, 19821 [19JY]
———training assistance (S. 1284), 19898, 19909 [22JY]
Medicare: extend certain reimbursement provisions (H.R. 3722), 37707 [18DE]
Monterey Peninsula, Inc.: relief of Meals on Wheels (H.R. 1095), 21491 [30JY]
National Cancer Institute: reauthorize (S. 1309), 19779 [19JY]
National Diabetes Month: designate (S.J. Res. 145), 29653, 29654 [30OC]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: reauthorize (S. 1309), 19779, 19821 [19JY]
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases: establish (S. 1309), 19779, 19821 [19JY]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 61), 10637 [7MY]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (S.J. Res. 29), 30433 [4NO], 30886 [6NO]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 322), 26977 [9OC]
National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 216), 16397 [19JN]
Nurse Education Act: enact (H.R. 2370), 21914 [31JY]
Nurses: education assistance (S. 1284), 19898, 19909 [22JY]
Public buildings: restrict smoking in certain (S. 1440), 27970 [17OC]
Puerto Rico: suspend certain benefit requirements of the nutrition assistance program (S. 1691), 25292, 25308 [30SE]
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: amend (S. 484), 10825, 10870 [7MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to extend authorization (S. 124), 343 [3JA]
Social Security: restore investments of trust funds (H.R. 3721), 31774 [13NO]
Superfund: temporary extension of excise tax (H.R. 3453), 26896, 26912 [9OC]
VA: improve delivery of services (H.R. 505), 30650, 30652, 30708, 30709 [6NO], 31643 [13NO], 31833 [14NO]
———improve services (S. 876), 19975 [23JY], 21372, 21386, 21459 [30JY]
Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 505), 29568-29581 [30OC]
Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act: enact (S. 1887), 33642, 33677 [2DE]
Analyses
Amendments to the Public Health Service Act (S. 1689), 24656 [23SE]
Asbestos Workers' Recovery Act (H.R. 1626), 5906 [20MR]
Assistance to Victims of Famine in Sub-Saharan Countries (S. 457), 2476 [19FE]
Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Act, 32087 [14NO]
Automobile Gray Market Act (H.R. 1006), 2015 [6FE]
Civil Service Pension Reform Act (S. 1527), 21439-21442 [30JY]
———Library of Congress, 21442-21444 [30JY]
Columbia University-American Legion—Vietnam Veterans Study Report No. 1 and Study Questionnaire: OTA, 32300-32302 [19NO]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Amendments (S. 494), 3147-3157 [22FE]
Domestic Food Assistance Act (S. 1142), 12153-12155 [15MY]
Employee Health Care Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 1791), 6873 [28MR]
Establish a Fellowship Program for Persons Who Are Blind or Deaf (H. Res. 176), 12411 [16MY]
Federal Occupational Disease Compensation Act (H.R. 3090), 20851 [26JY]
Health Care Savings Account Act (H.R. 3505), 26097 [3OC]
Home and Community Based Services for the Elderly Act (S. 1181), 12946 [21MY]
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act (H.R. 1083), 34363 [4DE]
Making Technical and Conforming Changes in U.S. Code Relative to Shipping (S. 597), 10494 [6MY]
Older Veterans' Health Care Amendments (H.R. 505), 622 [7JA]
Pesticides Health and Safety Testing Information (S. 1303), 15897 [17JN]
Problem of Vietnam Veterans Readjusment Assistance, 9922-9923 [30AP]
Social Security Act Amendments (H.R. 556): Representative Oberstar, 15241 [11JN]
Superfund Tax Distribution, 34880 [6DE]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 1096, assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries, 3755 [27FE]
———H.R. 1239, assistance for famine relief, 5809 [20MR], 6405 [27MR]
———H.R. 2409, Health Research Extension Act, 24805 [24SE], 25160 [26SE]
———H.R. 2672, Federal Retirement Reform Act, 14335 [5JN], 32647 [20NO]
———S. 124, amend the Safe Drinking Water Act, 18342-18348 [10JY]
Articles and editorials
Abandon Abortion Rule, 20142 [23JY]
ABC's Fire Spreads Lots of Heat, No Light, 14831 [7JN]
ABC's Windy Fire Unleashed, 14832 [7JN]
Abortion, Religion and Grove City, 13704 [23MY]
Abortion and Law (excerpt), 9478 [25AP]
Abortion and Other Images of Horror, 3673 [26FE]
Abortion Does Cause Pain to Its Victims, 2760 [20FE]
Abortion Has To Be a Personal Decision, 33191 [20NO]
Abortion—Fear of the Actual and Preference for the Possible (excerpt), 785 [22JA]
Acid Deposition, Smelter Emissions, and the Linearity Issue in the Western U.S., 34071 [4DE]
Acid Rain and Lungs, 22986 [5SE]
Act of Mercy, 173 [3JA]
African Famine Assistance (excerpt), 3400 [25FE]
Aging Veterans, Uncounted Costs, Unkept Promises, 2515 [19FE]
AIDS Children Struggle With Tragic Legacy, 18297 [9JY]
AIDS Ranks With Cancer as Top Health Problem—Public OK's Trade Limits, 30360 [1NO]
Ailing Uninsured and Turned Away—Americans Without Health Coverage Finding Hospital Doors Closed, 28197 [21OC]
Alzheimer's Disease, 7507-7509 [3AP]
America's Pregnant Children, 6002 [21MR]
Amputee Breaks Barrier—State Resident Completes Run Across Country, 2517 [19FE]
Another Way of Looking at the Brain, 20375-20378 [24JY]
Anticollision Vehicle Radar Is Approved, 26252 [4OC]
Arkansas University Medical School's Outstanding Alumnus Honored, 27337 [10OC]
Arthritis—Building an Industry on Pain, 24879-24882 [24SE]
As Toxic-Waste Problem Becomes Clearer, Resolve in Congress Softens, 17917 [27JN]
Asbestos-Rule ``Sabotage'' Alleged—EPA Declined Cleanup Standards in Fear of OMB, Notes Say, 8774 [22AP]
Aspartame-Induced Granulomatous Panniculitis, 10806 [7MY]
Attacking High U.S. Infant Mortality Rate, 13614 [23MY]
Autism: Progress and Promise, 20474 [25JY]
Bankrupt Environmentalism, 18948 [11JY]
Battle Against MS, 3961 [27FE]
Bearing the Brunt of Language, 23472 [11SE]
Black Lung Appeal Delays, 13632 [23MY]
Black Lung—Delay Unfair, 22972 [5SE]
Black Lung—Not Uncommon for Them To Die While Waiting in the System, 13631 [23MY]
Blood Test Misuse To Diagnose AIDS Feared, 15262 [11JN]
Blue Cross Will Put Your Records in Your Wallet, 10880 [7MY]
Bombing Arrests, 801 [22JA]
Boston, MA, Elder Exercise Program (sundry), 34807 [5DE]
Boy, 7, Is Witness in California Child Abuse Case, 4045 [28FE]
Boy Blames Trap in Loss of Toes, 26135 [3OC]
Boy's Responses at Sex Abuse Trial Underscore Legal Conflict, 4045 [28FE]
Broken Promise—Life Care Communities, 17290-17293 [26JN]
Budget Office Called Insensitive in Asbestos Plan, 8775 [22AP]
Budget Office Disputed on Cost Basis for Asbestos, 8774 [22AP]
Butter That's Traded Off for Guns, 9946 [30AP]
Cancer in Passive Smokers, 19117 [16JY]
Cancer Patience, 36931 [17DE]
Cancer Prevention Must Focus on Most Effective Methods, 29775 [30OC]
Cancer Threat Seen for Vietnam Vets in Study for Deaths, 3048 [21FE]
Caretaker, 931 [24JA]
Carolyne Who?, 9760 [29AP]
``Cause for Concern'' on Infant Mortality Seen by U.S. Agency, 14534 [5JN]
Center To Examine ``Backyard'' Syndrome in Siting Toxic Waste Facilities, 36529 [16DE]
Challenge to the VA Health Care System—Portents of the FY 1986 Medical Care Budget, 13784-13786 [24MY]
Charges Disputed—MD Group Claims That Fetuses Suffer Pain, 2759 [20FE]
Cheap Imports Put the Squeeze on U.S. Feet, 29404 [29OC]
``Chemical Straightjackets'' No Cure for Vets, 32668 [20NO]
Chief Bethesda Surgeon's Suspension Is Latest Military Health Care Dispute, 1577 [31JA]
Child Molestation Testimony Reveals Inherent Problems—Young Witnesses Pose Special Difficulties, 4046 [28FE]
Child Nutrition Budget Cut, 8607 [22AP]
Child Survival Revolution Gains Speed, 36805 [16DE]
China Steps Up Sterilization as Population Control, 7662 [4AP]
Christmas Came Early for the Chadwick Family, 32198 [14NO]
Chrysler Saves $58 Million in Battle Against Health-Care Waste, 12423 [16MY]
Churches Report Numbers of Hungry on Increase, 28705 [23OC]
Cigarette, Cancer Link Fails To Appear in Mice, 1324 [30JA]
Cigarette Tax Cut Threat to Teens, 27301 [10OC]
City's First Heart Transplant Performed, 23122 [9SE]
Civil Rights—For the Unborn Too, 15802 [13JN]
Cleaning Up the Cleanup, 24023 [17SE]
Coal Ash Used To Neutralize Liquid Toxic Wastes, 36525 [16DE]
Coming to Terms With the Compensation Conundrum, 24722-24724 [24SE]
Congress Anxious About Military Hospitals' Care, 1576 [31JA]
Control Animal Research, 29156 [25OC]
Courageous Lady, 34036 [3DE]
Co-Workers Help Student Regain Sight After Bizarre Attack, 19532 [17JY]
Crops May Change but Not the Conditions, 15774 [13JN]
Cruelty to Research Animals, 29156 [25OC]
D.C.'s Homeless Schizophrenics Get Little Help, Report Finds, 9547 [25AP]
Dad Leaves Son—Has No Regrets, 30490 [5NO]
Danger of Denying Illness, 34037 [3DE]
Day Care Dilemma (series), 6752-6760 [28MR]
Deadly Decision Soon Takes Hold, 25651 [2OC]
Deadly Intentions of ``Right to Die'' Movement, 6496 [27MR]
Death Prompts Inquiry Into Wait at Hospital, 32875 [20NO]
Defects Reported in Military Care—Problem in Evaluating Doctors Found in 3 Health Audits, 1577 [31JA]
Diary of a Cancer Patient, 38820-38822 [20DE]
Did the Soft Drink Industry Resolve Its Safety Questions?, 10815 [7MY]
Diet Deficiency of Vitamin A Is Revealed as a Major Killer, 23243 [10SE]
Dirty Decision by OSHA on Agricultural Workers, 10587 [6MY]
Does NutraSweet Cause Adverse Reactions?, 10816 [7MY]
Drug Abuse Indicator Patterns and Trends—Precis, 14816 [6JN]
Drugs and the Destruction of Young People—Selected Observations of Pope John Paul II, 32489, 32490 [19NO]
Dyes That Stain, 20878 [29JY]
Efforts Accelerated Against Use of Smokeless Tobacco, 30952 [6NO]
Elegy for a Lost Baby, 26976 [9OC]
Enactment of the Social Security Act (excerpt), 16183 [19JN]
EPA Criticized for Failing To Neutralize Toxic Wastes, 23271 [10SE]
EPA Issues Advice on Avoiding Toxic Accidents, 38652 [19DE]
EPA Lists Dangers of More Than 400 Chemicals, 38652 [19DE]
EPA Program on Toxic Chemicals Is Criticized, 38649 [19DE]
EPA Restricting Use of Waste Oil as Fuel, 31555 [12NO]
EPA Study Links Deaths of Nonsmokers to Cigarettes, 20522 [25JY]
EPA's 15-Year-Old Obligation, 18866 [11JY]
EPA's Life-Death Challenge, 34058 [3DE]
Establishing Health Care Facilities for Veterans (excerpt), 21383 [30JY]
Ethiopian Aid Must Go to the Actual Victims, 6121 [25MR]
Ex-Navy Dentist Blames Service for His Ailments, 36924 [17DE]
Expert Still Troubled by Aspartame, 22293 [1AU]
Famine Aid Used, Envoy Says, 5803 [20MR]
Famine in Africa, 5809 [20MR]
Farmers' Health Jeopardized by Stress, 32867 [20NO]
Federal Pensions—Progress, 31062 [7NO]
Fertility Problem, 1127 [24JA]
50 Perfect Years Just All in a Day's Work for Cecelia Razook, 1207 [29JA]
Finding a Cure for AIDS, 22990 [5SE]
Fire Unleashed, Nuclear Age on ABC, 14830 [7JN]
First Quarter of 1985—Hospitals Score Record Profits Under DRG's, 28196 [21OC]
First Word, 35438 [9DE]
Fish or Fish Oil in the Diet and Heart Attacks, 25198 [26SE]
Flight to Ethiopia—Food, Supplies, Compassion, 5170 [14MR]
Florio Views EPA List as Right-to-Know Dodge, 35436 [9DE]
Flulike Illness Can Last for Years, 2856 [20FE]
Food Stamp Allotment Inadequate Group Charges—Survey Finds Costs for ``Thrifty'' Plan Much Higher Than Estimated by USDA, 28705 [23OC]
For Aged, Problem Drinking Is on the Rise, 17326 [26JN]
For Population Control Groups, It's Fat City, 34382 [4DE]
For Some, College Dream Ended . . ., 35819 [10DE]
For the Elderly, Independence Carries a Real Risk, 27338 [10OC]
Forced Abortions in China, 7660 [4AP]
Former Senator Pleads for Dignified Death, 34456 [5DE]
FTC Probes Possible Insurance Boycott, 37504 [17DE]
Fund Aids Parents in Time of Need, 37511 [17DE]
Future of School Lunch Programs Looking More Grim if Federal Cutbacks Are Passed, 6879 [28MR]
GAO Investigating NutraSweet Approval, 22291 [1AU]
Gerald Murphy—Roswell Mission Director, 4250 [28FE]
Get to the Truth, 13614 [23MY]
Giving Superfund a Chance, 30607 [5NO], 32472 [19NO]
Government Has No Business Keeping Bathhouses in Business, 28164 [21OC]
Graduate Medical Education—A Proposal for Reform, 13620-13622 [23MY]
Had the Flu for Ages? Virus May Be Culprit, 2856 [20FE]
Harvest of Harm—Farm-Health Crisis (series), 15779-15789 [13JN]
Harvest of Shame, 1980 Style, 8320 [17AP]
Hazardous Waste, 25066-25070 [26SE]
He Wanted To Do What the Other Kids Did, and He Still Does, 3081 [21FE]
Health and Federal Leadership, 15543 [12JN]
Health Care Checks Out of the Hospital, 4713 [6MR]
Health Care Industry Takes the Spotlight, 19706 [18JY], 19921 [22JY]
Health Care System Losing Moral Footing, 25323 [30SE]
Health Insurance Shortfalls Found—1 in 4 Under 65 Have Inadequate or No Coverage, HHS Says, 28198 [21OC]
Heart Transplant Requires Speed and Precision, 23123 [9SE]
Help Our First Atomic Victims, 32084 [14NO]
Hemispheric War on Polio Declared, 12210 [15MY]
Heroin and Cowardice, 4309 [4MR]
Heroin for the Terminally Ill, 173 [3JA]
Hospital Nightmare—Cuts in Staff Demoralize Nurses as Care Suffers, 7114 [2AP]
Hospital Treatment Criticized, 32883 [20NO]
Hospitals in Cost Squeeze ``Dump'' More Patients Who Can't Pay Bills, 5636 [19MR]
Hospitals Refusing To Admit Poor—Patient's Transferred to D.C. General, 28199 [21OC]
Hospital's Staff Helps Improve Fiscal Health of North General, 5896 [20MR]
House Superfund Bill Looks Better Than It Is, 22016 [31JY]
How It Feels To Have an Abortion, 11866, 11877 [14MY]
How Not To Regulate, 20879 [29JY]
How Safe Is Your Diet Soft Drink?, 10807-10813 [7MY]
How the Drinking Age Raised Me, 10185 [1MY]
How To Grow a Tax, 24402 [19SE]
How To Stop the Tide of Infant Mortality, 22705 [1AU]
How We Subsidize ``Offshore'' Medical Schools, 34025 [3DE]
Hunger in America Is Real, 19264 [16JY]
Hunger in America—Safety Net Has Shrunk But It's Still in Place, 16429 [19JN]
Hunger Is Growing, But Relief Isn't, 23680 [12SE]
Hunger Is Growing, but Relief Isn't, 23680 [12SE]
Hunger—Continuing Problem (series), 1610-1615 [31JA]
Illness Spurs Panic Bouts for Victims, 22447 [1AU]
Imbalance, Inequity, and Inefficiency in Health Care Financing, 21641-21643 [30JY]
Immunize the Children, 29982 [31OC]
Imposter's Odyssey in Medicine, 1578 [31JA]
In Defense of the Reintroduction of Heroin Into American Medical Practice, 174 [3JA]
In Suffolk, Success for Smoking Law, 19119 [16JY]
Indoor Air Pollution, 13584 [23MY]
Infant Death Rate Fell Again—Did You Hear?, 12851 [21MY]
Inquiry—Topic—Poor Children, 15223 [11JN]
Insurance Cards To Detail Medical Histories, 10880 [7MY]
Interaction of Aspartame and Carbohydrates in an Eating-Disordered Patient, 10806 [7MY]
Internal FDA Uncertainties About Aspartame Safety Reflected in 1981 Memo, 10807 [7MY]
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 31538 [12NO]
Irradiation Proposed To Treat Food, 896 [24JA]
Island Doctor To Cut Federal Ties, 17606 [27JN]
It's Better To Let Ailment Be Known, 32479 [19NO]
Jersey Blazing a Trail in Toxic Chemical Research, 36521-36523 [16DE]
Jersey Research Center Studies Health Risks of Toxic Exposure, 36527 [16DE]
Job, Home, Family, 20145 [23JY]
Jones Claims Food, Bibles Confiscated, 8892 [23AP]
Learning To Survive, 7715-7717 [4AP]
Legalized Drugs—Readers Weren't High on the Idea, 16755 [20JN]
Leland and the War on Hunger, 26496-26498 [7OC], 27751-27752 [16OC]
Let's Destroy Toxic Waste, Not Just Move It Around, 25780 [2OC]
Liability Insurance—Dilemma for Day Care, 36769 [16DE]
Life, Death and Human Dignity, 25535 [1OC]
Link Between Drug Use and Drop-Out Rate, 13868 [24MY]
Lipstick You Can Live With, 20879 [29JY]
Long-Term Ecosystem Stress—The Effects of Years of Experimental Acidification on a Small Lake, 34066-34070 [4DE]
Look Who's Polluting the Country Now—Uncle Sam, 3690 [27FE]
Magnuson Solaces NIH Doctors, 6929 [1AP]
Many Not Insured for Maternity Costs—Study Says 1 in 4 Women of Prime Childbearing Age Lack Coverage, 28198 [21OC]
Marathon of Hope—Mom's Off for Daughter, Epilepsy, 23685 [12SE]
Marathon of Hope—Mon's Off for Daughter, Epilepsy, 23685 [12SE]
Marijuana Seen as Affecting Reproduction, 13714 [24MY]
Marijuana Use Poses Danger to Your Health, 23676 [12SE]
Means Test for Veterans, 23262 [10SE]
Meat Nutri-Facts Long Overdue, 18131 [9JY]
Medicare Funding (excerpt), 30508 [5NO]
Medicare Rules, Fewer Patients Force Clinic To Phase Out Physician's Assistants, 23761 [13SE]
Medicare's Broken Promise, 17643-17645 [27JN]
Michigan Chemical Hazard Leads to Dispute, 37498 [17DE]
Migrant Poor—Working Without the Basics, 15773 [13JN]
Military Medicine Expected To Deliver Healing Amid War, Killing, 36924 [17DE]
Minnesota Says Abuse Case Was Improperly Conducted, 4046 [28FE]
Mired in the Superfund Swamp, 23463 [11SE]
Miscarriages, Early Births Higher in DES Daughters, 1126 [24JA]
Monitoring Acid Rain, 20437 [25JY]
Most Rhode Island Waters Tested Eroding From Acid Rain, 5878 [20MR]
My Son and Life's Lottery, 11870 [14MY]
Nation's Poverty Increasingly Wears a Child's Face, 18062 [8JY]
Nation's Second Chiropractic Hospital To Open Here, 32188 [14NO]
NATO Cool to U.S. Program for Modern Chemical Arms, 15790 [13JN]
Neurofibromatosis—Obscure Disorder Affects Young Mother, Daughters, 12128 [15MY]
New Name, New Clinics for NIH Center, 6928 [1AP]
New Program Targets Health Care for Elderly, 10463 [3MY]
New Studies Support Nuclear Winter, 6576 [28MR]
New Threats to Family Planning, 30109 [31OC]
New Toys Relatively Safe, Again, 38484 [19DE]
Next Step on Superfund, 23463 [11SE]
No SuperVAT for Superfund, 34377 [4DE]
Nobody Asked Me, But . . ., 36535 [16DE]
Non-Negotiable Law, 15809 [13JN]
Not-So-Bleak View of Our Kids, 7506 [3AP]
Nuclear War Effects Said Underestimated, 26164 [4OC]
Nuclear Weapons Freeze and a Cancer Metaphor—Physician's View, 29789 [30OC]
Nurse-Midwives and Their Struggle to Survive, 23121 [9SE]
Nursing-Home Sleuths—Investigators Are Needed To Watch Out for Bad Guys, 30944 [6NO]
Official Backs VA Decision, 31660 [13NO]
O'Keefe Will Resign Post, Remain as Island Doctor, 17606 [27JN]
On the Death of Poor Babies, 7678 [4AP]
Ontario Announces Program To Sharply Curtail Acid Rain, 38653 [19DE]
Organ Center Urges Hospital Cooperation, 24791 [24SE]
Passive Smoking in Adulthood and Cancer Risk, 20344-20347 [24JY]
Pat Harris—A Friendship, 7421 [3AP]
Patients' Choices Can Save Health Insurance Providers Millions, 12521 [17MY]
Patricia R. Harris, 7420 [3AP]
``Pilgrims'' Against Alcoholism—Help Is a Telephone Call Away, 15523 [12JN]
Poll Finds Public Assertive on Health, 19981 [23JY]
Poor Mother, Poor Baby, 13615 [23MY]
Position of Agency on Toxic Chemicals Assailed by Florio, 35435 [9DE]
Premiums Push Firms, Towns To Try Self-Insurance, 36785 [16DE]
Preventing Famine, 2510 [19FE]
Private Groups Spur Waste Enforcement, 19930 [22JY]
Problem of Toxic Emissions—Officials Find Lack of Data a Hindrance, 14781 [6JN]
Problems at Chemical Plants Raises Broad Safety Concerns, 38649-38651 [19DE]
Problems of Battlefield Medicine, 29051 [24OC]
Pro-Choice Movement Aided by Ignorance, 9479 [25AP]
Programs To Eradicate Vitamin A Deficiency, 23346 [11SE]
Public Health—A Measure of Failure, 37731 [18DE]
Putting Baseball to the Test, 14666 [6JN]
Radioactive Gas in Soil Raises Concern in 3-State Area, 13583 [23MY]
Radon Tests Due in N.J. Within Year, 22384 [1AU]
Recording of Song to Aid African Famine Victims, 8819 [23AP]
Red Cross—Tradition of Service, 26827 [8OC]
Releasing Engineering Organisms in the Environment, 24957 [25SE]
Relief for the Terminally Ill, 173 [3JA]
Remarkable Man by Anyone's Standards, 19911 [22JY]
Report Says Scientists Agree on Need To Act on Acid Rain, 28135 [21OC]
Reporter's Notebook—6 Months of Sex Abuse Case, 4047 [28FE]
Researchers Seek Causes of Enigmatic Blistering Disorders, 36282 [12DE]
Restaurant Owners Should Work To Promote Responsible Drinking, 38844 [20DE]
Retreat From Medicare Must Be Halted, 4714 [6MR]
Sailor's Illness Raises Questions, 3029 [21FE]
Saving Lives With Transplant Surgery Is a Matter of More Organ Donors, According to the American Liver Foundation, 12202 [15MY]
Saving the Third World's Children, 23466 [11SE]
SCAP Treats All Children Like Royalty, 25058 [26SE]
School Lunches Rate High in Nation's Priorities, 10901 [7MY]
Schools Get Poor EPA Advice on Asbestos, Audits Say, 34056 [3DE]
Scientific Literacy (excerpt), 38696 [19DE]
Scientists Deploy Toxic ``Sonar'' To Find Contaminated Aquifers, 36523 [16DE]
Scientists Develop ``Superbugs'' To Consume Hazardous Substances, 36524 [16DE]
Scientists Seek ``Perfect'' Incinerator To Eliminate Dioxin From Wastes, 36526 [16DE]
Scientists Suggest NutraSweet Link to Brain Damage, 22290 [1AU]
``Scream'' of Bernard Nathanson, 7952-7954 [16AP]
Scrimping on the Superfund, 4716 [6MR]
Sean Marsee's Smokeless Death, 26155 [3OC]
Searching for Compromise on the Superfund, 34374 [4DE]
Self-Tests Find Skin Cancer Early, 18282 [9JY]
Senate Approves Bill Aimed at Averting a Chemical Disaster, 38682 [19DE]
Senator's Wife Struggles With a Learning Disability, 22411 [1AU]
Should Smoking Restrictions Be Written Into Law?, 19118 [16JY]
Shuttle Crystal Growth Tests Could Advance Cancer Research, 4591 [6MR]
Slow, Steady, and Heartbreaking, 10639 [7MY]
Smaller P/C Insurers Better Off, 36777 [16DE]
Smokeless Tobacco Use Growing—Study Shows Youngsters Feel It's Safe, 34030 [3DE]
Smoking as a Form of Child Abuse, 19374 [17JY]
Soft Drink Use—A Continuing Controversy, 10813 [7MY]
Solving the Age-Old Problem, 17288-17290 [26JN]
Somebody's Grandma Is Starving, 35938 [11DE]
Space Flight Forced Doctors To Focus on Prevention, 16956 [24JN]
Squandered Lives—It's Time To Get Serious About the Teen Pregnancy Crisis, 14760 [6JN]
State Baby Death Rate Alarms U.S., 12988 [21MY]
Stop the Killing, 16049 [18JN]
Studies of Children as Witnesses Find Surprising Accuracy, 4044 [28FE]
Study Links Benzene Exposure Level Allowed by United States to Higher Cancer Risk, 6007 [21MR]
Study on Mice Shows Aspartame Problems, Researchers Say, 22291 [1AU]
Superfund, 28458 [22OC]
Superfund and the Senate (excerpt), 24634 [23SE]
Superfund as Metaphor, 23462, 23482 [11SE]
Superfund Bill Needs Much Work if Mission Is To Be Accomplished, 23267 [10SE]
Superfund Program (excerpt), 35640 [10DE]
Superfund—It'll Take Money, Research and Oversight To Mop Up the Mess, 24592 [20SE]
Superfund—It's Becoming a Hydra, 24591 [20SE]
Superfund—Test of Loyalties, 23272 [10SE]
Susan Smith McKinney, M.D., 1847-1918, First Afro-American Woman Physician in New York State, 20385 [24JY]
Sweetener Worries Some Scientists, 10803 [7MY]
Sweetener's Effects—New Questions Raised, 22292 [1AU]
Sweeteners Face Scrutiny Over Safety, 10803 [7MY]
Taxing Health Insurance, 15792 [13JN]
Team's Work Wasn't in Vain, 1123 [24JA]
Technology—New Methods To Clean Coal, 18283 [9JY]
Tests for Lethal Radon Gas Set for Northern Somerset, 22385 [1AU]
Texas Team Wins Nobel in Medicine—Research Illuminated Role of Cholesterol in Heart Disease, 27811 [17OC]
Thomas Gets the Gold, 8528 [18AP]
Time for a Real War on Drugs, 25245 [26SE]
Time of Decision Nears on Nuclear Waste, 3667 [26FE]
Time To Beef Up Superfund, 4716 [6MR]
Tolerance, Aborted, 1109 [24JA]
Torturing Animals, 29155 [25OC]
Toxic-Waste Cleanup on a Baltimore Block Raises a Key Question—How Clean Is Clean Enough in the Nationwide Effort?, 32504 [19NO]
Training Video Power on Nuclear Power, 14830 [7JN]
Transcript of Reagan's Comments on Farm Veto (excerpt), 4783 [7MR]
Transcript of Remarks by Presidents Truman and Johnson at the Signing of the Medicare Legislation, 21358-21359 [30JY]
Transportation of Hazardous Cargoes (excerpt), 12330 [16MY]
Treating Phobias in a Specialized Clinic, 7512 [3AP]
Treating Tragedy With Compassion—Need for a Federal Response to Alzheimer's Disease, 32496 [19NO]
Trouble With Wrestling, 33574 [23NO]
Twenty-Five Students, Staff Quit Smoking for 1 Month on D-Day Program, 2606 [19FE]
Two Cheers for HMO's, 10183 [1MY]
2 More Deaths Linked to Sulfite in Food Are Under Scrutiny, 24919 [25SE]
U.S. Focuses Drug Battle on Pre-Teens, 13140 [22MY]
U.S. Names 403 Toxic Chemicals That Pose Risk in Plant Accidents, 38648 [19DE]
U.S. Steelmakers Are Hot for the Coke-Free Furnace, 27982 [17OC]
U.S. Urged To Warn Women Who Took DES—Study Links Drug to Breast-Cancer Risk, 1127 [24JA]
Ueberroth Plan Poses Problems, 14667 [6JN]
Unborn Clearly Feel Pain, 9478 [25AP]
Universal Health Care—Canada Has It, Why Can't We?, 22045 [31JY]
VAT Unleashed in U.S. House, 34054 [3DE]
Viet Vet Chooses Suicide Over a Life of Suffering, 19263 [16JY]
Virginia Weighs Migrant Workers' Plight—Federal Report Says Delmarva Camps Among Nation's Worst, 22927 [4SE]
WARC Complex Named For Grant, 20304 [24JY]
Waste Debate Drags on While Village Is Dying, 32479 [19NO]
What Is Hypothermia?, 36337-36339 [12DE]
What Is Tourette Syndrome?, 34082 [4DE]
When ``Dr. Bob'' Took His Last Drink, Millions Were Saved, 14956 [10JN]
When Homeless Need a Friend, the Doctor Is Always In, 36306 [12DE]
Where Superfund Money Goes, 24352 [19SE]
Which Way on Abortion?, 1827 [5FE]
Who, How and When To Pay for Physicians' Training, 12326-12328 [16MY]
Who's Really Causing AIDS Epidemic?, 25521 [1OC]
Woman Doctor Closes Gender Gap, 7415 [3AP]
World Health Organization, 34352 [4DE]
Worried Homeowners Can Purchase Detector To Test for Deadly Radon, 22385 [1AU]
Worry About Survival of Society First—Then AIDS Victims' Rights, 28163 [21OC]
Wounded South African Blacks Facing Arrest at Hospitals, 14782 [6JN]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: availability of services through Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2691)
———constitutional amendment (see H.J. Res. 140)
———constitutional prohibition (see S.J. Res. 19, 21)
———funding restrictions (see S. 504)
———informed choice of women on use of anesthetics and analgesics (see H.R. 203)
———protection of human fetus from organic pain (see S. Res. 163)
———violence against certain medical facilities (see S. Res. 212)
Acid rain: control (see S. 52)
———control certain sources of sulfur dioxide (see H.R. 2679)
———control of certain sulfur dioxide emissions (see H.R. 1030)
———reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions (see S. 283)
———reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions (see S. 503; H.R. 1162, 1414)
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: grants for education and dissemination of information (see H.R. 3275)
———grants for education information and dissemination and blood test program (see S. 1430)
———program of blood tests to detect antibodies to human T-cell lymphotrophic virus (see H.R. 3275)
———restrictions for health professionals (see H.R. 3647)
ACTION Drug Prevention Program: funding (see S. 668)
———funding from proceeds received by customs forfeiture fund and Dept. of Justice's assets forfeiture fund (see H.R. 2447)
Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN: designate (see S. 437)
Adolescent health demonstration projects: funds (see H.R. 3616)
Aeronautics: excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation (see S. 1661; H.R. 3139)
———first aid medical supplies and equipment for in-flight emergency care (see S. 63)
———in-flight emergency medical care aboard passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1647)
AFDC: study of quality control standards and procedures (see S. 1362)
Africa: budget waiver for consideration of S. 457, emergency relief for certain sub-Saharan countries (see S. Res. 73)
———emergency relief for certain sub-Saharan countries (see S. 457)
Aged: application of technological innovations to health programs (see H.R. 176)
———complete deduction of medical expenses (see H.R. 803)
———Dept. of HHS' clearinghouse for information on available Federal home programs (see H.R. 167)
———FTC study of unfair and deceptive acts by life care communities (see H.R. 2042)
———home and community based services (see S. 1181)
———home- and community-based services (see H.R. 2951)
———provide refundable tax credit for households which include (see H.R. 406)
———tax deduction for cost of medically custodial care (see H.R. 723)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: improve health-related authorities (see H.R. 3083)
Agriculture: inspection and labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see H.R. 2103)
Air pollution: prevent toxic releases (see H.R. 2576)
Aircraft inflight emergency care: provide first aid equipment and medical supplies (see H.R. 386)
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: funds (see S.J. Res. 89; H.J. Res. 190)
Alcoholic beverages: additional tax revenues deposited in Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H.R. 1054)
———equivalent time with advertising for public service announcements (see H.R. 2526)
———national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 2645)
———restrictions on Federal assistance to certain State and local education agencies (see H.R. 3769)
———warning label about health hazards (see H.R. 2656)
Aleuts: prevention and control of diabetes (see S. 1988)
Alzheimer's disease: assistance for education, research, and treatment programs (see H.R. 2280)
———credit against tax for expenses incurred in care of family member (see H.R. 3523)
———demonstration projects for alternative medicare benefits (see H.R. 67)
———demonstration projects for medicare alternative (see S. 751)
———education, research, and treatment programs (see S. 1736)
———establish family support groups (see H.R. 66)
———family support group for families of victims (see S. 753)
———family support groups (see H.R. 3492)
———provide for regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524)
———regional treatment centers (see S. 174)
———research (see S. 750)
———tax deduction for certain households (see S. 263)
Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration, Research, Respite, and Assistance Act: enact (see S. 1835)
Ambulances: death benefit to survivors of members of rescue squads (see S. 1479)
Amend (see S. 53)
American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 202; H.J. Res. 127)
Animal test subjects: develop alternative ophthalmic testing procedures (see H. Con. Res. 15)
Animals: indemnity programs for control and eradication of brucellosis (see S. 715)
———penalty for damaging or destroying research facilities (see H.R. 2654)
———prohibit imports from countries using certain agricultural chemicals or drugs (see H.R. 2937)
Antibiotics Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 616)
Armed Forces: assign chief medical officer of U.S. European Command (see H.R. 3666)
———benefits to certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 62)
———benefits under CHAMPUS Program (see S. 132)
———CHAMPUS Program basic authorization statute (see S. 180)
———CHAMPUS Program participation by medicare providers (see S. 156)
———free dental prostheses for dependents of active duty personnel in military facilities (see S. 1306)
———improve and expand certain benefits (see H.R. 1020)
———qualifications for clinical psychologists (see S. 151)
———revise special pay provisions for dental officers (see S. 1307; H.R. 673)
———study of medical care system (see H.R. 1240)
———suit for improper medical care (see S. 489; H.R. 1161)
Asbestos: compensation for occupational exposure (see H.R. 1626)
———prompt, exclusive, and equitable compensation for disability or death due to occupational exposure (see S. 1265)
Asbestos School Hazard Detection and Control Act: amend (see H.R. 766)
Aspartame: public information and study of health effects (see S. 1557)
Aspirin: warning labels (see S. 538; H.R. 1381)
———warnings on certain drugs relative to Reye's syndrome (see H.R. 3640)
Atomic energy: remedial actions relative to mill tailings at active uranium and thorium processing sites (see H.R. 2236)
———transfer Sec. of Energy authority for epidemiological studies of effects of radiation (see S. 525; H.R. 1287)
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 308)
Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 93; H.J. Res. 162, 169)
Biomedical information: promoting dissemination and preventing duplication of experiments on live animals (see H.R. 1145)
Birth control: development and evaluation of contraceptives (see S. 1091)
———extend authorization of appropriations (see S. 881)
Black Lung Benefits Act: additional administrative law judges (see H.R. 3586)
———GS-16 compensation for certain administrative law judges (see S. 1504)
———relief for claimants who receive overpayments erroneously (see H.R. 3587)
Blood donors: penalty for persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 3649)
Budget: reconciliation on certain medical care programs (see H.R. 3290)
Cadet Nurse Corps: credit for civil service retirement (see H.R. 2663)
Cardiac drugs: extension of patents for certain (see S. 456)
Carville, LA: designate Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center (see H.R. 3360)
CHAMPUS Program: cost-sharing requirement for inpatient medical care on emergency basis (see H.R. 674)
Chazov, Yevgeny: rescind award (see S.J. Res. 243)
Chemical warfare: storage and demilitarization of chemical munitions and agents (see S. 662)
Chesapeake Bay: enhancement of water quality (see H.R. 9)
Child Care Program: establish to improve quality of services and protect parental rights (see H.R. 307)
Child molesting: clinical training programs for graduate students (see S. 544)
Child Nutrition Act: consideration of H.R. 7, extend and improve (see H. Res. 262)
Child Welfare and Adoption Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1329; H.R. 2810)
Children: authorize appropriations for survival fund (see H.R. 1746)
———comprehensive programs (see H.R. 3114)
———dependence on medical technology in the home for an extended period (see S. 1793)
———expand early care services (see H.R. 2867)
———licensing of day care providers and clearinghouse for information on prospective employees (see S. 142)
———universal access to immunization (see S. Con. Res. 78; H. Con. Res. 211)
Children's Survival Act: enact (see S. 1237)
CIA: funds for retirement and disability system (see H.R. 2419)
Cigarettes: additional revenues deposited in Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H.R. 1053)
———additional tax revenues deposited in Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see S. 820, 874; H.R. 1969)
———earmark revenues from increased taxes to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3630)
———excise tax (see S. 1732)
———increase tax to fund cancer research (see H.R. 3788)
———partial distribution of tax proceeds to States for preventive health programs (see S. 1633)
Clean Water Act: amend (see S. 1128)
Coal: adjust duties to offset expenses of U.S. environmental, health, welfare, and safety requirements (see H.R. 422)
———offset competitive advantages of foreign producers (see H.R. 1905)
Coffee: restrictions on Federal assistance to certain State and local education agencies (see H.R. 3769)
Color additives: repeal provisional listing (see S. 1512; H.R. 3095)
Color dyes: ban use of certain (H. Res. 94), 9983 [1MY]
———terminate provisional listing of certain (see H.R. 2857; H. Res. 94)
Commission for the Amelioration of Parkinsonism: establish (see H.R. 2295)
Commissioner of Food and Drugs: appointment subject to Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3909)
Commodity Supplemental Food Program: reauthorize and improve operation (see H.R. 2422)
Community-Based Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Projects Act: enact (see S. 1873)
Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act: amend (see H.R. 677)
Comprehensive Drug Law Enforcement, Prevention, and Treatment Act: enact (see S. 1583)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see H.R. 2022, 2208, 2780, 3245, 3383, 3852)
———consideration of H.R. 2817 to amend (see H. Res. 331)
———funding of superfund (see S. 972)
Comprehensive Substance Abuse Education Act: enact (see H.R. 1242)
Comprehensive Vietnam Veterans' Literature Review and Training Act: enact (see S. 1062)
Computers: penalty for unauthorized access to, or alteration of, individual medical records (see H.R. 995)
Counseling assistance: provide for elderly sick and disabled (see H.R. 426)
Courts: GS-16 compensation for administrative law judges making determinations under Black Lung Benefits Act (see S. 1504)
Crime and criminals: intentional misrepresentations to obtain physician position (see H.R. 1583)
———penalty for individual's misrepresentation as a physician (see H.R. 1091)
———psychiatric examinations of certain law offenders (see S. 34)
Critical Trends Assessment Act: enact (see S. 1031)
Crown Point, IN: Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 1361)
Cyclamates: compensation for losses incurred as result of FDA's 1969-70 misrepresentations relative to carcinogenic effects (see H.R. 3637)
Dairy products: CCC transfer authority for use by Armed Forces and VA hospitals (see H.R. 2718)
Daycare expenses: tax treatment for dependents with brain disorders (see H.R. 468)
Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 301)
Department of Defense: establish Board of Medical Examination (see H.R. 369)
Dependent care expenses: tax treatment (see H.R. 467)
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen research program (see H.R. 2137)
Dept. of Defense: appointment of health care professionals to certain positions (see S. 1050)
———clarify responsibility under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (see H.R. 1940)
———incentive for recruitment and retention of health professionals (see H.R. 1498)
———medical care systems consolidated under Defense Health Agency (see H.R. 1136)
Dept. of HHS: establish home health care clearinghouse (see S. 752)
———reducing duplicative collection of information (see H.R. 776)
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3424)
Designate (see H.J. Res. 108, 112)
Designer drugs: assessment by National Drug Enforcement Policy Board (see S. 746; H.R. 2014)
Developments in Aging: 1984: printing of report (see S. Res. 30)
Diet: assessment of nutritional quality of U.S. food supply (see H.R. 2436)
———prescription for drugs containing phenylpropanolamine (see H.R. 1673)
Diethylstilbestrol (DES): Federal grants to States to identify and aid exposed (see H.R. 508)
———registry to identify and assist affected individuals (see S. 551)
Disability Advisory Council: establish (see S. 1626)
Diseases: U.S.-U.S.S.R. effort to achieve worldwide immunization (see S. Res. 227)
———U.S.-U.S.S.R. worldwide immunization cooperation (see H. Res. 295)
District of Columbia: broaden composition of Commission on Mental Health (see H.R. 2855)
———eliminate Commission on Mental Health's all-physician requirement (see S. 179)
Donor organs: liability of persons transporting human (see H.R. 551)
Dr. Jonas E. Salk Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 123; H.J. Res. 258)
Draize rabbit eye irritancy test: develop alternative ophthalmic testing procedures (see H. Con. Res. 15)
Drug abuse: Dept. of Justice's assets forfeiture funds used for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation (see H.R. 1193)
———Federal grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for prevention, education, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 15; H.R. 526)
———funds for prevention programs in schools (see S. 1820)
———international narcotics control (see S. 766; H.R. 1768)
———restrictions on Federal assistance to certain State and local education agencies (see H.R. 3769)
———Sec. of HHS report on effects of cocaine (see H.R. 2076)
———Sec. of HHS report on health effects of cocaine use (see S. 772)
Drug Benefits Council: establish (see H.R. 168, 3311)
Drug industry: authorize export of certain unapproved drugs (see H.R. 3962)
———define authority of Sec. of HHS to regulate food as drugs (see H.R. 2583)
———disclosure of active and inactive ingredients on label (see S. 1411)
———establish conditions for exports (see S. 1848; H.R. 3995)
———establish export conditions (see S. 1770)
———remove prohibition relative to labeling and advertising (see H.R. 2244)
Drugs: benefits for the aged (see H.R. 3311)
———restrict Sec. of HHS authority in regulating food as drugs (see H.R. 1819)
Drunk Driving Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 2686)
Education: accreditation of courses of study at foreign medical schools (see H.R. 3485)
———acquired immune deficiency syndrome cases (see H. Con. Res. 224)
———capitation grants to students in psychology (see S. 133)
———direct grant program for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2501)
———hospital residency graduates of foreign medical schools (see H.R. 3486)
———loans to graduate students in psychology (see S. 79)
———loans to students at foreign medical schools (see H.R. 3486)
———loans to students in certain foreign medical schools (see H.R. 1582)
———physician graduates of unaccredited foreign medical schools (see H.R. 3485)
El Salvador: vaccination campaign (see H. Res. 145)
Electric power public utilities: prohibit involuntary terminations for residential service (see H.R. 292)
Emergencies: funds for prevention and treatment (see H.R. 232)
Emergency medical condition: hospital provide patient care without regard for ability to pay (see H.R. 305)
Employee Health Care Cost Reduction Act: enact (see H.R. 1791)
Employee life support programs: tax treatment (see H. Res. 184)
Employment: discrimination on basis of cancer history (see H.R. 1294)
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend (see S. 1360; H.R. 2876)
EPA: fluoridation (see H.J. Res. 396)
Epilepsy treatment: assistance (see H.R. 393)
ERISA: benefit options (see H.R. 1375)
Eskimos: prevention and control of diabetes (see S. 1988)
Executive departments: improve knowledge and use of risk assessment in regulatory decisions relative to human life, health, and ecology (see H.R. 2749)
Ex-POW's: improvement of benefits (see H.R. 864)
Farm animal husbandry: effective use of antibiotics (see H.R. 616)
FDA: strengthen control over use of drugs and secure data on adverse reactions (see H.R. 1672)
Federal aid programs: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2358)
Federal employees: authorize OPM to waive certain insurance eligibility requirements (see S. 681)
———competitive insurance plans (see S. 612)
———coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 156)
———coverage of services of nurse-midwives not performed in connection with a physician (see S. 148)
———eligibility of retirees for Blue Cross/Blue Shield refunds (see S. 1454; H.R. 3031)
———expand class of individuals eligible for refunds of contributions to health insurance benefits program (see H.R. 3384)
———health insurance coverage of nurse services not performed in connection with a physician (see S. 136)
———improve health protection (see S. 1388)
———increase Government contribution rate to insurance plans and extend coverage to employees separated due to reductions in force (see H.R. 156)
———insurance application by certain organizations (see H.R. 873)
———medicare tax exemption for certain (see S. 1348)
———miscellaneous amendments to health benefits program (see H.R. 3384)
———protection of positions excepted from competitive process (see H.R. 917)
———repeal hospital tax (see H.R. 193)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend (see H.R. 2177)
———labeling (see S. 1699)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: exempt stone, sand, and gravel operations (see H.R. 329)
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 8, 9, 1509, 2090)
———authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2493)
———review and extend certain provisions (see S. 793)
Firefighters: lower limitation on defined benefit plans (see H.R. 2073)
Fish and wildlife cancer research: status of State and Federal programs (see H.R. 2155)
Florida: construct VA hospital in southwest region (see H.R. 2727)
Food: exemption from definition of drugs (see H.R. 1819)
———labeling requirements (see S. 264; H.R. 3751)
———prohibit imports from countries having substandard use of certain antibiotics in food-producing animals (see H.R. 2379)
Food for Progress Act: enact (see H.R. 1313)
Food industry: prohibit use of sulfiting agents (see S. 573; H.R. 1427)
Food service industry: instructions for removing lodged food from throats (see H.R. 515)
Food stamp plan: reauthorize and improve operation (see H.R. 2422)
Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Child Welfare Act: enact (see S. 1329; H.R. 2810, 2894)
Fringe benefits: tax treatment of certain (see H. Res. 268)
Geriatrics: funds for research, education, and training (see S. 1100)
Glen Ellyn, IL: leadership in curbing alcohol consumption by teenagers (see H. Con. Res. 86)
Government: recovery of certain costs of hospital and other medical treatment (see S. 1407)
Grace Commission: annual report to Congress on status of implementation of recommendations (see H.R. 2297)
———implement recommendations (see H.R. 1828)
Ground water: State standards, planning, and protection programs (see H.R. 3808)
Handicapped: complete deduction of medical expenses (see H.R. 803)
Hawaiians: prevention and control of diabetes (see S. 1988)
Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund: funding (see S. 955)
———proceeds from excise tax on manufacturers and producers of tangible personal property (see S. 957)
Hazardous substances: compensation system for individuals injured by exposure (see H.R. 2242)
———coordination of research information relative to health and environmental effects and remedial actions (see H.R. 2865, 3065)
———establish local emergency response committees (see H.R. 3300)
———establish regional emergency response committees (see H.R. 2969)
———establish regional training centers to improve response and enforcement capabilities (see H.R. 966)
———export restrictions (see H.R. 638)
———funds for certain health assessments (see H.R. 2463)
———funds for cleanup of waste sites (see S. 494; H.R. 1342)
———funds for research, development, and demonstration for alternative and innovative treatment technologies for remedial actions under superfund program (see H.R. 3857)
———improved emergency planning and notification of releases (see S. 1531)
———liability for cleanup operations (see S. 1761; H.R. 3418)
———notification to city or county officials (see S. 606)
———prohibiting land disposal and availability of funds to equalize cost of landfill and treatment (see H.R. 919)
———reform certain export notification procedures (see S. 1380)
———report of certain employee exposures to OSHA (see H.R. 2178)
———requirements for Federal installations (see S. 517; H.R. 1319)
———revise and extend taxes used to finance superfund program (see H.R. 1775)
———right-to-know laws (see H.R. 965)
———safe disposal (see H.R. 1978)
———State inventories of solid waste disposal sites (see H.R. 3816)
———tax on disposal and long-term storage (see S. 14)
———use of innovative technologies for cleanup operations (see H.R. 3416)
Hazardous Substances Right To Know: ensure for workers (see H.J. Res. 225)
Health: disease prevention through national nutrition monitoring system (see S. 1569)
———funds for programs which reduce vitamin A deficiency (see S. 1451)
———promote disease prevention through coordinated national nutrition monitoring system (see S. 1387)
Health Care Cost Containment Act: enact (see H.R. 1852)
Health Care Expo Week: designate (see S. Res. 189)
Health insurance: improve Federal minimum standards for elderly (see H.R. 213)
———permit group payors to provide for alternative rates (see H.R. 733)
Health maintenance organizations: assistance program (see H.R. 2417)
———competition demonstration project (see H.R. 2285)
———eliminate Federal support (see S. 1642)
———extend and revise assistance programs (see H.R. 2243, 2291)
———psychologist services (see S. 87)
Health Planning and Resource Allocation Act: enact (see S. 1104)
Health Research Extension Act: enact (see S. 1309)
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227)
Hemochromatosis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 178; H.J. Res. 356)
Heroin: relief of terminal cancer patients (see H.R. 1597)
Hospital and medical care: recovery of costs when provided by the U.S. (see H.R. 441)
Hospitals: final regulations mortgage insurance for public facilities (see H.R. 3859)
———prohibit discrimination in use of protective garments (see H.R. 3646)
Housing: establish program for the chronically mentally ill (see S. 1743)
Humane Products Testing Act: enact (see H.R. 1877)
Humanitarian assistance: availability of surplus vessels (see H.R. 603, 2161)
Illinois Health Facilities Health Planning Board: accreditation of South Chicago Community Hospital Kidney Transplant Center (see H. Res. 257)
Immunization: universal access (see S. Con. Res. 78; H. Con. Res. 211)
Income tax: exclude payments for debt due to black lung disease benefits repaid to U.S. (see H.R. 3539)
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: amend (see H.R. 1426)
———reauthorizing appropriations (see S. 277)
Indians: drug abuse and alcoholism prevention and treatment for youth (see H.R. 1156)
———drug abuse and alcoholism treatment and prevention programs for youth (see S. 1298; H.R. 2624)
———health promotion and disease prevention services (see S. 400)
———prevention and control of diabetes (see S. 1988)
———scholarships to provide psychologists (see S. 38)
Individual retirement accounts: prohibit penalty for early withdrawal of amounts used for institutional care expenses (see S. 1183)
Indoor Air Quality Act: enact (see H.R. 2101)
Infant formulas: labeling requirements (see S. 265)
Infant mortality: reduction (see H.R. 1382)
Influenza vaccine: medicare coverage (see H.R. 482)
Insurance: availability, based on income and assets, under competitive system (see H.R. 2284)
———continued group plan coverage for certain individuals who have changed family status (see H.R. 21)
———employer extension of plan coverage at group rates for family members of deceased, divorced, or medicare-eligible workers (see S. 1632)
———employer plan inclusion of pediatric preventive health care (see H.R. 3469)
———national program (see H.R. 16)
———partial tax deduction of premium paid by self-employed (see H.R. 2433)
———partial tax deduction of premiums paid by self-employed (see S. 419; H.R. 11)
———pediatric preventive care included in group plans as condition for tax deduction by employer (see S. 376)
———physicians' and surgeons' mutual protection associations (see H.R. 2261)
———premiums paid by self-employers (see H.R. 3307)
———promoting consumer choices by collecting data on costs and quality of care rendered by hospitals and clinics (see S. 379)
———State programs to assist low-income individuals (see H.R. 2696)
———tax incentives for statewide pools for high-risk individuals (see S. 1372)
Irradiation of food: development and commercialization (see H.R. 3504)
John Malamazian Blind Rehabilitation Center: designate (see H.R. 301)
Joint Operating Commission for Food Irradiation: establish (see S. 288)
Laboratories: portion of executive department's research funds used for modernization of facilities at universities and colleges (see H.R. 2823)
———promote technology transfer by federally operated facilities (see H.R. 1572)
———proper treatment of animals (see S. 1233; H.R. 2653)
Laetrile: exemption from Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act's effectiveness requirements (see H.R. 1471)
Lake Houston, TX: pollution control (see H.R. 790)
Landfills: EPA regulations relative to gas emissions (see H.R. 2033, 2034)
Law enforcement officers: lower limitation on defined benefit plans (see H.R. 2073)
Lead Free Drinking Water Act: enact (see S. 1197; H.R. 2910)
Life insurance: tax deduction for certain premiums paid to establish trust for handicapped (see H.R. 2420)
LIFE International: availability of surplus Government-owned vessels to assist developing countries (see S. 1344)
Livermore National Laboratory: designate (see H.R. 1036)
Long Term Care Insurance Promotion and Protection Act: enact (see S. 1378)
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Benefits Review Board (see H.R. 3502)
Lotteries: financing medicare program and budget deficit (see H.R. 1878)
———financing Social Security programs (see H.R. 772)
———funding of Social Security programs (see H.R. 2748)
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 57; H.J. Res. 197)
Lupus Erythematosus Coordinating Committee: establish (see S. 552)
Malpractice: alternative liability system in case of injuries (see S. 1960; H.R. 3084)
———Federal grants to encourage State's administrative tort reform (see H.R. 3865)
Malpractice cases: uniform Federal standards for screening panels (see S. 175)
Marijuana: therapeutic use (see H.R. 2232)
Marketing: nutritional content a criterion in classification (see H.R. 3488)
Marlboro County General Hospital Charity, SC: relief (see S. 1895; H.R. 3896), 35787 [10DE]
Maternal and Child Health Preventive Care Act: amend (see S. 505)
Meat and meat food products: prohibit imports from countries using certain agricultural chemicals or drugs (see H.R. 2937)
Meat and poultry: interstate sale for State-inspected products (see S. 192)
Medicaid: coverage of certain low-income pregnant women (see S. 7)
———coverage of hospice care (see S. 867)
———educational and training activities of peer review organizations (see H.R. 3783)
———eligibility of special needs children placed for adoption (see S. 1628)
———home- or community-based services authority for States without waiver (see H.R. 2863, 2875)
———increase activities of State's fraud and abuse units in eliminating patient neglect (see H.R. 2829)
———optional program of pharmaceutical assistance (see H.R. 1542)
———provider appeals of adverse determinations by peer review organizations (see H.R. 3782)
———service of acupuncturists (see H.R. 1031)
———State flexibility to provide home or community-based services (see S. 1277)
Medical care: availability of heroin for relief of terminal cancer patients (see H.R. 1597)
———block grant to States for planning activities (see S. 1855)
———clearinghouse to collect and analyze statistics on aggregate costs, utilization, and quality of services (see S. 1367; H.R. 2882)
———compensation for vaccine-related injuries (see S. 827)
———continuation of benefits coverage for certain uninsured individuals (see S. 1615)
———cost control (see S. 1346)
———emergency care by hospitals and free standing emergency centers (see H. Con. Res. 178)
———extend, consolidate, and improve various services (see S. 1643)
———extension of patents relative to cardiac drugs (see H.R. 1846)
———Federal incentives for States' professional liability reform (see S. 1804)
———incentives for the establishment of statewide insurance pools (see S. 1615)
———intra-health maintenance organizations competition demonstration project (see H.R. 2285)
———prohibit hospitals from refusing appropriate treatment to stabilize patients in emergencies (see S. 1615)
———statewide insurance pools for high-risk individuals (see H.R. 1770)
———system of cost sharing for individual financially unable to obtain public or private coverage (see S. 1781)
Medical expenses: crime victim deduction (see H.R. 841)
Medical personnel: amend various training authorities (see S. 1644)
———exclusion of residents and interns from coverage under Federal Labor-Management Relations Statute (see H.R. 3877)
———training assistance (see S. 1283, 1284)
Medical records: confidentiality (see H.R. 74)
Medical waste: civil action against persons creating public nuisance through improper management (see H.R. 2200)
Medicare: 50% freeze on hospital payments under diagnosis-related group's prospective payment system (see H.R. 2168)
———accurate and timely information on available benefits (see H. Con. Res. 221)
———accurate and timely information to patients relative to benefits (see S. Con. Res. 58)
———acupuncture treatment (see H.R. 1032)
———additional benefits (see S. 569)
———additional members for Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (see S. 984)
———additional payment for hospitals which serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients (see S. 1606)
———adjust diagnostic-related group's prospective payment rates to hospitals to take into account the relative severity of illness involved (see H.R. 3781)
———administrative and judicial review of determinations (see H.R. 2864)
———administrative appeals and judicial review under part B (see S. 1551)
———allow hospices to subcontract for nursing services (see S. 322)
———allow physicians to charge beneficiaries without regard to fee freeze if patient chooses to pay from private sources (see S. 989)
———alternative liability system for medical malpractice in case of injuries (see S. 1960; H.R. 3084)
———anniversary commendation (see S. Con. Res. 9; H. Con. Res. 88)
———annual report from OTA on changes in payment amounts for certain surgical transplantation procedures (see H.R. 3119)
———area wage index for reimbursement to hospitals (see S. 1478)
———clinical trial to determine efficiency and economic feasibility of coverage of personal emergency response systems (see S. 127)
———commission to study short- and long-term financial solvency and appropriateness of benefit structure (see H.R. 3105)
———condition for reimbursement of physicians (see S. 266)
———consideration of H.R. 3722, extend certain reimbursement provisions (see H. Res. 317)
———coverage of home health services on daily basis (see H.R. 2371)
———coverage of home health services on provided daily basis (see S. 778)
———coverage of services performed by physician assistant (see S. 1640; H.R. 3260)
———coverage of wigs and hairpieces for individuals suffering from alopecia (see H.R. 993)
———demonstration in health promotion and disease prevention (see S. 359)
———deny, revoke, or suspend registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance by certain entities (see H.R. 1369)
———direct payment for services of registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 1154; H.R. 2504, 3022)
———educational and training activities of peer review organizations (see H.R. 3783)
———effective date of disenrollments of beneficiaries in health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans (see H.R. 2307)
———effective date of enrollments and disenrollments of beneficiaries in competitive medical plans (see H.R. 2010)
———eliminate penalty for late enrollments (see H.R. 3844)
———emergency inpatient hospital services outside U.S. (see H.R. 1077)
———enhance authority of peer review organizations to review the quality of services (see S. 1623)
———enrollments and disenrollments from health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans (see H.R. 3089)
———establish a bipartisan Commission to study program (see H.R. 523)
———exemption from employment taxes imposed for hospital insurance (see H.R. 1543)
———extend certain reimbursement provisions (see H.R. 3722, 3918, 3982, 3993, 3994, 3996, 4006)
———extend hospice benefits (see S. 777)
———extend prospective payment transition period (see S. 1127; H.R. 1953)
———flexible billing and payment arrangements for substitute physicians (see H.R. 2167)
———health care outside U.S. (see H.R. 3512)
———hospice benefits (see H.R. 2070)
———hospital-based comprehensive care programs (see H.R. 1401)
———hospitals' swing-bed program (see H.R. 3000)
———implement revised prospective payment wage index for hospitals (see S. 1096)
———improve insurance program (see H.R. 1970)
———income-based premium (see H.R. 1194)
———increase payment for inpatient hospital services in certain rural areas (see H.R. 3767)
———limit increase in inpatient hospital deductible and extended services coinsurance amount (see H.R. 3630, 3631, 3635)
———limit increases of part B premium (see S. 916)
———limit reimbursement for legal fees to hospitals and other providers of services (see H.R. 3589)
———maxillofacial services and prostheses needed in certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 3412)
———mental health services (see H.R. 2491)
———miscellaneous amendments (see S. 1613)
———occupational therapy services (see S. 723)
———optional coverage of certain vision, hearing, dental services, and prescription drugs (see H.R. 1403)
———payment amount for ambulatory surgical procedures (see S. 1489)
———payment for direct education costs of health care professionals (see S. 1158)
———payment for occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1985)
———payment for outpatient lens implantation procedures (see H.R. 3061)
———payment reform (see S. 1614)
———payment to freestanding radiation therapy centers for services to hospital inpatients (see S. 1683)
———payments of hospital under diagnosis-related group prospective payment system (see H.R. 1682)
———permanent 50% regional-national prospective payment rates (see S. 1400)
———permit hospital to exempt certain prolonged respiratory care unit from prospective payment system (see H.R. 2572)
———preventive health services (see H.R. 2368)
———program solvency (see S. 1346)
———prohibit Sec. of HHS from requiring physician certifications relative to inpatient hospital services (see S. 988)
———prospective application and periodic updating of revised wage index (see S. 1401)
———provider appeals of adverse determinations by peer review organizations (see H.R. 3782)
———reform reimbursement for medical education (see H.R. 2501)
———reimbursement levels or methodologies for home health services (see S. 1450; H.R. 3202)
———reimbursement limits for home health agencies (see S. 1402)
———reimbursement waivers for certain hospitals (see S. 1460)
———requirement for service provided by clinical psychologist in rural health clinic (see S. 1244)
———residency training and fellowship programs in geriatric medicine as condition for payment of direct medical education costs (see H.R. 2831)
———restrict time period within which a penalty for late enrollment can be imposed (see H.R. 2450)
———revenue from tax on smokeless tobacco used to assist in financing program (see H.R. 3064)
———revise method of payment to hospitals for capital costs (see S. 1559)
———revise methodology for computing additional payment to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 1606)
———revise requirements relative to nursing care provided by certain hospice programs (see H.R. 1742)
———services of certain interns in psychology (see S. 145)
———solvency of program (see H.R. 1801)
———strengthen assignment program for durable medical equipment (see H.R. 658)
———tax exemption for certain Federal employees (see S. 1348)
———temporary extension of certain reimbursement provisions (see H.R. 3452)
———therapeutic shoes for certain diabetics (see H.R. 2543)
———treatment of rural osteopathic hospitals under prospective payment system (see S. 1317; H.R. 2680)
———vision care (see H.R. 2342)
———voluntary partial insurance option for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1402)
———waive waiting period for disability benefits in case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 3602)
Medicare Voucher Act: enact (see S. 1985)
Medicare/medicaid: alternatives to institutionalization of patients (see H.R. 1168)
———budget reconciliation (see H.R. 3101, 3290)
———cost reduction (see S. 1550)
———coverage of respiratory care services for ventilator-dependent individuals (see S. 1249; H.R. 2703)
———coverage of services provided by clinical psychologist in rural health clinic (see H.R. 3281)
———deduction of past-due amounts owed by certain physicians under National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2852)
———mental health specialist services (see S. 50)
———payment for direct and indirect medical education costs (see H.R. 2699)
———payments for heart transplants (see S. 733)
———penalty for individual's misrepresentation as a physician (see H.R. 1091)
———require second opinion for certain surgical procedures as condition for payment (see S. 1325; H.R. 2807)
———requirements for hospitals to provide swing-bed services (see H.R. 1745)
———revenues from additional tax on cigarettes (see H.R. 1969)
———security of patients' funds maintained by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2832)
———State coordinated programs of acute and long-term care (see S. 780)
———strengthen law provisions intended to deter and sanction fraud and abuse (see S. 1323)
Mental health: conditions for grants to States (see H.R. 1479)
Mental health specialists: Social Security coverage under supplemental benefits program (see H.R. 435)
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 67; H.J. Res. 178)
Mentally handicapped: adequate psychiatric care (see H.R. 3021)
Mentally ill: funds for housing counseling and periodic evaluation after release from institutions (see H.R. 2235)
Merchant marine: use of exposure suits on vessels operating in cold waters (see S. 597)
Micronesia: medical fellowships (see H.R. 1462)
Microorganisms: protect environment and human life from adverse effects of the release of certain (see S. 1967)
Military psychologists: special pay (see S. 588)
Minorities: amend Health Careers Opportunity Program (see S. 181)
Munitions industry: liability for release of hazardous substances when using Dept. of Defense equipment (see H.R. 3611)
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 183; H.J. Res. 329)
Narragansett Bay, RI: enhancement of water quality (see H.R. 9)
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 117, 119; H.J. Res. 229)
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 59, 282)
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 65; H.J. Res. 77)
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 83, 241; H.J. Res. 170, 427)
National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 295)
National Autism Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 230; H.J. Res. 440)
National Blood Pressure Awareness Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 130)
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333)
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 234; S. 481)
National Camps for Children with Cancer Day (see H.J. Res. 109)
National Cancer Institute: reauthorize (see S. 1309)
National cancer research and demonstration centers: establish breast screening centers (see H.R. 3818)
National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 173)
National Child Safety Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 110)
National childhood vaccine-injury compensation program: establish (see H.R. 1780)
National Commission on Bioethics: establish (see S. 1255)
National Commission on Neurofibromatosis: establish (see S. 231; H.R. 615)
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality: establish (see H.R. 3344, 3349, 3353)
National Correct Posture Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209)
National Council on Access to Health Care: establish (see S. 1620; H.R. 3253)
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 175; H.J. Res. 177, 183)
National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 149; H.J. Res. 218)
National DES Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 149)
National Diabetes Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 145; H.J. Res. 314)
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 94; H.J. Res. 158)
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 40; H.J. Res. 135)
National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 58)
National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126)
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 358)
National Emergency Medical Air Transport Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 217; H.J. Res. 452)
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 245)
National Eye Health Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 207)
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 189; H.J. Res. 375)
National Guard: computation of civil service benefits for certain technicians (see S. 1259)
National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 132; H.J. Res. 200)
National Health Service Corps: extend and revise (see H.R. 2237)
———reauthorize (see S. 1285)
———revise and extend program (H.R. 2237), provide for consideration of (see H. Res. 287)
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: deduction of past-due amounts owed by certain physicians (see H.R. 2852)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: reauthorize (see S. 1309)
National Hemophilia Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 150; H.J. Res. 254)
National Home Care Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 139; H.J. Res. 319)
National Infection Control Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 147)
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases establish (see S. 1309)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: establish (see S. 425)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases: establish (see H.R. 525)
National Institute of Mental Health: transfer to NIH (see S. 80)
National Institute of Population and Human Reproduction: establish (see H.R. 978)
National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease: designate (see S. 750)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Associate Director for Special Populations (see S. 39)
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Associate Director for Special Populations (see S. 39)
National Maternal and Child Health Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 239; H.J. Res. 461)
National Medical Laboratory Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 202, 480)
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 22)
National Nuclear Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 297)
National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217)
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program: establish (see H.R. 2436)
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 236; H.J. Res. 450)
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 35; H.J. Res. 123)
National Organ Transplant Trust Fund: provide for designation of contributions on tax forms (see S. 205)
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 88; H.J. Res. 175)
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 61; H.J. Res. 46)
National Parkinson's Disease Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 185)
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 80)
National Research Institutes: correcting enrollment of H.R. 2409 (see S. Con. Res. 79)
———extend and revise Public Health Service Act authorities (see H.R. 2409)
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 29; H.J. Res. 122)
National School Lunch Act: consideration of H.R. 7, extend and improve (see H. Res. 262)
National Scleroderma Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 78; H.J. Res. 144)
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 4; H.J. Res. 85)
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 111; H.J. Res. 179)
National system of health security: create (see H.R. 212)
National Taste and Smell Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364)
National Tumor Registrar Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 422)
National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 216)
National Voluntary Health Insurance Act: enact (see H.R. 973)
Natural gas public utilities: prohibit involuntary terminations for residential service (see H.R. 292)
New Jersey: VA outpatient clinic in southern region (see H.R. 1424)
New York, NY: exclusion of certain work-related sick pay of law enforcement officers (see S. 137)
NIH: correcting enrollment of H.R. 2409 (see S. Con. Res. 79)
———extend and revise Public Health Service Act authorities (see H.R. 2409)
———research funds (see S.J. Res. 69)
———research grants (see H.J. Res. 136)
NSF: establish Federal laboratory consortium for technology transfer (see H.R. 1572)
Nuclear accidents: remove liability limits for (see H.R. 445)
Nuclear facilities: comprehensive, equitable, and efficient mechanism for full compensation in event of accidents (see S. 1225)
———modify certain limitations on amount of financial protection required for incidents (see H.R. 2665)
———procedures for liability and indemnification for incidents (see H.R. 3653)
Nurses: assistance to education programs (see H.R. 2370)
———education assistance (see S. 1284)
———education assistance programs (see H.R. 2026)
———Social Security coverage of services (see H.R. 420, 421)
Nursing homes: use of certain toxic materials in construction (see H.R. 1199)
Nutrition: coordinated national monitoring system (see S. 1569)
———dietitian counseling provided with home health service (see H.R. 1173)
———funds for programs which reduce vitamin A deficiency (see S. 1451)
———health promotion through coordinated national monitoring system (see S. 1387)
———strengthen Dept. of Agriculture's research program (see H.R. 2137)
Occupational health and safety: identifying, notifying, and preventing illness and death among workers (see H.R. 1309)
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 330)
Ocean Incineration Research Act: enact (see S. 1039)
Office of Critical Trends Analysis: establish (see S. 1031)
Older Americans Food Stamp Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 2778)
Optometry Corps: establish (see H.R. 327)
Oral rehydration: assistance to foreign countries for protection of children (see S. 1917; H.R. 3894)
Orphan drug: amend Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 2290)
Orphan drugs: amend Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see S. 1147)
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA: designate (see H.R. 1586)
Parenteral diacetylmorphine: availability for cancer patients (see S. 70)
Pediatric pulmonary medicine: grant program to fund research, training, and patient services (see H.R. 3822)
Pediculosis Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 223)
Pesticides: content and transfer information on imported and exported products (see H.R. 1416)
———emergency action for certain chemical products hazardous to public health (see H.R. 2924)
———health and safety testing information from manufacturers (see S. 1303)
———protect public safety (see H.R. 2580)
———revise procedures for changes in tolerances and exemptions (see H.R. 2924)
———safety (see H.R. 1910)
———strengthening existing laws (see S. 309)
Pharmacists: collective negotiations with third-party prepaid prescription program administrators and sponsors (see H.R. 2668)
Phobia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 292)
Phoenix, AZ: Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center (see S. 399)
Physically handicapped: mail delivery (see H.R. 396)
Physicians: Dept. of Justice funds for State medical malpractice programs (see H.R. 2659)
Physicians' and Surgeons' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association: encourage (see H.R. 3761)
Physicians' and surgeons' mutual protection and indemnity associations: encourage formation (see S. 1357)
Plastic sheeting: duty-free treatment of certain (see H.R. 2347)
Podiatrists (see H.R. 3437)
Poisons: development and operation of control centers (see S. 182)
Poland: reduced postal rates for certain parcels (see H.R. 1019)
Pollution: availability of remedies for damages (see H.R. 2445)
Potable water: lead free requirement for pipes, solder, and flux (see H.R. 3579)
Pregnancy: counseling assistance, preparation, and distribution of information (see H.R. 3975)
———dissemination of information on effects and risks of drugs and devices on health of women (see H.R. 2685)
———patient access to medical records and current information on obstetrical procedures (see H.R. 2685)
Primary care: funds (see S. 1282)
Primary health care: assistance program (see H.R. 2418)
Primary health care centers: extend and revise assistance programs (see H.R. 2243)
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission: additional members (see S. 984)
Psychologists: Social Security coverage of services (see H.R. 419)
Public baths: prohibit Federal assistance to local jurisdiction which permits operation of certain (see H.R. 3648)
Public buildings: smoking in restricted areas (see S. 1440)
Public Health Service Act: amend (see S. 1689; H.R. 2251, 2252)
———extend and revise certain assistance programs (see H.R. 2369)
———extend and revise programs under title VIII (see H.R. 2410)
———extend health planning authority (see H.R. 3010)
———health maintenance organizations (see S. 1762)
———revise and extend programs of assistance for primary health care (H.R. 2418), provide for consideration of (see H. Res. 289)
Puerto Rico: extension of VA authority for contract medical services (see H.R. 1654)
———repeal noncash benefit requirement for assistance program and adjust block grant (see H.R. 1653)
———VA contract for hospital care and outpatient services (see S. 1671)
Radioactive waste disposal: additional factors in selecting sites for repositories (see H.R. 3564)
———EPA jurisdiction over regulation of certain mixed solid waste (see S. 892; H.R. 2009)
———State participation in site selection, review, and approval process (see H.R. 1843)
———transportation restrictions (see H.R. 1695)
Radioactive wastes: remove limitation on quantity to be emplaced in first repository (see H.R. 2439)
Radom: research relative to exposure and emergency response to adverse health effects (see H.R. 3390)
Radon: credit against income tax for expenditures incurred for level reduction in principal residence (see S. 1546, 1593; H.R. 2773, 3172)
———EPA assessment of gas formed from naturally occurring deposits of uranium (see S. 1593; H.R. 3172)
———research relative to exposure and emergency response to adverse health effects (see H.R. 3390, 3423)
Railroads: rules on alcohol and drug abuse (see H. Con. Res. 100)
———transfer occupational safety and health jurisdiction to Dept. of Labor (see S. 1611)
Rescue services: death benefits to members (see H.R. 517)
Rescue work: death benefit to survivors of certain public safety officers (see S. 1479)
Research: extend various authorities (see S. 1641)
———proper treatment of laboratory animals (see S. 1792)
Restaurants: requirements when serving imported meat and meat food products (see H.R. 2896)
Reye's syndrome: warnings for drugs containing aspirin (see H.R. 3640)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO: cleanup of contaminated sites, structures, equipment, and natural resources (see H.R. 1771)
Rural areas: access to medical care and social service programs (see S. 1601)
Saccharin: extension of restriction on sale or distribution of certain products (see H.R. 791)
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: amend (see S. 484)
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 124; H.R. 1650)
School lunch program: limited extension of alternative means of assistance (see S. 983)
Senior Citizens Independent Community Care Act: enact (see S. 788)
Sesquicentennial Year of the National Library of Medicine: designate (see S.J. Res. 198; H.J. Res. 332)
Shreveport, LA: Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (see H.R. 1586)
Smokeless tobacco products: assistance to States for programs dealing with dangers (see H.R. 3510)
———budget waiver for consideration of S. 1574, public education on health effects (see S. Res. 266)
———public education on health effects (see S. 1574)
———revenue from excise tax used to assist in financing medicare program (see H.R. 3064)
———revenue from excise tax used to establish trust fund for cancer research (see H.R. 3078)
Smoking: raise medicare part B deductible (see S. 358)
———raise medicare part B premiums (see S. 357)
———restricted areas (see S. 1937)
Social Security: additional home health services (see H.R. 1192)
———additional members for Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (see H.R. 2709)
———administrative and judicial reviews of claims under supplementary insurance program (see H.R. 579)
———benefits to certain individuals in dual marriage cases (see H.R. 3715)
———consideration of H.R. 3669, prevent disinvestment of trust funds (see H. Res. 306)
———consideration of H.R. 3721, restore investments of trust funds (see H. Res. 318)
———coverage of optometric care (see H.R. 342)
———definition of term physician (see H.R. 1990)
———dental services (see H.R. 304)
———disability benefits offset by workmen's compensation (see H.R. 1078)
———emergency assistance to medicare-participating hospitals (see H.R. 302)
———enforcement of patient rights standards (see H.R. 216)
———exclusion of certain trust funds from budget process (see S. 724)
———fair and adequate financing of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2471)
———health care savings account (see H.R. 3505)
———home health service nutrition counseling (see H.R. 215)
———improve antifraud provisions (see S. 837; H.R. 1868)
———increase personal allowance for eligible individuals in medical institutions (see H.R. 2173)
———medicare coverage of diagnostic or therapeutic services by psychologist under arrangement with a hospital (see S. 130)
———medicare coverage of nurse-midwife services (see S. 146)
———medicare providers' participation in CHAMPUS Program (see S. 156)
———medicare/medicaid coverage of gerontological clinical nurse practitioner services (see S. 77)
———medicare/medicaid coverage of mental health counselor services (see S. 72)
———medicare/medicaid coverage of professional nurse services (see S. 135)
———medicare/medicaid coverage of psychiatric nurse practitioner services (see S. 74, 76)
———medicare/medicaid coverage of psychologist services (see S. 123)
———national catastrophic illness insurance program (see H.R. 165)
———notify Congress of investment of certain assets (see S. 1909)
———nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist to recertify need for certain services originally certified by physicians (see S. 131)
———off-budget treatment of programs (see H.R. 3908)
———off-budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1457)
———payment for chiropractor services (see H.R. 214)
———payments to dentists (see H.R. 224)
———prevent disinvestment of trust funds (see H.R. 3669)
———prohibit adversarial involvement in hearings relative to benefits, of Dept. of HHS and Social Security Administration (see S. 1944; H.R. 3854)
———protect medical care beneficiaries from unfit practitioners (see H.R. 1370)
———protect trust funds from actions designed to avoid statutory limit on public debt (see S. 1826; H.R. 3694)
———protect trust funds from disinvestment relative to public debt limit (see H.R. 3738)
———psychologist services provided by arrangement with a hospital (see S. 155)
———removal of trust funds from unified budget (see H.R. 2154, 2164, 2299)
———removal of trust funds from unified Federal budget (see H.R. 1376, 1385)
———remove trust funds from unified budget (see H.R. 2792)
———restore investments of trust funds (see H.R. 3721)
———restriction on premature disinvestment of trust funds obligations (see H.R. 3727)
———routine Papanicolaou cancer tests (see H.R. 303)
———services and benefits for the chronically mentally ill (see S. 1745)
———standards for long-term medical care insurance (see H.R. 2293)
———State laws requiring physicians to inform patients on alternative method of treating breast cancer (see H.R. 1579)
———tax treatment of benefits (see S. 210)
———time limit for Sec. of HHS's final decision after certain hearings before Appeals Council (see H.R. 2716)
———treatment of certain sensory and communication aids (see H.R. 1432)
Social Security Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 300)
Social Security Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 300)
Social services: block grants (see H.R. 798)
Sodium bicarbonate: rates of duty (see S. 1987; H.R. 4002)
Soldiers' homes: determination of construction grants made on basis of need (see H.R. 2171)
Solid waste: restrictions on reissuance of permits to certain landfills (see H.R. 1411)
South Chicago Community Hospital Kidney Transplant Center: accreditation by Illinois Health Facilities Health Planning Board (see H. Res. 257)
Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact: consent of Congress (see S. 44)
Soviet Union: reduced postal rates for certain parcels (see H.R. 1019)
Spa industry: restrict fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, and unscrupulous practices (see H.R. 550)
Speedometers: duty on certain, used for execise equipment (see H.R. 2913)
States: assist in establishment of protection and advocacy systems for the mentally ill (see H.R. 3492)
———establish a program for coverage of catastrophic health care expenses (see H.R. 2695, 2696)
———require development of comprehensive mental health plans (see S. 1744)
Sulfiting agents: prohibit (see S. 573)
Superfund: excise tax (see H.R. 3467, 3471)
———temporary extension of excise tax (see H.R. 3451, 3452, 3453)
Superfund Excise Tax Act: enact (see H.R. 2948)
Taxation: allowable deduction of medical expenses (see H.R. 1253)
———amounts received as settlement of claims for postretirement medical insurance coverage (see H.R. 2220)
———blood donations deductible as gifts (see H.R. 3497)
———credit for insurance premium (see H.R. 199)
———deduction for dependents suffering from Alzheimer's disease (see S. 263)
———deduction of contributions to individual medical care accounts (see H.R. 2830, 3420, 3505)
———exemptions for aged and handicapped (see H.R. 208)
———off-duty use of public safety vehicles (see H.R. 773)
———partial deduction of health insurance premium paid by self-employed (see H.R. 2433)
———partial deduction of insurance premiums paid by self-employed (see H.R. 11)
———repeal 5% floor on deduction of medical expenses (see H.R. 2435)
———revenue from excise tax on smokeless tobacco used to establish trust fund for cancer research (see H.R. 3078)
———use of public safety and emergency vehicles and certain schoolbuses for commuting purposes (see H.R. 1836)
Teenage pregnancy: assistance (see H.R. 927, 947)
———extend title XX of Public Health Service Act (see H.R. 2486)
———grants and contracts to provide services (see S. 938)
———grants for State assistance programs (see S. 19)
Telephone: lifeline service (see H.R. 151)
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program: reauthorize and improve operation (see H.R. 2422)
———supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 2669)
Texas: medical facility for veterans in southern region (see S. 261)
Tobacco industry: restrictions on Federal assistance to certain State and local education agencies (see H.R. 3769)
———revenue from additional tax on cigarettes used to finance research on certain diseases (see H.R. 1508, 1561, 1594)
———revenues from additional tax on cigarettes deposited in Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see S. 820, 874; H.R. 1053)
Toxic substances: prevent releases (see H.R. 1660)
Toxic Substances Control Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 1143)
U.S. European Command: assign chief medical officer (see H.R. 3666)
U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 2049)
Underground storage tanks: separate superfund account for leaks (see H.R. 2255)
Underground water supplies: protection of certain recharge areas (see S. 24)
University of Maryland: designate National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems (see S.J. Res. 97; H.J. Res. 210)
Uranium Mill Tailings Reclamation Act: enact (see H.R. 2236)
VA: authorize temporary and part-time appointments of medical personnel (see H.R. 2980)
———budget waiver for consideration of S. 876, extend and improve certain medical programs (see S. Res. 198)
———clarify Chief Medical Director authority over disciplinary actions on certain probationary medical personnel (see S. 1650)
———conditional grants to individuals attending medical schools (see H.R. 179)
———conditions for acquisition of medical facilities (see S. 846)
———disclosure of statistical information on medical care programs (see H.R. 2769)
———discounted sales program for soldiers' homes (see H.R. 2801)
———enhance recruitment and retention of nurses (see S. 1495)
———extend authority to conduct certain programs (see S. 876; H.R. 2123)
———extension of authority for contract medical services in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1654)
———improve health care delivery services (see H.R. 505)
———improvement of programs (see S. 6)
———incentive pay for health care providers to obtain advanced academic degree (see S. 26)
———modify requirements for certain medical director positions (see S. 28)
———modify structure of Office of Chief Medical Director and clarify procedures for removal for cause of certain employees (see H.R. 3763)
———modify treatment of special pay for certain physicians and dentists (see H.R. 1899)
———outpatient dental services and treatment (see S. 82)
———pilot program for cost-effective methods of acquiring certain facilities (see H.R. 2270)
———pilot program for cost-effective methods of acquiring medical facilities (see S. 1007)
———prohibit use of per diem subsidies paid to State homes to offset payments under medicaid (see S. 1536)
———prohibit use of per diem subsidies paid to State homes to offset payments under medicare (see H.R. 3142)
———protection of medical personnel from suits alleging commission of certain torts in furnishing treatment (see H.R. 2808)
———recruitment and retention of graduate and student nurse technicians (see H.R. 788)
———temporary and part-time appointments of medical personnel (see S. 1649)
———tracking system for coordination of community-based care provided to certain veterans (see H.R. 1104)
———transfer of certain functions within Dept. of Medicine and Surgery (see H.R. 1303)
Vaccination: assistance to promote preventive medicine in foreign countries (see S. 1917; H.R. 3894)
Veterans: additional compensation for loss or loss of use of lung or kidney (see H.R. 1488)
———compensation for ionizing radiation effects from certain atomic tests following occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (see S. 707; H.R. 1613)
———conditions for VA acquisition of medical facilities (see H.R. 2035)
———eligibility for dental care (see H.R. 1494)
———eligibility for outpatient care (see H.R. 1501)
———evaluate cost effectiveness of providing chiropractic care (see S. 1052; H.R. 2227)
———extension of certain programs (see H.R. 789)
———Government collection of costs incurred for medical treatment of certain non-service-connected disabled (see H.R. 2646)
———grants to State programs providing advice and assistance (see H.R. 1967)
———improve compensation programs (see H.R. 2343)
———improve hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care (see H.R. 1504)
———judicial review of final VA decisions on claims (see S. 367; H.R. 924)
———lupus erythematosis included as chronic disease presumed to be service connected (see H.R. 1490)
———psychiatric evaluation and treatment in VA hospitals (see H.R. 135)
———reimbursement of emergency care provided in non-VA facilities (see H.R. 3754)
———repeal time requirement for manifestation of chronic disease after discharge (see H.R. 1487)
———respite care to certain chronically ill disabled (see H.R. 2179)
———revise eligibility for VA medical care (see H.R. 2233)
———time period for syringomyelia to be presumed service-connected disease (see H.R. 1502)
———toll free telephone access to VA for crisis counseling and information (see H.R. 1816)
———treatment and rehabilitation services for alcohol and drug dependence and abuse disabilities (see S. 1671)
———treatment in State veterans' nursing homes (see H.R. 182)
———treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related organic brain disorders (see H.R. 1101, 1102, 1103)
———VA-furnished drugs prescribed by private physicians for treatment of service-connected disability (see S. 845; H.R. 1491)
Veterans' hospital: establish (see H.R. 315)
Vietnam Veterans' Delayed Reentry, Psychological Readjustment, and Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance Act: enact (see S. 1061)
Vietnam veterans' resource centers: establish pilot program (see S. 875)
Vietnam-era veterans: posttraumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 362)
Virgin Islands: extension of VA authority for contract medical services (see H.R. 1654)
———VA contract for hospital care and outpatient services (see S. 1671)
Waste disposal sites: use of proceeds from tax on owners and operators of treatment and storage facilities (see S. 886; H.R. 2018)
Wastewater: reauthorizing treatment construction grant program (see S. 652)
Water: prohibit use of certain chemicals (see H.R. 1589)
———protection of certain aquifers (see H.R. 944, 1038)
Water pollution: priority for wells contaminated by release of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3082)
William Beaumont Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 391)
Women: epidemiological study of gender-specific effect of exposure to herbicide known as agent orange during Vietnam Conflict (see S. 1616; H.R. 3297)
World Health Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 50, 226; H.J. Res. 189, 426)
World Health Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 50, 226; H.J. Res. 189, 426)
Biographies
William E. Fountain, 7945 [16AP]
Booklets
CBW—The Poor Man's Atomic Bomb: Institute for Policy Analysis (excerpt), 12969 [21MY]
Physician's Guide to Disability Evaluation Examinations: VA (excerpt), 10344 [2MY]
Books
``Development of the Brain, Biological and Functional Perspectives'': Reinin and Goldman (excerpt), 9478 [25AP]
``Sun Is My Enemy,'' Henrietta Aladjem (excerpt), 29001 [24OC]
``Ultimate Resource,'' Julian Simon (excerpt), 7659 [4AP]
Briefs
Lead-Based Paint Hazards: plaintiffs in Washington, DC, legal case (excerpt), 28043 [18OC]
Circular
Health care for women veterans: VA, 7838 [15AP]
Colloquies
Prohibitions on abortions under title X of the Public Health Service Act: Senators Hatch and Weicker, 34079 [4DE]
Comparisons
National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act (S. 827 and proposed 1982's S. 2117), 7031 [2AP]
Court decisions
Allen v. U.S. (excerpt), 32075, 32077 [14NO]
Estelle v. Gamble: Supreme Court (excerpt relative to medical care of prisoners), 30243 [1NO]
Hensley v. Eckerhart: Supreme Court, 31372 [12NO]
Miller v. California: Supreme Court (excerpt from obscenity case), 12932 [21MY]
Critiques
Comments on study entitled Health Aspects of the Disposal of Waste Chemicals: Environmental Defense Fund, 24641-24645 [23SE]
Decisions
Community Nutrition Institute v. Mark Novitch, FDA: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 26177-26181 [4OC]
Survivor benefits for emergency medical technicians: Dept. of Justice, 19907 [22JY]
Veterans' health care budget: West Virginia Board of Review, 16458 [19JN]
Descriptions
Cancer centers (excerpt), 17686 [27JN]
Direct payment for medicare services of registered nurse anesthetists (S. 1154), 12319 [16MY]
Health Professions Training Assistance Act (H.R. 2410), 26235-26236 [4OC]
Impact of superfund mandatory apportionment scheme: EPA, 23952 [17SE]
Saving health care dollars through psychological services, 16953-16956 [24JN]
Documents
Black Lung Program (excerpt), 24436 [20SE], 24637 [23SE]
Clean Air Act (excerpt), 18868 [11JY]
Legislation Establishing the National Center on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 21380 [30JY]
Public Health Service Act (excerpt), 34399 [5DE]
Draft
Objections to a Final Rule Permitting the Use of Aspartame in Carbonated Beverages: National Soft Drink Association, 10818 [7MY]
Objections to the Issuance by the FDA of a Regulation To Authorize the Use of Aspartame in Carbonated Beverages: National Soft Drink Association, 10818-10822 [7MY]
Essays
What Can We Do About Teen Pregnancy? (sundry), 17011-17012 [24JN]
Eulogies
Luther L. Terry, by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., 8348 [18AP]
Memorial Tributes to Isadore S. Falk: sundry, 3709-3714 [27FE]
Examples
Calculation of actuarial equivalence for medicare voucher, 37664 [18DE]
Explanations
EPA superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 34644-34648 [5DE]
Extend application of certain excise taxes, trade adjustment assistance, certain medicare reimbursement provisions, and borrowing authority under the railroad unemployment insurance program (H.R. 3722), 31565 [13NO]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act amendments (S. 309), 1232-1235 [29JA]
House bill (H.R. 505), Senate amendment (S. 876), and compromise agreement on the VA health care amendments of 1985, 31646-31652 [13NO]
Medical Offer and Recovery Act (S. 1960), 36875 [17DE]
Pesticide Import and Export Act (H.R. 1416), 4546 [5MR]
Regional research centers to study the biological and genetic effects of exposure to toxic substances in the environment, 24443 [20SE]
Veterans programs health care delivery improvements (S. 876; H.R. 505), 29582-29588 [30OC]
Factsheets
Better Hearing and Speech Month (H.J. Res. 169), 13304 [22MY]
Child Care Opportunities for Families Act, 17536 [26JN]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Amendments (S. 494), 3157 [22FE]
Guidelines
Prohibitions on abortions under title X of the Public Health Service Act, 34081 [4DE]
History
Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation: Joseph H. Bruening, 15532 [12JN]
Letters
Access to VA health care: American Legion, 29666 [30OC]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Dept. of HHS, 25708 [2OC]
Adjudication of black lung claims: Representative Mollohan, 5005 [7MR]
Advisory Committee on Women Veterans report: Senator Cranston, 2210 [7FE]
———VA, 2210 [7FE]
AFDC: Marguerite W. Sallee, 17346 [26JN]
AFL-CIO request regarding EPA regulation of asbestos: Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, 32876 [20NO]
African famine relief (sundry excerpt), 22459 [1AU]
Agent orange studies: John H. Gibbons, 8819 [23AP]
Aid to the aged, 17015 [24JN]
American Academy of Dermatology tribute: Nancy Reagan, 293 [3JA]
Arms race: Optometrists for Social Responsibility, 7566 [3AP]
Assistance for the hearing impaired: Quota Club of Corning-Painted Post, NY, 11590 [9MY]
Assistance to famine victims: M. Peter McPherson, 2476 [19FE]
———several Members of Congress, 4163 [28FE]
Black Lung Program: William E. Brock III, Sec. of Labor, 31965 [14NO]
Budget deficit reduction: Margaret M. Heckler, Sec. of HHS, 29810 [31OC]
Chiropractic health care celebrates 90th anniversary: Nikolas K. Dreliozis, 30333 [1NO]
Commending Jimmie Heuga: President Reagan, 16246 [19JN]
Compensation for victims of nuclear testing: Max L. Friedersdorf, 32085 [14NO]
Cost estimate on S. 7, medicaid coverage for low-income, pregnant women: James Blum, 19966 [23JY]
Disabled American Veterans: Representative Florio, 17255 [25JN]
Edgar amendment to superfund reauthorization: Edward F. Williams III, 35559 [10DE]
———several small businesses, 35560 [10DE]
Egg Products Inspection Act amendment: Dept. of Agriculture (sundry excerpts), 26456 [7OC]
Emergency response to accidental release of radon gas: George Jett, 24082 [18SE]
Enactment of the Health Research Extension Act (H.R. 2409): Senator Cranston, 32731 [20NO]
EPA superfund reauthorization: National Audubon Society, 17929 [27JN]
———National Wildlife Federation, 31545 [12NO]
———Superfund Campaign, 32499 [19NO]
EPA superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817): coalition of environmental, labor, consumer, religious, and health organizations, 24212 [18SE]
Experiences with abortion: Kate Clinton, 13277 [22MY]
———Maria Griffin, 13278 [22MY]
———Nayano, 13278 [22MY]
FDA user fees on drug certification applications: Margaret M. Heckler, Sec. of HHS, 27661 [16OC]
———Senators Hatch and Kennedy, 27661 [16OC]
Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 3384): C. J. Nuckols, 38399 [19DE]
First Regional Conference on Public Employee Health and Fitness Programs: George Allen, 24421 [20SE]
———Senator Bingaman, 24421 [20SE]
Food stamp plan reauthorization (S. 969): John R. Block, Sec. of Agriculture, 8589 [22AP]
FTC regulation of professionals: Eunice R. Cole, 20458 [25JY]
———Gerald P. Nagy, 20455 [25JY]
———Hal M. Christensen, 20455 [25JY]
———J.H. Kent, 20458 [25JY]
———James E. Ritchie, 20458 [25JY]
———John S. Zapp, 20458 [25JY]
———Robert D. Evans, 20458 [25JY]
———W. Ward Reynoldson, 20458 [25JY]
Funding cuts in child nutrition programs: American Association of School Administrators, 8607 [22AP]
Funding for housing for elderly and handicapped: Agnes Doherty, 7426 [3AP]
Funding for veterans' services and benefits: Billy R. Cameron, 11352 [9MY]
———Chad Colley, 11352 [9MY]
———E. Philip Riggin, 11352 [9MY]
———Harry N. Walters, 11351 [9MY]
———Senator Cranston, 11350, 11351, 11355 [9MY]
Funding level for the superfund: Lee M. Thomas, 24435 [20SE], 24647 [23SE]
Grades for certain administrative law judges: Alfred M. Zuck, 20500 [25JY]
Health care for women veterans: John W. Ditzler, 7838 [15AP]
Health effects in veterans exposed to nuclear weapons tests: John H. Gibbons, 21376 [30JY]
———Senator Cranston, 21376 [30JY]
Health effects in women veterans exposed to agent orange: Charles D. Baker, 23231 [10SE]
———Dixon Arnett, 23230 [10SE]
———James O. Mason, 23232 [10SE]
———Senator Cranston, 23230, 23231 [10SE]
Health effects of exposure to agent orange: OTA, 981 [24JA]
———VA, 930 [24JA]
Health fairs: Donald M. Berwick, 38643 [19DE]
Health professions training: several physicians, 15346 [12JN]
Health services appropriations (H.R. 2358): Margaret M. Heckler, Sec. of HHS, 10584 [6MY]
Home health care: Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, 16405 [19JN]
Hospice care: Helen K. Freedenberg, 12221 [15MY]
Hunger in America: medical and religious leaders, 10381 [2MY]
Huntington, NY, day care program for the elderly: Doris Johnson, 30342 [1NO]
Impact of acid rain on fisheries: Senator Byrd, 4770 [7MR]
Improvements in child care standards: Evelyn K. Moore, 6774 [28MR]
Include women Vietnam veterans in agent orange studies: Centers for Disease Control, 23452 [11SE]
———Margaret M. Heckler, Sec. of HHS, 23452 [11SE]
———sundry Representatives, 23452 [11SE]
Incomplete labeling of pharmaceuticals: Jeffrey L. Brown, 18351 [10JY]
Interconnection of the shallow water table aquifer with the deeper artesian aquifers in Southern Louisiana: Darwin Knochenmus, 24350 [19SE]
International games for disabled (excerpt), 6902 [28MR]
Investigation of epidemic outbreak of food poisoning in The Dalles, OR: Centers for Disease Control, 4188 [28FE]
Lead poisoning in children: Ronald R. Jones, 24426 [20SE]
Life care: Sheldon L. Goldberg, 17288 [26JN]
Medicaid coverage for low-income, pregnant women (S. 7): Senator Cranston, 19966 [23JY]
Medicaid eligibility of certain children: Senator Cranston, 23337 [11SE]
Medicare and medicaid coverage of physician assistant services: Roger G. Penner, 23761 [13SE]
Medicare assistance for disabled: Paul S. Kendall, 30490 [5NO]
———West Bloomfield, MI, citizen, 32645 [20NO]
Medicare coverage of mental health services in rural health clinics: Carolyne K. Davis, 14413 [5JN]
Medicare funding: American Hospital Association, 11423 [9MY]
———Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, 11422 [9MY]
———National Association of Counties, 11423 [9MY]
———Senator Chiles (Dear Colleague), 11421 [9MY]
Medicare home care benefits: Gayla M. Sasser, 19332 [17JY]
———Tom Gardner, 19332 [17JY]
Medicare inpatient hospital deductible: Senator Baucus, 35375 [9DE]
Medicare reimbursement for nursing homes: American Association of Retired Persons (excerpt), 31948, 31949 [14NO]
Medicare reimbursement formula: Harlan Heald (excerpt), 19906 [22JY]
National Commission on Neurofibromatosis: Nancy E. Youngermann, 849 [22JA]
National Make-A-Wish Month (H.J. Res. 221): sundry excerpts, 24214 [18SE]
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: Frederic Haberman, 5340 [18MR]
———Gerald G. Krueger, 5340 [18MR]
Nuclear disarmament petitions: Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, 31342 [12NO]
Nuclear war: Washtenaw County, MI, Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, Inc., 38644 [19DE]
Nutrition programs: Lorraine Escobar, 23524 [12SE]
Older Americans' rights: Sondra T. Ballew, 5589 [19MR]
OMB review of safe drinking water standards: Senators Baucus, Durenberger, Bentsen, and Stafford, 26186 [4OC]
OSHA field sanitation standards for farm workers: Representative William D. Ford, 15773 [13JN]
Pierre-Par-La-Mer corporate complex: Vero Beach, FL, 19547 [17JY]
Poisoning in Dalles, OR, Rejeesh Medical Corp., 23909 [17SE]
Poisoning in The Dalles, OR: Rajneesh Medical Corp., 23909 [17SE]
President Reagan's tax reform plan: Robert J. Emslie, 24877 [24SE]
Prohibitions on abortions under title X of the Public Health Service Act: Senator Hatch (Dear Colleague) (excerpt), 34080, 34081 [4DE]
Proposal to establish a VA Medical Center in Mobile, AL: Everett Alvarez, Jr., 30653 [6NO]
———Harry N. Walters, 30653 [6NO], 31663 [13NO]
———John S. Staum, 31659 [13NO]
———Senator Cranston, 31662 [13NO]
———Senator Denton (Dear Colleague), 31661 [13NO]
Proposed ban on certain nonnutritive food dyes: Representative Feighan, 2014 [6FE]
Radon gas contamination: Senator Heinz, 21746 [31JY]
Recognition of Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month in Massachusetts: President Reagan, 12689 [20MY]
Recommended maximum contaminant levels for drinking water: Senators Baucus, Bentsen, Durenberger, and Stafford, 24354 [19SE]
Recovery of costs for medical care provided by Government (S. 1407): Phillip D. Brady, 18244 [9JY]
Reductions in NIH cancer research funding: David O. Wood, Jr., 5173 [14MR]
———Herbert C. Cheung, 5174 [14MR]
———Jenifer Turco, 5173 [14MR]
———Senator Heflin, 5173 [14MR]
Reimbursement payment system to rural hospitals under medicare (sundry), 6578, 6581 [28MR]
Requirement relative to reporting release of certain chemicals (sundry), 35655 [10DE]
Research funding for Tay-Sachs and Dysautonomia diseases: Representative Kemp, 27746 [16OC]
Research on sweetener aspartame, 22295-22303, 22309 [1AU]
Restrictions on smoking in Federal buildings: Matthew L. Myers, 19117 [16JY]
Right to choose abortion: sundry, 13097 [22MY], 13325, 13331 [22MY], 13695 [23MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act authorization: sundry environmental and health organizations, 12389 [16MY]
Seatbelt safety law: Michigan Dept. of State Police, 27744 [16OC]
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control hearings on designer drugs: Representative Parris, 3085 [21FE]
Social Security and medicare benefits: James Roosevelt, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, 35144 [6DE]
Social Security disability determination procedures: National Mental Health Association, 25377 [1OC]
Study on health aspects of hazardous substances: Environmental Defense Fund, 24645 [23SE]
Superfund emergency preparedness and response provisions: Edward L. Hennessy, Jr., 24063 [18SE]
———sundry, 24062 [18SE], 24345 [19SE]
Superfund program: Lee M. Thomas, 35255 [9DE]
Superfund reauthorization: Center for the Study of American Business, 34668 [5DE]
———EPA, 35562 [10DE]
———Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union, 35562 [10DE]
———Representative Michel, 34675 [5DE]
———several Members of Congress, 34679 [5DE]
———several Senators, 20519 [25JY]
Superfund value-added tax: several business organizations, 24751 [24SE]
Support for National Home Care Week: Val J. Halamandaris, 12951 [21MY]
Taxation of life insurance: Frank B. Lacy III, 36797 [16DE]
Toxic waste sites: Kenneth S. Kamlet, 3691 [27FE]
———Robert Alvarez, 3689 [27FE]
U.N. Fund for Drug Abuse Control: Giuseppe di Gennaro, 28728 [23OC]
U.S. assistance to earthquake victims in Mexico: Jorge Espinosa de los Reyes, 29401 [29OC]
U.S. assistance to the U.N. Fund for Population Activities: Zhang Wenjin, 7659 [4AP]
Universal vaccination access: President Reagan, 35076 [6DE]
Use of per diem subsidies to veterans' homes to offset payment: Eric Hanushek, 21729 [31JY]
VA administrative reorganization: Harry N. Walters, 17666, 17668 [27JN]
———Senator Cranston, 17666 [27JN]
VA health benefits: Harry N. Walters (excerpt), 31835 [14NO]
VA health study on women veterans exposed to agent orange: Dixon Arnett, 33640 [2DE]
VA ionizing radiation registry: Senator Murkowski, 35444 [10DE]
VA medical care appropriations: Senators Murkowski and Cranston (Dear Colleague), 27713 [16OC]
VA third-party reimbursement proposal: Bernard Tresnowski (excerpt), 31959 [14NO]
Value of hospice care, 24655 [23SE]
Veterans' health care budget: Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital, San Antonio, TX, 10391 [2MY]
———Beckley, WV, VA Medical Center, 13694 [23MY], 14818 [6JN]
———Chicago, IL, VA, 12688 [20MY]
———Denver, CO, VA Medical Center, 14217 [4JN]
———East Orange, NJ, VA Medical Center, 12984 [21MY]
———Gainesville, FL, VA Medical Center, 15230 [11JN]
———Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, 12210 [15MY]
———Kansas City, MO: VA, 13308 [22MY]
———Memphis, TN, VA, 13955 [3JN]
———New York, NY, VA, 12692 [20MY]
———Olin E. Teague VA Veterans' Center, Temple, TX, 13331 [22MY]
———Omaha, NE, VA Medical Center, 14535 [5JN]
———Seattle, WA, VA Medical Center, 14788 [6JN]
———Shreveport, LA, VA Medical Center, 13696 [23MY]
———VA Medical Center, Brockton and West Roxbury, MA, 12404 [16MY]
———VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 10589 [6MY]
———VA Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN, 12407 [16MY]
———VA Medical Center, Fresno, CA, 11691 [13MY]
———VA Medical Center, Salem, VA, 12220 [15MY]
———VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 11613 [9MY]
———VA Medical Center, St. Cloud, MN, 12215 [15MY]
———VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, 10917 [7MY]
———VA Medical Center Durham, NC, 11890 [14MY]
———William R. Best, 11178 [8MY]
———Wood, WI, VA Medical Center, 15037 [10JN]
Veterans' health care funding: Albert H. Linden, Jr., 30539 [5NO]
———Douglas K. Vollmer, 30539 [5NO]
———E. Philip Riggin, 30539 [5NO]
———John S. Staum, 30539 [5NO]
———Senator Simpson (Dear Colleague), 30533 [5NO]
Wine industry advertising standards: Luther Cloud, 2511 [19FE]
———Rita Saenz, 2511 [19FE]
———Virginia Sparling, 2511 [19FE]
Workfare program: participant from California, 8582 [22AP]
Lists
Alcoholics Anonymous suggested steps for recovery, 14958 [10JN]
Amendments proposed by Democrats to S. 457, assisting victims of famine, 3145 [22FE]
Cancer Hopefuls United for Mutual Support board of directors, 10561 [6MY]
Child Care Opportunities for Families Act—supporting organizations, 17534 [26JN]
Connecticut DAV National Service Officers, 15746 [13JN]
Cosponsors: H.R. 1985, to authorize medicare coverage of occupational therapy services, 7584 [4AP]
Cosponsors of H. Res. 268, sense of Congress relative to taxation of certain employer-paid and life-support benefits, 26818 [8OC]
Cosponsors of the Reproductive Health Equity Act (H.R. 2691), 14647 [6JN]
Health organizations supporting transfer of cigarette excise taxes to medicare, 11437 [9MY]
Low-income and handicapped assistance programs funds, 13402 [23MY]
Manufacturing industries included in hazardous substances inventory, 24344 [19SE]
Maryland areas on EPA hazardous waste sites list, 25073 [26SE]
Members of the Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology, 24646 [23SE]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week cosponsors (H.J. Res. 322), 16171 [18JN]
Organizations supporting an increase in the cigarette excise tax, 28397 [22OC]
Organizations supporting Orphan Drug Program, 27461 [15OC]
Organizations supporting the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act amendments (S. 309), 1235 [29JA]
Pittsburgh, PA, counselors on infant mortality prevention, 33118 [21NO]
Reports on malnutrition and hunger in America, 24878 [24SE]
School Lunch Program pilot program participants, 7531 [3AP]
Small businesses opposing Edgar amendment to superfund reauthorization legislation, 35560 [10DE]
States that have submitted interstate low-level radioactive waste management compact congressional consent, 38418 [19DE]
Writings of Michael McCulloch, 19561 [18JY]
Mailgrams
Funding for veterans' services and benefits: Richard Hoover, 11353 [9MY]
Memorandums
Acid Rain—The Scientific Case for Controls: National Clean Air Coalition, 34065 [4DE]
Effects of Certain Artificial Sweeteners on Human Health: Dept. of HHS, 10802 [7MY]
———FDA, 10801 [7MY]
Grades for Certain Administrative Law Judges: Nahum Litt, 20499 [25JY]
Health and Human Services Regulations and Required Advocacy by Area Aging Agencies Under the Older Americans Act: Jack H. Maskell, 20718-20720 [25JY]
Major Accident Hazards of Certain Industrial Activities: Michael M. Simpson, 24063-24067 [18SE]
Military medicine: William Mayer, 38110 [19DE]
Prevention of Nuclear Exchanges: Bradley H. Patterson, Jr., 5865 [20MR]
Regulations Implementing Uniform Infant Formula Quality Control Standards: FDA (excerpt), 917 [24JA]
Safety of Aspartame Use in Beverages: Dept. of HHS, 10822 [7MY]
Second Medical Opinion Program for Medicare and Medicaid: Health Care Financing Administration, 16266 [19JN]
Substance of the Supreme Court's Obscenity Test: Republican Policy Committee, 12933-12937 [21MY]
Taxation of Veterans' Disability Compensation: DAV, 3671 [26FE]
VA Administrative Reorganization: Harry N. Walters, 17669 [27JN]
———John A. Gronvall, 17669 [27JN]
———Robert E. Coy, 17667 [27JN]
Veterans' Health Care Budget: Denver, CO, VA Medical Center, 14217 [4JN]
Veterans' health care budget: VA, 10589 [6MY]
Veterans' Programs Amendment to Congressional Budget (S. Con. Res. 32), 7068-7069 [2AP]
Memorials of legislature
Arizona, 9828 [30AP], 10023 [1MY], 12305 [16MY]
California, 3419, 3425 [25FE], 7028 [2AP], 9440 [25AP], 17630 [27JN], 22898 [4SE]
Georgia, 7612 [4AP], 7813 [15AP]
Guam, 12305 [16MY]
Hawaii, 12010 [15MY]
Idaho, 5584 [19MR]
Kansas, 7815 [15AP]
Louisiana, 20680 [25JY], 20937 [29JY], 23845 [16SE]
Maine, 9439 [25AP]
Massachusetts, 29479, 29483 [29OC], 33952 [3DE]
Moratorium on ocean incineration of hazardous wastes: Louisiana, 23845 [16SE]
Nevada, 16123 [18JN], 16582 [20JN], 17037, 17038 [25JN], 17630 [27JN], 17912 [27JN]
New Hampshire, 11686 [13MY], 12306 [16MY]
New Mexico, 7814 [15AP], 8568 [22AP]
North Dakota, 7803 [15AP]
Pennsylvania, 17912 [27JN], 18857 [11JY]
South Carolina, 10023 [1MY]
Texas, 20138 [23JY]
Virginia, 10535 [6MY]
Messages
Cooperative Medical Science Program With Japan: President Reagan, 34121 [4DE]
Health Research Extension Act (H.R. 2409)—Veto, President Reagan, 31379 [12NO]
Mine Safety and Health Activities: President Reagan, 31326 [12NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act Activities: President Reagan, 31326 [12NO]
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act Administration Report: President Reagan, 27700 [16OC]
Rehabilitation Services Administration Report: President Reagan, 649 [21JA]
Social Security Agreement With Italy: President Reagan, 4450 [5MR]
Motion
Handicapped Children's Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1523), pass S. 415 in lieu, 31377 [12NO]
Hunger: assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (S. 457), pass H.R. 1096 in lieu, 3755 [27FE]
Opinions
Supreme Court Ruling on Rights of Handicapped Children and Youth: William J. Brennan, Jr. (excerpt), 5064 [7MR]
Ordinance
Nuclear Weapons Free Iowa City, IA, 28211 [21OC]
Papers
Freedom-of-Choice HMO's at Risk—a New Alternative for Medicare: Jeffrey A. Prussin, 11680 [13MY]
Interconnection of the Shallow Water Table Aquifer With the Deeper Artesian Aquifers in Southern Louisiana: George H. Cramer II, 24350 [19SE]
Medical Care Appropriations: VA, 27869 [17OC]
Needs of Food Science and Technology R&D—For a Healthier America: Institute of Food Technologies, 29265 [28OC]
Supply-Side Approach to Nuclear Waste Repositories: Larry Harmon, 8514-8515 [18AP]
Visitation Ministry to Nursing Home Residents: Walter L. Piotrowski, 4238 [28FE]
Petitions
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: New York, NY, City Council, 35788 [10DE]
Alcohol: Whitesboro United Methodist Church, 20936 [29JY]
American Indian lower age participation for Area Agencies on Aging assistance: Commission on Aging, 3424 [25FE]
Disabled persons: American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities Inc., 22979 [5SE]
Doctor and hospital medicare assignment acceptance: Commission on the Aging of the State of Iowa, 4454 [5MR]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: Dade County, FL, public school system, 20139 [23JY]
EPA regulation of asbestos: AFL-CIO, 32876 [20NO]
Federal programs concerning health care: New York, NY, City Council, 10025 [1MY]
Fort DeRussy: Honolulu, HI, City Council, 5729 [20MR], 7025 [2AP]
Hospital cost containment: Philadelphia Council of AFL-CIO, 20936 [29JY]
Medical malpractice and Tara Lynn Waldner: Melat and Pressman, Attorneys at Law, 29686 [30OC]
Medicare: citizen of Concord, NH, 13897 [3JN]
———Monroe County, NY, Legislature, 27962 [17OC]
———Somerville, MA, City Council, 7803 [15AP]
New Bedford, MA, VA outpatient clinic closing: DAV of Massachusetts, 17988 [27JN]
Oppose Education of All Handicapped Children Act: Dade County, FL, School Board, 20936 [29JY]
Reimburse for certain sensory aid devices under medicare and medicaid: Jackson, MS, Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, 32465 [19NO]
Right To Life Week: Sayreville, NJ, 3659 [26FE]
Safe drinking water: mayor of Fallon, NV, 23913 [17SE]
Social Security: citizen of Concord, NH, 13897 [3JN]
Social Security and medicare: Concord, NH, Citizens, 3419 [25FE]
Social Security Trust Funds transfer from general fund to special fund: Commission on the Aging, 3419 [25FE]
Social Security v. illegal aliens: St. Petersburg Woman's Club, 3419 [25FE]
Support for scheduled medicare prospective payment system transition: several State hospital associations, 19746 [18JY]
Swing beds and skilled care resolution: Commission on the Aging, 3424 [25FE]
Poems
``For Friends of the Handicapped'': Jim Burrice, 10389 [2MY]
``Like Butterflies'': Anna Kempe, 11929 [14MY]
Starvation in Ethiopia, 14545 [5JN]
Polls of opinion
AIDS ranks with cancer as top health problem: ABC News/Washington Post, 30360 [1NO]
Health care for the aging veteran: results, 9453 [25AP]
Policies of President Reagan: results, 9487 [25AP]
U.S. drug use: results, 17328 [26JN]
Press releases
Prevent the importation of heroin into the U.S.: Federation of New York State Judges, 2045 [6FE]
Release of study on health aspects of hazardous substances (excerpt), 24640 [23SE]
Proclamations
American Heart Month: President Reagan, 4236 [28FE]
Dedication of Marion (Sis) Bankhead Grant Center: Walker Association for Retarded Citizens, 20304 [24JY]
Lupus Awareness Week: Ed Herschler, Governor of Wyoming, 28016 [17OC]
Programs
Wine Institute advertising standards (excerpt), 2511 [19FE]
Questions and answers
National Health Service Act, 15490 [12JN]
Quotations
Animal-human relationships: Michael McCulloch, 19561 [18JY]
Remarks in House
Abortion: anniversary of Supreme Court ruling, 831, 852 [22JA], 1112 [24JA]
———clinic bombings, 1108 [24JA]
———deny tax-exempt status of charitable contribution recipient organizations which directly or indirectly perform or finance (H.R. 2897), 34382 [4DE]
———deny tax-exempt status to organizations which directly or indirectly perform or finance (H.R. 2897), 17988 [27JN]
———family planning clinic counseling, 31349 [12NO]
———Federal funds, 19395 [17JY]
———legalization policy, 31349 [12NO]
———limit Supreme Court jurisdiction (H.R. 80), 20696 [25JY]
———right to choose, 13097, 13100, 13117 [22MY], 19395 [17JY]
Acid rain: control emissions, 20046-20051 [23JY]
———health hazards, 22986 [5SE]
Acid Rain Awareness Week: observance in Massachusetts, 8525 [18AP]
Acid-producing emissions: reduce (H.R. 2876), 17400 [26JN]
Acquired immune deficiency: research funding, 24123 [18SE]
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: grants to State and local governments to support education and information projects (H.R. 3275), 23478 [11SE]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: epidemic, 23494 [12SE]
———grants to State and local governments to support education and information projects (H.R. 3275), 23478 [11SE]
———health policy, 25491 [1OC]
———opinion poll, 30360 [1NO]
———proposed funding for research, 10913 [7MY]
———provide medicare benefits for victims (H.R. 3602), 28472 [22OC]
———research, 11929 [14MY], 15261 [11JN], 16167 [18JN], 17272 [25JN], 19269 [16JY]
———research funding, 25673-25677, 25696-25697 [2OC], 33695 [3DE]
———researchers find virus in central nervous system, 36140 [12DE]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic: economic impact, 12989 [21MY]
Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN: designate (H.R. 1361), 30363 [4NO], 32401, 32448 [19NO]
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood Act: enact (H.R. 927), 1706 [4FE]
ADVO System, Inc.: efforts to locate missing children, 14825 [6JN]
Aeronautics: exempt emergency transportation from excise tax (H.R. 734), 1640 [31JA]
AFDC: improve opportunities for self-sufficiency for pregnant adolescents and young mothers (H.R. 1081), 2309-2311 [7FE]
Africa: encourage private sector involvement in famine relief, 4720 [6MR]
———proposal to send high-lysine corn, 3507 [26FE]
African famine: relief aid concerts, 18958 [15JY]
African Famine Relief and Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 100), 557 [3JA], 2655 [21FE], 2842 [20FE]
———enact (H.R. 1096), 2638-2655 [20FE], 3509 [26FE], 3514 [27FE]-3524 [26FE], 3967 [27FE]
———enact (H.R. 1096), Senate amendment (H. Res. 92), 4347-4361 [5MR]
Aged: efforts to help maintain independence, 27338 [10OC]
———long-term home health care, 6862 [28MR]
———overview of survey of rural services, 8789 [22AP]
———provide tax credit for health care expenses (H.R. 644), 1113 [24JA]
———right-to-die, 25526, 25535 [1OC]
———tax credit for households maintaining dependent (H.R. 955), 2026 [6FE]
Aged nutrition: program funding, 12202 [15MY]
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry: funding, 11915 [14MY]
Agent orange: long-range effects on Vietnam veterans, 19263 [16JY]
Agricultural laborers: sanitation and health regulations, 26549-26559 [8OC]
Agricultural Patent Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3897), 36103 [11DE]
Agricultural products: consider nutritional content of food in grading system (H.R. 3488), 25775 [2OC]
Agricultural workers: OSHA health standards, 10586 [6MY]
Agriculture: plight of migrant workers, 22927 [4SE]
———research respecting cholesterol, calcium, and nutrition, 26031 [3OC]
AID: require family planning grantees to provide clients with information relative to all methods (H.R. 3654), 29790 [30OC]
Air pollution: EPA interstate regulation by national quality standards (H.R. 2753), 16771 [20JN]
———health threat of toxic air emissions, 14781 [6JN]
Alchol abuse: effects on families-7764 [4AP]
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: funding (H.J. Res. 190), 5113 [7MR]
Alcohol abuse: effects on families, 7762 [4AP]
———efforts to combat, 3079 [21FE]
Alcohol and drug abuse: prevention, 10579 [6MY]
Alcoholic beverages: health hazards label warning (H.R. 2656), 14245 [4JN]
———study of advertising and promotion (H.R. 824), 1279 [30JA]
Alcoholics Anonymous: anniversary, 14956 [10JN], 15523 [12JN]
Alzheimer's disease: dependent care tax credit (H.R. 2527), 13338 [22MY]
———Gardiner, ME, multidimensional facility for victims and families, 27352 [10OC]
———release funds for research and treatment centers, 13860 [24MY]
———research, 5510 [19MR], 32496 [19NO]
———tax credit for caretakers, 26826 [8OC]
———tax credit for families caring for victims (H.R. 3523), 27356 [10OC], 32280 [18NO]
———tax deductions for acute and long-term care (H.R. 524), 621 [7JA]
———tax deductions for home care and adult day care, 531, 537 [3JA]
———tax deductions for home care and adult day care (H.R. 524), 32496 [19NO]
———VA treatment of veterans (H.R. 1101), 3952 [27FE]
———VA treatment of veterans (H.R. 1102), 3952 [27FE]
———VA treatment of veterans (H.R. 1103), 3952 [27FE]
———VA treatment of veterans (H.R. 1104), 3952 [27FE]
AMC Cancer Research Center: tribute to colon/rectal cancer screening program, 34371 [4DE]
American Heart Association: annual food festival, 23130 [9SE], 23142 [10SE]
American Heart Month: observance, 3086 [21FE], 4236 [28FE]
Animal Welfare Act: funding issues, 3958 [27FE]
Antelope Valley, CA, Domestic Violence Council: tribute to Oasis Shelter, 22748 [1AU]
Antibiotics Protection Act: enact (H.R. 616), 813 [22JA]
Anti-epilectic durgs: VA research, 23689 [12SE]
Antiepileptic drugs: VA research, 23689 [12SE]
Antioch, CA: tribute to the Rehabilitation, Education, Awareness, Community and Humanitarism Project, Inc., 17976 [27JN]
Appropriations: prohibit use of funds to perform abortions, 22035 [31JY]
Armed Forces: allow personnel right of medical malpractice suits, 26521 [7OC]
———competency of medical care service personnel, 16848 [21JN]
———consolidate health care systems, 16873 [21JN]
———health care personnel shortage, 29051 [24OC]
———improve health care delivery, 16874 [21JN]
———legal rights for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (H.R. 3174), 26414, 26422 [7OC]
Artificial heart: development, 28124 [21OC]
Artificial heart implant: development, 5679 [20MR]
Asbestos: AFL-CIO request regarding EPA regulation, 32875 [20NO]
———funding for abatement program for the schools, 22050 [31JY]
———proposed standards, 34056 [3DE]
Asbestos Workers' Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 1626), 5905 [20MR]
Atomic energy: improve operation of interstate compacts for disposal of low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 1083), 2261 [7FE], 34363, 34366 [4DE], 35197-35212 [9DE], 38115 [19DE], 38671 [19DE]
Automobile Gray Market Act: enact (H.R. 1006), 2014 [6FE]
Bahamas: closing of the Burton clinic, 34467 [5DE]
Benefits: cost-of-living adjustments, 18392 [10JY]
———tax treatment, 15375 [12JN]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 308), 17994 [27JN], 27775 [17OC]
Benzidine Protection and Control Act: enact, 3956 [27FE]
Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (H.J. Res. 169), 13304 [22MY]
———designate (S.J. Res. 93), 14025 [4JN]
Birth control: funding for family planning programs, 16058 [18JN]
Birthweight: prevention of low, 3906-3909 [27FE]
Black lung: delay in disbursement of certain benefits, 22972 [5SE]
Black Lung Benefits Act: enact (H.R. 3194), 22757 [1AU]
Black Lung Benefits Reform Act: enact, 5005 [7MR]
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund: increase level of funding, 25699 [2OC]
Black lung disease: retired miners benefits cost-of-living adjustments, 18392 [10JY]
Black Lung Program: backlog of benefit disbursement, 16465 [20JN]
Blind Association of Western New York: tribute, 20145 [23JY]
Blind or deaf: establish a fellowship program (H. Res. 176), 12411 [16MY]
Blue Cross/Blue Shield: health premium rebate for Federal employees (H.R. 3031), 19711 [18JY]
Boston, MA: tribute to Elder Exercise Program, 34807 [5DE]
Breast Cancer Treatment Informed Consent Act: enact (H.R. 1579), 5645 [19MR]
Brown University: world hunger study program, 5879 [20MR]
Burns: injury and death statistics, 38731 [20DE]
Cabell County, WV: first aid emergency test, 12421 [16MY]
Cancer: immunology treatment, 34467 [5DE]
———implement Federal compensation program for worker exposure, 20975 [29JY]
———results of new treatment, 34766 [5DE]
Cancer Patients Employment Rights Act: enact (H.R. 1294), 3889 [27FE], 7715 [4AP]
Cataract surgery: proposals to reduce medicare fraud and abuse (H.R. 3061), 22661 [1AU]
Catastrophic Health Care Expenses Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 2695), 14787 [6JN]
Chemical People: tribute to drug abuse program, 31817 [13NO]
Chemical plants: protection for workers and residents who live nearby, 9346 [24AP]
Child Care Opportunities for Families Act: enact, 17268 [25JN], 17534 [26JN]
Child nutrition programs: provide for extension, 7516, 7530 [3AP]
Children: immunization program, 28857 [24OC]
———improve quality of life for low-income, 22032 [31JY]
———restore insurance benefits for postsecondary school students (H.R. 57), 463 [3JA]
———universal access to immunization and accelerated efforts to eradicate childhood diseases (H. Con. Res. 211), 27343 [10OC], 36572 [16DE]
Chiropractic health care: anniverary, 24028 [17SE]
———anniversary, 24028 [17SE], 30333 [1NO]
———Federal funding, 24208 [18SE]
CIA: funds for retirement and disability system (H.R. 2419), availability of classified annex to report, 13877 [3JN]
Cigarettes: continue excise tax and earmark for smoking-related diseases, 508 [3JA]
———continue excise tax and earmark for smoking-related diseases (H.R. 236), 2832 [20FE]
———continue excise tax and earmark for smoking-related diseases (H.R. 236), withdrawal of cosponsor, 4361 [5MR]
———raise excise tax (H.R. 951), 2048 [6FE], 4261 [28FE]
———use revenue from excise tax to finance research of smoking related diseases (H.R. 1508), 6884 [28MR]
Civil Air Patrol: transport of Red Cross personnel to donor sites, 5651 [19MR]
Civil liberties: employment-based discrimination against persons with history of cancer, 19989 [23JY]
Clean coal reserve projects: acid rain and atmospheric pollution, 21878 [31JY]
Clean coal technologies initiative: near emissions reductions, 35836 [10DE]
Clean Coal Technology Authorization Act: enact (H.R. 2754), 16900 [21JN]
Cleveland, OH, Clinic Foundation: tribute, 2859 [20FE]
Coal industry: technologies for cleaner environment, 18283 [9JY]
Coal miners: expedite consideration of black lung appeals, 19618 [18JY]
———status of backlogs in black lung claims, 10213 [2MY]
Coal tar dyes: Dept. of HHS extension, 15809 [13JN]
Color dyes: ban use of certain (H. Res. 94), 9984, 9989, 9990 [1MY]
Commodity Supplemental Food Program: reauthorize and improve operation (H.R. 2422), 11130 [8MY], 16429 [19JN]
Community and Family Living Amendments: enact (H.R. 2902), 17957 [27JN]
Community Health Center Program: support, 6513 [27MR]
Compassionate Pain Relief Act: enact (H.R. 1597), 5595, 5642 [19MR]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (H.R. 2280), 9953 [30AP], 32496 [19NO]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2865), 17242 [25JN]
Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 2696), 14787 [6JN]
Comprehensive Nutrition Assistance Act: enact, 7505 [3AP]
———enact (H.R. 1856), 8497 [18AP], 24878 [24SE]
Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco and Health Education Act: enact (S. 1574), 38350 [19DE]
Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Education Act: enact, 18905 [11JY]
Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Risk Education Act: enact (H.R. 3510), 26147, 26154 [3OC], 30951 [6NO], 34030 [3DE]
Computer-operated muscle stimulators: commend research and courage in development, 5679 [20MR]
Congressional Advisory Commission on Amateur Boxing: establish, 565 [3JA]
Congressional baseball game: presentation of proceeds to Children's Hospital, Washington, DC, 30120 [1NO]
Continued Access to Group Health Insurance Act: enact (H.R. 21), 29063 [24OC]
Controlled Substances Penalties Act: enact (H.R. 994), 2056 [6FE], 3961 [27FE], 5107 [7MR], 6009 [21MR], 9768 [29AP], 11239 [9MY], 11631 [9MY]
Crime victims: deduction for medical expenses (H.R. 841), 1321 [30JA], 8097 [16AP]
Dade County, FL: seizure of illegal drugs, 12224 [15MY]
Dalles, OR: salmonella poisoning, 23907 [17SE]
DAV: anniversary, 15745 [13JN]
———membership goal, 13951 [3JN]
Deaf: make closed captioned equipment more affordable (H.R. 2853), 23277 [10SE]
Decade of the Disabled: observance, 17954 [27JN]
Declaration of National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate, 31562 [13NO]
Defense Health Agency: establish, 16873 [21JN]
Denver, CO: Davis Carousel Ball for Children's Diabetes, 27747 [16OC]
Dependent care: tax credit (H.R. 2527), 12213 [15MY], 13338 [22MY], 32280 [18NO]
Dept. of Defense: appoint a chief medical officer of the U.S. European Command (H.R. 3666), 29567 [30OC]
———CHAMPUS coverage for treatment of alcoholism, 17528 [26JN]
———CHAMPUS coverage of organ transplants, 16843 [21JN]
Dept. of Health and Human Services Appeals Council Limitations Act: enact, 14538 [5JN]
Designer Drug Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 2977), 18937 [11JY]
Developing countries: child health care, 23466 [11SE]
Diabetes: development of programmable, implantable medication systems, 8392 [18AP]
Diet drugs: require those containing phenylopropanolamine to be dispensed only with prescription (H.R. 1673), 6015 [21MR]
Diethylstilbestrol (DES): registry and screening assistance (H.R. 508), 1126-1128 [24JA]
Diseases: implement Federal program for worker exposure, 20975 [29JY]
———require the Centers for Disease Control to study sexually transmitted, 34221 [4DE]
Donation of organs: CBS documentary, The Gift of Life, 6898 [28MR]
———procurement program, 6895 [28MR]
DPT vaccine: side effects in children, 2342 [7FE]
Dr. Jonas E. Salk Day: designate (H.J. Res. 258), 10223 [2MY]
Drug abuse: effects on youth, 32489 [19NO]
———efforts to combat, 25245 [26SE]
———efforts to increase law enforcement, and treatment and prevention activities (H.R. 526), 15790 [13JN]
———link with school drop-out rate, 13867 [24MY]
———patterns and trends, 14815 [6JN]
Drug exports: establish conditions (H.R. 3995), 38724 [19DE], 38808, 38813 [20DE]
Drugs: exempt capsulated herbs, foods, and vitamins from definition (H.R. 1819), 6900 [28MR]
———research and development of orphan drugs (S. 1147), Senate amendment, 21919 [31JY]
Duarte, CA: tribute to City of Hope National Medical Center and Research Institute, 15988 [17JN]
Dysautonomia: research funding, 27745 [16OC]
Egg-breaking practices: regulations, 26454-26460 [7OC]
El Salvador: immunization program, 9409 [25AP]
———mass vaccinations, 9197 [24AP]
———vaccination campaign (H. Res. 145), 10629 [7MY], 11143 [8MY]
Elderly Veterans Care Act: enact (H.R. 3927), 38824 [20DE]
Elgin, IL: commend St. Joseph Hospital for cost-containment innovations, 22947 [4SE]
Emergency response systems: prevent premature institutionalization, 3098 [21FE]
Emergency Reye's Syndrome Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 1381), 4257 [28FE]
Emergency Veterans Job Training Act: programs, 6997 [1AP]
Employee Health Care Cost Reduction Act: enact (H.R. 1791), 6872 [28MR]
Employee life support programs: tax treatment (H. Res. 184), 15375 [12JN]
Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act: enact (H.R. 2030), 7859-7861 [15AP]
EPA: revise and extend taxes used to finance superfund (H.R. 1775), 25510 [1OC]
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 17916, 17962 [27JN], 18948 [11JY], 19395, 19472 [17JY], 19541 [17JY], 19929 [22JY], 20152 [23JY], 22015 [31JY], 23135, 23137 [10SE], 23267 [10SE], 23462, 23463, 23481 [11SE], 23862 [17SE], 24023 [17SE], 24212 [18SE], 24402 [19SE], 24591, 24592 [20SE], 25332 [30SE], 25470 [2OC], 25518 [1OC], 25780 [2OC], 26671 [8OC], 26930 [9OC], 27346 [10OC], 27748 [16OC], 28458 [22OC], 28723 [23OC], 29236 [28OC], 29550, 29557 [29OC], 30115 [31OC], 30170-30176 [1NO], 30607 [5NO], 31544, 31555 [12NO], 32185-32187 [14NO], 32472, 32479, 32498, 32504 [19NO], 32881, 32893, 33192 [20NO], 34039, 34054 [3DE], 34374, 34377 [4DE], 34505-34510, 34631-34707, 34708-34765 [5DE], 34820 [5DE], 34829-34881 [6DE], 35435, 35437 [9DE], 35556, 35557, 35558, 35559, 35560, 35561, 35562, 35607 [10DE], 35624 [12DE], 35625 [16DE], 35653 [11DE]-35658 [10DE], 36318, 36357 [12DE], 37498 [17DE], 37860, 37868 [18DE], 38682, 38695, 38718-38719 [19DE], 38799-38802 [20DE]
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), debate procedure, 29070 [24OC]
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 3245), 23271, 23272 [10SE]
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 3383), 24592 [20SE]
———superfund tax proposals, 34866 [6DE]
———temporary extension of superfund excise tax (H.R. 3453), 25468 [1OC]
EPA superfund: reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 16573 [20JN]
ERISA: amend (H.R. 1375), 4244 [28FE]
Eshelman, Edwin: volunteer for immunology cancer treatment, 34469 [5DE]
Ethiopia: deaths in resettlement camps, 30604 [5NO]
———starvation, 14545 [5JN]
Fair Insurance Coverage Act: enact (H.R. 2741), 15376 [12JN]
Fair Medicare Appeals Act: enact (H.R. 2864), 17244 [25JN]
Fairness in Alcohol Advertising Act: enact (H.R. 2526), 12212 [15MY]
Fall River, MA: tribute to We Love Children Fund, 37510 [17DE]
Family planning: funding, 30109 [31OC]
———Louis Harris poll on teenagers, 38679 [19DE]
Famine: authorizing appropriations for relief (H.R. 1096), 2362 [19FE], 2638-2655 [20FE], 3509 [26FE], 3514 [27FE]-3524 [26FE], 3967 [27FE]
Farm animal husbandry: effective use of antibiotics (H.R. 616), 813 [22JA]
Farm workers: OSHA field sanitation standards, 8320 [17AP], 15772 [13JN]
Farmworker field sanitation standard: issuance, 8393, 8394 [18AP]
Federal disability and health insurance trust fund: establish (H.R. 3528), 26672 [8OC]
Federal Employee Health Benefits Reform Act: enact (H.R. 156), 494 [3JA]
Federal employees: permit group life insurance coverage for work injury (H.R. 1853), 7002 [1AP]
Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3384), 24410 [19SE], 25259 [30SE], 25778 [2OC], 36546 [16DE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: authority to add employee organization health plans (H.R. 873), 11656-11660 [13MY]
Federal Family Planning Program: authorization of appropriations (H.R. 2369), 15834 [17JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2369), 16058 [18JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (H.R. 2177), 9333 [24AP]
———amend relative to orphan drug provisions (S. 1147), 22807 [1AU]
Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: transfer certain cigarette tax revenue (H.R. 1594), 5526 [19MR]
Federal Incentives for State Health Care Professional Liability Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3865), 34802 [5DE]
Federal medical facilities: distribution of manpower and financial resources, 30454 [5NO]
Federal Occupational Disease Compensation Act: enact (H.R. 3090), 20850-20852 [26JY]
Federal Professional Boxing Prohibition Act: enact, 565 [3JA]
Ferrofluids: commerical application of space technology, 9799 [30AP]
``First Steps'' (television movie): life story of Nan Davis and the use of computer-operated muscle stimulators, 5679 [20MR]
Flint, MI, Professional Black Nurses Association: tribute, 19717 [18JY]
Florida: establish a veterans' hospital in southwestern, 15244 [11JN]
Food: implement irradiation technique (H.R. 3504), 26407 [7OC]
———radiation treatment, 15553 [13JN]
Food and Agriculture Organization: anniversary, 28709 [23OC]
Food distribution centers: implement immunization programs, 26006 [3OC]
Food dyes: proposed ban on certain nonnutritive, 2014 [6FE]
Food irradiation: promote as postharvest treatment (H.R. 696), 895 [24JA]
Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 2422), 11130 [8MY], 16429 [19JN]
Food Stamp Plan: benefits eligibility (H.R. 1844), 6870 [28MR]
Food stamp plan: medical deduction threshold, 26426-26434 [7OC]
———reauthorize and improve operation (H.R. 2422), 11130 [8MY], 16429 [19JN]
Foods Are Not Drugs Act: enact (H.R. 2583), 13346 [22MY]
Foreign countries: provide assistance to promote global immunization and oral rehydration programs (H.R. 3894), 35554 [10DE], 36805 [16DE]
Foreign medical schools: make students ineligible for Federal loans unless school meets accreditation standards (H.R. 1582), 5668 [19MR]
———make unlawful to obtain position as physician in hospital receiving Federal funds if license obtained through misrepresentations (H.R. 1583), 5668 [19MR]
———U.S. accreditation standards, 26097 [3OC]
Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Child Welfare Amendments: enact (H.R. 2810), 16441 [19JN]
Fountain, William E.: California Medical Association Frederick K.M. Plessner Memorial Award recipient, 6513 [27MR]
Gasoline: lead content regulations, 16102 [18JN]
———reduce use of lead (H.R. 1540), 5649 [19MR]
Gasparini, Daniel J.: liver transplant, 6453 [27MR]
Government-owned vessels: set certain aside for health assistance, 9358 [24AP]
Graduate medical education programs: make direct grants to teaching hosptials (H.R. 2501), 13302 [22MY]
Ground water: State standards, planning, and protection programs (H.R. 3808), 32592 [20NO]
Handicapped: encourage employment by the Federal Government (H.R. 3145), 22046 [31JY]
———right to life, 2240 [7FE]
———support for community based services for mentally retarded and severely disabled (H.R. 2523), 12200 [15MY]
———technological innovations in aids, 18931 [11JY]
Handicapped Children's Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1523), 5064 [7MR], 31369-31377 [12NO], 32278 [18NO]
———enact (H.R. 1523), S. 415 passed in lieu, 31377 [12NO]
Handicapped dependent trusts: allow tax deduction of insurance premiums (H.R. 2420), 11196 [8MY]
Handicapped Independence Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 1432), 4706 [6MR]
Hazardous Drug Export Control Act: enact (H.R. 3962), 37494 [17DE]
Hazardous substances: compensation for victims injured through exposure to certain, 35638 [10DE]
———give high priority under superfund to sites that have led to closing of drinking water supplies (H.R. 3083), 20715 [25JY]
———inventory (H.R. 2603), 13422 [23MY]
———OMB objections to asbestos control projects, 8774 [22AP]
———reauthorization of superfund (H.R. 2817), 24258 [19SE]
———reauthorize superfund, 4716 [6MR]
———reauthorize superfund (H.R. 1342), 4183 [28FE]
———revise and extend taxes used to finance superfund (H.R. 1775), 6584 [28MR]
Head Start Program: anniversary, 11666 [15MY], 11667 [16MY]
———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 95), 11663 [13MY], 11666, 11896 [14MY]
Health and welfare benefits: tax treatment, 15375 [12JN]
Health Care: national issues, 9107 [23AP]
Health Care Data Systems Clearinghouse Act: enact (H.R. 2882), 17557 [26JN]
Health Care Financing Administration and Home Health Agencies: cost limitation regulations, 17981 [27JN]
Health Care Savings Account Act: enact (H.R. 3505), 26097 [3OC], 26675 [8OC], 29891 [31OC]
Health insurance: allow continued access for spouses and dependent children (H.R. 21), 512 [3JA]
Health Insurance Availability Act: enact (H.R. 1770), 6451 [27MR]
Health Maintenance Organization/Medicare Program: administration of enrollments and disenrollments, 20701 [25JY]
Health maintenance organizations: freedom of choice enrollment (H.R. 2285), 10246 [2MY]
———freedom-of-choice enrollment (H.R. 2285), 11680 [13MY]
———partnership with medicare program, 10397 [2MY]
———revise and extend program of assistance (H.R. 2417), 15860 [17JN]
Health planning: regulations for State participation in program, 19274 [16JY]
Health Professions Educational Assistance amendments: enact (H.R. 2410), 11160 [8MY], 18979-18981 [15JY], 20153 [23JY]
Health Professions Training Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 2410), 25871 [3OC]
Health research: Government grants, ***** [4AP]
Health Research Extension Act: enact (H.R. 2409), 15836 [17JN], 15860 [18JN], 16894 [21JN], 24879 [24SE], 28477 [22OC]
———enact (H.R. 2409), appointment of conferees, 24805 [24SE]
———enact (H.R. 2409), conference report, 28622 [23OC]
———enact (H.R. 2409), permission to file conference report, 27379 [11OC]
———enact (H.R. 2409), technical corrections, 28624 [23OC]
———enact (H.R. 2409), veto, 31380-31385 [12NO]
Health Saving Services: nursing home facilities, 20864 [26JY]
Health services: extending appropriations (H.R. 2358), 10584 [6MY]
Heart disease: extend patents on bretylium tosylate and bethanidine sulphate (H.R. 1846), 6867 [28MR]
Heckler, Margaret, Sec. of HHS: tribute for the National Initiative on Technology and the Disabled, 17971 [27JN]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 227), 16428 [19JN]
Hershey Medical Center, PA: artificial heart implant, 29318 [29OC], 31231 [7NO]
High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 1309), 4391 [5MR], 35817 [10DE]
Home Health Care Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 3202), 22743, 22745 [1AU]
Home health services: remove homebound requirement (H.R. 1192), 2933 [21FE]
Home maintenance organizations: enrollment and disenrollment procedures for medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 2010), 7755 [4AP]
Home Respiratory Care Act: enact (H.R. 2703), 14817 [6JN]
Homeless Emergency Relief Act: enact (H.R. 1526), 5103 [7MR]
Homeless Persons Housing and Supportive Services Act: enact, 5107 [7MR]
Hospice program: provide medicaid coverage (H.R. 3027), 19471 [17JY]
Hospices: nursing care (H.R. 1742), 16162 [18JN]
Hospitals: emergency medical services (H. Con. Res. 178), 26411 [7OC]
———proposed open door policy for prospective patients (H. Con. Res. 178), 23690 [12SE]
Housing Counseling for the Mentally Ill Act: enact (H.R. 2235), 17399 [26JN]
Houston, TX: tribute to the Children's Nutrition Research Center, 11169 [8MY]
Hunger: assistance for famine relief, 22459 [1AU]
———assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), 4105, 4108-4111, 4114 [28FE], 4132 [6MR]-4133, 4163 [28FE], 4720, 4722 [6MR], 6163 [26MR]
———assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), amendments in disagreement, 7136 [2AP]
———assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), appointment of conferees, 6405 [27MR]
———assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), conference report, 7129-7137 [2AP]
———assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), permission to file conference report, 6405 [27MR]
———program funding to combat, 4565 [5MR]
———relief proposals for U.S., 23680 [12SE]
———surveys on rate, 28705 [23OC]
———U.S. aid to alleviate worldwide, 27751 [16OC]
Hunger in America: proposals to reduce, 19264 [16JY]
———protest of medical and religious leaders, 10381 [2MY]
Huntington, NY: tribute to day care program for the elderly, 30342 [1NO]
Hypothermia: prevention, 36337 [12DE]
Immunization and oral rehydration: provide assistance to promote (H.R. 3894), 35838 [10DE]
In vitro fertilization: research regulations, 35438 [9DE]
India: impact of population growth, 16470 [20JN]
Indian Health Care Amendments: enact, 16435 [19JN]
Indians: authorize programs for treatment and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse (H.R. 2624), 13424 [23MY], 14532 [5JN]
Individual medical care accounts: allow deduction for contributions which are exempt from tax (H.R. 2830), 16769 [20JN]
Individual retirement accounts: provide option of choosing higher deductible insurance in return for contribution made by employers to (H.R. 1791), 6872 [28MR]
Indoor Air Quality Act: enact (H.R. 2101), 8331 [17AP]
Infant mortality rates: current date, 14533 [5JN]
———halt in improvement, and racial gap, 19540 [17JY]
In-Flight Medical Emergencies Act: enact (H.R. 1647), 5990 [21MR]
Insurance: availability, 36769, 36777, 36785 [16DE]
———prohibit discrimination against the blind (H.R. 2741), 15376 [12JN]
Interamerican Community of Physicians: formation, 25500 [1OC]
Intermediate care facilities: fire safety regulations regarding of retarded individuals, 23471 [11SE]
———fire safety regulations relative to retarded individuals, 23472 [11SE]
International games for disabled: activities, 6901 [28MR]
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War: controversy regarding award of the Nobel Peace Prize, 31538 [12NO]
———Nobel Peace Prize recipients, 29317 [29OC]
Job Accommodation Network: information and consulting service for employers who want to retain disabled individuals, 26124 [3OC]
Joseph Seagram, Inc.: alcohol consumption public awareness campaign, 11917 [14MY]
Karle, Jerome: Nobel Prize recipient, 30941 [6NO]
KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh, PA): commend organ donation program, 31826 [14NO]
Kizer, William: tribute, 8537 [18AP]
Labor: implement Federal program for cancer-exposed workers, 20975 [29JY]
Land disposal: hazardous substances ban (H.R. 919), 1709 [4FE]
Landfill Gas Collection and Reclamation Act: enact (H.R. 2033), 7865 [15AP]
Laser surgery: improvement in laser coronary angioplasty technique, 3660 [26FE]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 287), 11891 [14MY]
Liability insurance: increase of lawsuits, 34378 [4DE]
Life insurance: company studies on health care, 15776 [13JN]
Lifesaving programs: encourage, 30958 [6NO]
Life-support systems: regulations, 7967 [16AP]
Livestock feeds: use of antibiotics (H.R. 616), 813 [22JA]
Long-term care: protect rights of patients in facilities, 34058 [3DE]
Long-Term Care Insurance Promotion and Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2293), 9971 [30AP]
Louisville, KY: Action League for Physically Handicapped Adults job fair, 10389 [2MY]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate, 18932 [11JY]
———designate (S.J. Res. 57), 20246 [24JY]
Lupus erythematosus: include Coordinating Committee in National Institutes of Health funding, 28477 [22OC]
Malpractice: alternative liability system in case of injuries (H.R. 3084), 20662 [25JY]
Malpractice insurance: cost, 9200 [24AP]
Mandatory Fish Inspection Act: enact (H.R. 1989), 7720 [4AP]
Marijuana: health effects of usage, 23676 [12SE]
———medical use, 9723 [29AP]
Marlboro County, SC, General Hospital Charity: relief, 35815 [10DE]
Maryland: designate the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems (H.J. Res. 210), 6379 [26MR]
Massachusetts: Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month, 12688 [20MY], 13350 [22MY]
McKinney, Susan S.: tribute, 20385 [24JY]
Meals on Wheels of the Monterey (CA) Peninsula, Inc.: relief (H.R. 1095), 2318 [7FE]
Meat: nutrition information, 18131 [9JY]
Medicaid: anniversary, 22025 [31JY]
———coverage of home- or community-based health care (H.R. 2875), 17542 [26JN]
———dental coverage (H.R. 224), 540 [3JA]
———SSI income requirements, 7504 [3AP]
Medicaid Infant Mortality Reduction Amendments: enact (H.R. 1382), 4235 [28FE]
Medical and dental records: provide for confidentiality (H.R. 74), 1320 [30JA]
Medical care: impact of budget reductions, 7114 [2AP]
———malpractice insurance, 7576 [4AP]
Medical Computer Crimes Act: enact (H.R. 995), 2039 [6FE]
Medical education: payment for direct and indirect costs under medicare and Social Security (H.R. 2699), 14797-14799 [6JN]
———proposed medicare support of graduate (H.R. 2831), 16764 [20JN]
Medical Impostors Act: enact (H.R. 1091), 2301 [7FE]
Medical malpractice: effects on cost and quality of health care, 37497 [17DE]
Medical Malpractice Reform Act: enact (H.R. 2659), 14228 [4JN]
Medical Offer and Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 3084), 20662 [25JY]
Medical research: technology used to show brain activity, 20375 [24JY]
Medicare: accurate and timely benefits information for hospital patients (H. Con. Res. 221), 29301 [28OC]
———alternative liability system for medical malpractice in case of injuries (H.R. 3084), 20662 [25JY]
———anniversary, 22025, 22034 [31JY]
———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 88), 5645 [19MR]
———authorize payment for occupational therapy services (H.R. 1985), 7584 [4AP]
———commend for success in protecting older persons against high cost of health care (S. Con. Res. 9), 22529 [1AU]
———coverage of hospitalization of terminally ill (H.R. 3474), 25522 [1OC]
———dental, vision and hearing care, and prescription drugs (H.R. 1403), 22034 [31JY]
———emergency medical expenses reimbursement for those incurred outside the U.S. (H.R. 1077), 2311 [7FE]
———establish bipartisian commission to study (H.R. 523), 626 [7JA]
———extend certain reimbursement provisions (H.R. 3722), 31563 [13NO]
———extend certain reimbursement provisions (H.R. 3918), 36196 [12DE]
———extend coverage to aged traveling outside U.S., 26135 [3OC]
———extend prospective payment system transition, 7690 [4AP]
———home health care benefits, 4551 [5MR]
———hospice benefit (H.R. 1316), 4709 [6MR]
———hospice nursing care coverage (H.R. 1742), 17543 [26JN]
———hospital reimbursement plan, 6577 [28MR]
———implementation of revised area wage index (H.R. 2819), 16465 [20JN]
———improve financial stability by permitting contributions to a health care savings account (H.R. 3505), 26097 [3OC], 26675 [8OC], 29891 [31OC]
———long-term health care programs (H.R. 1401), 22034 [31JY]
———method of hospital reimbursement, 36541 [16DE]
———national hospital-specific blend for inpatient services, 29801 [31OC]
———payment formula, 6407 [27MR]
———permit hospital to exempt respiratory care unit from prospective payment system (H.R. 2572), 12985 [21MY]
———preventive health care screening option for elderly (H.R. 1402), 22034 [31JY]
———proposals to reduce fraud and abuse (H.R. 3061), 22661 [1AU]
———proposed reforms, 4365 [5MR]
———prospective rural hospitals payment rates, 6997 [1AP]
———provide coverage of cost for therapeutic shoes for diabetics (H.R. 2543), 12246 [16MY]
———provide for demonstration projects to test feasibility of reimbursement for preventive health services (H.R. 2368), 10497 [6MY]
———reimbursement for physician assistants, 23148 [10SE]
———reimbursement for therapeutic shoes, 25736 [2OC]
———reimbursements to rural hospitals (H.R. 3767), 32204 [14NO]
———repeal penalty fee for late enrollees (H.R. 3844), 34816 [5DE]
———rural hospital reimbursement, 5010-5042 [7MR]
———solvency, 6903 [28MR], 7581 [4AP]
———temporary extension of certain reimbursement provisions (H.R. 3452), 25268 [30SE]
———transition of prospective payment system, 19744-19746 [18JY]
———wage indexes, 6445 [27MR]
Medicare and medicaid: anniversary, 38845 [30DE]
Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act: enact, 14635 [6JN]
———enact (H.R. 1370), 7539 [3AP]
———enact (H.R. 1868), 13976-13983 [4JN]
Medicare and Medicaid Second Opinion Act: enact (H.R. 2807), 16443 [19JN]
Medicare Fair Hospital Deductible Act: enact, 29770 [30OC]
———enact (H.R. 3630), 29312 [28OC]
Medicare Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3105), 21636 [30JY]
Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act: enact (H.R. 2491), 11895 [14MY]
Medicare Payment Reform and Health Care Improved Access Act: enact (H.R. 3210), 22754 [1AU]
Medicare Program: extend hospice benefits (H.R. 2070), 8240 [17AP]
Medicare Vision Reform Act: enact (H.R. 2342), 10393 [2MY]
Mental Health Awareness Week: observance, 27342 [10OC]
Mental health insurance: provide adequate coverage to all citizens (H.R. 3021), 19542 [17JY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 178), 4265 [28FE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 67), 24233 [19SE]
Mentally handicapped: impact of deinstitutionalization, 5008 [7MR]
Mentally ill: funds for housing counseling prior to release, and periodic evaluation after release from institutions (H.R. 2235), 17399 [26JN]
Merchant marine: use of exposure suits on vessels operating in cold waters (S. 597), 10493 [6MY]
Miami, FL, Veterans Hospital: review of Cardiac Surgical Care Program, 1377 [31JA]
Micronesia: establish medical fellowships (H.R. 1462), 5090, 5110 [7MR], 7544 [3AP]
———human rights issues, 5110 [7MR]
Middletown, NJ: Lincroft School's Presidential Physical Fitness Award, 36799 [16DE]
Military hospitals: quality, 22997 [9SE]
Milk Protein Fair Trade Act: enact, 482 [3JA]
Montana: rabies epidemic, 24229 [19SE]
Monterey Peninsula, Inc.: relief of Meals on Wheels (H.R. 1095), 19135 [16JY], 21491 [30JY]
Mothers Against Drunk Driving: candlelight vigil for victims of drunken drivers, 38844 [20DE]
Motor vehicles: mandatory seatbelt requirement, 27744 [16OC]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 329), 17952 [27JN]
———designate (S.J. Res. 183), 26978 [9OC]
Narcotics: manufacturing of designer drugs, 32595 [20NO]
———proposed legalization, 16755 [20JN]
NASA: technological developments benefiting handicapped, 24030 [17SE]
Natcher, Representative: tribute, 24567 [20SE]
National Abortion Rights Action League: campaign for prochoice, 13694 [23MY]
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Act: enact (H.R. 3426), 25211 [26SE]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 229), 22528 [1AU]
———observance, 24595 [20SE], 25206 [26SE]
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: activities, 5635 [19MR]
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate, 562 [3JA]
———designate (H.J. Res. 282), 29654 [30OC]
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: observance, 30953 [6NO]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (S.J. Res. 65), 10639 [7MY]
———observance, 32280 [18NO]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate, 4106 [28FE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 83), 10637 [7MY]
National Autism Week: designate (H.J. Res. 440), 30347 [1NO], 32207 [14NO], 33829 [3DE]
———observance, 33829 [6DE], 33830 [10DE]
National Back Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 444), 30957 [6NO]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Day: designate (S.J. Res. 130), 30884 [6NO]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 333), 17992 [27JN]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 481), 38731 [20DE]
National Cancer Institute: funding, 25703 [2OC]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (H.J. Res. 121), 1646 [31JA]
National child care standards: provide that States adopt, 8521 [18AP]
National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act: enact (H.R. 1780), 6456 [27MR]
National Commission on Neurofibromatosis: establish, 849 [22JA]
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality: establish (H.R. 3344), 24215 [18SE]
National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality: establish (H.R. 3353), 24168 [18SE]
National Correct Posture Week: designate, 6485 [27MR]
National Council on Access to Health Care: establish (H.R. 3253), 23277 [10SE], 23469 [11SE]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 175), 26981 [9OC]
National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (H.J. Res. 218), 24236 [19SE]
———establish, 7547 [3AP]
National DES Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 149), 2333 [7FE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 63), 8418 [18AP]
National Diabetes Month: designate (H.J. Res. 314), 15517 [12JN]
———designate (S.J. Res. 145), 29652 [30OC]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 94), 10636 [7MY]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (S.J. Res. 40), 18701 [11JY]
National Drug Education Act: enact, 516 [3JA]
———enact (H.R. 380), 3099-3101 [21FE]
National Emergency Medical Air Transport Week: designate (H.J. Res. 452), 32207 [14NO]
National Eye Donor Month: observance, 2046 [6FE]
National Eye Health Care Month: designate (H.J. Res. 207), 11070 [8MY]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 189), 37848 [18DE]
———observance, 38722 [19DE]
National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate, 6018 [21MR]
National Health Service Act: enact, 15489 [12JN]
National Health Service Corps: revise and extend program (H.R. 2237), 9551 [25AP]
National Hemophilia Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 254), additional cosponsors, 22831 [14AU]
National Hemophilia Month: designate (H.J. Res. 254), 9374 [24AP]
National Home Care Week: designate (S.J. Res. 139), 32591 [20NO]
National Home Health Care Week: designate (H.J. Res. 320), 16404 [19JN]
———observance, 34792, 34794 [5DE]
National Hospice Month: designate (S.J. Res. 155), 26976 [9OC]
National Hospital Volunteer Week: observance, 9357 [24AP]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases: establish, 613 [7JA]
National Institutes of Health: Juvenile Diabetes Association salute, 8329 [17AP]
National Liver Awareness Month: designate, 2055 [6FE]
National Lupus Awareness Week: observance, 28016 [17OC], 28477 [22OC], 28730 [23OC]
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (H.J. Res. 221), 24214 [18SE]
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 108), 6111 [25MR]
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: anniversary, 36357 [12DE]
National Nursing Home Week: observance, 11929 [14MY]
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: enact (H.R. 2436), 11118 [8MY], 11609 [9MY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 450), 31539 [12NO], 31883 [14NO]
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 123), 1646 [31JA]
———designate (S.J. Res. 35), 7218 [2AP]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate, 569 [3JA]
———designate (S.J. Res. 61), 10636 [7MY]
National Radiological Technology Week: observance, 30110 [31OC]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (S.J. Res. 29), 29653 [30OC], 30886 [6NO]
National Scleroderma Week: designate (H.J. Res. 144), 2322 [7FE], 15239 [11JN]
National Shut-In Day: designate (H.J. Res. 145), 6898 [28MR]
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (H.J. Res. 85), 517 [3JA], 5001-5003 [7MR]
———observance, 18282 [9JY]
National Society for Children & Adults with Autism: anniversary, 32191 [14NO]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (S.J. Res. 111), 24233 [19SE]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 322), 16171 [18JN], 26976, 26977 [9OC], 27345 [10OC]
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: amend (H.R. 1006), 2014 [6FE]
National Tumor Registrar Recognition Day: designate (H.J. Res. 422), 28222 [21OC]
National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 216), 6496 [27MR], 16397 [19JN]
National Veterans Service Office Program: establish (H.R. 1967), 7692 [4AP]
Naval Hospital, Newport, RI: tribute, 20116 [23JY]
Navy: drug abuse policy, 38109 [19DE]
Nerve gas weapons: position of NATO defense ministers, 15790 [13JN]
Nestle Food Corp.: programs to aid fight against multiple sclerosis, 30111 [31OC]
New Bedford, MA: proposed VA outpatient clinic closing, 17988 [27JN]
New England: town referendums on abortion, 31553 [12NO]
New York, NY: anniversary of Gouverneur Hospital, 36328 [12DE]
———tribute to Bellevue Hospital, 19754 [18JY]
NIH: correcting enrollment of H.R. 2409 (S. Con. Res. 79), 28624 [23OC]
———grant policy (H.J. Res. 136), 2059 [6FE]
———OMB grant policy, 2337 [7FE]
———OMB grant policy (H.J. Res. 136), 3491 [25FE], 3971 [27FE]
———reductions in research grants, 7846 [15AP]
Nobel Prize recipient, 27811 [17OC]
Nuclear Medicine Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 297), 13698 [23MY]
Nuclear powerplants: health hazards, 3535 [26FE]
Nuclear Waste Transportation Safety Act: enact (H.R. 1695), 6108 [25MR]
Nuclear winter: Dept. of Defense study, 6575 [28MR]
Nurse Education Act: enact (H.R. 2370), 18970-18972 [15JY], 19282 [16JY], 20153 [23JY], 21914-21919 [31JY]
Nurse-midwives: insurance coverage, 29062 [24OC]
———malpractice insurance coverage, 23121 [9SE]
Nursing homes: require States to provide for payment for bed reservations (H.R. 3062), 22809 [1AU]
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act: enact, 11231 [8MY]
Nutrition programs: funding, 24132 [18SE]
Nutritional Information Labeling Act: enact (H.R. 3751), 31812 [13NO]
Obstetric Care Information Act: enact (H.R. 2685), 14773 [6JN]
Occupational therapists: tribute, 8334 [17AP]
Occupational therapy services: authorize payment (H.R. 1985), 7584 [4AP]
Older Americans Act: anniversary, 38845 [30DE]
———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 132), 11666, 11670, 11671 [14MY], 11672, 11745 [15MY]
———commodity reimbursement (H.R. 2453), 24801-24803 [24SE]
———interim final rules regarding regulations and required advocacy, 20717 [25JY]
———recognizing anniversary (H. Con. Res. 132), 9757 [29AP]
Older Americans Alternative Care Act: enact (H.R. 1192), 2933 [21FE]
Older Americans Food Stamp Reform Act: enact (H.R. 2778), 15994 [17JN]
Older persons: cost increases, 28238 [22OC]
Older veterans' health care: improve (H.R. 505), 12712-12717 [21MY], 13853 [24MY]
``One Too Many'': promote distribution of film on teenage drinking, 12217 [15MY]
Oral rehydration therapy: application, 18083 [9JY]
Organ donation program: commend KDKA-TV implementation, 31826 [14NO]
Organ Donor Awareness Week: observance, 9382 [24AP]
Orphan Drug Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2290), 9978 [30AP], 15861 [17JN], 15865 [18JN]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2290), S. 1147 passed in lieu, 16064 [18JN]
OSHA: study results of workplace deaths and injuries, 9542 [25AP]
Osteopathic rural hospitals: enable certain to qualify for status as rural referral centers under medicare (H.R. 2680), 14537 [5JN]
Osterblom, Ryan: need for liver transplant, 3343 [25FE]
Overeaters Anonymous: anniversary, 22708 [1AU]
Parental and Disability Leave Act: enact (H.R. 2020), 8318, 8323, 8329, 8332 [17AP], 8526 [18AP]
Parent's Handbook—Understanding Child Sexual Assault: publication of report by Victor Atiyeh, Governor of Oregon, 19712 [18JY]
Parkinson's Disease Amelioration Act: enact (H.R. 2295), 10173 [1MY]
Patents: restore time to manufacturers of pesticides, animal drugs, veterinary biologics, and industry chemicals (H.R. 3897), 36103 [11DE]
Pediatric pulmonary medicine: research, training and services funding (H.R. 3822), 32892 [20NO]
Penn State: development of artificial heart, 28124 [21OC]
Pesticide Import and Export Act: enact (H.R. 1416), 4544 [5MR], 5113 [7MR]
Pesticides: assure that residues in food are safe for human consumption (H.R. 2924), 17970 [27JN]
———prohibit sales unless proven safe, 7503 [3AP]
Phobia Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 292), 13846 [24MY]
Phobia Clinic, New Hyde Park, NY: tribute, 7512 [3AP]
Physician's: require repayment of loans in default through deductions from amounts due them under medicare and medicaid, 21492 [30JY]
Physicians: increase criminal penalties for mail fraud in connection with fraudulent medical degrees (H.R. 1581), 5668 [19MR]
Physician's Education Loan Collection Act: enact, 21492 [30JY]
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Theta Mu Chapter: tribute, 8536 [18AP]
Pittsburgh, PA: questionnaire results, 11741 [14MY]
Poston, Ann: heart transplant, 17099 [25JN]
Preferred Provider Health Care Act: enact (H.R. 733), 1115 [24JA]
Prevention, Identification, and Treatment of Elder Abuse Act: enact (H.R. 1674), 6011 [21MR], 16757 [20JN]
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission: expand membership by 2 (H.R. 2709), 15220 [11JN]
Psychologist's services: availability in rural areas (H.R. 3281), 23534 [12SE]
Public health emergencies: provide funds for the prevention and treatment (H.R. 232), 486 [3JA]
Public Health Service Act: amend (S. 1689), 24803-24805 [24SE]
Public policy: methodology, 38696 [19DE]
Puerto Rico: extend VA authority for contract medical services (H.R. 1654), 6012 [21MR]
———Nutritional Assistance Program funding, 26434 [7OC]
Quality Assurance Reform Act: enact, 7704 [4AP]
Queens County, NY: anniversary of Hillside Manor Health Related Facility, 24886 [24SE]
———anniversary of Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 24182 [18SE]
Quinlan, Karen Ann: quality of life, 7967 [16AP]
Rabies epidemic: control, 24229 [19SE]
Radiation: epidemiological studies of effects (H.R. 1287), 3535 [26FE]
———health hazards of exposure, 3535 [26FE]
Radiation Research Reorganization Act: enact (H.R. 1287), 3535 [26FE]
Radon gas: exposure, 15550, 15553 [13JN]
———health hazards of prolonged exposure, 28006 [17OC]
———tax credit for expenditures incurred for level reduction in principal residence (H.R. 2773), 15550, 15553 [13JN]
Radon Reduction Act: enact, 22760 [1AU]
Reagan, President: budget proposal, 3508 [26FE]
———economic policy relative to rural areas, 1657 [4FE]
———proposed funding, 6082 [25MR]
———recovery, 19394 [17JY]
Red and orange dyes: ban use of certain (H. Res. 94), 9983, 9984, 9989, 9990 [1MY]
Red dyes: ban cancer causing food additives, 17544 [26JN]
Reproductive Health Equity Act: enact, 15519 [12JN]
———enact (H.R. 2691), 14647 [6JN], 14816 [6JN]
Research Accountability Act: enact (H.R. 1145), 2821 [20FE]
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO: cleanup of contaminated sites, structures, equipment, and natural resources (H.R. 1771), 6505 [27MR]
Rural areas: Hospital Swing Bed Program (H.R. 1745), 6382 [26MR]
Rural hospitals: expand the swing bed program, 19053 [15JY]
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: amend (S. 484), 11737 [14MY]
Sacramento, CA: anniversary of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 14824 [6JN]
———anniversary of the United Cerebral Palsy Association, 27754 [16OC]
Salmonella poisoning: recent cases, 19735 [18JY]
Salt Lake City, UT: Red Cross and Rowland Hall-St. Marks School assist famine relief, 6168 [26MR]
San Francisco, CA: candlelight vigils to honor acquired immune deficiency syndrome victims, 13865, 13871 [24MY]
———Japanese medical team to conduct medical examinations on U.S. atomic bomb survivors of Japanese and Korean descent, 15220 [11JN]
Santa Clara, CA: tribute to the child abuse symposium, 6999 [1AP]
School lunch program: proposed budget reduction, 6879 [28MR]
School lunch programs: funding, 24132 [18SE]
Seattle, WA: anniversary of the Schick Shadel hospital system, 32498 [19NO]
Self-employed: taxation of health insurance premium costs, 33195 [20NO]
Senior Care Action Network: tribute, 32895 [20NO]
Senior nutrition: program funding, 12414 [16MY]
Services: disparity between blacks and whites, 27771 [17OC]
Sesquicentennial Year of the Library of Medicine: designate (S.J. Res. 198), 37849 [18DE]
Shimer, Andrea L.: liver transplant, 30176 [1NO], 30376 [4NO]
Small business: report emissions which may cause adverse health effects, 35559 [10DE]
Small Business Superfund Clean-Up Technologies Research Act: enact (H.R. 3416), 25205 [26SE]
Smokeless tobacco: restore Federal excise tax, 20707 [25JY]
Smokeless Tobacco Control Act: enact (H.R. 3078), 22831 [14AU]
Smokeless Tobacco Health Risk Act: enact (H.R. 2950), 26147 [3OC]
Smoking: health consequences, 2606 [19FE]
Smoking, Medicare and Medicaid, and Alternative Revenue Tax Act: enact, 7707 [4AP]
Social Security: budget proposals, 2823 [20FE]
———budgetary issues, 14546 [5JN]
———disability benefits offset by workers' compensation (H.R. 1078), 2319 [7FE]
———disinvestment of trust funds, 30455, 30458 [5NO]
———insure cost-of-living benefit increases in the Old-Age, Surviviors, and Disability Insurance Program (H.R. 1386), 4241 [28FE]
———limit increase in inpatient hospital deductible (H.R. 3631), 30614 [5NO]
———prevent disinvestment of trust funds (H.R. 3669), 30184-30193 [1NO], 30364, 30365, 30381 [4NO], 30456, 30459 [5NO], 30730 [6NO]
———prohibit use of Government adversaries in disability hearings (H.R. 3854), 34250 [4DE]
———qualifications for divorced spouses to receive benefits (H.R. 1363), 4243 [28FE]
———reform proposals (H.R. 3528), 26672 [8OC]
———remove from Federal budget, 11654 [13MY]
———remove from Federal budget (H.R. 2299), 9992 [1MY]
———require physicians who are in default on loans to repay through deductions from amounts due them under medicare and medicaid, 21492 [30JY]
———restore benefits from age 16 to age 18 (H.R. 59), 463 [3JA]
———sundry legislative reform proposals, 491 [3JA]
———trust fund solvency, 30365, 30377, 30378 [4NO]
Social Security Act: anniversary, 38845 [30DE]
Social Security COLA Trigger Reduction Act: enact (H.R. 1089), 2327 [7FE]
Social services: effect of budget cuts on senior citizens and handicapped, 7548 [3AP]
South Chicago Hospital: kidney transplant center, 22061 [31JY]
South Dakota: tribute to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 32203 [14NO]
Southeast interstate low-level radioactive waste management compact: grant consent of Congress (H.R. 1267), 3666 [26FE]
Soviet Union: moral opposition of U.S. to forced labor policy (H. Con. Res. 74), 4308 [4MR]
Space sciences: application of research to other fields, 9799 [30AP]
———research developments, 8215 [17AP]
Space technology: benefits from research, 11240 [9MY]
SSI: eligibility for benefits: disabled in workshop programs, 1335 [30JA]
St. Louis, MO: taxation proposals for local health care, 24677 [23SE]
St. Paul-Ramsey, MN, Medical Center: tribute to Hearing Impaired and Wellness Program, 20150 [23JY]
Stanislaus, CA, Medical Society: anniversary, 28476 [22OC]
State veterans' homes: VA payments shall not be treated as liability payments for medicaid purposes (H.R. 3142), 22055 [31JY]
Steel leg-hold traps: proposed ban, 26135 [3OC]
Students Against Multiple Sclerosis: tribute, 28227 [21OC]
Sulfite Safety Act: enact, 4561 [5MR]
Superfund: reauthorize, 35255 [9DE]
Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program: funding (H.R. 3453), 25468 [1OC]
Superfund Program: revenue source, 35620 [10DE]
Superfund sites: regulations for removal of hazardous substances (H.R. 2604), 13856 [24MY]
Taxation: modify treatment of physicians and surgeons mutual protection and indemnity associations (H.R. 2261), 32194 [14NO]
———repeal 5% floor on deduction of medical expenses (H.R. 2435), 11180 [8MY]
———sense of Congress relative to taxation of certain employer-paid and life-support benefits (H. Res. 268), 25249 [26SE], 26818 [8OC]
Tay-Sachs disease: research funding, 27745 [16OC]
Technology: developments, 8215 [17AP]
Teenage pregnancy: define Federal policy and assist (H.R. 947), 2038 [6FE]
———issues and proposals, 6001 [21MR]
Teenage suicide: educational grant program to combat (H.R. 1099), 2815 [20FE], 3685 [26FE]
Television: Cagney and Lacy Show episode depicting abortion clinic bombing, 30962 [6NO]
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program: reauthorize and improve operation (H.R. 2422), 11130 [8MY], 16429 [19JN]
Terminal illnesses: home care, 26405 [7OC]
Texas: establish veterans' hospital in southern region, 478 [3JA]
The Dalles, OR: epidemic outbreak of food poisoning, 4185-4188 [28FE]
———salmonella poisoning, 23907 [17SE]
Therapeutic shoes: provide medicare coverage for cost for diabetics (H.R. 2543), 12246 [16MY]
Thomas, Danny: tribute, 8528 [18AP]
Tobacco industry: health consequences of using smokeless products (S. 1574), 38350 [19DE]
———tax treatment of advertising (H.R. 3950), 36759 [16DE]
———use revenue from excise tax on cigarettes to finance research on smoking related diseases (H.R. 1508), 6884 [28MR]
Toledo-Lucas County, OH: tribute to CARES (Chemical abuse reduced through education and services), 11607 [9MY]
Toxic Substances Health Effects Act: enact (H.R. 3082), 20715 [25JY]
Troup County, GA, Parks and Recreation Commission: administration of the Summer Lunch Program, 23796 [13SE]
U.N.: anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization, 27641 [17OC]
U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs: policy session, 13688 [23MY]
U.N. Fund for Drug Abuse Control: 1984 contributions, 11218 [8MY]
———contributions, 28728 [23OC]
U.S.: quality of life, 29876 [31OC]
U.S. health care system: proposals for improvement, 35837 [10DE]
UNICEF: tribute to program, 10382 [2MY]
Universal Health Insurance Act: enact (H.R. 2284), 9967 [30AP]
University laboratories: renovation and modernization funding (H.R. 2823), 16878 [21JN]
Use of Human Tissues and Organs for Research and Transplantation: conference, 24401 [19SE]
VA: allow veterans access to courts for review of decisions, 468 [3JA]
———improve delivery of services (H.R. 505), 31833 [14NO], 35813 [10DE]
Vero Beach, FL: alleged corporate health resort, Pierre-Par-La-Mer, 19546 [17JY]
Veterans: establish a satellite outpatient clinic (H.R. 1424), 5666 [19MR]
———health care budget, 11612 [9MY], 11691 [13MY], 16457 [19JN]
———health care of elderly (H.R. 505), 622 [7JA]
———improve older veterans' health care (H.R. 505), 17263 [25JN]
———means test for health care, 23262 [10SE]
———retention of tax-exempt status on disability benefits (H. Res. 47), 2040 [6FE]
———VA satellite outpatient clinics (H.R. 1424), 4329 [5MR]
Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 505), 29568-29591 [30OC], 30115 [31OC]
Veterans Health Programs Extension Act: enact (H.R. 789), 1333 [30JA]
Vietnam Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation Act: enact (H.R. 362), 4305 [4MR]
Virgin Islands: contract health care for veterans, 29799 [31OC]
———extend VA authority for contract medical services (H.R. 1654), 6012 [21MR]
Washington, DC: anniversary of St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home, 5604 [19MR]
Waxman, Representative: citation from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 13949 [3JN]
WIC: appropriations, 14570 [6JN]
———funding, 9205 [24AP], 14632 [6JN], 15196 [11JN]
WIC Nutrition Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 1906), 7232 [2AP], 7441 [3AP]
William Beaumont Day: designate, 23684 [12SE]
Williams, LaToya: Sickle Cell Anemia Poster Child, 24032 [17SE]
Women Vietnam veterans: include in agent orange studies, 23451 [11SE]
Women Warriors: tribute to videotape about Army nurses who served in Vietnam, 22752 [1AU]
``Women Warriors'': documentary film about Army nurses in Vietnam, 17016 [24JN]
World Drug Abuse Conference: convene, 17951 [27JN]
World Food Day: designate, 4710 [6MR]
———observance, 28709 [23OC]
World Health Day: designate (S.J. Res. 50), 7216 [2AP]
World Health Week: designate (S.J. Res. 50), 7216 [2AP]
Wyoming Valley, PA: commend heart disease prevention program, 22981 [5SE]
Year of Social Security: designate (H.J. Res. 1), 580 [3JA]
Youngstown, OH: impact of budget cuts on the Visiting Nurse Association, 11176 [8MY]
Yousaf, Shaheer: tribute, 18931 [11JY]
Youth Policy Institute: promote walk for health, 7865 [15AP]
Youth Suicide Prevention Act: enact, 7529 [3AP]
Youth Suicide Prevention Month: designate (H.J. Res. 193), 5607 [19MR]
Remarks in Senate
ABC: program on nuclear age, 14828 [7JN]
Abortion: activities of international organizations requesting U.S. funding, 7658 [4AP]
———anniversary of Supreme Court decision legalizing, 721-722 [22JA]
———bombing of clinics, 23 [3JA], 801 [22JA]
———constitutional prohibition (S.J. Res. 19), 784-785 [22JA]
———constitutional prohibition (S.J. Res. 21), 791 [22JA]
———establish prohibitions (S. 46), 20 [3JA]
———establish prohibitions (S. 46), star print, 4648 [6MR]
———funding restrictions, 28162, 28165, 28168 [21OC]
———moral and legal issues, 721-722 [22JA], 30434 [4NO]
———neurological development of the fetus, 9478 [25AP]
———prohibit funding, 34078-34082 [4DE]
———proposed amendments to H.R. 2965, 28901 [24OC]
———protect fetus from organic pain during procedures (S. Res. 163), 12162 [15MY]
———psychological trauma, 11866 [14MY]
———right of choice, 13277 [22MY]
Acid Deposition Control Act: enact (S. 283), 1025 [24JA], 10369 [2MY]
Acid rain: control emissions, 1992 [6FE], 5878 [20MR], 20436 [25JY], 27982 [17OC], 28135 [21OC], 34065 [4DE]
———impact, 23075 [9SE]
———impact on fisheries, 4767-4770 [7MR]
———reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions (S. 283), 1025 [24JA], 10369 [2MY]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: drug relationship, 35117 [6DE]
———efforts on behalf of victims, 27838 [17OC]
———grants for education information and dissemination and blood test program (S. 1430), 19011, 19013 [15JY]
———victims' rights, 28163 [21OC]
ACTION agency: funding for drug abuse treatment and prevention programs (S. 668), 5232 [14MR]
Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN: designate (S. 437), 2175 [7FE]
Aeronautics: require placement of emergency medical supplies aboard aircraft (S. 63), 161 [3JA], 21677-21678 [31JY]
AFDC: study of quality control standards and procedures (S. 1362), 17342-17345 [26JN], 19910 [22JY]
Africa: making urgent supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2339), 4780-4783 [7MR]
Aga Khan, Yasmin: commending work on behalf of Alzheimer's disease research, 17614 [27JN]
Aged: funding for research and training in geriatric medicine (S. 1100), 11012-11015 [8MY], 20343 [24JY]
———gerontology centers, 35509 [10DE]
———impact of malnutrition, 24504 [20SE]
———pharmacy practice and geriatric patient program, 10463 [3MY]
———tax credit for home health care (S. 779), 6707 [28MR]
Agricultural Adjustment Act: prohibit importation of tobacco which has been subjected to U.S.-banned pesticides (S. 67), 166 [3JA]
Agriculture: extend authorization for appropriations for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 29147 [25OC]
———limit farm credit expenditures under act to assist African famine victims, 3730-3734 [27FE]
———nutritional value of the sweet potato, 9477 [25AP]
———prohibitions on importation of livestock or meat administered certain chemicals, 29136 [25OC]
———prohibitions on importation of tobacco products treated with certain pesticides, 29143-29147 [25OC]
———research and development in food processing and distribution, 29265-29266 [28OC]
AID: funding for nutrition programs (S. 1451), 19332 [17JY], 23243 [10SE], 23346 [11SE]
Air pollution: call for negotiations to establish North American treaty (S. Con. Res. 97), 36912, 36914 [17DE]
Airlines: liability for treatment of in-flight medical emergencies, 21677-21678 [31JY]
Alcholism: needs of children of alcoholic parents, 9576 [26AP]
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: full funding for certain research (S.J. Res. 89), 5853 [20MR]
———funds (S.J. Res. 89), 6975 [1AP]
Alcohol abuse: Anheuser-Busch Co.'s initiatives to combat, 3107 [22FE]
Alcoholic beverages: labeling requirements, 24919-24921 [25SE]
Alcoholics Anonymous: anniversary, 14978 [10JN]
Alcoholism: increase among the elderly, 17326 [26JN]
Ali, Muhammad: tribute, 12182 [15MY]
Alzheimer's disease: demonstration projects for alternative medicare benefits (H.R. 67), 7507 [3AP]
———designate treatment centers (S. 174), 269 [3JA]
———education, research, and treatment programs (S. 1736), 26242 [4OC]
———establish family support groups (H.R. 66), 7507 [3AP]
———establish family support groups (S. 753), 6195 [26MR]
———medicare demonstration project (S. 751), 6195 [26MR]
———require Sec. of HHS to coordinate and support research (S. 750), 6195 [26MR]
———tax deduction for certain households (S. 263), 999 [24JA]
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association: national program, 8598 [22AP]
Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration, Research, Respite, and Assistance Act: enact (S. 1835), 30702 [6NO]
American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 202), 24109 [18SE], 32268 [18NO]
American Lung Association: commencement of the Christmas Seal Campaign, 30639 [6NO]
Americans for Substance Abuse Prevention: conference, 8823 [23AP]
Andrews, Senator: honored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 26360 [7OC]
Andry, Al: commend work with special children, 25058 [26SE]
Animals: enhance brucellosis eradication programs (S. 715), 5830 [20MR]
Appalachian Development Act: anniversary of enactment, 14759 [6JN]
Armed Forces: free dental prostheses for dependents of active duty personnel in military facilities (S. 1306), 15934 [17JN]
———revise special pay provisions for dental officers (S. 1307), 15935 [17JN]
Aspartame: public information and study of health effects (S. 1557), 22287 [1AU]
Association of Junior Leagues: safety programs, 12968 [21MY], 14422 [5JN]
Atomic energy: compliance with safety standards, 22157 [1AU]
———improve method of compensation to victims of accidents involving federally licensed activities (S. 1224), 13809-13815 [24MY]
———improve operation of interstate compacts for disposal of low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 1083), 38403-38425, 38556, 38558 [19DE]
Atomic warfare: civil defense, 14832 [7JN]
———consequences, 4581 [6MR], 6821 [28MR], 10531 [6MY], 26163 [4OC], 32645 [20NO]
———disarmament, 17327 [26JN]
———probability of nuclear exchange between nonsuperpowers, 28494 [23OC]
———reduce risk of inadvertent nuclear exchange, 5865 [20MR]
———study consequences, 14986-14987 [10JN]
Auberlin, Irene: tribute to founder of World Medical Relief, 26384 [7OC]
Automobile industry: requirements for registration of imports, 38654 [19DE]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Re. 308), 29172 [25OC]
Bennettsville, SC: relief for the Marlboro County General Hospital (S. 1895), 34124 [4DE]
Bentsen, Senator: commend efforts on Superfund Improvement Act, 24887 [25SE]
Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (S.J. Res. 93), 6225 [26MR]
Birenbaum, David: tribute, 12300 [16MY]
Black Lung Benefits Act: GS-16 compensation for certain administrative law judges (S. 1504), 20499 [25JY], 22491 [1AU]
Black Lung Program: borrowing from the trust fund, 31963 [14NO]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield: introduction of laser optics technology for storing medical information, 10879 [7MY]
Brazil: health care by Phoenix, AZ, based Esperanca Clinic, 13451 [23MY]
Budget: level of funding for VA, 2514 [19FE]
Cancer: patient access to experimental treatments, 36931 [17DE]
Cancer Hopefuls United for Mutual Support: tribute, 10561 [6MY]
Cardiac drugs: extension of patents for certain (S. 456), 2205 [7FE]
Care: cost, 26356 [7OC], 26701 [8OC]
Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, AZ: designate, 33642-33647 [2DE]
Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ: designate (S. 399), 1945 [6FE]
Center on the Health Effects of Nuclear Energy and Other Energy Technologies: establish, 16237 [19JN]
Centers for Disease Control: funding for childhood immunization program, 28179 [21OC], 28882 [24OC]
———funding for studies on designer and synthetic drug use, 28153 [21OC]
———increase number of positions, 28151 [21OC]
CHAMPUS: medicare eligibility (S. 132), 223 [3JA]
Chemical warfare: place restrictions on storage and demilitarization of chemical agents (S. 662), 5203 [14MR]
Chemicals: access to materials used to manufacture biological weapons, 12969 [21MY]
Child Care Standards Improvement Act: enact (S. 810), 6769-6773 [28MR]
Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act: enact (S. 804), 6760 [28MR]
Child Health Day: observance, 25818 [3OC], 26384 [7OC]
Children: Down's syndrome, 11870 [14MY]
———funding for adoption services for handicapped, 28180 [21OC]
———funding for school nutrition programs, 11364-11371, 11491 [9MY]
———grant program for certain medical technology dependent (S. 1793), 29181-29182 [25OC]
———grants for clinical training programs to facilitate prevention and treatment of child abuse (S. 544), 4043 [28FE]
———immunization program, 11482 [9MY]
———infant mortality rate, 12850 [21MY]
———licensing of day care providers and clearinghouse for information on prospective employees (S. 142), 17379 [26JN]
———nutrition programs reauthorization (H.R. 7), 33491 [23NO]
———proposed amendment to restore funding levels of nutrition programs, 8607 [22AP]
———reauthorize nutrition program, 33082-33085, 33109 [21NO], 33217-33222 [22NO]
———strengthen State dependent care programs (S. 806), 6762 [28MR]
———universal access to immunization (S. Con. Res. 78), 27282 [10OC]
Children's Home Society of Florida: success of counseling and training programs, 12018 [15MY]
Christensen, Hal M.: tribute, 34401 [5DE], 35551 [10DE]
Churchill County, NV: withdraw certain lands from public use, 35366 [9DE]
Cigarettes: excise tax revenues to medicare, 11436-11440 [9MY]
———excise tax (S. 1732), 25851 [3OC]
———tax treatment, 25651 [2OC]
City of Hope National Medical Center: tribute, 22229 [1AU]
Clean Water Act: intent of Congress, 23558 [12SE]
Cohen, Joseph: commend efforts to aid homeless, 36306 [12DE]
College-Based Child Care Act: enact (S. 809), 6765-6767 [28MR]
Color additives: repeal provisional listing (S. 1512), 20877 [29JY]
Commission on Compensation for Atmospheric Nuclear Testing: establish, 32072-32090 [14NO]
Commission on Neurofibromatosis: establish (S. 231), 741 [22JA]
Commission on Pornography: review of obscenity statutes, 12932 [21MY]
Community-Based Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Projects Act: enact (S. 1873), 33116 [21NO]
Compact of Free Association: amend relative to compensation of victims of cancer from atmospheric nuclear testing, 33427 [22NO]
Comprehensive Drug Law Enforcement, Prevention, and Treatment Act: enact (S. 1583), 22373 [1AU]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (S. 494), 3146 [22FE]
Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco and Health Education Act: enact (S. 1574), 36497-36499 [16DE]
Conference on Public Employee Health and Fitness Programs: issues addressed at first regional meeting, 24420 [20SE]
Consumers: tribute to advocates of protection, 11772 [14MY]
Corporations: pollution liability insurance, 23986-23988 [17SE]
Council on Access to Health Care: establish (S. 1620), 37729 [18DE]
Council on Graduate Medical Education: establish, 31313-31316 [12NO]
Craig, M. Elizabeth: tribute, 7415 [3AP]
Credit unions: study feasibility of allowing redemption of food stamps (S. 144), 233 [3JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure humane treatment of laboratory animals, 29153-29156 [25OC], 29270-29274 [28OC], 29475 [29OC]
———extend certain school nutrition programs (S. 983), 8940 [23AP]
———food labeling requirements, 33081 [21NO]
———surplus commodities program for elderly, 27460 [15OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorize appointment of certain health professionals (S. 1059), 10342 [2MY]
———eliminate certain restrictions on types of health care (S. 180), 278 [3JA]
———establish professional qualifications for clinical psychologists serving in health care programs (S. 151), 254 [3JA]
———improve health care, 1576 [31JA]
———pay incentives for psychologists (S. 588), 4479 [5MR]
———provide military personnel with legal remedies for cases of medical malpractice (S. 489), 3027-3031 [21FE], 36923 [17DE]
———seek reimbursement for medical care provided to military personnel covered under private insurance plans, 28571-28575 [23OC]
———study feasibility of pre-induction drug testing, 12879 [21MY]
Dept. of HHS: allow scholarship recipients to perform obligated service within Armed Forces (S. 587), 4478 [5MR]
———commend implementation of Organ Transplantation and Procurement Act, 27710 [16OC]
———establish home health care clearing house (S. 752), 31199 [7NO]
———establish home health care clearinghouse (S. 752), 6195 [26MR]
———establish position of Associate Director for Special Populations in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (S. 39), 106 [3JA]
———establish position of Associate Director for Special Populations in the National Institute on Drug Abuse (S. 39), 106 [3JA]
———establish registry of teaching hospitals (S. 1210), 13615-13622 [23MY]
———establishment of Alzheimer's disease registry, 28151 [21OC]
———implement prospective payment wage index for hospitals under medicare (S. 1096), 11008 [8MY]
———poison control center development grants (S. 182), 279 [3JA]
———provide independent authority to administrative law judges (S. 580), 4472 [5MR]
Dept. of HUD: funding to reduce lead-based paint hazards, 28042 [18OC]
Dept. of Labor: employ additional administrative law judges for cases involving black lung disease (S. 1217), 13631-13633 [23MY]
Developing countries: immunization programs, 11795 [14MY]
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: amend, 20473 [25JY]
Disease: establish organ procurement and transplantation network, 16238 [19JN]
———urging U.S.-U.S.S.R. joint immunization effort (S. Res. 227), 24773 [24SE]
Diseases: acquired immune deficiency syndrome public education program, 16599 [20JN]
———borrowing by the Black Lung Program trust fund, 28978 [24OC]
———funding for cancer research, 19590-19592 [18JY]
———funding for the Orphan Drug Program, 27461-27463 [15OC]
———improve black lung claims processing, 16708 [20JN]
———preventive care, 29256 [28OC]
———universal vaccination access, 35075 [6DE]
———urging U.S.-U.S.S.R. joint immunization effort (S. Res. 227), 28445 [22OC], 30574 [5NO]
District of Columbia: eliminate requirement that members of the Commission on Mental Health shall be physicians (S. 179), 278 [3JA]
Domestic Food Assistance Act: enact (S. 1142), 12149-12155 [15MY]
Dow Chemical Co.: organ donor awareness program, 6243 [26MR]
Dr. Jonas E. Salk Day: designate (H.J. Res. 258), 10469 [3MY]
———designate (S.J. Res. 123), 9168 [24AP], 9692 [29AP]
Drinking age: establish uniform national, 38514 [19DE]
Drug: health hazards of PCP, 20434 [25JY]
Drug abuse: assistance to State and local educational agencies for prevention programs (S. 1820), 30307 [1NO]
———funding for identification and treatment, 16697 [20JN]
———funds for prevention programs in schools (S. 1820), 35936 [11DE]
———increased incidence, 13140 [22MY]
———irreversible effects of PCP, 18153 [9JY]
———prevention program at Washington, DC, elementary school, 5371 [19MR]
———State and local assistance program (S. 15), 56-59 [3JA], 35936 [11DE]
———toxic effects of cocaine, 21478 [30JY]
Drug industry: establish conditions for exports (S. 1848), 31757-31761 [13NO]
———establish export conditions (S. 1770), 27964 [17OC]
———future health care trends, 5767 [20MR]
———labeling requirements on aspirin products for children (S. 538), 4037 [28FE]
———progress against tropical diseases, 4746 [7MR]
Drugs: establish registry of individuals exposed to drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) (S. 551), 4048 [28FE]
———labeling requirements (S. 1411), 18350 [10JY]
———link between aspirin and Reye's syndrome, 27187 [10OC]
———prohibit interstate sale and transportation of paraphernalia to aid or enhance consumption (S. 713), 5828 [20MR]
———require Dept. of HHS report on effects of cocaine use (S. 772), 6703 [28MR]
———research and development of orphan drugs (S. 1147), 12127-12130 [15MY], 12302 [16MY], 13571 [23MY], 20471-20475 [25JY]
Drunken driving: citizen awareness, 31192 [7NO]
Durenberger, Senator: speech on health care, 36817 [17DE]
Easter Seal Society: anniversary, 30440 [4NO]
Ecology: impact of releasing genetically engineered organism, 24956 [25SE]
Education: amend various health profession training authorities (S. 1644), 23762 [13SE]
———deferment of aid payment for students on maternity leave (S. 1501), 20498 [25JY]
———funding to assist schools of medicine and osteopathy, 28171 [21OC]
———graduate program grants for psychology training (S. 133), 223 [3JA]
———psychological testing and treatment of students, 2449 [19FE]
———reform system of medical graduate work, 1592-1594 [31JA]
Emergency medical technicians: provide survivor benefits (S. 1479), 19906, 19907 [22JY]
Employment: workplace safety enforcement, 33610 [2DE]
EPA: establish research program on indoor air quality (S. 1198), 13581 [23MY]
———funding for research and development, 16629 [20JN]
———funding for research program on indoor air quality, 27957 [17OC]
———grants to States for equipment to implement the Safe Drinking Water Program, 27883 [17OC]
———require assessment of uranium-related radon gas emissions (S. 1593), 22383 [1AU]
———reverse decision on smokestack heights (S. 1426), 18863-18868 [11JY], 19067 [16JY]
Falk, Isadore S.: tribute, 3709 [27FE]
Families: comprehensive care program (S. 1237), 14184 [4JN]
Family Day Care Provider Assistance Act: enact (S. 807), 6763 [28MR]
Famine: use of surplus agriculture commodities for relief, 5801 [20MR]
FDA: approval of use of aspartame sweetener, 26177 [4OC]
———congressional oversight of regulatory functions, 37559 [18DE]
———funding for acquired immune deficiency syndrome research, 27683 [16OC]
———prohibit user fees on drug certification applications, 27661-27662 [16OC]
———require completion of safety evaluation of sulfiting agents, 27671-27676 [16OC]
———sulfite ban, 19029 [15JY]
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: amend, 19898 [22JY]
Federal employees: coverage of nurse services under medical benefits plan (S. 136), 226 [3JA]
———establish competitive health insurance program (S. 612), 4818 [7MR]
———health benefits (H.R. 873), 11887 [14MY]
———insurance benefits for mental health specialists (S. 60), 158 [3JA]
———medicare tax exemption for certain (S. 1348), 17040 [25JN]
———rebate on certain health care funds to retirees (S. 1454), 19350 [17JY]
———reform retirement system (H.R. 2672), appointment of conferees, 32646 [20NO]
———reform retirement system (S. 1527), 21421-21447 [30JY], 31019, 31038, 31060-31066, 31069-31088 [7NO]
———waiver of certain eligibility requirements for enrollment in health plans (S. 681), 5447 [19MR]
Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3384), 35919, 35922 [11DE], 38395 [19DE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: authority to add employee organization health plans (H.R. 873), 13931 [3JN]
Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act: enact (S. 288), 1036 [24JA]
Federal Incentives for State Health Care Professional Liability Reform Act: enact (S. 1804), 29491 [29OC], 30396 [4NO]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend to increase environmental protection (S. 309), 1227, 1235 [29JA]
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage: recalculation, 38540 [19DE]
Fetus: time of death, 2759 [20FE]
Firefighters: provide certain death benefits (S. 917), 7917 [16AP]
Fish: medicinal benefits, 25197 [26SE]
Flint, MI: tribute to Flint Professional Black Nurses Association, 19375 [17JY]
Florence Nightingale: birthday tribute, 11765 [14MY]
Florida: cancer centers, 17686 [27JN]
———recommendations of cocaine task force, 4005 [28FE]
Floyd, Jack: tribute, 33 [3JA]
Flying Tigers Airlines: airlift for famine victims in Africa, 5169-5171 [14MR]
Food: ban use of sulfites as preservative (S. 573), 4468 [5MR]
———labeling requirements for soft drinks, 10825 [7MY]
———labeling requirements (S. 264), 999 [24JA]
———labeling requirements (S. 1699), 24770 [24SE]
Food industry: prohibit use of sulfiting agents (S. 573), 19029 [15JY]
Food stamp plan: amend and extend authorization (S. 969), 8579 [22AP]
———low-income nutrition assistance program, 32678, 32708 [20NO]
Foreign relations: proposals for cooperative activities with the Soviet Union, 24295 [19SE]
Foreign trade: labeling and sanitation standards of imported agricultural commodities, 33065 [20NO]
———labeling requirements for imported meat and poultry, 33353-33358 [22NO]
Fountain, William E.: award recipient, 7945 [16AP]
FTC: regulation of professionals, 20454-20460 [25JY]
Gary and Hobart, IN: commending alcohol abuse program, 7955 [16AP]
Goldstein, Joseph L.: Nobel Prize recipient, 27648 [16OC]
Government: provide coverage under health plans for services of a nurse-midwife (S. 148), 240 [3JA]
———recovery of costs for medical care (S. 1407), 18244 [9JY]
Graham, Robert and Jane: tribute, 16598 [20JN]
Granite School District, UT: tribute, 23169 [10SE]
Handicapped: discrimination in housing, 1578 [31JA]
———funding to provide employment opportunities, 16243 [19JN]
———national initiative on technology to aid disabled, 17612 [27JN]
———Virginia special Olympics, 14867 [7JN]
———vocational rehabilitation, 36294 [12DE]
Handicapped Parking Act: enact (S. 1936), 36281 [12DE], 36534 [16DE]
Hands Across America Day: designate (S.J. Res. 246), 36285-36286 [12DE]
Harris, Patricia R.: tribute, 7420 [3AP]
Hatch, Senator: recognition by Association of American Cancer Institutes, 17685 [27JN]
Hazardous substances: acid rain control, 4588 [6MR], 23854 [16SE], 38653 [19DE]
———acid rain control (S. 52), 111, 113, 132 [3JA], 803 [22JA]
———acid rain control (S. 503), 3384-3387 [25FE]
———annual inventory of toxic chemicals, 24340-24347 [19SE]
———authorize EPA pilot programs on health hazards of lead contamination, 24426 [20SE]
———clarify activities of pollution liability risk retention groups, 24055 [18SE]
———clarify EPA jurisdiction over certain hazardous substances, 24447 [20SE]
———clarify relationship between Federal agencies performing hazardous waste cleanup at Federal facilities, 24731 [24SE]
———encourage research into new cleanup technologies, 24458-24461 [20SE]
———encourage use of innovative technologies at radon contaminated sites, 24339 [19SE]
———environmental safety standards, 30201 [1NO]
———EPA review of emergency systems for monitoring releases of toxic substances, 24444 [20SE]
———establish research program on indoor air quality, 24080-24083 [18SE]
———establish safety standards and training programs for workers engaged in cleanups, 24716 [24SE]
———exempt owners or operators from liability for releases of waste prior to acquisition, 24745 [24SE]
———expedite appeals on permits for facilities seeking to treat toxic waste, 24456 [20SE]
———funding for cleanup of asbestos in schools, 27956 [17OC]
———funding of superfund, 11877 [14MY]
———funding of superfund (S. 955), 8362 [18AP]
———funding of superfund (S. 957), 8369-8373 [18AP]
———funding of superfund (S. 972), 8590 [22AP]
———grants to communities for obtaining technical assistance relative to waste site cleanup, 24431 [20SE]
———high-level nuclear waste repositories, 32316-32319 [19NO]
———improve community emergency planning, 24058-24077 [18SE]
———improved emergency planning and notification of releases (S. 1531), 21765 [31JY]
———inclusion of contamination from leaking storage tanks in superfund, 24462 [20SE]
———incorporation of transportation impacts into repository site selection (S. 1162), 12330 [16MY]
———increase amount of money accumulated in superfund before termination of taxes, 24717 [24SE]
———increase funding of superfund, 24445 [20SE]
———indemnification for contractors involved in cleanup operations, 24454 [20SE]
———insurance coverage for waste management facilities, 24733 [24SE]
———liability for cleanup operations (S. 1761), 27269 [10OC]
———limit funding for superfund, 24057 [18SE], 24432-24442 [20SE]
———modify superfund to include releases from ocean incineration, 24625 [23SE]
———notification to local government of presence (S. 606), 4616 [6MR]
———postclosure liability program study and suspension of liability transfers relative to the superfund, 24718 [24SE]
———promote settlement of superfund litigations, 24725-24731 [24SE]
———provide for continuation of remedial action while contracting for waste site cleanup services, 24427 [20SE]
———reauthorize superfund (H.R. 2005), 25090-25116 [26SE]
———reauthorize superfund (H.R. 2005), unanimous-consent agreement, 24756 [24SE]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 51), 111, 113, 130, 133, 134 [3JA], 13647 [23MY], 13791 [24MY], 20519 [25JY], 23928-23955-23983-23990 [17SE], 24055-24084 [18SE], 24339-24356 [19SE], 24425-24464 [20SE], 24625, 24632-24654 [23SE], 24716-24756 [24SE], 25064-25074 [26SE], 25389 [1OC]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 51), unanimous-consent agreement, 24654 [23SE]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 493), 3037 [21FE], 3458 [25FE]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 596), 4605 [6MR]
———regional disposal compacts, 6829 [28MR]
———remedial action at Federal facilities, 24733, 24740-24742, 24749 [24SE]
———report on lead poisoning in children, 24056 [18SE]
———reporting requirements for Federal facilities, 24425 [20SE]
———require report on superfund enforcement, 24742 [24SE]
———requirements for waste sites (S. 517), 3689-3694 [27FE]
———research into effects of exposure, 24428, 24429, 24443 [20SE]
———revise EPA hazardous waste ranking procedures, 24078 [18SE], 24348-24350 [19SE]
———superfund excise tax, 24462 [20SE], 31302 [12NO]
———superfund excise tax exemption for fertilizer, animal feed, and certain raw materials, 24735-24740 [24SE]
———superfund liability provisions relative to Montana Power Co., 24750 [24SE]
———superfund tax title, 28975 [24OC]
———superfund value-added tax, 24743-24745, 24751 [24SE]
———tax credit for residential radon decontamination expenses (S. 1544), 21745 [31JY]
———tax on disposal and storage (S. 14), 54 [3JA]
———tax treatment of toxic waste cleanup expenditures by the James Graham Brown Foundation, 24456 [20SE]
———temporary extension of superfund excise tax (H.R. 3453), 26896 [9OC]
———victim assistance, 24632, 24654 [23SE], 24716, 24719-24725 [24SE]
Head Start Program: commemorate anniversary (H. Con. Res. 95), 11887 [14MY]
``Healing From the War'': research study on Vietnam Conflict by Arthur Engendorf, 32400 [19NO]
Health: disease prevention through national nutrition monitoring system, 22330 [1AU]
———feasibility plan for purchase of existing facility for hospital and nursing home care, 31643-31663 [13NO]
———improve State care planning system (S. 1104), 11023 [8MY]
Health and Human Services Review Commission: establish (S. 580), 4472 [5MR]
Health care: impact of rising costs, 1207 [29JA]
Health Care Cost Containment Act: enact (S. 379), 1721 [5FE]
Health Care Expo Week: designate (S. Res. 189), 17677 [27JN]
———designate (S. Res. 189), 20774 [26JY]
Health Care for the Uninsured Act: enact (S. 1781), 28189-28191 [21OC]
Health Care Improved Access Act: enact (S. 1615), 23050 [9SE]
Health Equity and Fairness Act: enact (S. 1211), 13622 [23MY]
Health insurance: employer provision of children's preventive care coverage (S. 376), 1769 [5FE]
Health maintenance organizations: authorize services of psychologists (S. 87), 188 [3JA]
Health Professions Training Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 2410), House amendments, 26227-26237 [4OC]
Health Research Extension Act: correcting the enrollment of H.R. 2409 (S. Con. Res. 79), 27549 [15OC]
———enact (H.R. 2409), 19780 [19JY]
———enact (H.R. 2409), appointment of conferees, 25160 [26SE]
———enact (H.R. 2409), authority to file conference report, 27261 [10OC]
———enact (H.R. 2409), conference report, 28064 [18OC]
———enact (H.R. 2409), S. 1309 language passed in lieu, 19780 [19JY]
———enact (H.R. 2409), veto, 31346 [12NO], 32728-32734 [20NO]
———enact (S. 1309), 15936-15938-15957 [17JN], 19779 [19JY]
———enact (S. 1309), indefinitely postponed, 19799 [19JY]
Hemochromatosis Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 178), 20782 [26JY]
Heroin: make available for certain terminal cancer patients (S. 70), 171, 175-177 [3JA]
Heuga, Jimmie: commend (S. Res. 184), 16245 [19JN]
Home and Community Based Services for the Elderly Act: enact (S. 1181), 12944-12947 [21MY]
Honolulu, HI: International Congress of Radiology, 7075 [2AP]
Hospital Corporation of America: Write to Vote national essay contest, 1070 [24JA]
Housing: establish program for the chronically mentally ill (S. 1743), 26765-26767 [8OC]
———funding of projects for elderly and disabled, 7426 [3AP]
Hunger: assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), 5790-5809 [20MR]
———assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), appointment of conferees, 5809 [20MR]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries, 2509 [19FE], 12088 [15MY]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (H.R. 1096), 4597 [6MR]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (H.R. 1096), appointment of conferees, 3755 [27FE]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (H.R. 1096), veto, 4779 [7MR]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (S. 423), 3048 [21FE]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (S. 457), 2476 [19FE], 3229 [22FE], 3397-3415 [25FE], 3581-3602, 3609 [26FE], 3687, 3701, 3717-3755 [27FE], 3992 [28FE], 4780, 4948 [7MR], 5145 [14MR]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (S. 457), pass H.R. 1096 in lieu, 3755 [27FE]
———assistance to certain sub-Saharan countries (S. 689), 5442-5445 [19MR]
———extent of problem, 8551 [22AP]
———study on extent in U.S., 3607, 3638 [26FE]
Immunization: universal access (S. Con. Res. 78), 27282 [10OC]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: reauthorizing appropriations (S. 277), 1006 [24JA]
Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act: enact (S. 1298), 15716 [13JN], 16049 [18JN]
Indian Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act: enact (S. 1298), 38466 [19DE]
Indians: disease prevention programs, 35076 [6DE]
———drug abuse and alcoholism treatment and prevention programs for youth (S. 1298), 38646 [19DE]
———health promotion and disease prevention services (S. 400), 1946 [6FE]
———provide scholarships for study in the mental health professions (S. 38), 106 [3JA]
Infant Formula Act: implement uniform quality control standards (S. 265), 915-917 [24JA]
Infant mortality: prevention program (S. 1873), 33116 [21NO]
Insurance: continuation of coverage for family members of deceased, divorced, or medicare-eligible workers (S. 1632), 23627 [12SE]
———continuity of health coverage, 31969 [14NO]
———partial tax deduction of premiums paid by self-employed (S. 419), 3049 [21FE], 4646 [6MR]
———promote long-term medical care coverage (S. 1378), 17641 [27JN]
International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War: Nobel Prize recipient, 27655 [16OC]
Iowa City, IA: nuclear-free zone, 28211 [21OC]
Jacksonville, FL: services donated by Jacksonville University Hospital for heart surgery for Korean children, 6235 [26MR]
Jaycees: fitness award recipients, 23167 [10SE]
Kanawha Valley, WV: health effects study, 27958 [17OC]
Keith, Jeff: cross-country run, 2517 [19FE]
Laboratories: proper treatment of animals (S. 1233), 20968 [29JY]
Law enforcement officers: exclusion of certain sick pay from gross taxable income (S. 137), 226 [3JA]
———provide certain death benefits (S. 917), 7917 [16AP]
Lead Free Drinking Water Act: enact (S. 1197), 13261 [22MY]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 191), 22410 [1AU]
LIFE International: availability of surplus Government-owned vessels to assist developing countries (S. 1344), 16962 [24JN]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 57), 2746 [20FE], 12133 [15MY]
Malpractice: establish screening panels (S. 175), 269 [3JA]
March of Dimes: annual salute to babies in Chicago, IL, 5481 [19MR]
Marijuana: damage to human reproduction system, 13714 [24MY]
McCulloch, Michael: tribute, 19560 [18JY]
McIntire, John R.: tribute, 9183 [24AP]
MedCenters and Park Nicollet Health Plans: tribute, 12521 [17MY]
Medicaid: coverage for low-income, pregnant women (S. 7), 987-990 [24JA], 19964-19966 [23JY]
———coverage of physician assistant services (S. 1640), 23760 [13SE]
———eligibility of special needs children placed for adoption (S. 1628), 23334-23337 [11SE]
———funding, 10334 [2MY], 10414 [3MY]-10421 [6MY]-10423 [3MY], 10576 [6MY], 10798 [7MY], 10993 [8MY], 11478-11480 [9MY]
———prevention of fraud and abuse (S. 1323), 16259 [19JN]
———require second medical opinion as prerequisite for payment (S. 1325), 16265 [19JN]
———State flexibility to provide home or community-based services (S. 1277), 15128 [11JN]
Medical care: block grant to States for planning activities (S. 1855), 32253 [18NO]
———clearinghouse to collect and analyze statistics on aggregate costs, utilization, and quality of services (S. 1367), 17371 [26JN]
———compensation for vaccine-related injuries (S. 827), 7030-7033 [2AP]
———cost containment, 12521 [17MY]
———cost control (S. 1346), 16963, 16974 [24JN]
———Federal incentives for States' professional liability reform (S. 1804), 35294 [9DE]
———reducing cost through prevention programs and health promotion, 16956 [24JN]
Medical Offer and Recovery Act: enact (S. 1960), 36870 [17DE]
Medical personnel: training assistance (H.R. 2370), S. 1284 language passed in lieu, 19900 [22JY]
———training assistance (S. 1283), 15338-15346 [12JN], 19767-19775 [19JY]
———training assistance (S. 1284), 15347-15350 [12JN], 19895-19900 [22JY]
———training assistance (S. 1284), indefinitely postponed, 19903 [22JY]
Medical research: funding, 22447 [1AU]
Medical training: U.S. contribution, 28121 [18OC]
Medicare: administrative appeals and judicial review under part B (S. 1551), 22274-22276 [1AU]
———allow home health coverage on daily basis (S. 778), 6707, 6711 [28MR], 7944 [16AP]
———allow State implementation of coordinated programs for acute and long-term home health care (S. 780), 6707 [28MR]
———amend eligibility requirements for certain transplant procedures, 31939-31943 [14NO]
———anniversary, 21358-21365 [30JY], 21670, 21757 [31JY]
———appeal process under part B, 21763 [31JY]
———assistance for disabled (S. 873), 7368 [3AP], 27166 [10OC], 32120 [14NO], 32645 [20NO], 34990 [6DE]
———authorize payments to freestanding radiation therapy centers (S. 1683), 24487 [20SE]
———CHAMPUS entitlement eligibility (S. 132), 223 [3JA]
———commend (S. Con. Res. 9), 6681 [28MR]
———commending (S. Con. Res. 9), 1798 [5FE]
———condition for reimbursement of physicians (S. 266), 1000 [24JA]
———consider as an automatic spending increase program, 30507 [5NO]
———continue certain hospital prospective reimbursement programs (S. 1460), 19600 [18JY]
———coverage for hospice care (S. 867), 7360 [3AP]
———coverage of physician assistant services (S. 1640), 23760 [13SE]
———deadline for publication of changes in inpatient hospital deductible, 28564 [23OC]
———deduct from payments to health professionals the amounts they owe to Federal scholarship program (S. 1202), 13602-13605 [23MY]
———delay coverage for State and local employees, 28409-28415 [22OC]
———delay inpatient hospital deductible, 35325-35327, 35328, 35329, 35370, 35374 [9DE], 35506-35507 [10DE]
———direct payment for services of registered nurse anesthetists (S. 1154), 12317 [16MY]
———eliminate late enrollment penalty (S. 1604), 22401 [1AU]
———extend certain reimbursement provisions (H.R. 3722), 38382 [19DE]
———extend certain reimbursement provisions (H.R. 3918), 36261 [12DE]
———extend certain reimbursement provisions (H.R. 3981), 37627 [18DE]
———extend hospice program (S. 777), 6706 [28MR], 23656 [12SE]
———extend prospective payment transition period (S. 1127), 11838 [14MY]
———funding, 10334 [2MY], 10414 [3MY]-10421 [6MY]-10423 [3MY], 10576 [6MY], 10798 [7MY], 10993 [8MY], 11420-11431, 11478-11480 [9MY]
———hospital deductible, 31292 [12NO]
———increase cigarette excise tax relative to program funding (S. 874), 7370 [3AP]
———increase membership of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (S. 984), 9151-9153 [24AP]
———insure benefits (S. 916), 7916 [16AP]
———long-term home care demonstration project (S. 788), 6718 [28MR]
———payment amount for ambulatory surgical procedures (S. 1489), 20321 [24JY]
———payment for direct education costs of health care professionals (S. 1158), 12323-12330 [16MY], 34024 [3DE]
———payment for psychological services provided in rural health clinics (S. 1244), 14413 [5JN]
———payments to sole community hospitals, 31733-31735 [13NO]
———peer review organizations (S. 1623), 23331 [11SE]
———permanent 50% regional-national diagnostic related group rates (S. 1400), 18148 [9JY]
———prevention of fraud and abuse (S. 1323), 16259 [19JN]
———prohibit changes in reimbursement levels for home health services (S. 1450), 19331 [17JY]
———prospective application and periodic updating of revised wage index (S. 1401), 18149 [9JY]
———prospective payment system for hospitals, 21655 [31JY]
———reform program (S. 1613), 23050 [9SE]
———reform program (S. 1614), 23050 [9SE]
———reimbursement limits for home health agencies (S. 1402), 18150 [9JY]
———reimbursements to nursing homes, 31947-31951 [14NO]
———repeal, under certain circumstances, ceiling on payments to physicians (S. 989), 9157 [24AP]
———repeal requirement for penalty statement from physicians (S. 988), 9157 [24AP]
———require participating hospitals to accept certain rates established by the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, 28976 [24OC]
———require participating hospitals to provide emergency services regardless of ability to pay, 28567-28571 [23OC]
———require second medical opinion as prerequisite for payment (S. 1325), 16265 [19JN]
———revise formula for reimbursement to hospitals (S. 1478), 19905 [22JY]
———revise method of payment to hospitals for capital costs (S. 1559), 22316-22318 [1AU]
———revise payment methodology for medical education and for hospitals that care for disproportional numbers of low-income individuals (S. 1606), 22403-22407 [1AU]
———rights of patients, 29091 [25OC]
———solvency of program (S. 1346), 16963, 16974 [24JN]
———tax exemption for certain Federal employees (S. 1348), 17040 [25JN]
———treatment of rural osteopathic hospitals under prospective payment system (S. 1317), 16028 [18JN]
Medicare Voucher Act: enact (S. 1985), 37660 [18DE]
Medicare/medicaid: coverage for respirator-dependent patients (S. 1249), 15029 [10JN]
———President Reagan's cost reduction program (S. 1550), 22267 [1AU]
———require second opinion for certain surgical procedures as condition for payment (S. 1325), 21475 [30JY]
———State coordinated programs of acute and long-term care (S. 780), 6974 [1AP]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, 27184 [10OC]
Merchant marine: use of exposure suits on vessels operating in cold waters (S. 597), 4608 [6MR]
Merritt, Margaret: need for organ transplant, 24790 [24SE]
Mexico: assistance to earthquake victims, 24500 [20SE]
———assistance to earthquake victims (H.J. Res. 394), 29401 [29OC]
———assistance to earthquake victims (S. 1681), 24486 [20SE]
———assistance to earthquake victims (S. 1682), 24486 [20SE]
———assistance to earthquake victims (S. Con. Res. 67), 24358 [19SE], 24417 [20SE]
———reaffirm historic solidarity following the earthquake (H.J. Res. 394), 24465 [20SE]
Mine Safety and Health Administration: funding for mine inspections, 28180 [21OC]
Minerals and mineral resources: provide for uranium and thorium reclamation (S. 1004), 9447-9451 [25AP]
Minorities: grants for graduate study in psychology (S. 181), 279 [3JA]
Montana State University: development of bacterium to enrich bread, 12850 [21MY]
Motion picture: film showing reaction of fetus to abortion, 7952 [16AP]
Motor vehicles: FCC approval of Rashid radar warning system, 26251 [4OC]
———tax credit for child restraint systems (S. 75), 182 [3JA]
Munitions producing equipment: liability of U.S. for releases owned by Dept. of Defense, 23985 [17SE]
Music: tribute to participants in recording of song to aid victims of African famine, 8819 [23AP]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 183), 21673, 21769 [31JY], 22143 [1AU]
Nathanson, Bernard: antiabortion activist, 16 [3JA]
National Academies of Practice: charter (S. 89), 190 [3JA]
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 282), 30419 [4NO]
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: observance, 31199 [7NO]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (S.J. Res. 65), 3806 [27FE]
———observance, 31337 [12NO]
National Association of Broadcasters: alcohol abuse prevention program, 30505 [5NO]
———efforts to combat drug and alcohol abuse, 5338 [18MR]
National Association of Retail Druggists: tribute, 24702 [24SE]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 241), 34126 [4DE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 83), 5318 [18MR]
National Atomic Veterans' Day: designate (S.J. Res. 163), 19107 [16JY]
National Autism Week: designate (H.J. Res. 440), 34132 [4DE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 230), 30582 [5NO], 35118-35122 [6DE]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Day: designate (S.J. Res. 130), 11573 [9MY], 30413 [4NO]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 130), 10457 [3MY]
National Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association: honors Rhode Island health plan, 5286 [18MR]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 234), 30707 [6NO], 31280 [12NO]
National Cancer Institute: reauthorize (H.R. 2409), 19780 [19JY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2409), S. 1309 language passed in lieu, 19780 [19JY]
———reauthorize (S. 1309), 15936-15938-15957 [17JN], 19779 [19JY]
———reauthorize (S. 1309), indefinitely postponed, 19799 [19JY]
National Child Safety Month: observance, 13895 [3JN]
National Commission on Bioethics: establish (S. 1255), 14748 [6JN]
National Commission on Infant Mortality: establish (S. 1209), 37730 [18DE]
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality: establish (S. 1209), 13612 [23MY]
National Council on Access to Health Care: establish (S. 1620), 23237-23240 [10SE]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 175), 20428 [25JY]
National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (H.J. Res. 218), 24356 [19SE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 149), 16721 [20JN]
National Diabetes Month: designate (S.J. Res. 145), 15721, 15737 [13JN], 19776 [19JY], 33146 [21NO]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 94), 6225 [26MR]
National Disabled Veterans Week: designate (S.J. Res. 160), 18873 [11JY], 19777 [19JY]
———observance, 31896 [14NO]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (S.J. Res. 40), 1794 [5FE], 11586 [9MY], 12133 [15MY]
National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week: designate (S.J. Res. 58), 2747 [20FE], 7896 [16AP]
———observance, 8550 [22AP]
National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (H.J. Res. 126), 30414 [4NO]
National Emergency Medical Air Transport Week: designate (S.J. Res. 217), 26777 [8OC]
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 245), 36282 [12DE]
National Eye Donor Month: observance, 4516 [5MR]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 189), 22409 [1AU], 25302 [30SE]
National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 132), 10548 [6MY]
National Health Service Corps: reauthorizing (S. 1285), 15351-15353 [12JN], 19765 [19JY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: reauthorize (H.R. 2409), 19780 [19JY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2409), S. 1309 language passed in lieu, 19780 [19JY]
———reauthorize (S. 1309), 15936-15938-15957 [17JN], 19779 [19JY]
———reauthorize (S. 1309), indefinitely postponed, 19799 [19JY]
National Heart Month: observance, 2509 [19FE]
National Hemophilia Month: designate (S.J. Res. 150), 16798 [21JN], 26226 [4OC]
National Home Care Week: designate (S.J. Res. 139), 12950 [21MY], 22246 [1AU]
National Home Health Care Week: designate, 34464 [5DE]
National Hospice Month: designate (S.J. Res. 155), 24654 [23SE], 31905 [14NO]
National Infection Control Week: designate (S.J. Res. 147), 15960 [17JN], 19776 [19JY]
National Initiative on Technology and the Disabled: accomplishments, 20520 [25JY]
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases: establish (H.R. 2409), 19780 [19JY]
———establish (H.R. 2409), S. 1309 language passed in lieu, 19780 [19JY]
———establish (S. 1309), 15936-15938-15957 [17JN], 19779 [19JY]
———establish (S. 1309), indefinitely postponed, 19799 [19JY]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: establish (S. 425), 2116, 2120-2123 [7FE], 10560 [6MY]
National Institute of Mental Health: transfer to NIH (S. 80), 186 [3JA]
National Institute on Mental Health: minority fellowship program, 13275 [22MY]
National Liver Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 202), 29762 [30OC]
National Lupus Awareness Week: observance, 29001 [24OC]
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (S.J. Res. 24), 794 [22JA], 16018 [18JN]
National Maternal and Child Health Week: designate (S.J. Res. 239), 32358-32359 [19NO]
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 22), 792 [22JA]
National Nursing Home Residents Day: observance, 9645 [26AP]
National Nursing Home Week: observance, 10282 [2MY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 450), 36476 [13DE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 236), 31330 [12NO]
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 35), 1572 [31JA], 6678 [28MR]
National Organ Transplant Trust Fund: provide for designation of contributions on tax forms (S. 205), 667 [21JA]
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (S.J. Res. 88), 5852 [20MR], 15018 [10JN]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate, 12184 [15MY]
———designate (S.J. Res. 61), 3201 [22FE], 11887 [14MY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (S.J. Res. 80), 5240 [14MR]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (S.J. Res. 29), 1050 [24JA], 30574 [5NO]
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association: Tourette syndrome awareness campaign, 34082 [4DE]
National Safety in the Workplace Week: observance, 16603 [20JN]
National School Lunch Week: observance, 27659 [16OC], 27979 [17OC]
National Scleroderma Week: designate (S.J. Res. 78), 4916 [7MR]
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (H.J. Res. 85), 5340 [18MR]
———designate (S.J. Res. 4), 293 [3JA], 1585 [31JA]
National Society for Children and Adults With Autism: tribute, 32151 [14NO]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (S.J. Res. 111), 7935 [16AP], 16785 [21JN]
National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems: designate (S.J. Res. 97), 6805 [28MR], 26225 [4OC]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 322), 29172 [25OC]
———designate (S.J. Res. 211), 25383 [1OC]
———observance, 27566 [15OC]
Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act: enact (S. 1988), 38583-38584 [19DE]
New Jersey: toxic waste research, 36521 [16DE]
New York, NY: anniversary of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, 15359 [12JN]
———limit discharge of raw sewage (S. 30), 93 [3JA]
———Mount Sinai Medical Center rebuilding and renovation project, 7954 [16AP]
Nicaragua: provide humanitarian assistance to freedom fighters (S.J. Res. 120), 8930 [23AP]
NIH: establish Lupus Erythematosus Coordinating Committee (S. 552), 4048 [28FE]
———full funding for certain research (S.J. Res. 89), 5853 [20MR]
———full funding for research grants (S.J. Res. 69), 5488 [19MR]
———funding for contraceptive research (S. 1091), 10854 [7MY]
———impact of proposed budget reductions, 5171 [14MR]
———maintain present funding levels for research grants (S.J. Res. 69), 7412 [3AP]
———redesignate National Institute on Aging as the National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (S. 750), 6195 [26MR], 31199 [7NO]
Northwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste management: grant consent of Congress (S. 356), 1543-1546 [31JA]
Nuclear war: consequences, 1879 [6FE], 3994 [28FE]
Nurse Education Act: enact (H.R. 2370), 20343 [24JY]
Nurses: education assistance (H.R. 2370), S. 1284 language passed in lieu, 19900 [22JY]
———education assistance (S. 1284), 15347-15350 [12JN], 19895-19900 [22JY]
———education assistance (S. 1284), indefinitely postponed, 19903 [22JY]
Nursing homes: penalty-free withdrawal from individual retirement accounts for payment of institutional care (S. 1183), 12950 [21MY]
Nutrition: coordinated national monitoring system (S. 1569), 22330 [1AU]
Occupational health and safety: compensation for asbestos-related death and diseases (S. 1265), 14855 [7JN], 19586 [18JY]
———promote in executive departments (S. 1388), 17652 [27JN]
———promote in Federal agencies (S. 1388), 24420 [20SE]
Ocean Incineration Research Act: enact (S. 1039), 10107 [1MY]
O'Keefe, Gregory: tribute, 17605 [27JN]
Older Americans Act: anniversary, 12181 [15MY]
Older Americans Month: designate (S.J. Res. 107), 8951 [23AP]
OMB: deadline for release of review of recommended maximum contaminant levels for drinking water, 24353-24355 [19SE]
Paradiso, Edward D.: tribute, 6832 [28MR]
Parents' Research Institute for Drug Education: international conference, 8550 [22AP]
PCP Users Don't Feel Pain When Bones Break, 20434 [25JY]
Pearson, Ernie: tribute, 19911 [22JY]
Pesticides: health and safety testing information from manufacturers (S. 1303), 15891 [17JN]
———reform control law (S. 1303), 16047 [18JN]
Physicians' and surgeons' mutual protection and indemnity associations: encourage formation (S. 1357), 17060, 17061 [25JN]
Power resources: promote methane gas recovery facilities, 24348 [19SE]
Preventive medicine: reducing cost of medical care, 16956 [24JN]
Primary care: funds (S. 1282), 15335-15337 [12JN], 19762 [19JY]
Product safety: carcinogens, 32220 [18NO]
———liability laws, 30638 [6NO]
Profile Action Task Force for Women, Children, and the Unborn: notice of hearing, 20935 [29JY]
Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act: enact (S. 974), 8803 [23AP], 21683-21690 [31JY], 22476 [1AU]
Public buildings: restrict smoking in certain (S. 1440), 19117 [16JY], 19912 [22JY], 19981 [23JY], 20522 [25JY], 24668 [23SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend (S. 1689), 24655 [23SE]
———eliminate Federal support for health maintenance organizations (S. 1642), 23762 [13SE]
———extend, consolidate, and improve various services (S. 1643), 23762 [13SE]
———extend assistance for health maintenance organizations (S. 1762), 27275 [10OC]
———proposed amendments to title X, 34078-34082 [4DE], 34396-34400 [5DE]
———psychology student eligibility for loans (S. 79), 186 [3JA]
———reauthorize title X (S. 881), 7378 [3AP]
Public Housing Child Care Act: enact (S. 805), 6762 [28MR]
Puerto Rico: assistance, 33448 [23NO]
———suspend certain benefit requirements of the nutrition assistance program (H.R. 3454), S. 1691 indefinitely postponed, 25301 [30SE]
———suspend certain benefit requirements of the nutrition assistance program (S. 1691), 25292-25301 [30SE]
Radioactive waste disposal: EPA jurisdiction over regulation of certain mixed solid waste (S. 892), 7643 [4AP]
Radon: protection from radiation, 37732 [18DE]
Radon gas: indoor contamination, 34458 [5DE]
Reagan, President: best wishes for speedy recovery (S. Res. 200), 19093 [16JY]
———recovery from surgery, 18987 [15JY]
Rehabilitation Act: amend (S. 1399), 18348 [10JY]
Research: Dept. of Agriculture-Dept. of HHS study, 29151 [25OC]
———developments in fetal diagnosis and surgery, 23642 [12SE]
———extend various authorities (S. 1641), 23762 [13SE]
———funding for civilian activities, 10992 [8MY]
———proper treatment of laboratory animals (S. 1792), 29179 [25OC]
———treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, 14070 [4JN]
Riggin, Don: tribute, 14407 [5JN]
Right to life: ensure, 2759 [20FE]
———guarantee, 1827 [5FE], 2216 [7FE]
Roads and highways: safety grants (S. 1529), 21449 [30JY]
Rotary International: polio eradication program, 12339 [16MY]
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: amend (S. 484), 2742 [20FE], 10799-10830 [7MY]
———amend (S. 484), debate procedure, 10769 [7MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to extend authorization (S. 124), 213 [3JA], 12378-12389 [16MY]
———amend to extend authorization (S. 124), appointment of conferees, 18342-18348 [10JY]
Scanlon, Terrence M.: nomination to be Chairman of CPSC, 38483 [19DE]
School-Based Child Care Act: enact (S. 808), 6765-6767 [28MR]
Science: implications of embryo technology, 18255 [9JY]
Scribner, Belding: tribute, 10772 [7MY]
Sec. of Energy: transfer authority for radiation studies to Sec. of HHS (S. 525), 3774 [27FE]
Senate Radon Task Force: goals, 34392 [5DE]
Senior citizens: commodity supplemental food program, 35938 [11DE]
Sesquicentennial Year of the National Library of Medicine: designate (S.J. Res. 198), 23634 [12SE]
Shoe industry: health effects of wearing imported shoes, 29404 [29OC]
``Silent Scream'': antiabortion film, 16 [3JA]
Smokeless tobacco products: public education on health effects (S. 1574), 22337, 22338 [1AU]
Smoking: effects of passive exposure, 20344 [24JY]
———health hazard, 20784 [26JY]
Social Security: anniverary tribute, 22824 [14AU]
———anniversary, 16198 [8JY]
———coverage of mental health services under medicare (S. 50), 110 [3JA]
———disability determination procedures (S. 1721), 25371-25373 [1OC]
———eliminate benefit disparity (S. Con. Res. 24), 4494 [5MR]
———eliminate benefit disparity (S 1060), 10343 [2MY]
———funding, 18238 [9JY]
———improve antifraud provisions (S. 837), 7053-7055 [2AP]
———incentives under medicare for health promotion and disease prevention (S. 357), 1546 [31JA]
———incentives under medicare for health promotion and disease prevention (S. 358), 1546 [31JA]
———incentives under medicare for health promotion and disease prevention (S. 359), 1546 [31JA]
———medicare coverage for loss due to catastrophic illness (S. 569), 4459 [5MR]
———medicare coverage of heart transplants (S. 733), 6128 [26MR]
———medicare coverage of services of a nurse-midwife (S. 146), 233 [3JA]
———medicare coverage of services of certain interns in psychology (S. 145), 233 [3JA]
———notify Congress of investment of certain assets (S. 1909), 35101 [6DE]
———nurse practitioner coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 131), 223 [3JA]
———participation of medicare practitioners in Dept. of Defense Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (S. 156), 257 [3JA]
———payment for services by psychologist participating in hospice program (S. 155), 256 [3JA]
———prohibit adversarial involvement in hearings relative to benefits, of Dept. of HHS and Social Security Administration (S. 1944), 36430 [13DE]
———provide payment for occupational therapy services under medicare (S. 723), 5844 [20MR]
———psychologist services coverage under medicare (S.130), 223 [3JA]
———relative to benefit disparity, 8348 [18AP]
———revise hospice nursing care requirements (S. 322), 1519 [31JA]
———services and benefits for the chronically mentally ill (S. 1745), 26765-26767 [8OC]
———tax treatment of benefits (S. 210), 672 [21JA], 929 [24JA]
Social Security Act: anniversary of enactment, 16183-16198 [19JN]
———gerontological care coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 77), 184 [3JA]
———health maintenance organization coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 83), 187 [3JA]
———home emergency response systems coverage under medicare (S. 127), 221 [3JA]
———mental health care coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 72), 181 [3JA]
———mental health care coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 76), 184 [3JA]
———modify use of certain language relating to handicapped (S. 472), 2494 [19FE]
———nurse services coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 135), 225 [3JA]
———pediatric care coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 74), 182 [3JA]
———psychologist services coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 123), 213 [3JA]
———social worker coverage under medicare and medicaid (S. 78), 185 [3JA]
Social Security Administration: reorganize as independent agency (S. 17), 62 [3JA]
Social Services and Child Care Assistance Act: enact (S. 803), 6751 [28MR]
Sodium bicarbonate: rates of duty (S. 1987), 38582 [19DE]
Southern Research Institute: tribute, 29257 [28OC]
Space shuttle: protein crystal growth experiments, 4591 [6MR]
Sports: drug testing in major league baseball, 14666 [6JN]
St. George, Utah: establish cancer screening clinic, 16237 [19JN]
St. Joseph, MO: commend United Way campaign, 27843 [17OC]
St. Xavier College: tribute to nursing school, 27711 [16OC]
Stafford, Senator: commend efforts on Superfund Improvement Act, 24887 [25SE]
Stanzler, Jack: tribute, 31345 [12NO]
States: allow reallocation of funds from certain nutrition programs, 16648-16652 [20JN]
———block grant for planning activities (S. 1560), 22319 [1AU]
———clarification of requirements for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grants, 24907 [25SE]
———establish medical insurance pools for high-risk individuals (S. 1372), 17634 [27JN]
———improve State care planning system (S. 1104), 11023 [8MY]
———require development of comprehensive mental health plans (S. 1744), 26765-26767 [8OC]
Struve, Fred: tribute, 29692 [30OC]
Sulfiting agents: prohibit (S. 573), 19029 [15JY]
Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program: funding (H.R. 3453), 26912 [9OC]
Superfund Improvement Act: clarify contribution and review provisions, 24449-24454 [20SE]
Taxation: deduction for dependents suffering from Alzheimer's disease (S. 263), 999 [24JA]
———designate savings from reduction of business meals deduction for school lunch programs (S. 308), 1225 [29JA]
———exemption for certain emergency medical transportation (S. 1661), 24360 [19SE]
———increase dependent care credit (S. 1605), 22402 [1AU]
Telephones: provide service to low-income individuals (S. 950), 8357-8359 [18AP], 27187 [10OC]
Telocator Network of America: anniversary of LifePage Program, 32857 [20NO]
Terminal care: policy, 34456 [5DE]
Terry, Luther L.: tribute, 8348 [18AP]
Texas: medical facility for veterans in southern region (S. 261), 998 [24JA]
Tobacco industry: revenues from additional tax on cigarettes deposited in Federal hospital insurance trust fund (S. 820), 6951 [1AP]
Tribute, 20304 [24JY]
U.N.: immunization program, 29982 [31OC]
———polio eradication program, 12339 [16MY]
Union Carbide: anniversary of Bhopal chemical disaster, 38647 [19DE]
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: anniversary, 38646 [19DE]
VA: clarify authority of Chief Medical Director over disciplinary actions on certain probationary medical personnel (S. 1650), 23992 [17SE]
———conduct health study on women veterans exposed to agent orange (S. 1616), 23229 [10SE]
———cost-effective methods for acquisition of medical facilities (S. 1007), 9452-9456 [25AP]
———development of program for acquisition of medical facilities (S. 1007), 22230 [1AU]
———enhance recruitment and retention of nurses (S. 1495), 20490 [25JY]
———establishment of an ionizing radiation registry, 35443 [10DE]
———evaluate professional literature on potential health care detriments to Vietnam veterans (S. 1062), 10345 [2MY]
———exempt disability compensation from reductions in cost-of-living adjustments, 30528-30541 [5NO]
———feasibility plan for purchase of existing facility for hospital and nursing home care, 30650-30656, 30677-30679 [6NO], 31643-31663 [13NO]
———funding for site acquisition and preparation for medical center in Detroit, MI, 27956 [17OC]
———funding needs of health care system, 13783 [24MY]
———geriatric clinics tribute, 930 [24JA]
———improve delivery of services (H.R. 505), 30644-30656, 30677-30679 [6NO], 31643-31663 [13NO]
———improve psychological services to Vietnam veterans (S. 1061), 10344 [2MY]
———improve services for elderly veterans (H.R. 505), 13577 [23MY]
———improve services (H.R. 505), S. 876 language passed in lieu, 21387 [30JY]
———improve services (S. 876), ***** [26JY], 21365-21387 [30JY], 21669 [31JY]
———improve services (S. 876), indefinitely posponed, 21387 [30JY]
———improve services to veterans (S. 876), 7372-7373 [3AP]
———improve services to Vietnam veterans (S. 875), 7371 [3AP]
———incentives for employees obtaining advanced health care degrees (S. 26), 84 [3JA]
———maintain level of medical care appropriations, 28037-28042 [18OC]
———medical services, 31956-31960 [14NO]
———modify qualifications required for appointment to certain positions (S. 28), 90 [3JA]
———outpatient dental services eligibility (S. 82), 186 [3JA]
———prohibit use of per diem subsidies to State homes to offset payments under medicaid (S. 1536), 21728-21730 [31JY]
———protect prior year's outlay level for medical care, 30528-30541 [5NO]
———provide equity in distribution of funds for services (S. 846), 7343 [3AP]
———provide psychological counseling services for persons taken hostage by terrorist (S.J. Res. 167), 19907 [22JY]
———restore medical care appropriations, 27713 [16OC], 27867-27874 [17OC]
———temporary and part-time appointments of medical personnel (S. 1649), 23991 [17SE]
VA health-care amendments: enact (S. 6), 977 [24JA]
VA Reorganization Act: enact (S. 1397), 17665 [27JN]
Vaccination: assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration (S. 1917), 35537 [10DE]
Veterans: assistance in obtaining specially adapted housing for disabled (S. 1602), 22400 [1AU]
———assistance in obtaining specially adapted housing for disabled (S. 965), 8573 [22AP]
———benefits, 14469 [5JN]
———chiropractic services demonstration project (S. 1052), 10337 [2MY]
———cost-of-living adjustments for disabled, 27246 [10OC]
———effects of exposure to agent orange, 8819 [23AP]
———exposure to nuclear tests, 19068-19070 [16JY]
———funding for benefits and services, 11342-11363 [9MY]
———improve assistance programs, 7067 [2AP]
———improve benefits for POW's (S. 1446), 19323 [17JY], 26919 [9OC]
———improve VA medical care programs (S. 6), 6959 [1AP]
———medical care for former servicemen for radiation exposure during World War II (S. 707), 36454, 36456 [13DE]
———post-combat stress, 32668 [20NO]
———provide medication to service-connected disabled (S. 845), 7342 [3AP]
———results of study, 32300 [19NO]
———study of effects of exposure to agent orange, 3048 [21FE]
———tax credit for home care (S. 1422), 18861 [11JY]
———tax treatment of disability compensation (S. Con. Res. 20), 3623-3625 [26FE], 4499, 4506 [5MR]
Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act: enact (S. 1887), 33633, 33655, 33656 [2DE]
Veteran's Health Care Awareness Week: observance, 16307 [19JN]
Walker, Mary L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy, 38485 [19DE]
Waste disposal sites: use of proceeds from tax on owners and operators of treatment and storage facilities (S. 886), 7616 [4AP]
Water supply: prevent lead contamination, 23988-23990 [17SE]
Western Hemisphere Conference on Narcotics Control: meeting, 2719 [20FE]
Wine Institute: voluntary advertising standards, 2511 [19FE]
WNEW-Radio, New York, NY: world hunger radiothon, 33678 [2DE]
Women: anti-nuclear protest movement, 31342 [12NO]
———funding for family planning, 34078-34082 [4DE], 34396-34400 [5DE]
———funding for family planning (S. 881), 7378 [3AP]
World Food Day: designate (S.J. Res. 72), 4490-4491 [5MR]
———observance, 27714 [16OC]
World Health Day: designate (S.J. Res. 226), 28580 [23OC]
World Health Week: designate (S.J. Res. 50), 2500 [19FE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 226), 28580 [23OC]
Youngtown, AZ: tribute to Valley View Community Hospital, 4926 [7MR]
Youth: establish minimum drinking age, 31289 [12NO]
———funding for medical care, 31309, 31316-31318 [12NO]
———provide services for pregnant teenagers and young parents (S. 938), 14760 [6JN]
———services for pregnant teenagers and young parents (S. 938), 8153 [17AP]
Youth Suicide Prevention Month: observance, 14841 [7JN]
Reports
Acid Rain: Acid Rain Peer Review Panel (excerpt), 1993 [6FE]
Acid Rain—Sources and Effects: OTA, 20048 [23JY]
African Famine Assistance: committee of conference (H.R. 1239) (H. Rept. 99-29), 6467, 6469 [27MR]
Appropriations for Health Care: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2577) (S. Rept. 99-142), 13126 [22MY]
Appropriations for Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 277) (S. Rept. 99-62), 12307 [16MY]
Appropriations for Indian Health Care Services: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1426) (H. Rept. 99-94), 13435 [23MY]
Appropriations for NIH and National Research Institutes: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2409) (H. Rept. 99-158), 14058 [4JN]
Aspartame-Induced Granulomatous Panniculitis, 22315 [1AU]
Assessment of Hazardous Waste Sites: EPA (excerpt), 24739 [24SE]
Better Hearing and Speech Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 93), 10336 [2MY]
Biochemical and Neuropsychological Effects of Elevated Plasma Phenylalanine, 22311-22315 [1AU]
Cancer Treatment, 34766 [5DE]
Caring for the Older Veteran (excerpt), 984, 985 [24JA]
Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 3384) (H. Rept. 99-292), 25279 [30SE]
Clarify Education of the Handicapped Act on Rights, Procedures, and Remedies Under Laws Relating to Discrimination: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 1523) (H. Rept. 99-296), 25758 [2OC]
Commemorate Accomplishments of Education for All Handicapped Children Act: Committee on Education and Labor (H. Con. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 99-328), 28864 [24OC]
Commemorate Anniversary of Older Americans Act: Committee on Education and Labor (H. Con. Res. 132) (H. Rept. 99-74), 11290 [9MY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 51), 4814 [7MR]
Conference: H.R. 2409, Health Research Extension Act, 27392-27419 [11OC]
Consent of Congress to Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 655), 24359 [19SE]
Consent of Congress to Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 802), 24359 [19SE]
Consent of Congress to Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 899), 24359 [19SE]
Consent of Congress to Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 356), 24359 [19SE]
Consent of Congress to Rocky Mountain Low-Level Waste Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 442), 24359 [19SE]
Deficiencies in CW Defense Posture—Calls for CW Defense Improvements Not Binary Production: GAO, 15791 [13JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 3424) (S. Rept. 99-151), 26241 [4OC]
Designate Adam Benjamin, Jr., Veteran's Administration Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN: Committee on Veteran's Affairs (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 99-329), 28864 [24OC]
Designate American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 202), 32126 [14NO]
Designate Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (H.J. Res. 308), 29002 [24OC]
Designate Health Care Expo Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S. Res. 189), 20476 [25JY]
Designate National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 208), 30052 [31OC]
Designate National Blood Pressure Awareness Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 130), 30052 [31OC]
Designate National CPR Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 175), 24359 [19SE]
Designate National Dental Hygiene Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 149), 24359 [19SE]
Designate National Diabetes Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 145), 19598 [18JY]
Designate National Disability in Entertainment Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 86), 17631 [27JN]
Designate National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 189), 25171 [26SE]
Designate National Head Injury Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 132), 24359 [19SE]
Designate National Hemophilia Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 150), 25851 [3OC]
Designate National Infection Control Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 147), 19598 [18JY]
Designate National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S.J. Res. 97), 25171 [26SE]
Designate William Beaumont Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 68), 23620 [12SE]
Developments in Aging: Special Committee on Aging (S. Rept. 99-5), 4029 [28FE]
Developments in Aging—1984: Committee on Rules and!Administration (S. Res. 30) (S. Rept. 99-24), 7340 [3AP]
Disabled Veterans: Committee on Employment of the Handicapped (excerpt), 31896 [14NO]
Disagreeing Votes of House and Senate Relative to National Institutes of Health and National Research Institutes: committee of conference (H.R. 2409) (S. Rept. 99-157), 27550 [15OC]
Dr. Jonas E. Salk Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 123), 10336 [2MY]
Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention Programs for Indian Youth: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 1298) (S. Rept. 99-223), 36505 [16DE]
Effects of Lifestyle on Health: Economic Report of the President, 2832 [20FE]
El Salvador Medical Project—Aesculapius International Medicine, 19529 [17JY]
Entitlement Programs for Women Veterans: VA (excerpt), 7838 [15AP]
EPA Superfund Reauthorization: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 29897 [31OC]
———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 31514 [12NO]
———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2817; H. Res. 331) (H. Rept. 99-413), 34266 [4DE]
———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 29897 [31OC]
———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 29250 [28OC]
———Environmental Restoraton Panel, Committee on Armed Services, 30170 [1NO]
———Kidder, Peabody & Co. (H.R. 2817) (excerpt), 34039 [3DE]
ERA—Implications of Concern for Churches: Catholic bishops, 2216 [7FE]
Establish Advocacy Systems for Mentally Ill Individuals and Promote Family Support Groups for Alzheimer's Disease Patients and Families: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3492) (H. Rept. 99-401), 32618 [20NO]
Establish Conditions for Export of Drugs: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 99-225), 37636 [18DE]
Ethiopia Famine Update, 4117 [28FE]
Extend Assistance Programs Under Public Health Service Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 99-159), 14058 [4JN]
Extend Authorities Under Public Health Service Act to NIH and National Research Institutes: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1309) (S. Rept. 99-108), 19010 [15JY]
Extend Health Maintenance Organizations Program of Assistance Under Public Health Service Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2417) (H. Rept. 99-154), 13889 [3JN]
Extend Programs for National Health Service Corps: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2237) (H. Rept. 99-144), 13435 [23MY]
Extend Programs of Assistance for Primary Health Care: Committee on Rules (H.R. 2418; H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 99-304), 26108 [3OC]
Extend Public Health Service Act Assistance Programs for Primary Health Care: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 99-157), 14058 [4JN]
Famine and Disaster Assistance to Certain Sub-Saharan African Countries: Committee on Rules (H.R. 1096) (H. Rept. 99-15), 4228 [28FE]
Famine and Disaster Assistance to Certain Sub-Saharan African Countries: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 1239) (H. Rept. 99-2), 3377 [25FE]
———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 1239) (S. Rept. 99-8), 4455 [5MR]
———Committee on Foreign Relations (H.R. 1096) (H. Rept. 99-3), 3377 [25FE]
———Committee on Foreign Relations (S. 457) (S. Rept. 99-4), 3024 [21FE], 3246 [23FE]
———Committee on Foreign Relations (S. Res. 73), 3024 [21FE]
———Committee on Rules (H.R. 1239; H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 99-9), 3948 [27FE]
———Committee on the Budget (S. 457), 3428 [25FE]
Feasibility and Desirability of Alternative Tax Systems for Superfund: EPA (excerpt), 34870 [6DE]
Federal Employees Benefits Improvement: Committee on Governmental Affairs (H.R. 3384), 35092 [6DE]
FEMA Purchase of Radiological Training Package: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-367), 31514 [12NO]
Findings of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography (excerpt), 12932 [21MY]
Grant Consent of Congress to Central Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1046) (H. Rept. 99-316), 34788 [5DE]
Grant Consent of Congress to Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1046) (H. Rept. 99-316), 28316 [22OC]
Grant Consent of Congress to Central Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2062) (H. Rept. 99-318), 34788 [5DE]
Grant Consent of Congress to Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2062) (H. Rept. 99-318), 28316 [22OC]
Grant Consent of Congress to Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2635) (H. Rept. 99-319), 34788 [5DE]
Grant Consent of Congress to Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2635) (H. Rept. 99-319), 28316 [22OC]
Grant Consent of Congress to Northeast Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3372) (H. Rept. 99-371), 34788 [5DE]
Grant Consent of Congress to Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Management of Radioactive Waste: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 99-315), 28315 [22OC]
Grant Consent of Congress to Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 99-315), 34788 [5DE]
Grant Consent of Congress to Rocky Mountain Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2702) (H. Rept. 99-320), 34788 [5DE]
Grant Consent of Congress to Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2702) (H. Rept. 99-320), 28316 [22OC]
Grant Consent of Congress to Southeast Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1267) (H. Rept. 99-317), 34788 [5DE]
Grant Consent of Congress to Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1267) (H. Rept. 99-317), 28316 [22OC]
Health Professions Educational Assistance Amendments: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2410) (H. Rept. 99-145), 13435 [23MY]
Health Research Extension Act: committee of conference (H.R. 2409) (H. Rept. 99-309), 27420 [11OC]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 125), 14846 [7JN]
HHS's Failure to Enforce Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-151), 13889 [3JN]
Home and Community Based Services for the Elderly: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1181) (S. Rept. 99-208), 34122 [4DE]
Hunger in America—The Growing Epidemic: Physicians Task Force on Hunger in America (excerpt), 3607 [26FE]
Improve Operation of Interstate Compacts for Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1083) (H. Rept. 99-314), 34266 [4DE]
———Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1578), 35927 [11DE]
———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1083) (H. Rept. 99-314), 28315 [22OC]
Improve VA Health Care Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 876; S. Res. 198) (S. Rept. 99-101), 18015 [8JY]
Improve VA Medical Services (S. 876): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (excerpt), 30654 [6NO]
Improve Veterans' Services: Committee on the Budget (S. 876; S. Res. 198), 19904 [22JY]
Improvement of Health Care Services Delivery by VA: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 505) (H. Rept. 99-114), 12008 [15MY]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1426) (H. Rept. 99-94), 11760 [14MY]
Injury Compensation Litigation: Lederle Co. (excerpt), 28179 [21OC]
Joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. Effort To Achieve Worldwide Disease Immunization: Committee on Foreign Relations (S. Res. 227) (S. Rept. 99-148), 26241 [4OC]
Legislative History of the Clean Air Act: Library of Congress (excerpt), 23559 [12SE]
Legislative History of the Water Pollution Control Act: Library of Congress (excerpt), 23560 [12SE]
Lupus Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 57), 11500 [9MY]
Medical Care Block Grant to States for Planning Activities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1855) (S. Rept. 99-224), 37636 [18DE]
Medical Care Funds for Community and Migrant Health Centers: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1282) (S. Rept. 99-104), 19010 [15JY]
Medical Care in the Armed Forces: U.S. Air Force (excerpt), 3028 [21FE]
———U.S. Army (excerpt), 3028 [21FE]
Medical Evidence on Smokeless Tobacco Use (H.R. 2050), 26147 [3OC]
Medical Personnel Training Assistance: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1283) (S. Rept. 99-105), 19010 [15JY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 67), 7340 [3AP]
Moral Opposition of U.S. to Forced Labor Policy (H. Con. Res. 74): Lawrence S. Eagleburger (excerpt), 4308 [4MR]
Mortality Among Vietnam Veterans in Massachusetts, 8820 [23AP]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 65), 6171 [26MR]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 83), 10336 [2MY]
National Autism Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 230), 34437 [5DE]
National DES Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 63), 7340 [3AP]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 94), 7340 [3AP]
National Down's Syndrome Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 40), 11500 [9MY]
National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 58), 6170 [26MR]
National Health Service Corps Program Extension: Committee on Rules (H.R. 2237; H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 99-302), 26108 [3OC]
National Health Service Corps Reauthorization: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1285) (S. Rept. 99-107), 19010 [15JY]
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 22), 6170 [26MR]
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 35), 6170 [26MR]
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 88), 14846 [7JN]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 61), 6171 [26MR]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 29), 6170 [26MR]
National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 99-96), 12008 [15MY]
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 4), 6170 [26MR]
National Spina Bifida Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 111), 16715 [20JN]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (H.J. Res. 322), 29002 [24OC]
Nurse Education Assistance: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1284) (S. Rept. 99-106), 19010 [15JY]
Nutritional Assistance Program of Puerto Rico: Committee on Agriculture (excerpt), 26434 [7OC]
Offset Competitive Advantage of Foreign Coal Producers: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 99-117), 12008 [15MY]
Older Americans Act Appropriations: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 2453) (H. Rept. 99-286), 24614 [23SE]
Older Americans Month: Committee on the Judiciary (H.J. Res. 195), 10336 [2MY]
Operation Crossroads—Personnel Radiation Exposure Estimates Should Be Improved (summary), 36455 [13DE]
Optional Block Grant Concept for the Food Stamp Program: Task Force on Food Assistance (excerpt), 8581 [22AP]
Orphan Drug Provisions of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2290) (H. Rept. 99-153), 13889 [3JN]
OSHA Health Standards for Agricultural Workers (excerpts): Eugene Gangarosa, 10586 [6MY]
OSHA's Failure To Protect Health and Safety of Workers at Hazardous Waste Sites: Committee on Government Affairs (H. Rept. 99-140), 12820 [21MY]
Permit Benefits to All Employee Organizations Applying for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 873) (H. Rept. 99-72), 11290 [9MY]
Permit Members of Armed Forces To Sue U.S. for Damages for Certain Injuries Caused by Improper Medical Care: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 3174) (H. Rept. 99-288), 25048 [26SE]
Potential Effects of Nuclear War on Climate: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense, 4582 [6MR]
Preventing Low Birthweight: National Academy of Science (excerpt), 19965 [23JY]
Prevention and Control of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Republic of Palau (excerpt), 20619 [25JY]
Progress Against Tropical Diseases: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, 4747-4748 [7MR]
Prohibitions on Abortions Under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (excerpt), 34080 [4DE]
Project Ranch Hand II, Mortality Update, 1984 and Mortality Among Vietnam Veterans in Massachusetts, 1972-83: OTA, 8819 [23AP]
Proposed Cuts in Veterans' Health Care Budget: Atlanta, GA, VA Medical Center, 10177 [1MY]
Proposed Superfund Tax Increases and the U.S. Petrochemical Industry—An Economic Analysis: Library of Congress, 11878-11883 [14MY]
Protect Beneficiaries Under Health Care Programs From Unfit Practitioners: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 99-80), 11685 [13MY]
Protect Health Care Program Beneficiaries from Unfit Health Care Practitioners: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 99-80), 13435 [23MY]
Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 974) (S. Rept. 99-109), 20476 [25JY]
Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 974; S. Res. 205), 20938 [29JY]
———Committee on the Budget (S. 974; S. Res. 205), 21727 [31JY]
Protection and Advocacy Systems for Mentally Ill Individuals and Family Support Groups for Alzheimer's Disease: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3492) (H. Rept. 99-401), 34884 [6DE]
Public Education Concerning Health Consequences of Using Smokeless Tobacco Products (S. 1574), 36505 [16DE]
Public Education Concerning Health Consequences of Using Smokeless Tobacco Products: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1574; S. Res. 266) (S. Rept. 99-209), 34122 [4DE], 35092 [6DE]
Public Health Service Act Relative to Community Medical Care and Migrant Health Center Funding: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1282), 18015 [8JY]
Public Health Service Act Relative to Medical Personnel Training Assistance: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1283), 18015 [8JY]
Public Health Service Act Relative to National Health Service Corps: Committee on Labor and Human Services (S. 1285), 18016 [8JY]
Public Health Service Act Relative to National Institutes of Health and National Research Institutes: Committee on Labor and Human Services (S. 1309), 18016 [8JY]
Public Health Service Act Relative to Nurse Education Assistance: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1284), 18016 [8JY]
Reallocation of Unspent WIC Funds by States: GAO (excerpt), 16651 [20JN]
Reauthorize Superfund: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 51) (S. Rept. 99-11), 5308 [18MR]
———Committee on Finance (S. 51) (S. Rept. 99-73), 13580 [23MY]
Recovery by U.S. of Hospital and Medical Care Costs: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 99-123), 12008 [15MY]
Required Placement of Emergency Medical Supplies Aboard Aircraft: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 63) (S. Rept. 99-93), 17631 [27JN]
Responsibility for Cleanup of Toxic Waste: EPA (excerpt), 34663 [5DE]
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 484) (S. Rept. 99-36), 8570 [22AP]
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act (S. 484): Committee on Labor (additional views of Senator Metzenbaum), 10817 [7MY]
Safe Drinking Water: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 124) (S. Rept. 99-56), 12135 [15MY]
Smoking and Health (1979 excerpts), 20784 [26JY]
Sulfur and Nitrogen Emissions: Acid Rain Peer Review Panel (excerpt), 18868 [11JY]
Superfund Improvement Act (S. 51): Committee on Environment and Public Works (excerpt), 24637 [23SE]
Superfund Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 22681 [1AU]
Toward Healthier Communities for Children: Marin County, CA, Mental Health Association, 4556-4557 [5MR]
Toxic Substances Control Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1143) (S. Rept. 99-57), 12135 [15MY]
VA Program Relative to Specially Adapted Residences for Disabled Veterans: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2344) (H. Rept. 99-109), 12008 [15MY]
Virginia Physicians Organizing To Help El Salvador Hospital: Arlington County, VA, Medical Society, 8065-8066 [16AP]
World Food Security—Personal Responsibility: Interfaith Hunger Appeal, 27999-28000 [17OC]
World Health Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 50), 6170 [26MR]
World Health Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 50), 6170 [26MR]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Lee H.: Progress Against Cancer, 465 [3JA]
Myers, John T.: Youth Suicide Prevention Month, 15255 [11JN]
Resolutions by organizations
Association of American Cancer Institutes recognition of Senator Hatch, 17685 [27JN]
Discrimination against handicapped: President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 1578 [31JA]
Legal remedies for cases of medical malpractice in the military: VFW, 3029 [21FE]
Prevent the importation of heroin into the U.S.: Federation of New York State Judges, 2045 [6FE]
Superfund emergency preparedness and response provisions: International Association of Firefighters, 24062 [18SE]
Tribute to Elyse Staab: St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home Board of Trustees, Washington, DC, 5604 [19MR]
Rulings of the Chair
EPA: superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 35635 [10DE]
Schedule
Superfund cleanup, 4605 [6MR]
Songs
``Wear a Red, Red Ribbon'', 31817 [13NO]
Statements
Acid Rain: Brian Mulroney, 36913 [17DE]
———President Reagan, 36913 [17DE]
Acid Rain Legislation: Senator Mitchell, 1026 [24JA]
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: James Mason, 25696 [2OC]
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Epidemic: Representatives Conte and Natcher (excerpts), 17272 [25JN]
Acquired Immune Dificiency Syndrome: Senator Cranston, 28389 [22OC]
Adolescents Placed in Psychiatric Treatment Facilities: Ira M. Schwartz, 15141 [11JN]
———Senator Durenberger, 15142 [11JN]
African Famine Relief, 4782 [7MR]
Alcoholism: Eck G. Prud'homme, 17818 [27JN]
Allow Veterans' Disability Benefits To Retain Tax-Exempt Status (H. Res. 47) (sundry excerpts), 2040 [6FE]
Amendments to the Public Health Service Act (S. 1689): Senator Kennedy, 24656 [23SE]
American Red Cross Medical Research: Jerome H. Holland, 14233 [4JN]
Armed Forces Medical Care Service Personnel: Madigan, OR, base commander, 16849 [21JN]
Assistance to Victims of Exposure to Toxic Substances: Senator Simpson, 24436 [20SE]
Autism: Cathy Maynard, 35118-35121 [6DE]
Building an Interamerican Community of Physicians, 25500 [1OC]
Building an International Community of Physicians, 28121 [18OC]
Cigarette Excise Tax: J. Roger Mentz, 18918 [11JY]
Cigarette Labeling: Federal Trade Commission (excerpt), 19898 [22JY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Amendments (S. 494): Lee M. Thomas, EPA Administrator, 3158 [22FE]
Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Education Act, 18905 [11JY]
Confiscation of Donated Food, Clothing, and Medical Supplies by Nicaraguan Government: Larry Jones, 8892 [23AP]
Contents of Soft Drink Products: National Soft Drink Association, 10801 [7MY]
Contributions of the National Institutes of Health: Lewis Thomas (excerpt), 8330 [17AP]
Defunding of the International Planned Parenthood Federation: Werner Fornos, 7659 [4AP]
Disease and Malnutrition in the Underdeveloped Countries: Lewis Thomas (excerpt), 2645 [20FE]
Drug Abuse: Javier Perez de Cuellar, U.N. Sec. General, 17951 [27JN]
Economic Stability Relative to Payment of Physicians' Medicare Fees: AMA, 11240 [9MY]
Educating Against Drug Abuse: Carlton Turner (excerpt), 13140 [22MY]
———Nancy D. Reagan (excerpt), 13140 [22MY]
Effects of Acid Rain: Wade Morse, 4589 [6MR]
Effects of Certain Artificial Sweeteners on Human Health: Arthur Hayes, 10823 [7MY]
———FDA, 10799, 10800 [7MY]
———Lewis Stegnick, 10824 [7MY]
———Richard Wurtman, 10826 [7MY]
———William M. Pardridge, 10805 [7MY]
Effects of Toxic Contamination: Verna Courtemanche, 25071 [26SE]
Emergency Veterans Job Training Act Programs: Representative Montgomery, 6997 [1AP]
Enactment of the Social Security Act: Alben Barkley, 16184 [19JN]
———Franklin D. Roosevelt, 16186 [19JN]
———Pat Harrison, 16184 [19JN]
———Robert Wagner, 16184 [19JN]
———Wilbur Cohen, 16185 [19JN]
EPA Superfund Reauthorization (H.R. 2817): Richard L. Thornburgh, Governor of Pennsylvania, 27346 [10OC]
Escalation of World War Against Polio With Massive 20-Year Program: Rotary International, 12341 [16MY]
Ethiopian Forced Resettlement Program: Jason W. Clay, 30604-30606 [5NO]
Fetal Diagnosis and Surgery: Richard Depp, 23642 [12SE]
Fire safety regulations regarding of retarded individuals in intermediate care facilities: John Czerniewicz, 23472 [11SE]
———John Czerniewicz (excerpt), 23472 [11SE]
———Lita Cohen, 23472 [11SE]
Fire Safety Regulations Relative to Retarded Individuals in Intermediate Care Facilities: John Czerniewicz, 23472 [11SE]
———Lita Cohen, 23472 [11SE]
Funding Level for the Superfund: Lee M. Thomas, 24436 [20SE]
Health and Sanitation Standards for Agricultural Labor: Dept. of Labor, 26556 [8OC]
Health Care: Charles L. Foster, 9107 [23AP]
Health Effects of Nuclear Testing: Gloria Gregerson, 32075 [14NO]
Health Maintenance Organizations—Next 10 Years: Thomas P. Hartnett, 2840 [20FE]
Heroin Use for Terminal Cancer Patients: American Psychiatric Association, 172 [3JA]
———Arnold Trebach, 171 [3JA]
Home Health Care: John P. Marosy, 6712 [28MR]
Impact of Rollback of NIH Research Grants on New York Medical Schools: Robert Friedlander, 6402 [26MR]
Indian Health Care Amendments (sundry excerpts), 16435 [19JN]
Infant Mortality Statistics: Alvin M. Mauer, 12851 [21MY]
———Donald A. Cornely, 12851 [21MY]
———Myron Wegman, 12851 [21MY]
———Ronald L. Williams, 12851 [21MY]
Lead Poisoning: Helen E. Kelly, American Council on Science and Health, 16103 [18JN]
Lister Hill's Support for Medical Care: Member of Congress, 1887 [6FE]
Loan Scholarship Program: National Association of Retail Druggists, 24702 [24SE]
Medical Care: Lister Hill, 1886, 1887 [6FE]
Medical Malpractice Liability: sundry, 35294 [9DE]
Medicare Funding: Senator Durenberger, 11426-11429 [9MY]
Medicare Payment for Therapeutic Shoes Could Save Amputations: American Diabetes Association, 25737 [2OC]
Medicare's Prospective Payment System (excerpt), 21656 [31JY]
Mental Health Disorders: National Institute of Mental Health (excerpt), 19542 [17JY]
National Cancer Institute: Warren G. Magnuson, 6928 [1AP]
National Program to Conquer Alzheimer's Disease: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 8598-8600 [22AP]
Nerve Gas Weapons: Bernard W. Rogers (excerpt), 15790 [13JN]
New York State and the Acid Rain Tragedy: Louis Greppo, 23075 [9SE]
Nutrition Monitoring System: Representative George E. Brown, Jr. (excerpt), 22331 [1AU]
Nutrition With Good Taste: Granite School District, UT, 19594 [18JY], 23170 [10SE]
Organ Donation (excerpt), 6896 [28MR]
OSHA Study Results of Workplace Deaths and Injuries: Representative Gaydos, 9542 [25AP]
Past Nobel Prizes for Sciences (excerpts), 30941 [6NO]
Permanent Treatment of Superfund Sites—Let's Complete the Job, 34684 [5DE]
Plight of Institutionalized Persons: Wilbur Savidge, 8804 [23AP]
Policy on Fetal Research: American Academy of Pediatrics, 15856 [17JN]
Polio Eradication Program: Carlyle Guerra de Macedo, 12340 [16MY]
Pompton Lakes and Riverdale, NJ, First Aid Squad, Inc., 5652 [19MR]
Prohibitions on Abortions Under Title X of the Public Health Service Act: Grace Olivarez, 34079 [4DE]
———Margaret M. Heckler, Sec. of HHS (excerpt), 34081 [4DE]
———sundry, 34082 [4DE]
Reallocation of Unspent WIC Funds by States: Alice Lenihan, 16651 [20JN]
———Anne Rhodes, 16651 [20JN]
———Audrey Koehn, 16651 [20JN]
———Brian Crowley, 16651 [20JN]
Relief Efforts to Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: Shaheer Yousaf, 18931 [11JY]
Research on Sweetener Aspartame (sundry), 22288, 22289, 22303-22311 [1AU]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research: Barbara A. Matia, 11215 [8MY]
———Douglas E. Reddan, 11215 [8MY]
Rights of Mentally Ill: Earl Warren, 8803 [23AP]
Social Security and the Young: Peter G. Peterson, 14546 [5JN]
South Chicago Hospital's kidney transplant center (sundry excerpts), 22062 [31JY]
Superfund Reauthorization (H.R. 2817): EPA (excerpts), 29558 [29OC]
Supreme Court Decision on Abortion: Archibald Cox, 784 [22JA]
———President Reagan, 784 [22JA]
Tax-Exempt Status of Disability Payments to Veterans: Senator Cranston, 3623 [26FE]
Threats to the National Family Planning Program: Joseph D. Tydings, 32173 [14NO]
U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs—Policy Session: Representative Gilman, 13688 [23MY]
U.S. Health Care System (several excerpts), 35838 [10DE]
Universal Vaccination Access: John Erikson, 35076 [6DE]
VA Health-Care Programs, 984 [24JA]
Veterans' Health Care Funding: Senator Gramm, 30529 [5NO]
Studies
Consequences of Nuclear Warfare: National Academy of Science (excerpt), 26164 [4OC]
Evaluation of the Nutrition Assistance Program in Puerto Rico: Dept. of Agriculture (excerpt), 25293 [30SE]
Expanding the Role of Health Agencies in Radiation Research: Interagency Task Force on Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation (excerpt), 3774 [27FE]
Fetal Research (excerpt), 15857 [17JN]
Financial Burden of Out-of-Pocket Spending by the Elderly: Center for Health Policy Studies, 11425 [9MY]
Health Aspects of the Disposal of Waste Chemicals: Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (excerpt), 24635, 24640, 24649 [23SE]
Legal Compensation for Harm Caused by Release of Hazardous Substances: American Law Institute, ABA, American Trial Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Attorneys General (excerpt), 24638 [23SE]
Severe Behavioral Reactions to Aspartame in a 4-Year-Old Boy: C. Keith Conners, Karen Wells, Sandra Kronsberg, and Ellen Schwab, 10805 [7MY]
Summaries
African Famine Relief and Recovery Act (H.R. 1096), 4348 [5MR]
Assistance for Disabled Under Medicare (S. 873), 7369 [3AP]
Authority for Dept. of HHS to establish registry of teaching hospitals (S. 1210), 13619 [23MY]
Catastrophic Health Care Expenses Assistance Act (H.R. 2695), 14787 [6JN]
Child Care Opportunities for Families Act, 17535-17536 [26JN]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act (H.R. 2280), 9954 [30AP]
Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act (H.R. 2696), 14787 [6JN]
Comprehensive Nutrition Assistance Act, 7505 [3AP]
Establish Conditions for Drug Exports (H.R. 3995), 38808 [20DE]
Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 3384), 38398 [19DE]
Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act (S. 288), 1038 [24JA]
Food Irradiation Promotion as Postharvest Treatment (H.R. 696), 896 [24JA]
Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Child Welfare Amendments (H.R. 2810), 16442 [19JN]
Hazardous Substance Response Act (S. 14), 56 [3JA]
Hazardous Waste Reduction Act (S. 886), 7620 [4AP]
Health Equity and Fairness Act (S. 1211), 13627 [23MY]
Health Services Appropriations (H.R. 2358), 10584 [6MY]
Hearing on Developments in Fetal Surgery: Pro-Life Action Task Force for Women, Children and the Unborn, 23643-23644 [12SE]
Improve method of compensation to victims of nuclear accidents involving federally licensed activities (S. 1225), 13814 [24MY]
Key Points of the Thurmond Compromise Proposal to the Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact, 38418 [19DE]
Major Provisions of H.R. 3128 That Would Increase Health and Social Services Spending, 29810 [31OC]
Medical Malpractice Reform Act (H.R. 2659), 14228 [4JN]
Medicare and Medicaid Second Opinion Act (S. 1325), 16268 [19JN]
Mortality Among Vietnam Veterans, 1972-83, 3049 [21FE]
National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act (H.R. 1780), 6457 [27MR]
National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act (S. 827), 7031 [2AP]
National Health Service Act, 15492-15497 [12JN]
Older Americans Act of 1965, As Amended, 9758 [29AP]
Requirements for Hazardous Waste Sites (S. 517), 3692 [27FE]
Rudman-Inouye Gray Market Compromise, 38654 [19DE]
Senior Citizens Independent Community Care Act (S. 788), 6723 [28MR]
Superfund Improvement Act (S. 51) (excerpt), 23952 [17SE]
Superfund Reauthorization (H.R. 1342), 4183 [28FE]
Tall Stacks—A Decade of Illegal Use; a Decade of Damage Downwind: National Resources Defense Council, 18866 [11JY]
Surveys
Comparison of Attitudes and General Characteristics of General Public and Antismoking Activists, 36296 [12DE]
Equitable Healthcare Survey III—Corporate Initiatives and Employee Attitudes on Cost Containment (excerpt), 15777 [13JN]
Financing Long-Term Care: Dept. of HHS (excerpt), 17293 [26JN]
TV programs
Billfold Biopsy, 60 Minutes, CBS, 28194-28196 [21OC]
Tables
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome weekly surveillance report, 12989 [21MY], 14236 [4JN]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome weekly surveillance report, May 13, 1985, U.S. cases, 11929 [14MY]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome weekly surveillance report, May 6, 1985, U.S. cases, 10913 [7MY]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome weekly surveillance report, U.S. cases, 15261 [11JN], 16168 [18JN], 17273 [25JN], 18297 [9JY], 19012 [15JY], 19269 [16JY]
African Famine Relief and Recovery Act (H.R. 1096)—CBO estimate, 4353 [5MR]
Armed Forces drug and alcohol abuse programs costs, 12879 [21MY]
Comparative statement of new budget authority, 38433-38438 [19DE]
Cranston amendment—function 700, veterans' benefits and services, 11343 [9MY]
Dept. of Agriculture cash and commodity letter of credit school sites, 8940 [23AP]
Dept. of Defense—board certified pay rate for health professions, 4479 [5MR]
Details of work of the Arkansas brucellosis task force, 5830 [20MR]
EPA's acid rain damage estimates, 34066, 34070 [4DE]
Excise tax on manufacturers who contribute hazardous waste to dumps, 35622 [10DE]
Federal Incentives for State Health Care Professional Liability Reform Act limits (S. 1804), 35295 [9DE]
Fiscal year 1985 supplemental appropriation for Senate-reported bill for assistance for famine relief (H.R. 1239), 5806 [20MR]
Food stamp administrative costs—fiscal year 1984, 8581 [22AP]
Funding levels and location of proposed safety projects for nuclear facilities, 22157 [1AU]
Funding levels for primary food programs, 38432 [19DE]
Hazardous waste sites at which work has been halted due to uncertainty of superfund reauthorization, 23138 [10SE]
Humanitarian assistance to United Nicaraguan Opposition, 37558 [18DE]
Impact of sequester reductions under Gramm-Rudmann on VA medical care, 30531 [5NO]
Income eligibility standards for free and reduced price school lunchs, 11367 [9MY]
Infant mortality rates by races, 12851 [21MY]
Medicare beneficiary out-of-pocket expenses, 11424 [9MY]
New VA activation listing, 11344 [9MY]
Savings under the Domestic Food Assistance Act (S. 1142), 12150 [15MY]
School lunch program—free, reduced price, and paid income categories within family group day care homes, 11368 [9MY]
Summary of major issues concerning exposures to airborne acidity and their human health effects, 114 [3JA]
Superfund excise tax formula, 8373 [18AP]
Total infant mortality rates for the U.S., 12851 [21MY]
U.N. Fund for Drug Abuse Control—status of cash contributions pledged or received (sundry), 11219 [8MY]
U.N. Fund for Drug Abuse Control—Status of contributions pledged or paid for 1985 as of August 31, 1985, 28729 [23OC]
Unspent WIC funds, 16650 [20JN]
Value of food stamp benefits issued, 8580 [22AP]
Votes taken on Social Security, 16189-16192 [19JN]
Telegrams
Effects of certain artificial sweeteners on human health: Richard Wurtman, 10804 [7MY]
Proposal to establish a VA Medical Center in Mobile, AL: Ben R. Hatfield, 31660 [13NO]
———Melvin D. Buerckley, 31660 [13NO]
———Pete B. Ganey, 31660 [13NO]
———Terry Gautier, 31660 [13NO]
———William Stoudenmire, 31660 [13NO]
Testimonies
Bureau of Mines' Fiscal Year 1986 Budget Request Threatens the Health and Safety of Miners: Representative Boucher, 4725 [6MR]
Community Services for the Elderly and Handicapped: Merilee Trapp, 29837 [31OC]
Designer Drugs: Diane, 32596 [20NO]
———Donald MacDonald (excerpt), 32595 [20NO]
———John Lawn (excerpt), 32595 [20NO]
———Mr. and Mrs. Kidston, 32596 [20NO]
———Robert Roberton (excerpt), 32595 [20NO]
———William Langston (excerpt), 32595 [20NO]
Interstate Compacts for Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste (H.R. 1083): Booth Gardner (excerpt), 38415 [19DE]
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act (H.R. 2436), 11609 [9MY]
Prevention of Alcohol Abuse in American Families: Sis Wenger, 10579 [6MY]
Texts of
Accreditation of foreign medical schools, 26098 [3OC]
Administration of Health Maintenance Organization/Medicare Program enrollments and disenrollments, 20702 [25JY]
Clean Air Act—acid rain provisions, 1992 [6FE]
Commending Lister Hill for achievements on behalf of medical care (excerpt from 1968 joint resolution), 1887 [6FE]
Extend medicare coverage to aged traveling outside U.S., 26135 [3OC]
H. Con. Res. 74, moral opposition of U.S. to Soviet forced labor policy, 4309 [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 88, anniversary of medicare, 5645 [19MR]
H. Con. Res. 95, commemorate anniversary of the Head Start Program, 11663 [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 132, recognizing anniversary of the Older Americans Act, 9758 [29AP]
H. Con. Res. 178, proposed open door policy for prospective hospitals patients, 23690 [12SE]
H. Con. Res. 211, universal access to immunization of childhood diseases, 36572 [16DE]
H. Con. Res. 221, accurate and timely medicare benefits information for hospital patients, 29302 [28OC]
H. Res. 92, African Famine Relief and Recovery Act (H.R. 1096): Senate amendment, 4347 [5MR]
H. Res. 145, commend Jose Napoleon Duarte for vaccination campaign in El Salvador, 10629 [7MY]
H.J. Res. 85, National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week, 5001 [7MR]
H.J. Res. 136, NIH research grants funding, 2060 [6FE]
H.J. Res. 216, National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week, 16397 [19JN]
H.J. Res. 218, designate National Dental Hygiene Week, 24236 [19SE]
H.J. Res. 227, designate Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week, 16428 [19JN]
H.J. Res. 229, National Adult Day Care Center Week, 22528 [1AU]
H.J. Res. 258, Dr. Jonas E. Salk Day, 10224 [2MY]
H.J. Res. 282, National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week, 29654 [30OC]
H.J. Res. 287, Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, 11892 [14MY]
H.J. Res. 308, Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week, 27775 [17OC]
H.J. Res. 314, designate National Diabetes Month, 15518 [12JN]
H.J. Res. 320, National Home Health Care Week, 16405 [19JN]
H.J. Res. 322, National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week, 16171 [18JN], 26977 [9OC]
H.J. Res. 422, designate National Tumor Registrar Recognition Day, 28222 [21OC]
H.J. Res. 440, National Autism Week, 33830 [3DE]
H.J. Res. 444, designate National Back Awareness Week, 30957 [6NO]
H.J. Res. 450, National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 31884 [14NO]
H.R. 57, restore Social Security insurance benefits for postsecondary school students, 464 [3JA]
H.R. 100, African Famine Relief and Recovery Act, 558 [3JA]
H.R. 232, provide funds for the prevention and treatment of public health emergencies, 487 [3JA]
H.R. 505, improve delivery of health care services, 12712-12714 [21MY]
H.R. 505, improve VA medical services, 30644-30650 [6NO]
H.R. 505, Older Veterans' Health Care Amendments, 623 [7JA]
H.R. 841, deduction for medical expenses for crime victims, 1321 [30JA]
H.R. 873, authority to add employee organization health plans to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, 11656 [13MY]
H.R. 919, prohibit hazardous waste land disposal, 1709 [4FE]
H.R. 994, Controlled Substances Penalties Act, 2056 [6FE]
H.R. 1083, improve procedures for implementation of compacts providing for establishment of regional disposal facilities from low-level radioactive waste, 35197 [9DE]
H.R. 1089, Social Security COLA Trigger Reduction Act, 2328 [7FE]
H.R. 1095, for the relief of Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula, Inc., 21491 [30JY]
H.R. 1095, Relief of Meals on Wheels of the Monterey (CA) Peninsula, Inc., 2319 [7FE]
H.R. 1101, VA treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, 3953 [27FE]
H.R. 1102, VA hospital intermediate-care for treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, 3953 [27FE]
H.R. 1103, VA report to Congress on treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, 3953 [27FE]
H.R. 1104, VA enrollment and tracking system for coordination of treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, 3953 [27FE]
H.R. 1192, Older Americans Alternative Care Act, 2934 [21FE]
H.R. 1239, assistance for famine relief, 4133 [28FE], 5790 [20MR]
H.R. 1267, grant consent to the Southeast interstate low-level radioactive waste management compact, 3668 [26FE]
H.R. 1294, Cancer Patients Employment Rights Act, 3889 [27FE]
H.R. 1309, High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act, 4391-4394 [5MR]
H.R. 1361, designate the Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic, 32402 [19NO]
H.R. 1381, Emergency Reye's Syndrome Prevention Act, 4258 [28FE]
H.R. 1382, Medicaid Infant Mortality Reduction Amendments, 4236 [28FE]
H.R. 1416, Pesticide Import and Export Act, 4545 [5MR]
H.R. 1432, Handicapped Independence Assistance Act, 4707 [6MR]
H.R. 1523, Handicapped Children's Protection Act, 5064 [7MR]
H.R. 1523, Handicapped Children's Protecton Act, 31369 [12NO]
H.R. 1526, Homeless Emergency Relief Act, 5104-5105 [7MR]
H.R. 1581, increase criminal penalties for mail fraud in connection to fraudulent medical degrees, 5668 [19MR]
H.R. 1582, make students ineligible for Federal loans unless foreign medical school meets accreditation standards, 5669 [19MR]
H.R. 1583, make unlawful to obtain position as physician in hospital receiving Federal funds if license obtained through misrepresentations, 5669 [19MR]
H.R. 1770, Health Insurance Availability Act, 6452 [27MR]
H.R. 1846, extend patents on bretylium tosylate and bethanidine sulphate, 6867 [28MR]
H.R. 1868, Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act, 13976, 13980 [4JN]
H.R. 1967, establish a National Veterans Service Office Program, 7693 [4AP]
H.R. 1985, medicare coverage of occupational therapy services, 7584 [4AP]
H.R. 1989, Mandatory Fish Inspection Act, 7720 [4AP]
H.R. 2005, Superfund Improvement Act, 25091-25116 [26SE]
H.R. 2020, Parental and Disability Leave Act, 8318 [17AP]
H.R. 2033, Landfill Gas Collection and Reclamation Act, 7866 [15AP]
H.R. 2070, extend hospice benefits under the Medicare Program, 8240 [17AP]
H.R. 2177, amend medical device provisions in Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 9334 [24AP]
H.R. 2285, enrollment in health maintenance organizations, 10246 [2MY]
H.R. 2290, amend the orphan drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 15861 [17JN]
H.R. 2290, Orphan Drug Act reauthorization, 9978 [30AP]
H.R. 2293, Long-Term Care Insurance Promotion and Protection Act, 9972 [30AP]
H.R. 2295, Parkinson's Disease Amelioration Act, 10173 [1MY]
H.R. 2368, demonstration of preventive health services under medicare, 10498 [6MY]
H.R. 2369, extension of title X of the Public Health Service Act, 15834 [17JN]
H.R. 2370, Nurse Education Act, 18967-18969 [15JY], 19900-19903 [22JY]
H.R. 2409, Health Research Extension Act, 15836-15855 [17JN], 19781-19799 [19JY]
H.R. 2410, Health Professions Educational Assistance amendments, 18972-18979 [15JY]
H.R. 2410, Health Professions Training Assistance Act, 26227-26234 [4OC]
H.R. 2417, revise and extend the program of assistance for health maintenance organizations, 15860 [17JN]
H.R. 2422, Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Improvement Act, 11133-11143 [8MY]
H.R. 2491, Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act, 11895 [14MY], 26520 [7OC]
H.R. 2572, permit hospital to exempt respiratory care unit charges from medicare prospective payment system, 12986 [21MY]
H.R. 2624, authorize programs for treatment and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse among Indians, 14532 [5JN]
H.R. 2656, health hazards label warning on alcoholic beverages, 14245 [4JN]
H.R. 2685, Obstetric Care Information Act, 14774 [6JN]
H.R. 2691, Reproductive Health Equity Act, 14648 [6JN]
H.R. 2817, EPA superfund reauthorization, 25519 [1OC], 27347 [10OC]
H.R. 2831, proposed medicare support of graduate medical education, 16765 [20JN]
H.R. 2864, Fair Medicare Appeals Act, 17244 [25JN]
H.R. 2865, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act amendments, 17242 [25JN]
H.R. 2882, Health Care Data Systems Clearinghouse Act, 17557 [26JN]
H.R. 2897, deny tax-exempt status to charitable contribution recipient organizations which directly or indirectly perform or finance abortions, 34383 [4DE]
H.R. 3027, provide coverage for hospice care under medicaid, 19472 [17JY]
H.R. 3031, Blue Cross/Blue Shield health premium rebate for Federal employees, 19711 [18JY]
H.R. 3105, Medicare Improvement Act, 21636 [30JY]
H.R. 3145, encourage employment of the handicapped by the Federal Government, 22046 [31JY]
H.R. 3174, legal rights for Armed Forces members for certain injuries caused by improper medical care, 26414 [7OC]
H.R. 3281, clinical psychologist's services in rural areas under medicare and medicaid, 23534 [12SE]
H.R. 3384, Federal Employees Benefits Improvement Act, 25259 [30SE], 35919-35922 [11DE], 38395 [19DE]
H.R. 3426, National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Act, 25212 [26SE]
H.R. 3452, Emergency Extension Act, 25268 [30SE]
H.R. 3453, extend the superfund taxes, 25468-25471 [1OC]
H.R. 3528, Social Security reform proposals, 26673 [8OC]
H.R. 3602, provide medicare benefits for victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, 28473 [22OC]
H.R. 3630, Medicare Fair Hospital Deductible Act, 29312 [28OC]
H.R. 3631, limit increase in inpatient hospital deductible under Social Security, 30615 [5NO]
H.R. 3669, Social Security trust fund disinvestment, 30188 [4NO]
H.R. 3722, extend application of certain excise taxes, trade adjustment assistance, certain medicare reimbursement provisions, and borrowing authority under the railroad unemployment insurance program, 31564 [13NO]
H.R. 3894, provide assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration, 35839 [10DE]
H.R. 3918, to extend application of certain tobacco excise taxes, trade adjustment assistance, certain medicare reimbursement provisions, and borrowing authority under railroad unemployment insurance program, 36196 [12DE]
H.R. 3927, Elderly Veterans Care Act, 38825 [20DE]
Include women Vietnam veterans in agent orange studies, 23452 [11SE]
National Osteroporosis Awareness Week: designation, 569 [3JA]
S. 6, VA health-care amendments, 985-987 [24JA]
S. 7, medicaid coverage for low-income, pregnant women, 990 [24JA]
S. 14, tax on disposal and storage of hazardous substances, 54 [3JA]
S. 15, assistance for State and local drug abuse control, 57-58 [3JA]
S. 17, reorganize Social Security Administration as independent agency, 62-67 [3JA]
S. 26, incentives for employees of Veterans' Administration obtaining advanced health care degrees, 84 [3JA]
S. 28, modify qualifications required for appointment to certain positions in the VA, 90 [3JA]
S. 30, limit discharge of raw sewage by city of New York, 94 [3JA]
S. 34, revise statutes relating to qualifications to perform psychological examinations in criminal proceedings, 98 [3JA]
S. 38, provide scholarships for American Indians studying in mental health field, 106 [3JA]
S. 39, establish in Dept. of HHS the position of Associate Director for Special Populations in the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 107 [3JA]
S. 46, establish prohibitions against abortion, 20 [3JA]
S. 50, medicare coverage of mental health services, 110 [3JA]
S. 51, reauthorize superfund, 115-120 [3JA]
S. 52, acid rain control, 120-122 [3JA]
S. 60, Federal employee insurance benefits for mental health specialists, 158 [3JA]
S. 63, require placement of emergency medical supplies aboard aircraft, 21678 [31JY]
S. 70, heroin availability for certain terminal cancer patients, 172 [3JA]
S. 72, mental health care coverage under medicare and medicaid, 181 [3JA]
S. 74, pediatric care coverage under medicare and medicaid, 182 [3JA]
S. 75, tax credit for motor vehicle child restraint systems, 182 [3JA]
S. 76, mental health care coverage under medicare and medicaid, 184 [3JA]
S. 77, gerontological care coverage under medicare and medicaid, 184 [3JA]
S. 78, social worker coverage under medicare and medicaid, 185 [3JA]
S. 79, psychology students eligibility for Public Health Service Act loans, 186 [3JA]
S. 80, National Institute of Mental Health transfer to NIH, 186 [3JA]
S. 82, VA outpatient dental services eligibility, 187 [3JA]
S. 83, health maintenance organization coverage under medicare and medicaid, 187 [3JA]
S. 87, health maintenance organizations authorization of psychologist services, 188 [3JA]
S. 89, National Academies of Practice charter, 190 [3JA]
S. 123, psychologist services coverage under medicare and medicaid, 213 [3JA]
S. 124, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, 12378-12384 [16MY]
S. 124, Safe Drinking Water Act authorization, 214-219 [3JA]
S. 127, home emergency response systems coverage under medicare, 221 [3JA]
S. 130, psychologist services coverage under medicare, 223 [3JA]
S. 131, nurse practitioner coverage under medicare and medicaid, 223 [3JA]
S. 132, CHAMPUS/medicare entitlement, 223 [3JA]
S. 133, graduate program grants for psychology training, 223 [3JA]
S. 135, nurse services coverage under medicare and medicaid, 225 [3JA]
S. 136, coverage of nurse services under Federal employees medical benefits plan, 226 [3JA]
S. 137, exclusion of certain sick pay of law enforcement officers from gross taxable income, 226 [3JA]
S. 144, study feasibility of allowing redemption of food stamps by credit unions, 233 [3JA]
S. 145, medicare coverage of services of certain interns in psychology, 233 [3JA]
S. 146, medicare coverage of services of a nurse-midwife, 234 [3JA]
S. 148, provide coverage under Federal health plans for services of a nurse-midwife, 240 [3JA]
S. 151, establish professional qualifications for clinical psycholgists serving in Dept. of Defense health care programs, 254 [3JA]
S. 155, medicare payment for services by psychologist participating in hospice program, 257 [3JA]
S. 156, participation of medicare practitioners in Dept. of Defense Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, 257 [3JA]
S. 179, eliminate requirement that all members of the District of Columbia Commission on Mental Health shall be physicians, 278 [3JA]
S. 180, eliminate restrictions on certain types of health care provided by Dept. of Defense, 279 [3JA]
S. 181, grants for minorities in graduate programs in psychology, 279 [3JA]
S. 182, Dept. of HHS grants for development of poison control centers, 279 [3JA]
S. 210, tax treatment of Social Security benefits, 673 [21JA]
S. 265, Infant Formula Act uniform quality control standards, 916 [24JA]
S. 277, reauthorizing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 1007 [24JA]
S. 283, Acid Deposition Control Act, 1026 [24JA]
S. 288, Federal Food Irradiation Development and Control Act, 1036-1038 [24JA]
S. 308, designate savings from reduction of business meals tax deduction for school lunch programs, 1226 [29JA]
S. 309, increase environmental protection under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 1227-1232 [29JA]
S. 356, grant consent of Congress to the Northwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste management, 1545 [31JA]
S. 357, incentives under medicare for health promotion and disease prevention, 1548 [31JA]
S. 358, incentives under medicare for health promotion and disease prevention, 1548 [31JA]
S. 359, incentives under medicare for health promotion and disease prevention, 1548 [31JA]
S. 379, Health Care Cost Containment Act, 1722 [5FE]
S. 425, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 2116-2119 [7FE]
S. 456, extension of patents for certain cardiac drugs, 2205 [7FE]
S. 457, assistance to victims of famine in sub-Saharan countries, 2476 [19FE], 3397 [25FE]
———Zorinsky amendment (excerpt), 3726 [27FE]
S. 484, amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act, 10799, 10830 [7MY], 11737 [14MY]
S. 489, provide legal remedies for cases of medical malpractice in the military (S. 489), 3029 [21FE]
S. 493, reauthorization of superfund, 3458-3466 [25FE]
S. 494, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act amendments, 3147-3151 [22FE]
S. 503, control of acid rain, 3385-3387 [25FE]
S. 517, requirements for hazardous waste sites, 3692-3694 [27FE]
S. 525, transfer authority for radiation studies from Sec. of Energy to Sec. of HHS, 3774 [27FE]
S. 551, establish registry of individuals exposed to the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), 4054 [28FE]
S. 552, establish the Lupus Erythematosus Coordinating Committee in NIH, 4054 [28FE]
S. 569, Health Care Catastrophic Loss Prevention Act, 4462-4463 [5MR]
S. 573, ban use of sulfites as food preservative, 4469 [5MR]
S. 580, establish Dept. of HHS Review Commission, 4473 [5MR]
S. 587, allow Dept. of HHS scholarship recipients to perform obligated service within Armed Forces, 4479 [5MR]
S. 588, pay incentives for psychologists in military service, 4480 [5MR]
S. 596, reauthorize superfund (excerpt), 4606-4607 [6MR]
S. 597, making technical and conforming changes in U.S. Code relative to shipping, 10493 [6MY]
S. 606, notification to local governments of presence of hazardous substances in jurisdiction, 4616 [6MR]
S. 668, funding for ACTION agency drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, 5233 [14MR]
S. 689, African Famine Relief and Recovery Act, 5444 [19MR]
S. 713, Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act, 5829 [20MR]
S. 715, enhance brucellosis eradication program, 5831 [20MR]
S. 723, medicare payments for occupational therapy services, 5845 [20MR]
S. 750, Alzheimer's Disease Research Coordination Act, 6196 [26MR]
S. 751, Alzheimer's disease medicare demonstration project, 6196 [26MR]
S. 752, require Dept. of HHS to establish home health care clearinghouse, 6196 [26MR]
S. 753, establish family support groups for victims of Alzheimer's disease, 6197 [26MR]
S. 772, Cocaine and Health Report Act, 6704 [28MR]
S. 777, Hospice Extension Act, 6706 [28MR]
S. 778, allow medicare home health coverage on daily basis, 6709 [28MR]
S. 779, tax credit for home health care of elderly, 6709 [28MR]
S. 780, allow State implementation of coordinated medicare programs for acute and long-term home health care, 6710 [28MR]
S. 788, Senior Citizens Independent Community Care Act, 6720-6722 [28MR]
S. 803, Social Services and Child Care Assistance Act, 6752 [28MR]
S. 804, Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act, 6761 [28MR]
S. 805, Public Housing Child Care Act, 6762 [28MR]
S. 806, strengthen State dependent care programs, 6763 [28MR]
S. 807, Family Day Care Provider Assistance Act, 6764 [28MR]
S. 808, School-Based Child Care Act, 6767 [28MR]
S. 809, College-Based Child Care Act, 6768 [28MR]
S. 810, Child Care Standards Improvement Act, 6773 [28MR]
S. 837, protect medicare/medicaid patients from unfit practitioners, 7055-7058 [2AP]
S. 874, increase cigarette excise tax relative to funding of medicare, 7370 [3AP]
S. 886, Hazardous Waste Reduction Act, 7617-7620 [4AP]
S. 917, death benefits for public safety officers, 7917 [16AP]
S. 938, provide services for pregnant teenagers and young parents, 8153 [17AP]
S. 950, Lifeline Telephone Service Act, 8358 [18AP]
S. 955, Superfund Revenue Act, 8363-8364 [18AP]
S. 957, Superfund Excise Tax Act, 8370-8371 [18AP]
S. 965, assistance in obtaining specially adapted residences for disabled veterans, 8573 [22AP]
S. 969, amending and extending the authorization for the food stamp plan, 8582-8589 [22AP]
S. 974, Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act, 8805-8807 [23AP]
S. 983, extend certain Dept. of Agriculture school nutrition programs, 8940 [23AP]
S. 984, increase membership of the Social Security Administration's Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, 9151 [24AP]
S. 988, repeal medicare requirement for penalty statement from attending physicians, 9157 [24AP]
S. 989, repeal, under certain circumstances, ceiling on medicare payments to physicians, 9158 [24AP]
S. 1007, Veterans Health Care Promotion Act, 9453 [25AP]
S. 1039, Ocean Incineration Research Act, 10109 [1MY]
S. 1059, authorize appointment of certain professionals to Dept. of Defense health care program, 10342 [2MY]
S. 1060, eliminate disparity in Social Security benefits, 10343 [2MY]
S. 1127, extend prospective medicare payment transition period, 11839 [14MY]
S. 1142, Domestic Food Assistance Act, 12150-12153 [15MY]
S. 1147, amend the orphan drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 16063 [18JN]
S. 1147, research and development of orphan drugs, 13572 [23MY]
S. 1154, direct payment for medicare services of registered nurse anesthetists, 12319 [16MY]
S. 1158, direct payment by medicare of direct education costs of health care professionals, 12324 [16MY]
S. 1162, Nuclear Waste Improvements Act, 12331 [16MY]
S. 1181, Home and Community Based Services for the Elderly Act, 12945 [21MY]
S. 1183, penalty-free withdrawal from individual retirement accounts for payment of institutional care, 12950 [21MY]
S. 1202, deduct from medicare payments to health professionals the amounts they owe to Federal scholarship program, 13604 [23MY]
S. 1209, establish the National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality, 13613 [23MY]
S. 1210, authority for Dept. of HHS to establish registry of teaching hospitals, 13618-13619 [23MY]
S. 1211, Health Equity and Fairness Act, 13624-13627 [23MY]
S. 1217, employment of additional administrative law judges, by Dept. of Labor, 13631 [23MY]
S. 1225, improve method of compensation to victims of nuclear accidents involving federally licensed activities, 13811-13814 [24MY]
S. 1244, medicare payments for psychological services provided in rural health clinics, 14413 [5JN]
S. 1249, medicare/medicaid coverage for respirator-dependent patients, 15030 [10JN]
S. 1277, Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Improvement Act, 16044 [18JN]
S. 1282, funding for primary health care, 19763-19765 [19JY]
S. 1282, funds for primary medical care, 15335-15337 [12JN]
S. 1283, Health Professions Training Assistance Act, 15339-15346 [12JN]
S. 1284, education assistance for nurses, 15348-15350 [12JN]
S. 1285, reauthorizing the National Health Service Corps, 15352 [12JN], 19765 [19JY]
S. 1303, pesticides health and safety testing information from manufacturers, 15891-15897 [17JN]
S. 1306, free dental prostheses for dependents of active duty personnel in military facilities, 15935 [17JN]
S. 1307, revise special pay provisions for Armed Forces dental officers, 15935 [17JN]
S. 1309, Health Research Extension Act, 15938-15957 [17JN]
S. 1323, prevention of fraud and abuses in Medicare and Medicaid Programs, 16260-16264 [19JN]
S. 1325, Medicare and Medicaid Second Opinion Act, 16266-16268 [19JN]
S. 1344, availability of surplus Government-owned vessels to LIFE International, 16962 [24JN]
S. 1346, Medicare Solvency and Health Care Financing Reform Act, 16964-16974 [24JN]
S. 1348, medicare tax exemption for certain Federal employees, 17040 [25JN]
S. 1357, formation of physicians' and surgeons' mutual protection and indemnity associations, 17061 [25JN]
S. 1362, AFDC Quality Control Improvements Act, 17344 [26JN]
S. 1367, Health Care Data Systems Clearinghouse Act, 17371 [26JN]
S. 1372, Health Insurance Availability Act, 17635 [27JN]
S. 1378, Long Term Care Insurance Promotion and Protection Act, 17643 [27JN]
S. 1397, VA Reorganization Act, 17671 [27JN]
S. 1400, medicare's permanent 50% regional-national diagnostic related group rates, 18149 [9JY]
S. 1401, medicare's prospective application and periodic updating of revised wage index, 18150 [9JY]
S. 1402, medicare reimbursement limits for home health agencies, 18151 [9JY]
S. 1407, recovery of costs for medical care provided by Government, 18245 [9JY]
S. 1422, Elderly Veterans Care Act, 18862 [11JY]
S. 1426, reverse EPA decision on smokestack heights, 18864 [11JY]
S. 1430, grants for education information and dissemination and blood test program for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, 19011 [15JY]
S. 1450, prohibit changes in medicare reimbursement levels for home health services, 19331 [17JY]
S. 1479, provide survivor benefits to emergency medical technicians, 19907 [22JY]
S. 1489, Medicare Outpatient Surgery Savings, Access, and Quality Act, 20321 [24JY]
S. 1495, enhance recruitment and retention of nurses (S. 1495), 20490 [25JY]
S. 1501, deferment of payment for certain guaranteed student loans, 20498 [25JY]
S. 1504, Black Lung Benefits Act amendments, 20499 [25JY]
S. 1512, repeal provisional listing of color additives, 20879 [29JY]
S. 1527, Civil Service Pension Reform Act, 21423-21439 [30JY]
S. 1529, grants to improve highway safety, 21449 [30JY]
S. 1531, improved emergency planning and notification of release of hazardous substances, 21766-21767 [31JY]
S. 1536, prohibit use of per diem subsidies to veterans' homes to offset payments under medicaid, 21729 [31JY]
S. 1544, tax credit for residential radon decontamination expenses, 21746 [31JY]
S. 1550, medicare/medicaid cost reduction program, 22267-22274 [1AU]
S. 1551, administrative appeals and judicial review under part B of medicare, 22275 [1AU]
S. 1557, study of health effects of products containing aspartame, 22289 [1AU]
S. 1559, Medicare Capital Payment Reform Act, 22318 [1AU]
S. 1560, health planning block grant to States, 22320 [1AU]
S. 1574, Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco and Health Education Act, 36497 [16DE]
S. 1574, public education on health effects of smokeless tobacco products, 22337 [1AU]
S. 1583, Comprehensive Drug Law Enforcement, Prevention, and Treatment Act, 22374 [1AU]
S. 1593, Radon Assessment and Reduction Act, 22384 [1AU]
S. 1606, revise medicare payment methodology for medical education and for hospitals that care for disproportional numbers of low-income individuals, ***** [9SE]
S. 1606, revise payment methodology for medical education and for hospitals that care for disproportional numbers of low-income individuals, 22404 [1AU]
S. 1613, improve medicare program, 23051 [9SE]
S. 1614, improve medicare program, 23051 [9SE]
S. 1615, Health Care Improved Access Act, 23053-23056 [9SE]
S. 1616, require VA to conduct health study on women veterans exposed to agent orange, 23230 [10SE]
S. 1620, establish the National Council on Access to Health Care, 23238 [10SE]
S. 1628, medicaid eligibility of special needs children placed for adoption, 23336 [11SE]
S. 1632, continuation of health insurance coverage for family members of deceased, divorced, or medicare-eligible workers, 23628 [12SE]
S. 1633, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act, 23630 [12SE]
S. 1640, medicare and medicaid coverage of physician assistant services, 23761 [13SE]
S. 1641, extend various health research authorities, 23763 [13SE]
S. 1642, eliminate Federal support for health maintenance organizations, 23764 [13SE]
S. 1643, extend, consolidate, and improve various health services, 23765-23769 [13SE]
S. 1644, amend various health profession training authorities, 23769-23771 [13SE]
S. 1649, VA temporary and part-time appointments of medical personnel, 23991 [17SE]
S. 1650, clarify authority of Chief Medical Director over disciplinary actions on certain probationary medical personnel, 23992 [17SE]
S. 1661, tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation, 24360 [19SE]
S. 1689, Public Health Service Act amendments, 24656 [23SE]
S. 1721, Social Security disability determination procedures, 25373-25376 [1OC]
S. 1732, excise tax on cigarettes to benefit Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, 25852 [3OC]
S. 1743, establish program to house the chronically mentally ill, 26768 [8OC]
S. 1744, require development of comprehensive mental health plans, 26769-26771 [8OC]
S. 1745, Social Security services and benefits for the chronically mentally ill, 26771 [8OC]
S. 1761, compensation of public for accidents arising from activities of licensees or undertaken pursuant to Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 27272-27274 [10OC]
S. 1770, pharmaceutical export conditions, 27965 [17OC]
S. 1781, Health Care for the Uninsured Act, 28192-28194 [21OC]
S. 1792, proper treatment of laboratory animals, 29179 [25OC]
S. 1804, Federal Incentives for State Health Care Professional Liability Reform Act, 29492-29494 [29OC]
S. 1835, Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration, Research, Respite, and Assistance Act, 30703-30706 [6NO]
S. 1848, establish conditions for drug export, 31758 [13NO]
S. 1873, Community-Based Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Projects Act, 33118 [21NO]
S. 1887, Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvements Act, 33648-33655 [2DE]
S. 1917, assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration of children, 35538 [10DE]
S. 1936, Handicapped Parking Act, 36281 [12DE]
S. 1948, Quality Services for Disabled Individuals Act, 36434-36438 [13DE]
S. 1960, Medical Offer and Recovery Act, 36871-36875 [17DE]
S. 1967, EPA regulation of genetically engineered microorganisms, 36910 [17DE]
S. 1985, Medicare Voucher Act, 37661-37663 [18DE]
S. 1988, Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act, 38583 [19DE]
S. Con. Res. 9, commend medicare for success in protecting older persons against high cost of health care, 6681 [28MR]
S. Con. Res. 9, commend medicare on anniversary, 22529 [1AU]
S. Con. Res. 9, commending medicare program, 1798 [5FE]
S. Con. Res. 20, maintain tax-exempt status of disability payments to veterans, 3623 [26FE]
S. Con. Res. 58, medicare's prospective payment system for hospitals, 21658, 21752 [31JY]
S. Con. Res. 67, assistance to earthquake victims in Mexico, 24358, 24381 [19SE]
S. Con. Res. 79, correcting enrollment of H.R. 2409, Health Research Extension Act, 27559 [15OC], 28624 [23OC]
S. Con. Res. 97, call for negotiations to establish treaty with Canada on air pollution, 36912 [17DE]
S. Res. 163, protect fetus from organic pain during abortion procedures, 12161 [15MY]
S. Res. 184, commending Jimmie Heuga, 16246 [19JN]
S. Res. 189, Health Care Expo Week, 20774 [26JY]
S. Res. 198, budget waiver for consideration of S. 876, VA medical programs, 18019 [8JY]
S. Res. 200, best wishes for speedy recovery to President Reagan, 19093, 19125 [16JY]
S. Res. 227, urging U.S.-U.S.S.R. joint disease immunization effort, 24773 [24SE]
S. Res. 227, urging U.S.-U.S.S.R. joint immunization effort, 30575 [5NO]
S. Res. 266, budget waiver for consideration of S. 1574, public education on health effects of smokeless tobacco products, 35102 [6DE]
S.J. Res. 4, National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week, 294 [3JA]
S.J. Res. 19, constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion, 785 [22JA]
S.J. Res. 21, constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion, 792 [22JA]
S.J. Res. 22, National Mental Retardation Awareness Month, 6675 [28MR]
S.J. Res. 24, designate National Make-A-Wish Month, 794 [22JA]
S.J. Res. 24, National Make-A-Wish Month, 16018 [18JN]
S.J. Res. 29, National Reye's Syndrome Week, 6676 [28MR], 29653 [30OC], 30574 [5NO]
S.J. Res. 35, National Organ Donation Awareness Week, 6678 [28MR], 7218 [2AP]
S.J. Res. 40, designate National Down's Syndrome Month, 12133 [15MY]
S.J. Res. 40, National Down's Syndrome Month, 1794 [5FE], 18702 [11JY]
S.J. Res. 50, World Health Week, 2501 [19FE], 6678 [28MR], 7216 [2AP]
S.J. Res. 57, designate Lupus Awareness Week, 12133 [15MY]
S.J. Res. 57, Lupus Awareness Week, 2746 [20FE], 20246 [24JY]
S.J. Res. 58, National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week, 2747 [20FE], 6677 [28MR]
S.J. Res. 61, National Osteoporosis Awareness Week, 6677 [28MR], 10637 [7MY]
S.J. Res. 63, National DES Awareness Week, 7839 [15AP], 8419 [18AP]
S.J. Res. 65, National Alzheimer's Disease Month, 3806 [27FE], 6677 [28MR], 10640 [7MY]
S.J. Res. 67, designate Mental Illness Awareness Week, 24233 [19SE]
S.J. Res. 67, Mental Illness Awareness Week, 7839 [15AP]
S.J. Res. 68, William Beaumont Day, 23753 [13SE]
S.J. Res. 72, World Food Day, 4490 [5MR]
S.J. Res. 80, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 5240 [14MR], 6680 [28MR]
S.J. Res. 83, designate National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week, 10466 [3MY]
S.J. Res. 83, National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week, 10638 [7MY]
S.J. Res. 88, National Osteopathic Medicine Week, 5853 [20MR], 15019 [10JN]
S.J. Res. 93, Better Hearing and Speech Month, 14025 [4JN]
S.J. Res. 94, National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month, 6226 [26MR], 10636 [7MY]
S.J. Res. 94, National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week, 7840 [15AP]
S.J. Res. 97, designate the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical System, 6805 [28MR]
S.J. Res. 97, designate the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems, 26226 [4OC]
S.J. Res. 111, designate National Spina Bifida Month, 16785 [21JN], 24234 [19SE]
S.J. Res. 111, National Spina Bifida Month, 7935 [16AP]
S.J. Res. 120, provide humanitarian assistance to Nicaraguan freedom fighters, 8930 [23AP]
S.J. Res. 123, Dr. Jonas E. Salk Day, 9168 [24AP]
S.J. Res. 130, designate National Blood Pressure Awareness Week, 10458 [3MY]
S.J. Res. 130, National Blood Pressure Awareness Day, 30413 [4NO], 30884 [6NO]
S.J. Res. 132, designate National Head Injury Awareness Month, 10548 [6MY]
S.J. Res. 132, National Head Injury Awareness Month, 24356 [19SE]
S.J. Res. 139, National Home Care Week, 23753 [13SE], 32592 [20NO]
S.J. Res. 145, National Diabetes Month, 15721 [13JN], 19776 [19JY], 29652 [30OC]
S.J. Res. 147, National Infection Control Week, 19776 [19JY]
S.J. Res. 149, National Dental Hygiene Week, 16721 [20JN]
S.J. Res. 150, National Hemophilia Month, 26226 [4OC]
S.J. Res. 155, National Hospice Month, 24655 [23SE], 26976 [9OC]
S.J. Res. 160, National Disabled Veterans Week, 19777 [19JY]
S.J. Res. 163, National Atomic Veterans' Day, 19107 [16JY]
S.J. Res. 175, National CPR Awareness Week, 20428 [25JY], 24357 [19SE], 26981 [9OC]
S.J. Res. 178, Hemochromatosis Awareness Week, 20782 [26JY]
S.J. Res. 183, designation of Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week, 21673 [31JY], 22143 [1AU]
S.J. Res. 183, Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week, 26979 [9OC]
S.J. Res. 189, National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week, 25302 [30SE], 37849 [18DE]
S.J. Res. 191, Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, 22411 [1AU]
S.J. Res. 198, designate Sesquicentennial Year of the National Library of Medicine, 33486 [23NO]
S.J. Res. 198, Sesquicentennial Year of the Library of Medicine, 37849 [18DE]
S.J. Res. 211, designate National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week, 25383 [1OC]
S.J. Res. 217, National Emergency Medical Air Transport Week, 26777 [8OC]
S.J. Res. 226, designate World Health Day and World Health Week, 28581 [23OC]
S.J. Res. 234, National Burn Awareness Week, 30707 [6NO]
S.J. Res. 236, National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 31331 [12NO]
S.J. Res. 239, designate National Maternal and Child Health Week, 32358 [19NO]
S.J. Res. 241, National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week, 34126 [4DE]
S.J. Res. 245, National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week, 36282 [12DE]
S.J. Res. 246, Hands Across America Day, 36285 [12DE]
SSI income requirements for medicaid, 7505 [3AP]
Tax deductions for home care and adult day care for Alzheimer's victims, 532, 538 [3JA]
Waive congressional requirements for administrative reorganization by VA, 17669 [27JN]
World Food Day, 4710 [6MR]
Transcripts
Committee on Public Works Meeting on the Clean Air Act (excerpt), 23559 [12SE]
``Silent Scream'' (motion picture narration), 16 [3JA]
Sweetener Aspartame, 22294 [1AU]
Vetoes
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2166), 733 [22JA]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: establish (S. 540), 731 [22JA]
Nurse Education Act: amend (S. 2574), 732 [22JA]