PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE related term(s) Centers for Disease Control; Health; Surgeon General

Amendments

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S1323 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

HMO Fines Angering Physicans—State Regulators Examine Harris Prescription Policy, E2179 [4NO]

Just How Sick Was Rebecca Badger? Jack Kevorkian Helped End Her Life, and That's When the Questions Began, S3254 [16AP]

Terminal Illness Absent in Kevorkian Suicide, S3255 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: implement national program to reduce health threat from exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952), H10419 [8NO]

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: carry out treatment programs for adolescents (see S. 793), S5001 [22MY]

Children and youth: establish pediatric research initiative (see S. 484; H.R. 1883), S2646 [20MR], H3796 [12JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 304; H.R. 1003), S1299 [12FE], H887 [11MR]

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H523 [12FE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H1017 [13MR]

———increase funding for breast cancer research (see S. 67), S160 [21JA]

———osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704), H9038 [22OC]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]

———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H148 [9JA]

———provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see S. 87), S161 [21JA]

———provide information relative to prostate cancer screening and drug treatments and expand research programs (see S. 902), S5620 [12JN], S5694 [16JN]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535; H.R. 1260, 1398), S2900 [9AP], H1391 [9AP], H1706 [17AP]

———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]

Drugs: revise and extend the grant program for services for children of substance abusers (see S. 794), S5001 [22MY]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (see S. 113), S161 [21JA]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 120), S161 [21JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 119), S161 [21JA]

Families and domestic relations: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (see S. 45, 187), S159 [21JA], S633 [22JA]

Health: establish a program for postreproductive health care (see H.R. 557), H284 [4FE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see S. 697; H.R. 556, 847, 2006), S3998 [6MY], H284 [4FE], H669 [26FE], H4132 [20JN]

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 487), H244 [21JA]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 1229), H1338 [8AP]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see S. 148; H.R. 259), S162 [21JA], H147 [9JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans (see H.R. 2967), H10420 [8NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 353, 373; H.R. 820, 1222, 1749), S1553 [25FE], S1734 [27FE], H628 [25FE], H1288 [21MR], H3203 [22MY]

———provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment centers and allow individuals to choose either private or religious oriented treatment (see S. 1466), S12118 [8NO]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and expand Federal research programs on osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see S. 1536), S12575 [13NO]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 832), H628 [25FE]

———research and services aimed at the prevention and cessation of prenatal and postnatal smoking (see S. 938), S6000 [19JN]

———revise and extend Area Health Education Center Program (see S. 892), S5596 [12JN]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537; H.R. 1289), S2901 [9AP], H1438 [10AP]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1338 [8AP]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

———increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 739), H523 [12FE]

National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see S. 1030), S7710 [17JY]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see S. 780), S5001 [22MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

———expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 349), S1553 [25FE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see S. 990; H.R. 1715), S6907 [7JY], H3201 [22MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307), H149 [9JA]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H9038 [22OC]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H1017 [13MR]

Women: research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

Letters

Area Health Education Center Program Extension Act: Douglas L. Wood, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, S5607 [12JN]

———Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S5607 [12JN]

Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S3265 [16AP]

———Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S3258 [16AP]

———P. John Seward, AMA, S1303 [12FE], S3250 [16AP]

———Richard M. Doerflinger, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, S3250 [16AP]

———William J. Cox, Catholic Health Association, S3259 [16AP]

Geriatric health care training legislation: Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S5003 [22MY]

———Dennis Jahnigen, American Geriatrics Society, S5003 [22MY]

Parkinson's disease research programs: A. Dale Severance, S2918 [9AP]

———Barbara Blake-Krebs, S2918 [9AP]

———Barbara Schirloff, S2919 [9AP]

———Elizabeth Southwood, S2919 [9AP]

———Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., and Cynthia A. Holmes, University of Arizona, S2920 [9AP]

———J. William Langston, Parkinson's Institute, S2919 [9AP]

———Margaret Tuchman, S2920 [9AP]

———Maryhelen Davila, S2917 [9AP]

———Nancy Martone, S2918 [9AP]

———Paul M. Carvey, S2919 [9AP]

———Stephen Tobriner, S2918 [9AP]

———Sue N. Elkind, S2918 [9AP]

Remarks in House

African Americans: Presidential apology for Tuskegee syphilis study participants, E961 [19MY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7053-H7080 [9SE], E1723 [10SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1397-H1405 [10AP], E431 [11MR], E647 [14AP], E657 [15AP], E683 [16AP]

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (H.R. 738), E226 [12FE]

———extend breast cancer research programs (H.R. 1070), E2106 [28OC]

———ovarian cancer research programs (H.R. 953), E390 [5MR]

———prostate cancer research funding, E1568 [31JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (H.R. 1260), E616 [9AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (H.R. 1398), E711 [17AP]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 1679), H2929 [20MY]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (H.R. 259), E23 [7JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10774 [13NO], E2179 [4NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1222), E564 [21MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1749), E1036 [22MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), E313 [25FE]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (H.R. 832), E300 [25FE]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (H.R. 1289), H1964, H1966 [29AP]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (H.R. 2250), E1512 [24JY]

———increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (H.R. 739), E230 [12FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, H1967 [29AP]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (H.R. 1070), E2106 [28OC]

Women: research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 1571), E873 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: carry out treatment programs for adolescents (S. 793), S5011 [22MY]

Children and youth: establish pediatric research initiative (S. 484), S2648, S2649 [20MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), S3249-S3266 [16AP]

———prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S1300-S1305 [12FE], S1729 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: radioactive iodine-133 related thyroid cancer study funding, S9110 [11SE]

Diseases: extend breast cancer research programs, S4191 [8MY]

———increase funding for breast cancer research (S. 67), S447 [21JA]

———provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (S. 87), S470, S471 [21JA]

———provide information relative to prostate cancer screening and drug treatments and expand research programs (S. 902), S5620 [12JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (S. 535), S2917 [9AP]

Drugs: revise and extend the grant program for services for children of substance abusers (S. 794), S5011 [22MY]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (S. 113), S493 [21JA]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (S. 120), S498 [21JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (S. 119), S497 [21JA]

Families and domestic relations: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (S. 45), S406 [21JA]

Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (S. 697), S3998 [6MY]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (S. 148), S530, S534 [21JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 353), S1559 [25FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 373), S1738 [27FE]

———provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment centers and allow individuals to choose either private or religious oriented treatment (S. 1466), S12132 [8NO]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and expand Federal research programs on osteoporosis and related bone diseases (S. 1536), S12593 [13NO]

———research and services aimed at the prevention and cessation of prenatal and postnatal smoking (S. 938), S6000-S6002 [19JN]

———revise and extend Area Health Education Center Program (S. 892), S5605-S5608 [12JN]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (S. 537), S2925 [9AP], S5884 [17JN], S12484 [10NO], S12562, S12563 [13NO]

National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (S. 1030), S7716 [17JY]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (S. 780), S5002, S5003 [22MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (S. 349), S1556 [25FE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (S. 990), S6918 [7JY]

NIH: establish research and training programs for Parkinson's disease, S8711-S8720 [3SE], S9013 [9SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5107 [23MY], S10050 [26SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of David Satcher To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS and Surgeon General: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]

Nominations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S2414, S2415 [18MR], S9880 [24SE]

Prohibit Federal Funding for Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, or Mercy Killing: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46), H1337 [8AP]

Statements

Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act (H.R. 1003): OMB, S3264 [16AP]

Summaries

National Center for Bioengineering Research (S. 1030), S7717 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1003, Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act, H1397-H1399 [10AP]

S. 113, establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas, S494 [21JA]

S. 119, make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program, S498 [21JA]

S. 120, make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs, S499 [21JA]

S. 148, Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act, S533 [21JA]

S. 304, Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act, S1301 [12FE]

S. 349, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S1557 [25FE]

S. 373, Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act, S1738-S1747 [27FE]

S. 793, Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents Act, S5012 [22MY]

S. 794, revise and extend the grant program for services for children of substance abusers, S5012 [22MY]

S. 892, Area Health Education Center Program Extension Act, S5606 [12JN]

S. 902, Prostate Testing Full Information Act, S5621 [12JN]

S. 1030, National Center for Bioengineering Research, S7717 [17JY]

S. 1466, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Choice Act, S12133 [8NO]

S. 1536, Early Detection and Prevention of Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Act, S12593-S12595 [13NO]