HEALTH related term(s) Diseases; Public Health Service

Addresses

Children Inn's Gala: Debbie Dingell and Kathy Schwanfelder, E1785 [28SE]

Creation of V Foundation for Cancer Research: James T. Valvano, S2336 [19MR]

Lyme Disease and Children: Evan White, E808 [15MY]

Neurofibromatosis Support Group Luncheon: Gillian Anderson, S5393 [20MY]

Tribute to Sharon H. Kohlenberg: Larry Goldman, S12039 [30SE]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: transportation of certain children requiring specialized medical services in the U.S. (H.R. 332), H5501 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement (S. 991), S99, S102 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H226 [5JA], H335, H336 [9JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H239 [5JA]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11670, S11683, S11742 [28SE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12320, S12403 [3OC]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11041, S11051 [19SE]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S4151 [25AP], H2867 [26MR], H2951 [27MR], H3112 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3038 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3492 [17AP], S3558, S3573, S3583, S3592, S3597, S3599, S3600, S3601, S3602, S3603, S3604, S3605, S3609, S3634, S3642, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3670, S3675, S3678, S3679 [18AP]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), S11314, S11329 [25SE]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11391, S11435 [26SE]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S10019, S10024 [6SE]

Organ donors: revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10076, S10080, S10084 [9SE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11096, S11110 [20SE]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H12121 [28SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11732 [28SE], H12111 [28SE]

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disbursement Agreements Relative to Certain Individuals Serving in Medical Facilities (S. 1750), S4976 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Suspension of a Special Pay Agreement for Physicians and Dentists Who Enter Residency Training Programs (S. 1753), S4979 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Terminology Relative to Medical Facility Construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

ERISA Group Health Plans: Committee on Economics (Joint), H3101-H3105 [28MR]

Exempt Certain Health Care Professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs From Restrictions on Certain Outside Activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Older Native Americans (S. 1972), S8160 [18JY]

Partial Birth Abortions—A Closer Look: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., E1743-E1748 [27SE]

Require Health Plans To Provide Coverage for a Minimum Hospital Stay for Mothers and Newborn Infants Following Birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

Veterans Health Administration Reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Who Will Use Medical Savings Accounts and Why Will They Use Them? Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Studies, E635 [25AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Access to Health Care, E1636 [18SE]

Actions To Market Abortion Pill Are Denounced, H9458 [31JY]

All in the Genes—The New Availability of Tests Raises a Host of Ethical Questions, S6722 [24JN]

America We Seek—A Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern, E437-E440 [22MR]

Anesthesiologists Question Claims in Abortion Debate, H2917 [27MR]

Anger, Tears Reveal Family's Tragedy, E289 [6MR]

Another Chance for Health Care Reform, S6272 [14JN]

Appreciation—John Kabler, E1875 [30SE]

Army Sergeant With HIV Feels Deserted by Policy, S865 [1FE]

Australian Planned Parenthood Director Lists Many Reasons for His Partial-Birth Abortions, H10635 [19SE]

Bootstraps for Middle-Aged Children, S56 [4JA]

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?, S6637 [21JN]

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Concord Teen's Brain Injury Led Parents To Fight for More Prevention and Research, S11130 [24SE]

Congress Can Follow County Lead on Medical Savings Account, S3535 [18AP]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Critical Care—Case Study, E1416 [31JY]

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, S10873 [18SE]

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

Dietary Calcium and Low Blood Pressure—We Can All Benefit, S4365 [29AP]

Dr. James Dobson Denounces Senate Failure To Override Clinton Veto of Partial Birth Abortion Ban, H12190 [30SE]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

Dubious Crusade for Medical Savings Accounts, S6270 [14JN]

Economics, E1225 [9JY]

Extraordinary Hearing Grips Senators, Witnesses, and Observers, S12041 [30SE]

Facts on Partial-Birth Abortion—Both Sides Have Misled the Public, S11139 [24SE], S11377-S11379 [26SE]

Former Lawmaker, Lobbyist Is Remembered by Friends—Glendening Eulogizes Antismoking Activist, S3239 [29MR]

General Clinton, Losing the Drug War, S5142 [16MY]

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, S6721 [24JN]

Gingrich on Medicare, E1551 [10SE]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

H.M.O.'s Refusing Emerging Claims, Hospitals Assert, S11301 [25SE]

Harder Hearts on Abortion, E516 [29MR]

Harsh Details Shift Tenor of Abortion Fight, E1654-E1656 [19SE]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

HMO, Emergency Docs Join To Seek Federal Standards for ER Coverage, S10391 [12SE]

HMO's in the ER—A View From the Trenches, S10392 [12SE], S11300 [25SE]

HMO's Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert, S10391 [12SE]

Inflating the Lie Can Be Worth Millions, E773 [10MY]

It's a Fact—Rural America Still Exists, S5523 [23MY]

Jensen Staying Focused on Her Mission, H3838 [25AP]

Just Say ``Whoa'', S348 [24JA], E180 [5FE]

Key Test for Dole, S6650 [21JN]

Last Word—Fanatics for Choice, E516 [29MR]

Late Term Abortions, S11148 [24SE]

Lawyers May Kill My Daughter, S2376 [20MR]

Loudon Woman Has Been Practicing Medicine for More Than 54 Years, E139 [1FE]

Magnificent Misfit, E140 [1FE]

Medagogues, S2918 [27MR], S11232 [25SE]

Medagogues Cont'd, S2918 [27MR]

Medicare Outlays Must Have Limit, E5 [3JA]

Medicare Shapes Up Claims, E1547 [10SE]

Modest or Revolutionary? The Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Legislation May Be Both, S6759 [24JN]

Mr. Dole's Health-Care Task, S6271 [14JN]

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, E237 [28FE]

Never Let Facts Impede Ideology, E515 [29MR]

New IOM Report Links Agent Orange Exposure to Risk of Birth Defects in Vietnam Vets' Children, S9894 [5SE]

New Look at Late-Term Abortion, S11137 [24SE], S11337, S11377 [26SE]

New Medicare Trust Fund Data Show Unusually Large Shortfall, S3883 [23AP]

No Cure-All Medical Savings Accounts Present a Flawed Solution, S6271 [14JN]

Outlawing Abortion Method—Veto-Proof Majority in House Votes to Prohibit Late-Term Procedure, H2915 [27MR]

Parallel Processes? Study of Human Adaptation to Space Helps Us Understand Aging, S9712 [3SE]

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, H10640 [19SE], E1709 [26SE]

Pentagon Alters Stand on Gulf War Drug Testing, S11623 [28SE]

Plenty of Blame To Go Around, E5 [3JA]

Pointless Stalemate Halts Health Insurance Reform, S6759 [24JN]

Posturing on Abortion, E1034 [7JN]

Prescription Fraud—Abusing the System, E1566-E1568 [11SE]

Preserving America's Middle Class, E72 [24JA]

Project Has Kids Pulling for Other Kids, S6900 [25JN]

Research Gamble, E1749 [27SE]

Revive the Health Insurance Debate, S6759 [24JN]

Rural Water Needs To Be Addressed, S5525 [23MY]

Saluting the Real Heroes in the Drive for a VA Hospital, H6862 [26JN]

2nd Trimester Abortion, H2916 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., H10614 [19SE]

Senator Dole's Final Business, S6272 [14JN]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, H2920 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

Shortfall Posted by Medicare Fund Two Years Early, S1174 [9FE]

State's Drinking Water Supply Worsening, S5524 [23MY]

Stick to Basics in New Health Bill, S6650 [21JN]

Stop Playing Politics and Fix Medicare Now, E1022 [6JN]

Thanks to House Democrats, E1598 [12SE]

This Map Won't Show Us the Way, S6722 [24JN]

Ticket to Better Managed Care, S11301 [25SE]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

Truth in Reporting? Gimme a Break, E515 [29MR]

U.S. Deserves This Health Reform—Congress Should Find a Way To Save Key Legislation, S6271 [14JN]

U.S. Rules on HMOs Shelved, H7150 [9JY]

Uphold the Abortion Veto, S11342 [26SE]

Victor Crawford, 63—Opposed Smoking, S3239 [29MR]

Victor Crawford, Crusader Against Smoking, Dies at 63—Cancer Victim Once Was Tobacco Lobbyist, S3240 [29MR]

Victor L. Crawford, Maryland, Antismoking Activist, Dies, S3239 [29MR]

View From Mount Koop, S11147 [24SE], S11348 [26SE]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Waiting To Exhale, S4681 [3MY], S5141 [16MY]

Water Supply Unsafe for Many West Virginians, S5525 [23MY]

Way Out of Soviet-Style Health Care, S3540, S3555 [18AP]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, S5775 [4JN]

What About Social Security?, S184 [22JA]

Where the Commonplace Is Prized—Quarter of West Virginians Lack Access to Municipal Water, S5524 [23MY]

White House Waffling on Health, S6759 [24JN]

Why Defend Partial-Birth Abortion?, S11357 [26SE]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 389), H2713 [22MR]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 1847), S5939 [6JN]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

Alcoholic beverages: establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcoholic abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

———establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

Armed Forces: allow personal injury actions against military health care professionals (see H.R. 4221), H11395 [26SE]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959, 3926, 4344), H1225 [1FE], H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606; H.R. 3033, 3051), S1855 [12MR], H1775 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 3881), H8247 [23JY]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

Census: collection of information relative to individuals who provide care for family members who are unable to care for themselves (see H.R. 4146), H11047 [24SE]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179; H.R. 4234), S11973 [30SE], H11525 [27SE]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Children and youth: require health plans to provide certain coverage (see H.R. 4300), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage (see S. 2186; H.R. 4110), S12126 [1OC], H10602 [18SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (see S. 2167), S11972 [30SE]

Civil liberties: protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (see H. Con. Res. 214), H10386 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

Colleges and universities: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Courts: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Crime: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3230 [29MR]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (see S. 2050), S9742 [3SE]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 2866), H774 [23JA]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108; H.R. 4149), S11169 [24SE], H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

———consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 1651; H.R. 3368, 3699), S3156 [28MR], H4302 [30AP], H6690 [20JN]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 2936), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain AFDC and medicaid demonstration projects (see H.R. 3696), H6690 [20JN]

———improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

———making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (see S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2034 [8MR]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (see S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend certain terminology relative to medical facility construction (see S. 1749), S4972 [13MY]

———assessment of research and health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3711), H6764 [25JN]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———authorize VA medical centers to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

———develop sharing agreements relative to health care resources (see H.R. 3321, 3561), H4108 [25AP], H5753 [30MY]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (see S. 1750), S4972 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (see S. 1752), S4972 [13MY]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008, 2152; H.R. 3927), S9295 [31JY], S11540 [27SE], H9566 [31JY]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713, 3972), H6764 [25JN], H9922 [2AU]

———improve research activities relative to women veterans (see H.R. 3712), H6764 [25JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 336), H330 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (see H. Con. Res. 131), H330 [5JA]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (see S. 1753), S4972 [13MY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757; H.R. 3867), S5004 [14MY], H8247 [23JY]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]

———improve rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

Diseases: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

———establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H3730 [23AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1937; H.R. 3401), S7670 [10JY], H4502 [7MY]

———matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (see H.R. 3148), H2664 [21MR]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H2950 [27MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H5501 [22MY]

Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see H.R. 3847), H8029 [18JY]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 2178; H.R. 4277), S11973 [30SE], H12172 [28SE]

———review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H2123 [12MR]

Education: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

Employment: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (see H.R. 3682), H6532 [19JN]

ERISA: amend rules governing litigation relative to retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4237), H11525 [27SE]

———extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4162), H11048 [24SE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865; H.R. 3626), S6144 [12JN], H6285 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4902 [10MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

———limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449, 527), H6005 [6JN], H10721 [19SE]

———review procedures for funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3288), H3730 [23AP]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987, 2104), S8636 [24JY], S11169 [24SE]

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program: coverage of certain judicial officials (see H.R. 3295), H3730 [23AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———coverage of medical foods (see S. 1882), S6408 [18JN]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: certification of drugs containing insulin and antibiotics (see H.R. 3672), H6509 [18JN]

Firearms: apply revenue from firearms sales tax and dealer licensing fees to gunshot victims health care fund (see H.R. 2865), H774 [23JA]

First aid: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898; H.R. 3477, 3482), S6719 [24JN], H5287 [16MY]

Government regulations: requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

———transplantation of human tissue (see S. 2195), S12303 [3OC]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (see S. 1601), S1649 [7MR]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944; H.R. 3600), S7762 [11JY], H6005 [6JN]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 208), H9924 [2AU]

Health care facilities: denial of nurse aide training programs relative to quality or operation (see H.R. 3233), H3386 [15AP]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see S. 1534; H.R. 3587, 3904), S492 [26JA], H5934 [5JN], H8557 [25JY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6285 [12JN]

———waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (see S.J. Res. 60), S10684 [17SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (see S. 2197), S12303 [3OC]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

———regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

Immigration: reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (see S. 1531), S492 [26JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 3378), H4396 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 544), H11527 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H3649 [18AP]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H1775 [6MR]

———establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3381), H4396 [1MY]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see S. 1656; H.R. 3582, 3958), S3216 [29MR], H5934 [5JN], H9921 [2AU]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit certain clauses in health plans that indemnify the insurer against liability (see H.R. 3695), H6690 [20JN]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 3145), H2664 [21MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see S. 2005), S9295 [31JY]

———prohibit use of financial incentives to encourage health care practitioners to limit medical tests, services, and treatments (see H.R. 3694), H6690 [20JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1600, 1694; H.R. 4008), S1649 [7MR], S3954 [23AP], H9924 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

———provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (see S. 2149), S11540 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3101, 3425, 3436), H2315 [14MR], H3230 [29MR], H4800 [9MY], H4901 [10MY]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H9923 [2AU]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (see H.R. 3056), H1985 [7MR]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4250), H11526 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

———repeal preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3232, 3632), H3386 [15AP], H6285 [12JN]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

———State recovery of expenses from medical assistance programs (see H.R. 2883), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

———waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the District of Columbia Chartered Health Plan (see H.R. 3264), H3581 [17AP]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see S. 2126; H.R. 3866, 3871, 4227), S11294 [25SE], H8094 [22JY], H8247 [23JY], H11395 [26SE]

Medical devices: allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 1870), S6225 [13JN]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H4396 [1MY]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1859), S6082 [11JN]

———allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]

———assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H2224 [13MR]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (see S. 1858), S6082 [11JN]

———contract reform (see H.R. 3132), H2558 [20MR]

———coverage for home health services (see H.R. 4229), H11525 [27SE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———coverage of certain antibiotics parenterally administered at home (see H.R. 3262, 4248), H3581 [17AP], H11526 [27SE]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 4190), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (see H.R. 4189), H11229 [25SE]

———demonstration project to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 4268), H11526 [27SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963; H.R. 3959), S8013 [17JY], H9922 [2AU]

———eligibility of certain hospitals that own skilled nursing facilities relative to geographic reclassification (see H.R. 4158), H11048 [24SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunity suppressing drugs (see H.R. 3138), H2664 [21MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 2075; H.R. 4047), S10600 [16SE], H10235 [11SE]

———expand coverage of part B to provide for respite care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———expedite payment adjustments for durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3225), H3230 [29MR]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see S. 2067; H.R. 3337), S10426 [12SE], H4109 [25AP]

———extend period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement for HMOs to Watts Health Foundation (see H.R. 2923), H1138 [31JA]

———hospice care reform (see S. 2034; H.R. 3714), S9554 [2AU], H6764 [25JN]

———imposition of fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (see S. 1704), S4190 [25AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1964), S8013 [17JY]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8029 [18JY]

———provide reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 2171), S11973 [30SE]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H5934 [5JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4022), H10040 [4SE]

———reform (see S. 1926; H.R. 3355), S7302 [28JN], H4302 [30AP]

———reimbursement of education costs for residents enrolled in certain primary care training programs (see H.R. 4271), H11527 [27SE]

———require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H1985 [7MR]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (see H.R. 4191), H11229 [25SE]

———treatment of certain practices relative to value units for physicians' services (see H.R. 3859), H8029 [18JY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1715 [5MR]

———ultrasound equipment transportation costs (see H.R. 3555), H5753 [30MY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 2055; H.R. 4012), S9967 [5SE], H9924 [2AU]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H2558 [20MR]

———provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031; H.R. 4045, 4058), S9554 [2AU], H10174 [10SE], H10235 [11SE]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 1655; H.R. 3583), S3216 [29MR], H5934 [5JN]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 1910), S7179 [27JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

National objectives: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H10235 [11SE]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1698; H.R. 2893, 3013, 3063, 3070, 3103, 3130, 3160, 3185), S4063 [24AP], H913 [25JA], H1715 [5MR], H2122, H2123 [12MR], H2320 [18MR], H2558 [20MR], H2866 [26MR], H3170 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H2949 [27MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 68; H. Con. Res. 208), S9555 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), return to Senate (see H. Res. 545), H11527 [27SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

———expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

———revise and extend certain programs (see S. 1897), S6662 [21JN]

Nonprofit organizations: liability relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (see S. 1972), S8156 [18JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see S. 1759; H.R. 3462), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]

———limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (see S. 2105), S11169 [24SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H10767 [23SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Pharmaceuticals: development relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (see S. 2051), S9742 [3SE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Pharmacists: regulation (see H.R. 3260), H3581 [17AP]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H2315 [14MR]

Prescription Drug Price Review Board: establish (see H.R. 3691), H6690 [20JN]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H2224 [13MR]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see S. 2064; H.R. 3443), S10327 [11SE], H4902 [10MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 4257), H11526 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

———modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see S. 2191; H.R. 4335), S12303 [3OC], H12193 [30SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038, 3604), H1775 [6MR], H6117 [10JN]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 507), H9705 [1AU]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (see S. 1992; H.R. 3193), S8866 [25JY], H3170 [28MR]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3330), H4109 [25AP]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H4800 [9MY]

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H4302 [30AP]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 4215), H11395 [26SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835, 4015), H7779 [17JY], H9924 [2AU]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639; H.R. 3142, 3151, 4068), S2646 [21MR], H2664, H2665 [21MR], H10385 [12SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (see S. 1786), S5443 [21MY]

———provide enrollment period for medicare and medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4298), H12174 [28SE]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3758), H7154 [9JY]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H4302 [30AP]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 4091), H10524 [17SE]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 3899, 3932), H8556 [25JY], H9566 [31JY]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (see H.R. 4039), H10174 [10SE]

Sports: improve and expand safety precautions relative to boxing (see H.R. 4114), H10720 [19SE]

———safety for journeymen boxers (see H.R. 4167), H11229 [25SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846, 4200), H187 [4JA], H11394 [26SE]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see S. 1573), S1295 [23FE]

———reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

———State establishment of health insurance systems for temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3092), H2315 [14MR]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of and limitations on loans made from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 4004), H9924 [2AU]

———treatment of biomedical research funds (see H.R. 3624), H6285 [12JN]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see S. 1538), S492 [26JA]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (see H.R. 3342), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H1985 [7MR]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see S. 1658; H.R. 3381), S3216 [29MR], H4396 [1MY]

———treatment of qualified long-term care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3801), H7532 [12JY]

Tobacco products: consideration of addiction to nicotine as a disability (see H. Con. Res. 223), H11395 [26SE]

———limit access to minors (see H.R. 3954, 4245), H9921 [2AU], H11526 [27SE]

———restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H7658 [16JY]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally financed transportation facility (see H.R. 4333), H12193 [30SE]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H9921 [2AU]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 1791; H.R. 3458), S5492 [22MY], H5173 [15MY]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 4103), H10601 [18SE]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H913 [25JA]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563; H.R. 3118, 3119), S1083 [7FE], H2557 [20MR]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4007), H9924 [2AU]

Veterans Health Administration: establishment of research corporations at VA medical centers (see H.R. 3285), H3730 [23AP]

———reorganization (see S. 1748), S4972 [13MY]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 3948), H9705 [1AU]

Women: effect of environment on health (see H.R. 3509), H5500 [22MY]

———establish a program for postreproductive health care (see H.R. 3015), H1716 [5MR]

———funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3175), H2950 [27MR]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———modify certain programs relative to minorities (see H.R. 3179), H2950 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H2950 [27MR]

———promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S5566 [23MY]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H2950 [27MR]

Biographies

Chambers, Joe C., S11566 [27SE]

Conference reports

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (S. 1316), H9679-H9703 [1AU]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Collection of Copayments for Provision of Medical Benefits and Insurance Company Reimbursement (S. 991): CBO, S105 [5JA]

Health Insurance Reform Act (S. 1028): Intergovernmental Mandates, S3481 [17AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3481-S3484 [17AP]

Revise and extend certain NIH programs (S. 1897): CBO, S11044-S11046 [19SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (H.R. 3604): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H6743-H6745 [25JN]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H6745-H6747 [25JN]

Documents

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Essays

Money, Systems, and Your Health: Sid Taylor, E1347 [23JY]

Partial Birth Veto—Hearts Waxed Cold: Dawn M. Thomas, E1296 [17JY]

Excerpts

``Capitation—The Physicians Guide'', E716 [7MY]

Partial-birth abortions: Williams Obstetrics (publication), S11371 [26SE]

Explanations

Circle of Elderly Care (senior citizen program), E30 [5JA]

Factsheets

Child Health in U.S. Ranks Lower Than Many Nations, E1253 [11JY]

Medicare, S5174 [16MY]

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919, H2927 [27MR]

Problems With Medical Savings Accounts: Senator Kennedy, S5925 [6JN]

Histories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—50 Years of Accomplishments: CDC, E1194 [27JN]

Letters

Agent Orange Benefits Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9302 [31JY]

AIDS epidemic: John R. Gail, Jr., H7051 [27JN]

Budget 1997-2002: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

CBO cost estimates of the Health Insurance Reform Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

Centers for Disease Control State guidelines relative to voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H4365 [1MY]

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

Clinical research programs improvement and expansion: Veronica Catanese, American Federation for Clinical Research, S504 [26JA]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Clinton administration view on the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S6124 [12JN]

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans: James M. Fox, S10391 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Kenneth E. Wolford, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H1797 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11556 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4979 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs terminology relative to medical facility construction: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test: C.E. Mundy, Jr., Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

———Frank B. Kelso, II, Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

Effect of Republican budget proposal on medicaid in Colorado: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, E93 [25JA]

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S11638 [28SE]

Exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4978 [13MY]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, S8737 [24JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Health care programs abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S364 [25JA]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR]

———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S3573 [18AP]

———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420 [22MR]

———Jerry Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S3573 [18AP]

———Senator Kennedy, S3531 [18AP]

———Senator Wyden, S3531 [18AP]

Health plan coverage of minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants: Sarah F. Jaggar, GAO, S9909 [5SE]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H11417 [27SE]

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H9971 [4SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Benjamin Burroughs, E751 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

———several organizations, H5811 [4JN]

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Edward V. Hannigan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, S2271 [19MR]

———Jane Burger, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, S2272 [19MR]

———Kevin J. Murrell, National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, S2270 [19MR]

———Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

———Representatives Delay and Coburn, S2271 [19MR]

Managed health care requirements: Brian M. Cresta, E1031 [7JN]

Managed health care system reform: Peter Smith, E255 [29FE]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Medicaid eligibility relative to legal immigrants: James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4500 [1MY]

Medical and physical soundness of Armed Forces: Michael F. Ouellette, Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., H1215 [1FE]

Medical procedures patents: Jennifer Hillman, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S11843 [30SE]

———John R. Kirk, Jr., ABA, S11846 [30SE]

———Senator Hatch, S11844, S11845, S11847 [30SE]

———Senators Hatch and Roth, S11843 [30SE]

Medical savings account programs: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, S3559 [18AP]

———Dan Reitz, United Mine Workers of America, S3824 [23AP]

———Representatives Jacobs, Lipinski, and Poshard, S3823 [23AP]

———Representatives Torricelli and Jacobs, S3823 [23AP]

———several Senators, S3534 [18AP], S3824 [23AP]

Medical savings accounts: Delta Dental Plans Association, E797 [14MY]

Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals: William F. Bacon, Idaho Home Health, Inc., E1623 [17SE]

Medicare reform: Harlan M. Heald, Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, S5171 [16MY]

———several health care associations, S5161, S5171 [16MY]

Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse: Bonnie Burns, Senior Health Insurance Issues (organization), E452 [26MR]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

Multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits: Brian K. Atchinson, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H3099 [28MR]

———William Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3099 [28MR]

NIH funding for nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study: Bernard L. Harlow, Harvard Medical School, H7325 [11JY]

Partial-birth abortions: Albert W. Corcoran, S11387 [26SE]

———Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

———American Medical Women's Association, H10619 [19SE]

———American Nurses Association, H2902 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolson, American Medical News (publication), H10633 [19SE]

———Charles W. Newton, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S11380 [26SE]

———Diane Reiner, E1397 [30JY]

———Donna Harrison, S11344 [26SE]

———Dru Elaine Carlson, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, S11352 [26SE]

———E.A. Scioscia, S11387 [26SE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S11352 [26SE]

———Frank W. Ling, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S11351 [26SE], H10618 [19SE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, S11351 [26SE]

———John G. Boyce, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Jose R. Kennard, H3558 [17AP]

———Joseph G. Rogers, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Joseph K. Hurd, Jr., American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Luis B. Curet, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, H2907 [27MR]

———Metropolitan Medical Association, S11361 [26SE]

———National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H3560 [17AP], H3647 [18AP]

———Owen C. Montgomery and Kristi Wasson, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Pamela E. Smith, H2924 [27MR]

———Pamela E. Smith, Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11370 [26SE]

———Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, H10637 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S11138 [24SE], S11340 [26SE]

———Representative Hyde, H2918 [27MR]

———Richard McGarvey, S11387 [26SE]

———several Beaumont, TX, Diocese staff members, H8595 [26JY]

———Stephanie S. Streett and Anne Hawley, Executive Office of the President, S11282 [25SE]

———Vikki Stella, H10611 [19SE]

———Watson A. Bowers, Jr., H2924 [27MR]

———Whitney and Bruce Goin, S11343 [26SE]

———William J. and Teresa Heineman, S11371 [26SE]

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients: Frank J. Baumeister, Jr., Oregon Medical Association, S10162 [10SE]

———Gail Robinson, American Counseling Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Garrett F. Cuneo, American Chiropractic Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Jane M. Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., S10162 [10SE]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S10162 [10SE]

———Neil Kahanovitz and Terry M. Hall, S10162 [10SE]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Radon levels in drinking water: Daniel J. Avera, San Diego, CA, County, Dept. of Environmental Health, H6756 [25JN]

———David Reynolds, Alliance for Radon Reduction, H6756 [25JN]

———Diane E. Tefft, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

———Ruth E. McBurney, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments: Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (organization), H6748 [25JN]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6747 [25JN]

———Clean Water Council, H6748 [25JN]

———Paul Marchetti, Council of Infrastucture Financing Authorities, H6749 [25JN]

———several representatives of governmental and water related associations, H6748 [25JN]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

Schools, drugs, and attention deficit disorder: David Wagemann, E1230 [9JY]

Space station program funding: John G. Hodson, Sr., Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, S9816 [4SE]

———Michael E. DeBakey, S9819 [4SE]

Substance abuse treatment centers: John Schwarzlose, Jerry Spicer, and Dennis Gilhousen, H10968 [24SE]

Teenage pregnancy prevention and adoption assistance: Senator Specter, S3104 [28MR]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences funding: J.C. Pennington, National Association for Uniformed Services, S7523 [10JY]

———P. John Seward, AMA, S7523 [10JY]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S7523 [10JY]

VA medical care programs funding: several veterans' organizations, S5145 [16MY]

Veterans Health Administration reorganization: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4974 [13MY]

Veterans' health care: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S2291 [19MR]

———GAO, S2291 [19MR]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act: Independent Budget (organization), H8771 [30JY]

Veterans' health care facilities funding: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S9798 [4SE]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S7235 [28JN]

Lists

Groups supporting Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6753 [25JN]

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act Senate cosponsors, S9903 [5SE]

Organizations supporting S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11188 [24SE]

Philadelphia Family Policy Council Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week press conference speakers, S3104 [28MR]

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Supporters of S. 1534, clinical research programs improvement and expansion, S504 [26JA]

Supporters of S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8015 [17JY]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Thomas A. McMasters, III, DAV, H1796 [7MR]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: Representatives Goodling and Bliley, H11155 [25SE]

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Messages

National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4112 [29AP]

Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act Report: President Clinton, H2931 [27MR]

Veto of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: President Clinton, H3338 [15AP]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10608 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H228 [5JA]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3138 [28MR], H6133 [11JN]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Newsletters

Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695 [25SE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Occupational Safety and Health Act, S11019-S11027 [19SE], H10711-H10719 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H335 [9JA]

Papers

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortions: W. Martin Haskell, H10615 [19SE]

Fetal Pain as It Relates to the Partial-Birth Abortion Method, S11349 [26SE]

MSA Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill Creates Tax Shelter and Casts Doubt on Expansion of Insurance Coverage: Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, E449 [26MR]

Partial-Birth Abortions—Behind the Misinformation: Douglas Johnson, H2921-H2924 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—From Every Angle, H10631-H10633 [19SE]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Partial-Birth Abortions: Kettering, OH, City Council, H10617 [19SE]

Poems

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: Representative Dornan, H1214 [1FE]

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion: Christian Medical & Dental Society, S2272 [19MR]

Medicaid Deeming Requirement Relative to the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Catholic Charities USA (organization), S4501 [1MY]

Today's New York Times Demonstrates Urgent Need To Solve Medicare's Impending Crisis, Now: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S3884 [23AP]

Proclamations

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day, E774 [10MY]

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, S3104 [28MR]

Tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project: Harris County, TX, Medical Society Alliance, E1815 [28SE]

Quotations

Partial-birth abortions, H11596 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

———performance at military medical facilities, H785, H786 [24JA], H4942, H5013-H5022 [14MY], H9820, H9822 [1AU]

———pro choice versus right to life, H341 [22JA], H742 [23JA], H9457 [31JY], H9906 [2AU], H10364, H10365 [12SE], E437 [22MR], E1034 [7JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, H3645-H3648 [18AP], H5279 [16MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H742 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2895-H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10608-H10620 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2880, H2881, H2905-H2929 [27MR], E509, E515 [29MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3235, H3339 [15AP], H3553, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3558, H3559 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H6126 [11JN], H7248, H7249 [10JY], H8595 [26JY], H8816-H8822 [30JY], H10528, H10530, H10531 [18SE], H10621 [19SE], H10769 [24SE], H11362 [26SE], H11596 [27SE], H12190 [30SE], E934 [29MY], E1034 [7JN], E1397 [30JY], E1656 [19SE], E1686 [25SE], E1709, E1717 [26SE], E1743 [27SE]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, E836 [16MY]

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster in Toms River, NJ, H6873-H6875, H6944 [26JN]

Agriculture: regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

———use of pesticides relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Alcoholic beverages: effects of advertising on children, H3734 [24AP], E627 [25AP]

American Academy of Pain Management: tribute, E937 [29MY]

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: anniversary, E1943 [21OC]

Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE], E1800 [28SE]

Armed Forces: contract procurement for regional managed medical care system, H3440-H3445 [16AP]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H787, H796, H799 [24JA], H1213 [1FE], H2469 [20MR], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H4943 [14MY], H5100 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E112 [30JA], E233 [28FE], E408 [21MR], E640 [25AP], E813 [15MY]

———permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, H6368-H6370 [13JN]

Bacelis, Victor: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Public Service Award recipient, E1222 [9JY]

Bad Axe, MI: water system improvement funding, H9872 [2AU]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Union Memorial Hospital's National Center for Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E114 [30JA]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat, H2178 [13MR]

———control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (H.R. 3033), E290, E294 [6MR]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin: tribute for efforts to combat insurance fraud, E1162 [25JN]

Bone marrow donation: tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E64 [23JA], E101 [25JA]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (H.R. 3334), E648 [25AP]

Bronx, NY: air quality evaluation of Hunts Point, H6860 [26JN]

Buffalo, NY: dedication of Helen G. Jacob Women's Wellness Center, E111 [30JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, CA, water quality projects funding, H8338 [24JY]

Burroughs, Benjamin: Lutheran Brotherhood Speak for Yourself writing contest award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Business and industry: impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Cannon County, TN: tribute to Cannon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Caregiver Monthly (publication): anniversary, E1121 [20JN]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3882), H8107 [23JY]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, E1191, E1193, E1197, E1198 [27JN]

———Childhood Immunization Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———Chronic and Environmental Diseases Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4358-H4361 [1MY]

———National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7280-H7287, H7369 [11JY], E1291 [16JY]

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4910-H4913 [14MY], E840 [16MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY], H6403 [13JN]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104-H2110 [12MR], H7227 [10JY], H8076 [22JY], E336, E340 [13MR], E1485 [2AU]

———require health plans to provide coverage (H.R. 4110), E1636 [18SE]

———research programs for sudden infant death syndrome disease, H6721 [25JN]

———tribute to Friends of Karen (organization) for providing financial assistance to families of children with terminal illnesses, E209 [27FE]

———use of alcoholic beverages, E519 [29MR]

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipients, E385 [20MR]

Civil liberties: protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (H. Con. Res. 214), E1592 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (H.R. 4315), E1826 [30SE]

Clay County, TN: tribute to Clay County Rescue Squad, E1050 [11JN]

Coastline Community College: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

Colombia: national drug control policy, H11232 [26SE]

Colorado: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE]

Comstock, Anthony: historical impact on censorship of family planning information, H10769 [24SE]

Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus: tribute, E1926 [4OC]

Continuity of Care Week: observance, E364 [14MR]

Courts: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110 [28MR]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR], H3199, H3201, H3202 [29MR]

CPSC: recommendation to remove miniblinds causing lead dust poisoning from homes, H6830 [25JN]

Crane, Earl R.: dedication of the Dr. Earl R. Crane Children's Dental Health Center, E1804 [28SE]

Davidson County, TN: tribute to Davidson County Rescue Squad, E1051 [11JN]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

DeBakey, Michael: Health Care Hall of Fame inductee, E348 [13MR]

DeKalb County, TN: tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: reform health insurance services for beneficiaries, E1942 [21OC]

———specimen repository policies and funding, H6379, H6380 [13JN]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 2936), E173 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: Black Lung Clinics Program funding, H7287, H7288, H7370 [11JY]

———Healthy Start Program funding, H7228, H7230 [10JY]

———Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program funding, H7230 [10JY]

———Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 3059), E317 [8MR]

———rural health care programs funding, H7297 [11JY]

———status of Surgeon General's office, H7662 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6833-H6838 [25JN], H6946, H6947 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5766-H5774 [4JN], E991 [4JN], E1014, E1017 [6JN]

———authorizing appropriations, H1796, H1797, H1798, H1800 [7MR]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6900, H6901 [26JN]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (H.R. 3117), E403 [21MR]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, H10183, H10185, H10187 [11SE], H10954 [24SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 3927), E1428 [1AU]

———funding, H5239, H5240 [16MY], H6125 [11JN]

———health care programs funding, H6847 [25JN]

———Health Professional Scholarship Program funding, H6806 [25JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H189, H226-H240 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H308 [5JA]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7546-H7552 [16JY], E1304 [17JY]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6897-H6902 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1291 [16JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1711 [26SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672, H8673 [30JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1757), H8673 [30JY]

Disabled: improve rehabilitation programs (H.R. 4230), E1774 [28SE]

Disease: funding for chronic fatigue syndrome research, H3395 [16AP]

Diseases: ADP Program funding for HIV and AIDS patients, H12093 [28SE]

———AIDS epidemic, H5991-H5996 [6JN], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

———development of strategy relative to infectious diseases, E379 [19MR]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

———Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study funding, H8317 [24JY]

———impact of diabetes on African-American community, E1749 [27SE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 3401), E753 [9MY]

———matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (H.R. 3148), H2703 [22MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023), E289 [6MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), H3437 [16AP], H3656 [22AP]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (H. Con. Res. 156), H2878 [27MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (H.R. 3715), H6851 [26JN]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (H.R. 3715), H7296 [11JY]

Dothan, AL: establish ambulatory care access point, H5772 [4JN]

Drug abuse: increase in heroin use, H7539 [16JY]

———national drug control policy, H1720, H1722 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1973-H1976 [7MR], H2308 [14MR], H2879 [27MR], H3397 [16AP], H3626-H3632 [18AP], H4133, H4165 [30AP], H5187, H5188, H5264 [16MY], H5304 [21MY], H5497 [22MY], H5930, H5931 [5JN], H6097, H6106 [10JN], H7069 [27JN], H7121 [9JY], H7163 [10JY], H7268 [11JY], H7764, H7776 [17JY], H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168 [23JY], H8292 [24JY], H9459-H9461 [31JY], H9707 [1AU], H9928, H9930 [4SE], H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10115 [10SE], H10180, H10200, H10225-H10228 [11SE], H10332, H10349 [12SE], H10432, H10439, H10496, H10516 [17SE], H10530, H10574 [18SE], H10604, H10606, H10651-H10656 [19SE], H10723, H10730-H10733 [20SE], H10979, H10980 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], H11233, H11361, H11391 [26SE], H12180, H12182 [30SE], E170, E180 [5FE]

Drugs: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention funding, H7369 [11JY]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (H.R. 2618), E542 [16AP]

Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1774 [28SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP], H10574-H10580 [18SE]

Education: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

———national policy to improve system, E1643 [18SE]

Emergency Medical Services Week: observance, E840 [16MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (H.R. 1797), H2878 [27MR]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 3212), E509 [29MR]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (H.R. 3682), E1127 [20JN]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902-H6904 [26JN]

———conduct research to assess the risk of endocrine disruptors to human health and the environment, H5592, H5593 [29MY]

———develop plan for drinking water research, H9874 [2AU]

———funding, H1798 [7MR], H2036 [12MR]

———importation of PCB's for incineration, H10957 [24SE]

———indoor air pollution programs funding, H6875, H6876 [26JN]

———indoor air pollution research funding, H5709, H5710 [30MY]

———require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10953, H10954, H10960 [24SE]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3098-H3106, H3111 [28MR]

Etowah, TN: Woods Memorial Hospital receipt of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Quality Commitment Award, E1415 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

Fair Haven, CT: anniversary of Fair Haven Community Health Center, E1660 [19SE]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances, H10109 [9SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: implementation, H4399 [2MY]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

———approval of RU-486, H9457 [31JY]

———approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———funding, E1190 [27JN]

———reform, H2931 [27MR], H2968 [28MR], H3571, H3572 [17AP]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (H. Res. 449), E1032 [7JN]

Federal aid programs: implement program to empower low-income communities, H1297 [27FE]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7344-H7348 [11JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

———limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7698-H7700 [17JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (H.R. 2290), H2464 [19MR]

Finkelstein, Paul: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

First aid: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 3022), E285 [6MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———meat and poultry inspection programs (H.R. 1423), E178 [5FE]

Food & Friends (organization): tribute, E435 [22MR]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (H.R. 1300), H4094 [25AP]

Fribourg, Eugenie: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

Gainesville, GA: outpatient veterans clinic funding, H6861 [26JN]

Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3094 [28MR], H9839 [2AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 2690), H2844 [26MR], H6426 [18JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 3482), E829 [16MY]

GERIC Home Health Care, Inc.: tribute, E1471 [2AU]

Gingrich, Representative: remarks relative to the Health Care Financing Administration, H5925 [5JN]

Glendale, CA: tribute to the Glendale Adventist Medical Center, H10969 [24SE]

Gomez, Ute: Zonta Club of Cortland Woman of Achievement award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Government: downsizing, H1310 [27FE]

Government regulations: requirements relative to managed care plans (H.R. 3751), H6976 [27JN], E1192 [27JN]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (H.R. 3600), H10961 [24SE]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———medical savings account programs, H4168 [30AP], H4371 [1MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

Health care facilities: construction of luxury suites in hospitals, H10439 [17SE]

———waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (H.R. 4244), E1797 [28SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: funding, H8102 [23JY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (H.R. 2938), E174 [5FE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), H12281, H12293 [4OC]

———extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627-H2630 [21MR]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (H.R. 2932), E173 [5FE]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Hendersonville Rescue Squad, E1053 [11JN]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of Opportunity, Inc., E556 [17AP]

Hispanic Women's Health Conference: convene, E695 [1MY]

House of Representatives: random drug testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project, E1815 [28SE]

Human embryo research: funding, H7339 [11JY]

Human rights: treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims, E1708 [26SE]

Huntington, NY: tribute to Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, E1691 [25SE], E1906 [2OC]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

———public health assistance to illegal aliens for communicable diseases, H7337, H7338 [11JY]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481-H2484 [20MR]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), H9970, H9971 [4SE], E694 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 544), H11416-H11418 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H5809-H5812 [4JN], H6051-H6084 [10JN], E567 [18AP], E1053 [11JN], E1073 [12JN]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (H.R. 3030), H1972 [7MR]

———establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (H.R. 2400), E1036 [7JN]

———Government regulations relative to health maintenance organizations, H7149 [9JY]

———medical savings account programs, H4168 [30AP], H4307, H4308, H4309, H4371 [1MY], H4790 [9MY], H5271 [16MY], H6122, H6133-H6141 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6428, H6431, H6433, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6633, H6683, H6684, H6688 [20JN], H6715-H6717 [25JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7267 [11JY], H7507 [12JY], H7776 [17JY], H7997 [18JY], H9777, H9779, H9784, H9834 [1AU], E635 [25AP], E716 [7MY], E793, E797 [14MY]

———merging of U.S. Healthcare with Aetna Life & Casualty Co., H7121 [9JY]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (H.R. 3958), E1497 [2AU]

———possession of health insurance relative to mortality rate, E1801 [28SE]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (H.R. 3222), E562 [17AP]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence, H3095 [28MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and patients, H7338, H7339 [11JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 2976), E224, E225 [28FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 2748), H2878 [27MR], H6436 [18JN], E476 [28MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 4008), E1468 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 4296), E1796 [28SE], E1860, E1866 [30SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10957, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1711 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3101), E359 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3425), H4658 [9MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E774 [10MY]

Jackson County, TN: tribute to Jackson County Rescue Squad, E1056 [11JN]

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

KHI Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1769 [28SE]

Kirschner, Marc: American Society for Cell Biology Public Policy Award recipient, E1926 [4OC]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Sparrow Hospital, H2110 [12MR]

Latinos Against AIDS (organization): anniversary, E1523 [5SE]

LaVergne, TN: tribute to LaVergne Rescue Squad, E1057 [11JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, H8265-H8266 [24JY], E1410 [30JY]

Long Beach, CA: Long Beach VA Medical Center funding, H5771, H5774 [4JN]

Lyons, NJ: Lyons VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Macon County, TN: tribute to Macon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Maino, Joseph: Vision Impairment Center To Optimize Remaining Sight Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, E1925 [4OC]

Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1814 [28SE]

Meals on Wheels (organization): delivery of food relative to Government shutdown, H122 [4JA]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), H10115-H10118 [10SE]

———Federal funding of abortions, H320, H321 [5JA]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5725, H5727, H5728, H5740 [30MY]

———osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10907-H10909 [24SE], E1808 [28SE], E1876 [30SE]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (H.R. 4250), E1803, E1814 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

———reform, H873-H875 [25JA], H2312 [14MR], H3107 [28MR], H3467, H3470 [16AP], H4049-H4051 [25AP], H4788-H4793 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H5036-H5039, H5042, H5045 [14MY], H5119, H5122 [15MY], H5242, H5247, H5251-H5257, H5273 [16MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5805 [4JN], H5824 [5JN], H5938 [6JN], H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6187, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6263 [12JN], H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432 [18JN], H6517 [19JN], H6633 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H9992 [4SE], E93 [25JA], E833 [16MY], E852 [21MY], E1121 [20JN], E1161 [25JN]

———State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1942-H1947 [7MR], E336 [13MR]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), H9936-H9938 [4SE], E1594 [12SE]

Medical devices: allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast self-examination, H6169 [11JN]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast self-examination (H.R. 3504), H5386, H5387 [22MY]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (H.R. 3374), E693 [1MY]

———additional charges by providers, H5728 [30MY], H5938 [6JN]

———adjusted average per capita cost payment formula, E1785 [28SE]

———allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698 [26SE]

———anniversary, H9385 [31JY]

———colorectal cancer coverage, H2564 [21MR]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 922), E1787 [28SE]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 1046), E1140 [20JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3108, H3131 [28MR], E452 [26MR]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1074), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———coverage of oral prostate cancer drugs, E1081 [13JN]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (H.R. 4264), E1861 [30SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (H.R. 4189), E1702, E1719 [26SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (H.R. 3959), E1497 [2AU]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (H.R. 3337), E645 [25AP]

———hospital insurance trust fund, H4134 [30AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (H.R. 3753), E1785 [28SE]

———notification of beneficiaries by insurance companies before selling duplicative coverage, E870 [22MY]

———outpatient self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1073), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (H.R. 3757), E1228 [9JY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E535 [16AP]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (H.R. 3856), E1321 [18JY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (H.R. 3591), E1012 [6JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4022), E1510 [4SE]

———reform, H126, H180-H182 [4JA], H199, H317 [5JA], H840, H842, H873-H875 [25JA], H1296 [27FE], H1695, H1696 [5MR], H1797 [7MR], H2100-H2103, H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2213, H2217-H2220 [13MR], H2661 [21MR], H2669 [22MR], H3470 [16AP], H3572 [17AP], H3640 [18AP], H3662, H3666 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3736, H3737, H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3826, H3842 [25AP], H4391 [1MY], H4427 [6MY], H4655, H4660, H4788-H4795 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H4907, H4909, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5047 [14MY], H5106-H5108, H5116, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5133 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5210, H5211, H5214, H5241, H5247, H5248, H5251-H5255, H5257, H5267 [16MY], H5491, H5492 [22MY], H5572, H5628, H5629 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5726, H5740, H5741, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5759, H5765, H5799, H5803, H5805 [4JN], H5821, H5822, H5823, H5824, H5924-H5930 [5JN], H5938, H5939, H5940, H5984-H5990 [6JN], H6042, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6123, H6125, H6126 [11JN], H6187, H6188, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6254 [12JN], H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6488 [18JN], H6515, H6516, H6517 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H7663 [17JY], H8078-H8084, H8086-H8088 [22JY], H8102, H8103, H8104, H8106, H8107, H8108, H8109, H8110 [23JY], H8252, H8253 [24JY], H8670, H8803-H8809, H8810-H8816 [30JY], H9385 [31JY], H9709, H9782 [1AU], H9985, H9986, H9988, H9991-H9996 [4SE], H10182, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H10976, H10980, H10981 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], E260 [29FE], E680 [1MY], E852 [21MY], E939 [29MY], E1022 [6JN], E1064, E1069 [12JN], E1081 [13JN], E1285 [12JY], E1380 [25JY], E1439 [1AU], E1510 [4SE], E1547, E1551 [10SE], E1598 [12SE]

———reform (H.R. 2839), E726 [7MY], E1515 [5SE], E1566 [11SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7210 [10JY]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723 [7MY]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (H.R. 4191), E1714 [26SE]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012), E1482, E1489, E1502 [2AU], E1874 [30SE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041-H2048 [12MR]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695 [25SE]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), H9708 [1AU]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9777, H9781, H9783 [1AU], H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10955, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1551 [10SE], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE], E1691 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), E1554 [10SE], E1561 [11SE]

Morristown, NJ: prostate cancer patient education conference, E1716 [26SE]

Multiple Sclerosis Society: tribute, E1185 [26JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E123 [1FE]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H7226 [10JY]

———guidelines for mammography, H1202 [1FE]

National Children's Dental Health Month: observance, E144 [1FE]

National Cognitive Recovery Foundation: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

National Diabetes Day: observance, E451 [26MR]

National Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1706 [26SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, H7298, H7299 [11JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: promotion of bicycle safety and training, E1257 [11JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (H.R. 4196), E1759 [27SE]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month: observance, E808 [15MY]

National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

National Nurses Week: observance, E770, E779 [10MY]

National objectives: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 4052), H10530 [18SE]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603-E1605 [12SE]

———managed care system reform, E48 [22JA]

———managed care system reform proposal, H1305-H1308 [27FE], H10433 [17SE], E1545, E1549 [10SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1721 [6MR], H2039 [12MR], H3393 [16AP], H3495 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H4419 [2MY], H5495 [22MY], H6633 [20JN], H6716 [25JN], H7776 [17JY], H8526 [25JY], E139 [1FE], E733 [8MY], E1031 [7JN], E1225 [9JY], E1505 [4SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2893), H1719, H1756-H1759 [6MR], H2038 [12MR], E284 [6MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3070), H2844, H2846 [26MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2876, H2892-H2894 [27MR], H2968, H2969, H2970, H2971, H2972, H3045-H3147 [28MR], H3173, H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP], H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H6122 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6289, H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6427, H6428, H6431, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488-H6490 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6683, H6684-H6688 [20JN], H6715 [25JN], H6850 [26JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7266 [11JY], H7510 [12JY], H7997 [18JY], H8100 [23JY], E500, E502, E508 [29MR], E524 [15AP], E1121, E1124 [20JN], E1161 [25JN], E1211 [27JN], E1235 [10JY], E1282 [12JY]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9567, H9568, H9707, H9708, H9709, H9785-H9796, H9804-H9809, H9832, H9834-H9836 [1AU], H9838, H9839 [2AU], H9992 [4SE], E1485, E1496, E1502 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3029-H3045 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776-H9785 [1AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6132-H6141 [11JN]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), H2472 [20MR], H2877 [27MR], H4170-H4172 [30AP], E419 [22MR]

———policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 3787), E1252 [11JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), return to Senate (H. Res. 545), H11466, H11467 [27SE]

National Physical Fitness Month: observance, E814 [15MY]

National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, H10773 [24SE], E1663 [19SE]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

National Scoliosis Foundation: anniversary, E1349 [23JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

New Haven, CT: tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

New York: tribute to Commack Middle School anti-smoking program, E840 [16MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of New York Eye Surgery Center, E1226 [9JY]

———dedication of William Sicklick Conference Room in Gouverneur Hospital Nursing Facility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, E1045 [10JN]

———improve watershed quality and management practices, H6882, H6883 [26JN]

———tax payments compared to Federal aid, H2706 [22MR]

———tribute to Eastchester Park Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to Split Rock Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to the Beth Israel Medical Center's Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, E69 [24JA]

NIH: funding, H316 [5JA], H7219, H7232 [10JY], E1260 [11JY]

———nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study funding, H7324 [11JY]

———restrictions relative to awarding of grants under Small Business Innovation Research Program, H7295, H7296, H7368 [11JY]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7713 [17JY]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), H11476-H11485 [27SE]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (H.R. 3462), E811 [15MY]

OSHA: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

———enforcement of regulatory requirements relative to workers wearing long pants, H7355, H7356 [11JY]

———funding, E1279 [12JY]

———reform, H3493 [17AP]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7239, H7242 [10JY], H7269, H7301, H7368, H7371 [11JY]

Overton County, TN: tribute to Overton County Rescue Squad, E1059 [11JN]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Paramedics: tribute, H4134 [30AP]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8276-H8280 [24JY], E1389 [26JY]

Paterson, NJ: tribute to Daughters of Miriam Center, E1945 [21OC]

Pelzer, Brad: bone marrow donor drive, H3786 [24AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), H10764 [23SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Pharmacists: regulation (H.R. 3260), E558 [17AP]

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1716 [26SE], E1886 [1OC]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (H.R. 3081), H2326 [19MR], E1797 [28SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11402-H11408 [27SE], E1868 [30SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (H.R. 4257), E1795 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7750 [17JY], H7801, H7802, H7803, H7808 [18JY], H9409 [31JY], H11578 [27SE]

Puerto Rico: licensing and regulation of naturopathy, E430 [22MR]

Red Boiling Springs, TN: tribute to Red Boiling Springs Rescue Squad, E1072 [12JN]

Republican Party: legislative efforts relative to women, H6720 [25JN], H6853 [26JN]

———national agenda, H3389 [16AP], H4894-H4898 [10MY], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H8547 [25JY], H11398 [27SE]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Research: environmental estrogens relative to breast cancer, H6426 [18JN]

Rhode Island: tribute to American Red Cross, E404 [21MR]

Richland, PA: anniversary of Rise `N' Stride Walking Club, E1681 [25SE]

Rutherford County, TN: tribute to Rutherford County Rescue Squad, E1061 [12JN]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Mercy Healthcare, E1582 [11SE]

———Encina High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School award, E1838 [30SE]

———tribute to Sutter Community Hospital Cancer Center, E1298 [17JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3038), E288 [6MR]

———amend (H.R. 3604), H6725-H6762 [25JN], H6882 [26JN], H7269 [11JY], E1179 [26JN], E1193, E1198, E1212 [27JN], E1241 [11JY]

———amend (S. 1316), H7720-H7742 [17JY], E1587 [11SE]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9863-H9877 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 507), H9862, H9863 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), insert language of H.R. 3604 in lieu, H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Safe Tables Our Priority (organization): tribute, E178 [5FE]

Safety: dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, E1858 [30SE]

Seattle, WA: use of alternative treatments for filtration of public water supply, H9875 [2AU]

Shackle Island, TN: tribute to Shackle Island Rescue Squad, E1063 [12JN]

Simon, Jimmy: Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr., Leadership Award for Distinguished Service in Pediatrics recipient, E836 [16MY]

Sisseton, SD: anniversary of Coteau des Prairies Hospital, E1601 [12SE]

Smithville, TN: tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Smyrna, TN: tribute to Smyrna Rescue Squad, E1067 [12JN]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (H.R. 3426), E759 [10MY]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (H.R. 4215), E1799 [28SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (H.R. 3835), H7662 [17JY], E1305 [17JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3142), H2844 [26MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3151), E423 [22MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 580), H2844 [26MR]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (H.R. 3758), H7643 [16JY], E1373 [25JY]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (H.R. 3899), E1374 [25JY]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (H.R. 4039), H10478-H10481 [17SE]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: observance of Patient Recognition Day, E108 [26JA]

Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (H.R. 4167), H11153-H11158 [25SE]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

State University of New York at Stony Brook: tribute to Health Science Center, E1151 [24JN]

Stickney, IL: tribute to Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago plant, E217 [27FE]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding, H12099 [28SE]

Sunshine Foundation: anniversary, E1025 [6JN]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2846), E13, E16 [4JA]

———allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 4200), E1723 [26SE]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (H.R. 3342), E638 [25AP], E1517 [5SE]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H3035, H3036, H3084, H3087, H3088, H3106, H3107 [28MR], E449 [26MR]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard's Mediguard/Guardcare program, E1716 [26SE]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

———restrict advertising and promotion (H.R. 3821), H7641 [16JY]

———WHO study relative to U.S. exports, E1278 [12JY]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of St. Vincent School of Nursing, E1059 [11JN]

Traumatic brain injuries: studies and programs (H.R. 248), H7126-H7128 [9JY], H7293 [11JY], E1290 [16JY]

Ukraine: impact of Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, H10656 [19SE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

———funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H11359 [26SE]

———improve health care programs (H.R. 3950), H9906, H9910-H9912 [2AU]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545, H7546 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3418), E733 [8MY]

———program cuts, H4050 [25AP]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services, H7509 [12JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8768-H8776 [30JY], H12111-H12121 [28SE], E1429, E1441 [1AU], E1889, E1891 [1OC]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3119), E395 [20MR]

Volunteer workers: tribute to Airline Ambassador Program, E34 [5JA]

Water: radon levels in drinking water, H6755 [25JN]

Welch, Tom: bone marrow transplant, H4370 [1MY]

West Virginia: support of health, safety, and environmental protections, E33 [5JA]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: veterans' medical center funding, H6943 [26JN]

Williamson County, TN: tribute to Williamson County Rescue Squad, E1069 [12JN]

Women: establish a program for postreproductive health care (H.R. 3015), E273 [5MR]

———funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (H.R. 3175), E471 [28MR]

———modify certain programs relative to minorities (H.R. 3179), E474 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3178), H2877, H2878, H2879 [27MR], H3573 [17AP], E481 [28MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3174), E474 [28MR]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (H.R. 941), E70 [24JA]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3176), E474 [28MR]

———safety of mother and child during pregnancy and childbirth, H10764 [23SE]

———safety of mother and child relative to delivery, H8794 [30JY]

Working Woman (publication): tribute to Marriott Corp. and Fannie Mae for designation as healthy companies for women, E1382 [25JY]

World Ostomy Day: observance, E1787 [28SE]

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society: tribute, E584 [19AP], E642, E644 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10270-S10279 [11SE]

———performance at military medical facilities, S6460-S6469 [19JN], S10126 [10SE]

———pro choice versus right to life, S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11081 [20SE], S11136-S11142, S11145-S11151, S11165 [24SE], S11227, S11268-S11272, S11274-S11276, S11278-S11285 [25SE], S11337-S11361, S11366-S11389 [26SE], S12090 [1OC], S12371 [3OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10955 [19SE], S11341 [26SE]

Africa: international impact of emerging infectious diseases, S9009 [29JY]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, S5436 [21MY]

Agricultural Research Service: yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454 [22JY]

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

Alabama: funding for cancer research programs at colleges and universities, S12443-S12445 [21OC]

American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary, S11414 [26SE]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program, S6983 [26JN]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455, S456 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2293, S2294 [19MR], S2417 [20MR]

———permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, S6583, S6584 [20JN]

———provide preventive health care screenings for colon and prostate cancer to military personnel, S6914 [26JN]

Army Veterinary Corps: anniversary, S6671 [21JN]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (S. 1713), S4321 [29AP]

Barre, VT: anniversary of the Mutuo Club, S9442 [1AU]

Bayly, Judi: tribute to service dog training efforts, S3737 [19AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

BIA: funding, S431 [26JA]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

Biomaterials: liability, S3606 [18AP]

Blatt, Philip M.: National Hemophilia Foundation Delaware Valley Chapter honoree, S4982 [13MY]

Boston, MA: Boston Harbor water infrastructure improvements funding, S9941 [5SE]

Brain Injury Association: tribute, S11130 [24SE]

Budget: use of budgetary savings in the mandatory spending area, S5233 [17MY]

Camden, NJ: establish a pediatric intensive care center, S4173 [25AP]

Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology: funding, S9722 [3SE]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S7298, S7327 [28JN], S9627 [2AU]

———funding, S63 [4JA]

———hemochromatosis research and treatment funding, S11912, S11913 [30SE]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Children and youth: attention deficit disorder research funding, S11881 [30SE]

———early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

———national drug control policy, S1660 [7MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

———policies relative to education and care, S1542 [6MR]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, S8419 [22JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage (S. 2167), S12350 [3OC], S12467 [21OC]

———require health plans to provide coverage (S. 2186), S12128 [1OC]

———restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8109-S8113 [18JY]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, S9690 [3SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

———reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S9476, S9478 [2AU]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Consumers: ensure choice relative to group health plans, S9920-S9926 [5SE]

Cresskill, NJ: tribute to Cresskill High School for HIV/AIDS seminar, S4952 [9MY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (S. 2050), S9743 [3SE]

Darman, Claire: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175-S11177 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

———food safety research funding, S9634 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (S. 1651), S3158 [28MR]

———plasma quench technology development, S7929 [17JY]

———telemedicine research, S7957 [17JY]

———uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6487 [19JN], S7524 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9216-S9222 [31JY]

———implementation of projects at Savannah River facility, S7082-S7084 [27JN], S7281, S7282 [28JN]

———worker protection at Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: Flowering Tree Alcoholism Treatment Program funding, S11917, S11918 [30SE]

———improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

———making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

———require study on evaluation of access and choice of health care providers, S3603 [18AP]

Dept. of Justice: reduce crime control assistance to States relative to health insurance benefits for retired law enforcement officers, S10025 [6SE]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend certain terminology relative to medical facility construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

———anniversary of VA Voluntary Service, S5613 [23MY]

———Board of Veterans' Appeals claims processing, S9732, S9733 [3SE]

———collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement (S. 991), S102-S108 [5JA]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (S. 1750), S4975 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9878-S9897, S9901, S9933, S9934, S9955 [5SE], S10019 [6SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2008), S9300-S9304 [31JY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2152), S11556 [27SE]

———funding, S4684 [3MY], S4988 [14MY], S6117-S6119, S6120 [12JN]

———health care facilities funding, S9797, S9798, S9820 [4SE]

———James H. Quillen School of Medicine funding, S9720, S9721 [3SE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S89-S96 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5143-S5151, S5175 [16MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (S. 1753), S4978 [13MY]

———use of disposable, protective coverings for endoscopes during colorectal examinations, S9724 [3SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (S. 1757), S5010 [14MY], S7836 [12JY]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472-S8474 [22JY]

———technology advancements relative to assistance, S3741 [19AP]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 1937), S7670 [10JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12041 [30SE]

———support for breast cancer victims, S3234 [29MR]

———tribute to book about Alzheimer's disease, S2322 [19MR]

District of Columbia: use of local revenues for abortion services, S2266, S2268-S2270, S2279 [19MR]

———water quality and sewer facilities funding, S9461 [2AU]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S12024 [30SE]

———evaluation of health care plan, S11215-S11217 [25SE]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S12152 [2OC]

Drug abuse: increased usage of cocaine, S5275 [17MY]

———insurance coverage for treatment and rehabilitation programs, S11365 [26SE]

———national drug control policy, S348 [24JA], S361-S363, S365 [25JA], S1666 [11MR], S2084 [14MR], S2180-S2182 [15MR], S3034-S3036 [27MR], S3241 [29MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4278-S4286 [29AP], S4446 [30AP], S4681 [3MY], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S5140-S5143 [16MY], S5275 [17MY], S5920 [6JN], S6009 [10JN], S6072-S6074 [11JN], S7797 [12JY], S9016-S9030 [29JY], S9683-S9690 [3SE], S10190 [10SE], S10388, S10389, S10399 [12SE], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S11632 [28SE], S11878 [30SE], S110555 [19SE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, S3034-S3036 [27MR]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5582-S5584 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (S. 2178), S11992 [30SE]

———legalization, S327 [23JA]

———patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S11887 [30SE]

EPA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funding, S9721 [3SE]

———permit application for PCB waste disposal, S9725, S9726 [3SE]

———reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

———Sokaogon Chippewa Community funding, S9828 [4SE]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, S3521 [18AP]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

Fairfield County, CT: tribute to Hospice Care, Inc., S4087 [24AP]

Faith In Action (organization): tribute, S1656 [7MR]

Families and domestic relations: ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

———provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

———reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY], S12020 [30SE]

———regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

———review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to advance Federal Employee Health Benefit premiums for employees on leave without pay, S10168 [10SE]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (S. 2104), S11169 [24SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (S. 1882), S6410 [18JN]

Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]

Food industry: inspection and safety standards, S1374 [27FE]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173-S2177 [15MR]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP]

———implementation relative to generic drugs, S2038 [14MR]

Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 1898), S6719-S6721 [24JN], S7500 [9JY]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), S11329 [25SE]

———transplantation of human tissue (S. 2195), S12309 [3OC], S12465 [21OC]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (S. 1601), S1653, S1654 [7MR]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

Health: attention deficit disorder research funding, S11881 [30SE]

———medical savings account programs, S3532-S3536, S3552-S3568, S3570 [18AP], S3736 [19AP]

Health care facilities: improve and expand clinical research programs, S12041 [30SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (S. 1534), S502-S504 [26JA]

———improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 2175), S11703 [28SE]

———trauma center funding, S12330 [3OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: determine reimbursement rates for telemedicine services, S3603, S3604 [18AP]

———development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

———disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (S.J. Res. 60), S10723 [17SE]

———funding, S11882 [30SE]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11105 [20SE], S11670 [28SE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12403 [3OC]

———licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2063, S2086, S2088 [14MR], S2262-S2266, S2268-S2276, S2280 [19MR]

———receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600, S3606 [18AP]

———training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

———tribute to physicians willing to accept medicaid patients, S4000 [23AP]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S363-S365 [25JA]

Healthy Start Program: funding, S3593, S3604 [18AP]

Immigration: health examinations, S4057 [24AP]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

———reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (S. 1531), S498 [26JA]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4378, S4379, S4392 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY]

———veterans health care eligibility, S4386 [30AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11051-S11053 [19SE], S12402 [3OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), S6028 [11JN]

Insurance: catastrophic illness coverage, S5257 [17MY]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S10390-S10393 [12SE]

———define fixed and variable rate interest relative to deduction on pre-existing life insurance contracts, S9521 [2AU]

———ensure equity between Federal and contract employees, S10381, S10382 [12SE]

———estabilsh minimum amount that may be applied as lifetime limit relative to coverage under group health coverage, S3584-S3587 [18AP]

———health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3510-S3520, S3524-S3532, S3538-S3544, S3545-S3551 [18AP]

———impact of State regulations on the cost of health insurance, S11106 [20SE]

———lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans, S3521 [18AP]

———medical savings account programs, S3532-S3536, S3552-S3568, S3570 [18AP], S3736 [19AP], S5707 [4JN], S5923-S5925 [6JN], S5977 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6256, S6259, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7072 [27JN], S7278, S7290, S7292 [28JN], S7800-S7807 [12JY], S9512, S9515, S9522, S9531 [2AU], S11231 [25SE]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (S. 1656), S3216 [29MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10161-S10165 [10SE], S10261-S10270 [11SE], S11412-S11415 [26SE], S11534-S11536 [27SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (S. 2005), S9296 [31JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S3607 [18AP], S9521 [2AU]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1600), S1652 [7MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1694), S3954 [23AP]

———provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (S. 2149), S11551 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9278, S9279 [31JY], S9903-S9915 [5SE], S10021, S10022 [6SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (S. 969), S3248 [29MR], S4636, S4640 [2MY]

IRS: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S9518 [2AU]

Lame Deer, MT: health care facility funding, S11915 [30SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

Louisville, KY: Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program, S4562 [1MY]

Maryland: funding for control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines, S10598 [16SE]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, S12283 [3OC]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 171), S5267 [17MY]

———county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), S11329 [25SE], S11449 [26SE]

———eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4297 [29AP], S4383, S4402, S4404 [30AP], S4499-S4504, S4508, S4509 [1MY]

———eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5242 [17MY], S5475, S5476 [22MY]

———osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), S11573 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

———reform, S24-S26 [3JA], S55 [4JA], S2145 [15MR], S2916, S2917, S2918 [27MR], S3187 [29MR], S4103 [25AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP], S5178-S5185 [16MY], S5259 [17MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5463, S5485 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530 [23MY], S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129 [12JN], S6178, S6181 [13JN], S7171 [27JN], S8080, S8081-S8084, S8087, S8088 [18JY], S8518 [23JY]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (S. 2099), S11091 [20SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8505, S8506 [23JY]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), S11640 [28SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (S. 1870), S6228 [13JN]

Medicare: additional charges by providers, S5241 [17MY], S5474, S5475 [22MY]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (S. 1859), S6085 [11JN]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (S. 2121), S11299 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2040-S2044 [14MR]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3593-S3597 [18AP], S6116 [12JN], S9542-S9544 [2AU]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (S. 1858), S6085 [11JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 1963), S8013 [17JY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 2075), S10600-S10603 [16SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

———hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9582-S9584 [2AU]

———imposition of fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (S. 1704), S4194 [25AP]

———medical nutrition therapy services (S. 1964), S8015 [17JY]

———provide reimbursement for telehealth services (S. 2171), S11982 [30SE]

———reform, S26, S27 [3JA], S183 [22JA], S363, S374 [25JA], S437, S445 [26JA], S883, S889, S895 [6FE], S1174 [9FE], S1614 [7MR], S3202 [29MR], S3568, S3609 [18AP], S3885, S3893 [23AP], S4369-S4375 [30AP], S5039-S5042 [15MY], S5122, S5123, S5124, S5128, S5160-S5174 [16MY], S5264 [17MY], S5401, S5402, S5403-S5406, S5428 [21MY], S5480, S5481 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530, S5532 [23MY], S5818 [5JN], S5911-S5915, S5916, S5917-S5920, S5925, S5926-S5929, S5930, S5931, S5936 [6JN], S5962-S5964 [7JN], S6063-S6065, S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129, S6133, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6168, S6170, S6176-S6178, S6181, S6182, S6185 [13JN], S9510 [2AU], S10053 [9SE], S11231 [25SE], S12265, S12266 [3OC]

———reform (S. 1926), S7305 [28JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S4952 [9MY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S12329 [3OC]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 2055), S9967 [5SE], S12341 [3OC]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), S6237 [13JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S3588-S3592 [18AP], S6115 [12JN], S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9507-S9510, S9512 [2AU], S9915-S9927, S9953 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), S11568, S11569 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (S. 2031), S9579 [2AU], S9919 [5SE]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford Middle School for efforts on behalf of Springfield, MA, Shriners Hospital, S6900 [25JN]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

NASA: funding, S9711-S9719 [3SE]

———research findings on simulating aging process in space, S9711 [3SE]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S1394 [28FE]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (S. 1856), S6082-S6084 [11JN]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1317 [27FE]

National Guard: review of air ambulance companies, S7956 [17JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (S. 1910), S7180 [27JN]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11897 [30SE]

National Institute on Drug Abuse: funding, S5398, S5399 [21MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 295), S10841 [18SE], S11326 [25SE]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S908 [6FE], S4949 [9MY], S5563 [23MY], S11215-S11217 [25SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3340 [16AP], S3817-S3833 [23AP], S4150 [25AP], S5707 [4JN], S5904-S5907, S5922-S5926 [6JN], S5977, S5983 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990, S6019 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6115, S6116 [12JN], S6255-S6257, S6260, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6678, S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7071-S7074 [27JN], S7278, S7292, S7336 [28JN], S7682, S7749 [11JY], S7798-S7807 [12JY], S8820 [25JY]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), appointment of conferees, S7756 [11JY]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9477, S9499, S9527, S9530-S9532, S9542, S9636-S9638 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 68), S9500 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), insert language of S. 1028 in lieu, S3613 [18AP]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S371-S374 [25JA], S3480 [17AP], S3510-S3575, S3578-S3613 [18AP], S3736, S3738 [19AP], S4004 [24AP], S4114 [25AP]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), unanimous-consent agreement, S868 [1FE], S913, S914 [6FE], S3583, S3588 [18AP]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1698), S4092 [24AP]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff on health care reform legislation, S9527 [2AU]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S3183 [29MR]

National Organ Donor Awareness Week: observance, S4184 [25AP]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), S11329, S11330 [25SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (S. Res. 257), S5788, S5789, S5791 [5JN]

National Rehabilitation Week: observance, S9632 [2AU]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 300), S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.: tribute, S5393 [20MY]

New Haven, CT: tribute to East Shore Regional Adult Day Center, S9858 [4SE]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (S. 1955), S7888 [16JY]

———establish National Fund for Health Research, S6665 [21JN], S12041 [30SE]

———establish Office for Rare Disease Research, S6665 [21JN]

———funding, S11895 [30SE]

———revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S6664, S6665 [21JN], S11044 [19SE], S11391-S11401 [26SE], S12041 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Nonprofit organizations: liability relative to prosthetic devices (S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Office of Rural Health Policy: telemedicine research funding, S2287 [19MR]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S8159 [18JY], S9982 [5SE], S10024 [6SE], S12391 [3OC]

Operation Smile (organization): Conrad N. Hilton Foundation humanitarian award recipient, S6546 [19JN]

OPM: expand flexibility in providing services to CSRS and FERS annuitants, S10167 [10SE]

———require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (S. 1759), S5094 [15MY]

Organ donation program: tribute, S2441 [20MR]

Organ donors: revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10080-S10087 [9SE]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S2418 [20MR]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (S. 2154), S11720-S11722 [28SE]

———limit issuance on medical procedures, S11842-S11848 [30SE]

———limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (S. 2105), S11173 [24SE], S12023 [30SE]

Pennsylvania: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week observance, S3104 [28MR]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: disclosure of cause of adverse health symptoms exhibited by veterans, S3426 [17AP]

———establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), S11623 [28SE]

———research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

———distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

Pharmaceuticals: development relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (S. 2051), S9743 [3SE]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425, S428, S445 [26JA]

Postal Service: issuance of organ donation awareness postage stamps, S7501 [9JY]

Privacy: treatment of personal medical records and health care related information, S9515, S9636-S9638 [2AU]

Programs: establish a trust fund to reimburse Government health programs for expenses attributable to usage of tobacco products by individuals (S. 597), S1154 [7FE]

———funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

Public Health Service: amend criteria for rural areas to qualify for the community health center program, S11115 [20SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11110-S11121 [20SE]

———extend breast cancer research programs (S. 2064), S10327 [11SE]

———nominations, S4516 [1MY]

———publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

———requirement to serve residents in health center service areas regardless of ability to pay, S11115 [20SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8138 [18JY], S8333, S8366 [19JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (S. 2191), S12306 [3OC]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8144-S8148 [18JY], S8335, S8338-S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422 [22JY], S8496, S8505 [23JY], S9345 [1AU]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

Reese, Denice: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, S6846 [25JN]

Research: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S429, S432, S445 [26JA]

Rural areas: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

———managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

———water and sewer programs funding, S5521, S5522 [23MY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S8311, S8327 [18JY], S9485-S9498 [2AU]

Safety: product liability reform relative to medical implant devices, S2375 [20MR]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (S. 1992), S8868 [25JY]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

Shade, Sharon: VA Licensed Practicing Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Social Security: entitlement programs funding, S4108 [25AP]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S7996 [17JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (S. 1639), S2657 [21MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (S. 1786), S5447 [21MY]

———trust funds' solvency, S5867 [5JN], S5911-S5915 [6JN]

Southeastern Michigan Society of Hospital Pharmacists: anniversary, S4630 [2MY]

Spiegel, Katharine: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Sports: improve and expand safety precautions relative to boxing (H.R. 4114), S12011 [30SE]

———safety for journeymen boxers (H.R. 4167), S11605 [27SE], S12333 [3OC]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8118, S8119 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

———waiver of residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S3598 [18AP], S4305 [29AP]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: tribute, S5786, S5787 [5JN]

Talihina, OK: funding for health care facility for Choctaw Nation, S10531 [13SE]

Taxation: disallow deductions for fines and penalties imposed for noncompliance with certain environmental or health protection laws, S5186 [16MY], S5463, S5464 [22MY]

———exempt status for State high risk health insurance pools, S9517, S9518 [2AU]

———include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S3602, S3611 [18AP]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (S. 1573), S1297 [23FE]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (S. 1538), S509 [26JA]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (S. 1658), S3217 [29MR], S3563 [18AP]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Trans World Airlines: tribute to timely transport of bone marrow donor, S102 [5JA]

Traumatic brain injuries: studies and programs (H.R. 248), S7836 [12JY]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, S9945 [5SE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: funding, S7522 [10JY]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2290, S2292 [19MR]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), insert language of S. 1791 in lieu, S11461 [26SE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 1791), S5495 [22MY], S11460-S11462 [26SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11642-S11658 [28SE], S12012 [30SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (S. 1563), S1083 [7FE], S3494 [17AP]

———research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

Veterans Health Administration: reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Water: endocrine disrupter research funding, S9719, S9720 [3SE]

———safety of drinking water, S7877 [16JY]

———utilization of alternative filtration systems, S9494 [2AU]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

———funding, S8436 [22JY]

Wisconsin: meeting between pro-life and pro-choice supporters relative to creation of a common agenda, S5774 [4JN]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation, S8972-S8974 [26JY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision, S1834 [12MR], S4287 [29AP], S4414, S4415 [30AP], S4490 [1MY]

———promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (S. 1799), S5571, S5572 [23MY]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN], S5933 [6JN]

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society: tribute, S4084 [24AP], S4810 [7MY]

Reports

Association Between Specific Health Problems and Exposure to Herbicides: National Academy of Sciences, S9303 [31JY]

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion: Martin Haskell, H2913 [27MR]

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Health Insurance for Children: GAO, E1636 [18SE]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): E. Richard Brown, S4502 [1MY]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: National Academy of Sciences, S8738 [24JY]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Silent Killer, E1858 [30SE]

Social Security Administration Union Activity: GAO, S11170-S11173 [24SE]

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Reports filed

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Blood Supply Protection From Infectious Diseases: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-746), H9921 [2AU]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 104-743), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 3103, National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 104-492), H2713 [22MR]

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Generic Drug Industry Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Health Care Anti-Fraud Protections: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-747), H9921 [2AU]

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

Health Studies and Programs Relative to Traumatic Brain Injuries: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 248) (H. Rept. 104-652), H7105 [27JN]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Native Americans Under the Older Americans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 104-355), S9742 [3SE]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Indian Health Service Program for Direct Billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Third Party Payers: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 104-742), H9705 [1AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Journeymen Boxer Safety: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1186) (H. Rept. 104-833), H11046 [24SE]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1423) (S. Rept. 104-308), S7301 [28JN]

Medicaid Osteopathic Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 104-826), H11046 [24SE]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Medicaid Requirements and Qualifications Relative to County Operated Health Insurance Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3056) (H. Rept. 104-751), H9921 [2AU]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule Relative to Certain Health Maintenance Organizations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3871) (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]

Medicare Enrollment Applicability Requirement for HMOs Relative to Watts Health Foundation: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Enrollment Composition Rules for Wellness Plan: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4012) (H. Rept. 104-845), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Reimbursement to Military Health Services System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3142) (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1311) (S. Rept. 104-340), S9294 [31JY]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]

———Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 969) (S. Rept. 104-326), S8373 [19JY]

NIH Programs' Revision and Extension: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1897) (S. Rept. 104-364), S10075 [9SE]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Organ and Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 104-256), S3792 [22AP]

Priority Health Care to Certain Veterans Exposed to Hazardous or Radioactive Substances: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3643) (H. Rept. 104-648), H7105 [27JN]

Prohibit Interference Between Health Care Providers and Their Patients: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 104-865), H12172 [28SE]

Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4516 [1MY]

Reform and Improve Veterans Eligibility for Medical Care and Services: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee of Conference (S. 1316) (H. Rept. 104-741), H9705 [1AU]

Social Security Administration Demonstration Projects Extension: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 104-786), H10429 [16SE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1359) (S. Rept. 104-372), S11426 [26SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Medicare—Providing Security for Seniors, E1178 [26JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Medical savings accounts: Georgia State Senate, E793 [14MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9499 [2AU]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus: David J. Birnbach, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, H10630 [19SE]

———Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, H10631 [19SE]

Choice in Managed Health Care Plans: Paul Houghland, Jr., Opticians Association of America, E1036 [7JN]

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems: Andrew Parramore, S6145 [12JN]

———Janie Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Joe Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Patricia Friend, S6145 [12JN]

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Drug Education: Danielle Susharm, Heather Skidmore, Jessica Williams, and Ethan Thibault, E963 [30MY]

Drug Legalization: Senator Grassley, S327-S329 [23JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

Gun Control: Kelley Williams, Ryan Driscoll, and Patrick Webster, E945 [29MY]

Healthy People in the Healthy World Through Prevention: David Satcher, E1197 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Representative Owens, H5812 [4JN]

Medicare Reform: Senator Cochran, S7306 [28JN]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H2900, H2902 [27MR]

———Anthony Bevilacqua, S11387 [26SE]

———Jeannie W. French, S11388 [26SE]

———Margaret Sheridan, S11387 [26SE]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H10641 [19SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11388 [26SE], H10637, H10638 [19SE]

———several medical groups and doctors, S11350 [26SE]

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Executive Office of the President, H6754 [25JN]

Tribute to Thomas R. Burke: David Durenberger, S8150 [18JY]

———George J. Mitchell, S8150 [18JY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Kyle Anderson, E937 [29MY]

Studies

Colorectal Cancer Screening: several medical organizations, E1140 [20JN]

Summaries

Agent Orange Benefits Act (S. 2008), S9302 [31JY]

Clinical Research Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1534), S504 [26JA]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Consumer Protections for Supplemental Insurance Plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

Genetics Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1898), S6723 [24JN]

Health Care? You Compare, H3091 [28MR]

Health Centers Consolidation Act (S. 1044), S11116 [20SE]

Health Insurance Regulation—Varying State Requirements Affect Cost of Insurance: GAO, S11106 [20SE]

Hospice Care Reform Relative to Medicare (S. 2034), S9583 [2AU]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E567 [18AP]

Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program: Melissa Patack, S4562 [1MY]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund Act (S. 1870), S6233 [13JN]

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act (S. 1963), S8015 [17JY]

Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information: GAO, E1515 [5SE]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (S. 969): Clarifications and Technical Corrections, S3249 [29MR]

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum: L.B. Signorello, Bernard L. Harlow, S.P. Wang, and M.A. Erick, Harvard School of Public Health, H7325 [11JY]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Reform, S6487 [19JN]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act (H.R. 3118), S11646-S11653 [28SE]

West Virginia Voters' Attitudes Toward Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform: Mellman Group, Inc., E33 [5JA]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Tables

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs funding, H317 [5JA]

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Impact of 0.5 percent CPI change on Social Security beneficiaries, S4373 [30AP]

Monthly payments rates to medicare managed care plans, E1786 [28SE]

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

Testimonies

National Drug Control Policy: Edward C. Williams, H10980 [24SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions, S11350 [26SE]

———Coreen Costello, E509-E511 [29MR]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, E511 [29MR]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 131, transmission procedures of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, relative to balanced budget submission, H231 [5JA]

H. Con. Res. 208, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 336, disposition of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3029 [28MR]

H. Res. 507, consideration of conference report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H9863 [2AU]

H. Res. 544, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3378, extend Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H11416 [27SE]

H. Res. 545, return to Senate S. 1311, National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation establishment, H11466 [27SE]

H.R. 248, studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries, H7126 [9JY]

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

H.R. 1791, medicaid osteopathic services, H10907 [24SE]

H.R. 2066, Healthy Meals for Children Act, H4910 [14MY]

H.R. 2685, repeal Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, H2041 [12MR]

H.R. 3056, county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements relative to medicaid, H10115 [10SE]

H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3045-H3083 [28MR]

H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3836-S3864 [23AP]

H.R. 3118, Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act, H8768-H8770 [30JY]

H.R. 3268, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization, H6051-H6075 [10JN]

H.R. 3376, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects' and leases' authorization, H5766-H5768 [4JN]

H.R. 3378, Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H9970 [4SE]

H.R. 3458, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S11461 [26SE], H7545 [16JY]

H.R. 3604, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6725-H6742 [25JN]

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

H.R. 3643, priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances, H7546-H7549 [16JY]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 3787, policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women, E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 3867, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, H8672 [30JY]

H.R. 3871, medicaid waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations, H9936 [4SE]

H.R. 4039, Social Security Administration demonstration projects extension, H10478-H10480 [17SE]

H.R. 4045, National Mental Health Parity Act, E1554 [10SE]

H.R. 4135, New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act and National Mental Health Parity Act implementation, H10963 [24SE]

H.R. 4167, Professional Boxing Safety Act, H11153-H11155 [25SE]

H.R. 4244, waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals, E1797 [28SE]

S. 555, Health Professions Education Consolidation and Reauthorization Act, S11683-S11695 [28SE]

S. 991, Dept. of Veterans Affairs collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement, S107 [5JA]

S. 1028, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3503-S3510 [18AP]

S. 1044, Health Centers Consolidation Act, S11116-S11121 [20SE], H11402-H11407 [27SE]

S. 1311, National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation establishment, S11330 [25SE]

S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, S8311-S8327 [18JY], H7720-H7740 [17JY], H8010-H8027 [18JY]

S. 1324, organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program revision and extension, S10084-S10087 [9SE]

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

S. 1606, Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act, S1864 [12MR]

S. 1639, medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S2658 [21MR]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1748, Veterans Health Administration reorganization, S4974 [13MY]

S. 1749, amend certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs terminology relative to medical facility construction, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1750, Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1752, exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities, S4978 [13MY]

S. 1753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs, S4979 [13MY]

S. 1757, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, S7836 [12JY], H8673 [30JY]

S. 1771, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S5268 [17MY]

S. 1791, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5496 [22MY]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1856, Medicare Restoration Act, S6083 [11JN]

S. 1858, Medicare Antifraud Act, S6086-S6096 [11JN]

S. 1859, Medicare Restore Trust Act, S6096 [11JN]

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

S. 1870, Medical Education Trust Fund Act, S6229-S6233 [13JN]

S. 1876, discontinue health insurance portability for Members of Congress until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens, S6237 [13JN]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 1910, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S7180 [27JN]

S. 1950, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S7817 [12JY]

S. 1955, National Center for Pain Research Act, S7889 [16JY]

S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8014 [17JY]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans under the Older Americans Act, S10024 [6SE]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to older Native Americans, S8159 [18JY]

S. 1972, improve delivery of Older Americans Act employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans, S12391-S12398 [3OC], H11476-H11483 [27SE]

S. 1987, National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act, S11764-S11770 [28SE]

S. 1992, AIDS Memorial Grove Act, S8868 [25JY]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2005, Patient Communications Protection Act, S9299 [31JY]

S. 2008, Agent Orange Benefits Act, S9301 [31JY]

S. 2031, Mental Health Parity Act, S9579 [2AU]

S. 2034, hospice care reform relative to medicare, S9583 [2AU]

S. 2050, Recovering Addict Protection Act, S9743 [3SE]

S. 2051, Pharmacotherapy Development Act, S9744-S9746 [3SE]

S. 2067, community nursing organization demonstration projects extension under medicare, S10427 [12SE]

S. 2075, Medigap Portability Act, S10600-S10602 [16SE]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. 2105, limitation on patent infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity, S11173 [24SE]

S. 2152, extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S11556 [27SE]

S. 2154, Pharmaceutical Equity Act, S11722 [28SE]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2167, Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act, S12467 [21OC]

S. 2171, Comprehensive Telehealth Act, S11984-S11986 [30SE]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

S. 2195, regulations on transplantation of human tissue, S12465 [21OC]

S. 2197, extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses, S12403 [3OC], H12293 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 68, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, S9501, S9609 [2AU]

S. Res. 257, National Race for the Cure Day, S5774 [4JN], S5789 [5JN]

S. Res. 295, National Mammography Day, S10841 [18SE], S11326 [25SE]

S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

Medical Savings Account Programs: ``Equal Time'', CNBC (cable network), S3824 [23AP]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]