[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES related term(s) Surgeon General
  Addresses
    Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
        Beverly L. Malone, S11542 [6OC]
  Agenda
    Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition Conference, S494 [9FE]
  Amendments
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), H6455 [24JY], H7000 [3AU], H7180
        [4AU]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), H7495 [9SE], H7585 [10SE],
        H9276 [1OC], H9277 [1OC], H9346 [2OC], H9537 [5OC], H9723 [6OC],
        H10012 [7OC], H10142 [8OC]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
        (H.R. 4250), H6187 [22JY], H6283 [23JY], H6295 [23JY], H6382
        [24JY]
    Native Americans:  authorizing appropriations for certain programs
        (S. 459), S12465 [14OC], H10287 [9OC]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S5027 [18MY], S5034 [19MY], S5095 [19MY], S5116 [19MY],
        S5121 [19MY], S5135 [19MY], S5136 [19MY], S5140 [19MY], S5168
        [20MY], S5192 [20MY], S5194 [20MY], S5238 [20MY], S5239 [20MY],
        S5335 [21MY], S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5341 [21MY], S5342
        [21MY], S5544 [2JN], S5551 [2JN], S5575 [2JN], S5626 [4JN],
        S5643 [4JN], S5652 [4JN], S5702 [5JN], S5703 [5JN], S5704 [5JN],
        S5705 [5JN], S5706 [5JN], S5708 [5JN], S5709 [5JN], S5710 [5JN],
        S5711 [5JN], S5712 [5JN], S5713 [5JN], S5717 [5JN], S5718 [5JN],
        S5719 [5JN], S5720 [5JN], S5721 [5JN], S5722 [5JN], S5724 [5JN],
        S5727 [5JN], S5728 [5JN], S5729 [5JN], S5730 [5JN], S5731 [5JN],
        S5800 [9JN], S5801 [9JN], S5802 [9JN], S5810 [9JN], S5818 [9JN],
        S5862 [9JN], S5906 [9JN], S5915 [9JN], S5925 [9JN], S5934 [9JN],
        S5943 [9JN], S5953 [9JN], S5962 [9JN], S5971 [9JN], S5981 [9JN],
        S6012 [10JN], S6030 [10JN], S6031 [10JN], S6054 [10JN], S6057
        [10JN], S6058 [10JN], S6059 [10JN], S6061 [10JN], S6064 [10JN],
        S6109 [10JN], S6110 [10JN], S6141 [11JN], S6170 [11JN], S6176
        [11JN], S6206 [11JN], S6207 [11JN], S6216 [11JN], S6225 [11JN],
        S6234 [11JN], S6244 [11JN], S6253 [11JN], S6254 [11JN], S6256
        [11JN], S6271 [11JN], S6324 [15JN], S6341 [15JN], S6373 [16JN],
        S6383 [16JN], S6425 [16JN], S6441 [17JN], S6472 [17JN], S6498
        [17JN]
    Women:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S12396 [12OC]
  Analyses
    Elevate Position of Director of Indian Health Service to Assistant
        Sec. of HHS and Provide Organizational Independence for the
        Indian Health Service (S. 1770), S2115 [17MR]
    Native Americans Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation,
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities (H.R.
        1833), E1982-E1988 [9OC]
    Patient Protection Act (H.R. 4250), E1402-E1418 [23JY]
  Applications 
    Federal assistance for Missouri AIDS prevention programs, S498
        [9FE], S499 [9FE]
  Articles and editorials
    After-School Crime Busting, S6142 [11JN]
    Clean But Not Safe, H2227 [22AP], H2230 [22AP]
    Clean Needles, No Money, H2466 [29AP]
    Clean Needles May Be Bad Medicine, H2227 [22AP]
    Common Ground on Patient Rights Hides a Chasm, H7002 [4AU], H7563
        [10SE]
    Congress v. HCFA--Bureaucracy Bashing 101, E779 [6MY]
    Cop-Out on Needle Exchanges, H2466 [29AP]
    Federal Funds for Clean Needles, H2467 [29AP]
    Hands Tied, Judges Rue Law That Limits HMO Liability, S8051 [13JY]
    HIV's Spread Is Unchecked, H2469 [29AP]
    HMO Horror Show, S9349 [30JY]
    HMOs May Highlight Hot Topics in Legislature--Bills Would Target
        Myriad of Patients' Complaints, S9349 [30JY]
    La. Favors Geographic System, H11665-H11667 [20OC]
    Lawyers, States Tussle Over Tobacco-Suit Fees, S6172 [11JN]
    Medicare Cure--Biomedical Research?, E2348 [18DE]
    Most Dropped From Welfare Don't Get Jobs--Critics of Work Rules Cite
        New York Study, S2379 [23MR]
    Needle Exchanges Help Stem Flow of AIDS/HIV, H2452 [29AP]
    Needle-Swap Programs Spark Life-and-Death Debates, H2467 [29AP]
    1974 Pensions Law Sparks Political Fire, S7254 [26JN]
    Politics of Needles and AIDS, H2451 [29AP], H2466 [29AP]
    Politics of Youth Smoking Fueled by Unproven Data, S5159 [20MY]
    Sanctions--A Force Behind Falling Welfare Rolls--States Are Cutting
        Off Tens of Thousands Who Won't Seek Work or Follow Rules, S2378
        [23MR]
    Statewide Regionalization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Its Effect
        on In-Hospital Mortality, E1664 [9SE]
    Tobacco Bill Is Packed With Programs, Agencies, S6449 [17JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth:  make grants to States and businesses to improve
        the quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
    Congress:  importance of enacting patient protection legislation,
        (see H. Con. Res. 293), H4961 [22JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  study options for the design, development,
        implementation, and operation of a national database to track
        participation in Federal means-tested public assistance
        programs, (see S. 2447), S9973 [8SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
        appropriations, (see H.R. 4274), H5956 [20JY]
    ------ making appropriations, (see S. 2440), S9973 [8SE]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration, (see H.
        Res. 564), H9344 [2OC], (see H. Res. 584), H10075 [8OC]
    Diseases:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
        colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
    ------ implementation of national HIV surveillance system, (see H.
        Res. 539), H7803 [15SE]
    ------ increase funding and authority of Dept. of HHS and Dept. of
        Education relative to asthma programs, (see H.R. 4654), H9178
        [28SE]
    ------ increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme
        disease, (see S. 2034), S4357 [5MY], (see H.R. 3795), H2813
        [5MY]
    Drug abuse:  prohibit needle exchange programs, (see H.R. 3714),
        H2236 [22AP]
    ------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
        (see S. 1959), S3356 [21AP], (see H.R. 3712), H2236 [22AP], (see
        H.R. 3717), H2317 [23AP] prohibit use of Federal funds for
        needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), consideration, (see H.
        Res. 409), H2422 [28AP]
    Drugs:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements, (see
        H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
    Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
        efficiency of child support enforcement programs, (see S. 1809),
        S2424 [23MR]
    ------ tax relief to increase affordability of child care, (see H.R.
        3144), H240 [3FE]
    Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see S. 2196),
        S6698 [19JN], (see H.R. 4121), H5064 [23JN]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
        S. 1712), S1435 [5MR], (see S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S.
        1891), S2851 [31MR], (see H.R. 3605, S. 2330), S8482 [17JY],
        (see S. 2416), S9556 [31JY], (see S. 2529), S11122 [29SE], H1853
        [31MR], (see H. Con. Res. 272), H2931 [6MY], (see H.R. 3998),
        H4240 [5JN], (see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        3605), consideration, (see H. Res. 486), H5064 [23JN] protection
        of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250),
        consideration, (see H. Res. 509), H6281 [23JY]
    ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
        (see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
    Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
        relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
        [19MR]
    Healthy Start Program:  funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
    Indian Health Service:  elevate position of Director to Assistant
        Sec. of HHS and provide organizational independence, (see S.
        1770), S2113 [17MR]
    ------ extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and
        other third party payors, (see H.R. 4088), H4834 [18JN]
    Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
        the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H2813 [5MY]
    ------ assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees in
        group health plans and health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
        3547), H1549 [25MR]
    Medicaid:  allow children covered under a State health plan to
        continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
        Program, (see S. 2013), S3919 [30AP]
    ------ extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
        health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7413 [6AU]
    Medicare:  allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
        sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5403 [25JN]
    ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
        services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H240 [3FE]
    ------ Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments made
        to skilled nursing facilities, (see S. Res. 314), S12871 [21OC]
    ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
        potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S113 [28JA]
    ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
        programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940, S.
        2216), S7172 [25JN], H3743 [21MY]
    ------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see S. 1811),
        S2424 [23MR], (see H.R. 3629), H2052 [1AP]
    ------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
        accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
        services, (see H.R. 4075), H4711 [17JN]
    Mental health:  collection of information relative to the use of
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
        behavioral research, (see H.R. 4135), H5297 [24JN]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
        Con. Res. 274, S. Con. Res. 108), S8482 [17JY], H3013 [7MY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  eliminate threshold
        requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable
        expenses, (see S. 2585), S11970 [8OC]
    ------ revise filing deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778),
        H2705 [30AP]
    Native Americans:  make permanent and expand the demonstration
        program that allows for direct billing of Medicare and Medicaid,
        (see S. 2001), S3783 [29AP]
    Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
        tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network:  delay effective date
        of final rule, (see H.R. 3584, S. 2201), S6766 [22JN], H1776
        [30MR]
    Public welfare programs:  guarantee loans and provide State grants
        to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and
        establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
        recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
    Social Security:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and
        Medicaid, (see S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN], (see H.J. Res. 123),
        H4711 [17JN]
    ------ provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil
        money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, (see H.R.
        3511), H1336 [19MR]
    ------ State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals
        estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health
        plan, (see H.R. 4249), H5736 [16JY]
    States:  establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
        consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities, (see
        S. 2254), S7256 [26JN]
    Surgeon General:  terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
        Public Health Service, (see S. 1725), S1508 [6MR]
    Women:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
    ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9345 [2OC]
  Cloture motions
    Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S4883 [14MY], S5605 [4JN], S5673 [5JN], S5740 [9JN],
        S5754 [9JN], S6001 [10JN], S6145 [11JN], S6473 [17JN], S6479
        [17JN]
  Documents
    Republican Health Care Principles, S7927 [10JY]
  Explanations
    National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415):
        Committee on Finance (Senate) Amendments, S5005-S5007 [18MY]
  Factsheets
    National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415),
        S5259 [21MY]
  Letters
    Disapprove Dept. of HHS rule submitted on surety bond requirements
        for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid:
        Jere W. Glover and Shawne Carter McGibbon, SBA, S6048-S6050
        [10JN]
    Health Care Financing Administration home health surety bond
        requirements, E1979 [9OC]
    Health consequences of nuclear weapons tests:  Bob Anderson, S857
        [23FE]
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act implementation:
        Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S2584 [25MR], S2626
        [26MR]
    ----- Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S2626 [26MR]
    ----- Gail Shearer and Adrienne Mitchem, Consumers Union, S2584
        [25MR], S2627 [26MR]
    ----- Laurie M. Flynn, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S2584
        [25MR], S2626 [26MR]
    ----- Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Health Care Financing Administration,
        S2584 [25MR]
    ----- Patrisha Wright, Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund,
        Inc., S2584 [25MR], S2627 [26MR]
    ----- Ron Pollack, Families USA Foundation, S2584 [25MR], S2627
        [26MR]
    ----- several mental health organizations, S2627 [26MR]
    Impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on cigarette prices:
        C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler, Advisory Committee on
        Tobacco Policy and Public Health, S5126 [19MY]
    Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act:  Frances M.
        Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, E2073 [11OC]
    ------ Kimberly Calder, National Alliance of Breast Cancer
        Organizations, E2074 [11OC]
    ------ Susan N. Nathanson, Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization,
        E2074 [11OC]
    Marketing of tobacco products to children:  Representative Ford,
        E1032 [4JN]
    National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act:  ENACT
        Coalition, S5285 [21MY]
    ------ Floyd Abrams, S5287 [21MY]
    ------ Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization),
        S6320 [15JN]
    ------ Jeannette Noltenius, Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco,
        S5285 [21MY]
    ------ John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, S5285 [21MY]
    ------ Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S5262 [21MY]
    ------ Marc Katz, National Association of Convenience Stores, S5180
        [20MY]
    ------ National Governors' Association, S6447 [17JN]
    ------ President Clinton, S5199 [20MY]
    ------ several State attorneys general, S4228-S4230 [5MY]
    Needle exchange programs:  Guthrie S. Birkhead, Council of State and
        Territorial Epidemiologists, H2468 [29AP]
    ------ J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2469 [29AP]
    ------ John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor of New Haven, CT, H2461 [29AP]
    ------ Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial
        AIDS Directors, H2469 [29AP]
    ------ Melvin H. Wearing, Chief of Police of New Haven, CT, H2461
        [29AP]
    ------ Mohammad N. Akhter, American Public Health Association, H2467
        [29AP]
    ------ Representatives Sherrod Brown, Dingell, and Waxman, H2463
        [29AP]
    ------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, H2468 [29AP]
    ------ Winnie Stachelberg, Human Rights Campaign (organization),
        H2468 [29AP]
    Needle exchange programs recommendations, S498 [9FE]
    NIH biomedical research funding:  George E. Palade, H2389 [28AP]
    ------ Janet Kintner, H2390 [28AP]
    ------ Julie Schwartz, Arthritis Foundation, H2389 [28AP]
    ------ Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, H2389 [28AP]
    ------ Representatives Gekas and Eshoo, H2387 [28AP]
    ------ Ron Hendrix, H2390 [28AP]
    ------ Scott D. Emr, H2389 [28AP]
    ------ Senators Harkin, Specter, Hollings, and Boxer, S3043 [2AP]
    ------ several Representatives, H2386 [28AP]
    ------ Susan S. Taylor, H2390 [28AP]
    ------ Tracey J. Flourie, H2390 [28AP]
    Nomination of David Satcher to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS:  Arthur Ammann, S483 [9FE]
    ----- Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control Policy,
        S539 [10FE], S540 [10FE]
    ----- David Satcher, S485 [9FE]
    ----- Frank S. Royal, Sr., S364 [4FE]
    ----- Harold Varmus, NIH, S462 [5FE], S539 [10FE]
    ----- Louis W. Sullivan, S365 [4FE], S483 [9FE], S488 [9FE]
    ----- P. John Seward, AMA, S484 [9FE]
    Patient Protection Act:  David Sibley and John Smithee, Texas State
        Legislature, H6986 [3AU]
    ------ E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr., AMA, H6398 [24JY]
    ------ John Sharp, Texas Office of the Comptroller, H6987 [3AU]
    Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  Blue Cross and Blue Shield
        Association and Health Insurance Association of America, H5060
        [23JN]
    ------ Representative Stark, H5060 [23JN]
    ------ several organizations, S11327 [2OC]
    ------ Therese M. Vaughan, Iowa Dept. of Commerce, H5060 [23JN]
    Prohibit Federal funding of abortions except in cases of rape,
        incest, or life of the women:  Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS,
        S12691 [20OC]
    ----- Senator Nickles and Representative Hyde, S12691 [20OC]
    Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's:  Goran B.
        Klintmalm, E1979 [9OC]
    ------ Mental Health Liaison Group, S10820 [23SE]
    Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's:
        Angela M. Hunter, Council for Affordable Health Insurance, S3051
        [2AP]
    ------ Dan Danner, Health Benefits Coalition for Affordable Choice &
        Quality, S3051 [2AP]
    ------ Pamela G. Bailey, Healthcare Leadership Council, S3050 [2AP]
    ------ President Clinton, S9735 [1SE], H7561 [10SE]
    ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3051 [2AP]
    ------ several health care consumer organizations, S6138 [11JN]
        several nurses, S6138 [11JN]
    ------ several women's organizations, S11542 [6OC]
    State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage of abortion
        services:  Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S12691 [20OC], S12692
        [20OC], S12693 [20OC]
    ------ Senator Nickles, S12692 [20OC]
  Lists
    Cosponsors of H. Res. 363, NIH biomedical research funding, H2387
        [28AP]
    Groups supporting nomination of David Satcher to be Surgeon General
        and Assistant Sec. of HHS, S535 [10FE]
    Health Benefits Coalition for Affordable Choice & Quality, S3051
        [2AP]
    Issues of concern in H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6299 [24JY]
    Organizations supporting H.R. 3605, Patients' Bill of Rights Act,
        H5056 [23JN]
    Remarks by organizations on S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed
        Care Act, S9588 [31JY]
    Students from Tennessee's 9th Congressional District supporting
        tobacco legislation, E1032-E1035 [4JN]
  Memorandums
    National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act:  Jennifer
        Baxendell, National Governors' Association, S5772 [9JN]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), H10133
        [8OC], H10134 [8OC]
    Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
        programs (H.R. 3717), H2475 [29AP]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
        (H.R. 4250), H6413 [24JY], H6414 [24JY], H6415 [24JY]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S5114 [19MY], S5188 [20MY], S5189 [20MY], S5290 [21MY],
        S5291 [21MY], S5622 [4JN], S6031 [10JN], S6033 [10JN], S6480
        [17JN]
  Papers
    Reforming Medicare--Strategies for Higher Quality, Lower Cost Care:
        David Nash, AARP, E2 [27JA]
  Press releases
    North Carolina Unions Stand Up for Tobacco Jobs--Urge Political and
        Business Leaders To Save State's Economy by Joining Fight for
        Fair Settlement:  North Carolina AFL-CIO, S6509 [18JN]
  Proclamations
    American Heart Month:  President Clinton, S858 [23FE]
  Programs
    ``Getting the Point''--A Conference About Clean Needle Programs,
        S494 [9FE]
  Remarks in House
    Committee on the Budget (House):  appropriations allocation
        revisions to H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and
        related agencies appropriations, H6173 [22JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
        appropriations, E1298 [14JY], E1330 [17JY]
    ----- making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H426 [11FE]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9726 [7OC], H10135-H10148
        [8OC], E2088 [11OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4274),
        consideration (H. Res. 564), H9280-H9288 [2OC] making
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584),
        H10126-H10135 [8OC]
    Diseases:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
        colorectal cancer (H. Res. 359), H394 [11FE], E132 [11FE]
    ------ increase funding and authority of Dept. of HHS and Dept. of
        Education relative to asthma programs (H.R. 4654), E1847 [29SE]
    ------ increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme
        disease (H.R. 3795), E764 [5MY]
    ------ reform organ transplant allocation policies, H11665 [20OC],
        E2309 [12NO]
    Drug abuse:  needle exchange programs, H2064 [21AP], H2124 [22AP],
        H2125 [22AP], H2126 [22AP], H2225-H2232 [22AP], H2241 [23AP],
        H2311 [23AP], H2442 [29AP], H2444 [29AP], H2595 [29AP]
    ------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
        (H.R. 3717), H2415 [28AP], H2453-H2478 [29AP] prohibit use of
        Federal funds for needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717),
        consideration (H. Res. 409), H2445-H2453 [29AP]
    Drugs:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research
        and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (H.R.
        3758), E2065 [11OC]
    ------ establish program relative to exchange of sterile hypodermic
        needles (H.R. 2212), E241 [26FE]
    Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 4121), H4882
        [22JN]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
        H624-H626 [25FE], H935-H941 [10MR], H1025 [11MR], H1636-H1640
        [26MR], H1846-H1850 [31MR], H1857 [1AP], H4826-H4832 [18JN],
        H4842 [19JN], H4972 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], H5068 [24JN], H5069
        [24JN], H5417 [14JY], H5502 [15JY], H5504 [15JY], H5505 [15JY],
        H5506 [15JY], H5638 [16JY], H5639 [16JY], H5640 [16JY], H5641
        [16JY], H5730-H5733 [16JY], H5742 [17JY], H5743 [17JY], H5861
        [20JY], H5962 [21JY], H5963 [21JY], H5965 [21JY], H5966 [21JY],
        H5967 [21JY], H5968 [21JY], H5969 [21JY], H6066 [21JY], H6073
        [22JY], H6074 [22JY], H6075 [22JY], H6076 [22JY], H6077 [22JY],
        H6173-H6178 [22JY], H6189 [23JY], H6190 [23JY], H6191 [23JY],
        H6192 [23JY], H7473-H7476 [9SE], H7560-H7567 [10SE], H7567
        [10SE], H7685-H7688 [14SE], H7695 [15SE], H9086 [28SE], H9190
        [1OC], H9511-H9514 [5OC], H9727 [7OC], H9728 [7OC], H10223
        [9OC], H10525 [11OC], H10527 [11OC], H10546-H10553 [11OC],
        H10555 [11OC], H10557 [11OC], H10643 [12OC], H10866 [14OC],
        H10887 [14OC], H10901 [14OC], H10903 [14OC], H10911 [14OC],
        H10922 [15OC], E287 [4MR], E335 [10MR], E549 [1AP], E1950 [8OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        3605), H10223 [9OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), H10889-H10894 [14OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.
        Con. Res. 272), E769 [6MY] protection of enrollees in managed
        care plans and HMO's (H.R. 337), H581 [25FE], H584 [25FE], H633
        [26FE], H635 [26FE], E1 [27JA] protection of enrollees in
        managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), H4301-H4303 [9JN],
        H4306-H4310 [9JN], H4705-H4709 [17JN], H5053-H5061 [23JN], H5068
        [24JN], H5069 [24JN], H5070 [24JN], H5299 [25JN], H5300 [25JN],
        H5585 [15JY], H5743 [17JY], H5969 [21JY], E527 [31MR], E778
        [6MY], E910 [20MY], E1445 [27JY] protection of enrollees in
        managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res.
        486), H5863 [20JY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
        and HMO's (H.R. 3998), E1037 [5JN] protection of enrollees in
        managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250), H6306-H6367 [24JY],
        H6420 [24JY], H6884 [3AU], H6983-H6988 [3AU], H7002 [4AU], H7008
        [4AU], H7183 [5AU], H7184 [5AU], E1318 [16JY], E1436 [24JY],
        E1445 [27JY], E1447 [27JY], E1449 [27JY], E1459 [29JY], E1471
        [30JY], E1474 [30JY], E1502-E1504 [31JY], E1621-E1623 [7AU]
        protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6297-H6306 [24JY]
        protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), motion to recommit, H6412 [24JY], H6415 [24JY] protection
        of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), H1116
        [12MR]
    ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
        (H.R. 4382), H6750 [29JY], H7183 [5AU]
    ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
        (H.R. 4382), H7745-H7750 [15SE], H7890 [16SE], E1796 [24SE]
    ------ tribute to National Marrow Donor Program, E609 [21AP]
    Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
        relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), E434 [19MR],
        E760 [5MY]
    Health Care Financing Administration:  employee funding, E779 [6MY]
    Indian Health Service:  extend program for direct billing of
        Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 4088),
        E1164 [18JN], E1165 [18JN]
    Insurance:  assure patient choice and access to services for
        enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage
        (H.R. 3547), H1520 [25MR], H1521 [25MR]
    Medicaid:  extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
        percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
        health programs (H.R. 4480), E1606 [7AU]
    Medicare:  allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
        special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
        sites (H.R. 4160), E1273 [26JN]
    ------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
        surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E2 [27JA],
        E3 [27JA]
    ------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
        surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E1664
        [9SE]
    ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
        services under home health services (H.R. 2912), H305 [4FE],
        H409 [11FE], H410 [11FE], H411 [11FE], H488 [12FE], E109 [5FE],
        E1446 [27JY], E1552 [5AU] delay implementation of changes in
        coverage of venipuncture services under home health services
        (H.R. 3137), H110 [3FE], H338 [5FE], H409 [11FE], E141 [11FE]
    ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
        programs in critical need specialty areas (H.R. 3940), E932
        [21MY]
    Mental health:  collection of information relative to the use of
        mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
        behavioral research (H.R. 4135), E1220 [25JN]
    National Eye Care Project:  provide payment exemption, H10252 [9OC]
    Native Americans:  authorizing appropriations for certain programs
        (S. 459), H10286 [9OC], H10287 [9OC], E2072 [11OC]
    ------ enhance self-governance relative to direct operation,
        control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R.
        1833), H9465-H9471 [5OC], E1982 [9OC]
    NIH:  biomedical research funding, H2383-H2389 [28AP], E698 [29AP],
        E2348 [18DE]
    Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
        tobacco products (H.R. 4189), E1259 [26JN], E1273 [26JN]
    Organ donors:  improve organ donation and transplantation programs,
        E1164 [18JN]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network:  delay effective date
        of final rule (H.R. 3584), H1856 [1AP]
    Pesticides:  registration program, E2270 [21OC]
    Privacy:  repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
        citizens in order to create national medical history database,
        H10140 [8OC]
    Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS, H106 [3FE]
    Social Security:  provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
        civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
        H10258 [9OC]
    Territories:  children's health care funding, H10664 [12OC]
    Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
        cigarette prices, H3733 [21MY]
    ------ raise uniform national age for purchase, H2822 [6MY]
    ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
        risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H377 [5FE],
        H844 [4MR], H1691 [27MR], H2035 [1AP], H2064 [21AP], H2079
        [21AP], H2124 [22AP], H2125 [22AP], H2127 [22AP], H2142 [22AP],
        H2158 [22AP], H2214 [22AP], H2226 [22AP], H2390-H2392 [28AP],
        H2444 [29AP], H2595 [29AP], H2613 [30AP], H3733 [21MY], H3736
        [21MY], H4724 [18JN], H4725 [18JN], H4726 [18JN], H4727 [18JN],
        H4777 [18JN], H4809 [18JN], H4825 [18JN], H4842 [19JN], H4843
        [19JN], H4972 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], H5069 [24JN], H5301 [25JN],
        E1030 [4JN], E1032 [4JN] tobacco industry liability settlement
        relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
        practices (S. 1415), H2088-H2094 [21AP]
    Women:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs (H.R. 4683), E1878 [2OC], E1901
        [5OC]
    ----- revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs (S. 1722), H10789-H10796 [13OC],
        E2161 [14OC]
  Remarks in Senate
    American Heart Month:  observance, S858 [23FE], S1126 [26FE]
    Business and industry:  removal of secrecy orders relative to
        release of documents and settlement of court cases, S5766 [9JN]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  AIDS studies, S532-S540
        [10FE]
    ------ needle exchange programs, S532-S540 [10FE]
    Children and youth:  distribution of condoms in public schools, S538
        [10FE]
    ------ provide health insurance for uninsured children, S2746 [30MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  study options for the design, development,
        implementation, and operation of a national database to track
        participation in Federal means-tested public assistance programs
        (S. 2447), S9977 [8SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
        appropriations, S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12536 [14OC]
    ------ making appropriations (S. 2440), S10231 [11SE]
    Disabled:  provide accessible and affordable health care for
        disabled persons, S2746 [30MR]
    Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
        Lyme disease (S. 2034), S4361 [5MY]
    ------ national objectives relative to asthma, S12451 [13OC]
    Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, S4376 [5MY]
    ------ needle exchange programs, S4376 [5MY]
    ------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
        (H.R. 3717), S4553 [7MY], S4556 [8MY] prohibit use of Federal
        funds for needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), unanimous-
        consent request, S7296 [26JN] prohibit use of Federal funds for
        needle exchange programs (S. 1959), S3356-S3358 [21AP]
    Families and domestic relations:  expand tax credits and grant
        programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
        care (S. 1577), S115-S123 [28JA]
    ------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
        enforcement programs (S. 1809), S2424 [23MR]
    Health:  delay implementation of organ donation policy, S3912 [30AP]
    ------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (S. 2196), S6699 [19JN]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
        S1687 [10MR], S2746 [30MR], S3045-S3055 [2AP], S3077 [2AP],
        S3666 [28AP], S4136 [1MY], S4198 [4MY], S4235 [5MY], S4236
        [5MY], S4405 [6MY], S4467 [7MY], S4556-S4558 [8MY], S6133
        [11JN], S6137 [11JN], S6694-S6696 [19JN], S7230 [26JN], S7562
        [7JY], S7563 [7JY], S7566-S7573 [7JY], S7610 [7JY], S7700-S7704
        [8JY], S7924 [10JY], S7925-S7927 [10JY], S7962 [10JY], S8019
        [13JY], S8050-S8052 [13JY], S8285-S8287 [16JY], S8638 [21JY],
        S8639 [21JY], S9677 [31AU], S9901-S9903 [3SE], S9917 [3SE],
        S9921 [3SE], S9950 [8SE], S9966 [8SE], S10043 [8SE], S10094
        [9SE], S10097 [9SE], S10819-S10823 [23SE], S10884-S10886 [24SE],
        S10889-S10893 [24SE], S10972-S10975 [25SE], S10977-S10979
        [25SE], S11103-S11110 [29SE], S11155-S11162 [30SE],
        S11272-S11275 [1OC], S11531 [6OC], S11541-S11543 [6OC], S12292
        [10OC], S12903 [21OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), S12238 [9OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), motion to proceed, S12100 [9OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), unanimous-consent request, S9733-S9739 [1SE], S9971
        [8SE], S10099 [9SE], S10100 [9SE]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), S9099 [28JY]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
        1890), S11325-S11327 [2OC], S12125-S12128 [9OC], S12137 [9OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
        2330), S12024 [8OC], S12350 [10OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
        2529), S11091 [29SE]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
        1712), S1440 [5MR], S1538 [6MR] protection of enrollees in
        managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1890), S3749 [29AP],
        S4640-S4642 [12MY], S4664 [12MY], S5492 [1JN], S5568 [2JN],
        S5665 [5JN], S5767 [9JN], S6273 [12JN], S6450 [17JN], S7253
        [26JN], S8596 [21JY] protection of enrollees in managed care
        plans and HMO's (S. 1890), unanimous-consent request, S4642
        [12MY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
        (S. 1891), S2861 [31MR] protection of enrollees in managed care
        plans and HMO's (S. 2330), S8472 [17JY], S8487-S8511 [17JY],
        S8540-S8542 [17JY], S8548 [20JY], S8881-S8887 [23JY],
        S8982-S8984 [24JY], S8989-S8993 [24JY], S9147 [28JY],
        S9346-S9349 [30JY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
        and HMO's (S. 2330), unanimous-consent request, S9211 [29JY]
        protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
        2416), S9573-S9591 [31JY]
    ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
        (H.R. 4382), S11002 [25SE], S11057 [28SE]
    Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
        relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), S3648 [27AP],
        S7675-S7677 [8JY]
    Health Care Financing Administration:  employee funding, S2514-S2524
        [25MR], S2526 [25MR], S2527 [25MR], S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585
        [25MR], S2619-S2629 [26MR]
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
        implementation, S2514-S2524 [25MR], S2526 [25MR], S2527 [25MR],
        S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585 [25MR], S2619-S2629 [26MR]
    Indian Health Service:  elevate position of Director to Assistant
        Sec. of HHS and provide organizational independence (S. 1770),
        S2114 [17MR]
    ------ elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS and
        provide organizational independence (S. 1770), S10533 [17SE]
    Medicaid:  allow children covered under a State health plan to
        continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
        Program (S. 2013), S3930 [30AP]
    Medicare:  Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments
        made to skilled nursing facilities (S. Res. 314), S12876 [21OC]
    ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
        potential fraud and abuse (S. 1580), S171 [28JA]
    ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
        programs in critical need specialty areas (S. 2216), S7176
        [25JN]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
        S11531 [6OC]
    ------ requirements relative to anesthesia services (S. 1811), S2430
        [23MR]
    ------ use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S2882 [1AP],
        S3212-S3214 [3AP]
    ------ withdrawl of managed care plans under Medicare+Choice
        organizations, S12273-S12275 [10OC]
    Mifepristone (RU-486) Brief Overview, S12691 [20OC]
    National Center for Injury Prevention Center:  study of gun-related
        injuries, S534 [10FE], S538 [10FE]
    National Donor Day:  observance, S778 [12FE]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary (S. Con.
        Res. 108), S8513 [17JY]
    National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center:  funding, S12771
        [21OC]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  eliminate threshold
        requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable expenses
        (S. 2585), S11980 [8OC]
    Native Americans:  authorizing appropriations for certain programs
        (S. 459), S12465 [14OC]
    ------ make permanent and expand the demonstration program that
        allows for direct billing of Medicare and Medicaid (S. 2001),
        S3784 [29AP]
    NIH:  anniversary of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, S858
        [23FE], S1126 [26FE]
    ------ biomedical research funding, S3042-S3045 [2AP], S3075 [2AP],
        S3076 [2AP], S12640 [15OC], S12668 [16OC], S12669 [16OC]
    ------ funding, S262 [2FE], S3095 [2AP], S3096 [2AP]
    ------ Institutional Development Award Program funding, S12668
        [16OC], S12669 [16OC]
    Nuclear weapons:  conduct an ongoing study of the health
        consequences of nuclear weapons tests (S. 1524), S856 [23FE]
    Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network:  delay effective date
        of final rule (S. 2201), S6767-S6769 [22JN]
    ------ delay effective date of final rule, S12693 [20OC]
    Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Program:  funding, S2872 [31MR]
    Presidential appointments:  nominations considered and confirmed en
        bloc, S6637 [18JN]
    ------ nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S12962 [21OC]
    Public welfare programs:  report on the number of former welfare
        recipients that are now economically self-sufficient,
        S1218-S1224 [3MR], S1234-S1236 [3MR], S2377-S2381 [23MR]
    Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS, S343-S373 [4FE], S439 [5FE], S446 [5FE], S449 [5FE],
        S462 [5FE], S474-S500 [9FE], S506 [9FE], S509-S511 [9FE],
        S532-S542 [10FE], S674 [11FE]
    Social Security:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond
        requirements for home health care providers under Medicare and
        Medicaid (S.J. Res. 50), S6046-S6051 [10JN], S6261 [11JN]
    States:  establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
        consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities (S.
        2254), S7282 [26JN]
    Surgeon General:  terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
        Public Health Service (S. 1725), S1523 [6MR]
    Tobacco products:  develop system to compensate individuals harmed
        by tobacco use, S5770 [9JN]
    ------ impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on cigarette
        prices, S5087-S5117 [19MY], S5125-S5128 [19MY], S5145-S5148
        [19MY], S5149-S5190 [20MY], S5202-S5215 [20MY], S5249 [21MY],
        S5252-S5265 [21MY], S5275 [21MY], S5278-S5284 [21MY],
        S5494-S5511 [1JN], S5529-S5541 [2JN], S5546-S5551 [2JN],
        S5588-S5591 [4JN], S5598-S5601 [4JN], S5619 [4JN], S5620 [4JN],
        S5674 [5JN], S5764 [9JN], S6276 [12JN], S6433-S6435 [17JN],
        S6445-S6448 [17JN], S6457-S6459 [17JN]
    ------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5088 [19MY],
        S5096-S5114 [19MY], S5259 [21MY], S5264 [21MY], S6156-S6175
        [11JN], S6325 [15JN]
    ------ prohibit immunity in tobacco industry liability settlement
        relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
        practices, S2741 [30MR], S2742 [30MR], S2744 [30MR], S2748
        [30MR], S2809-S2811 [31MR], S3212-S3214 [3AP]
    ------ require States to implement a graduated system of sanctions
        relative to illegal purchases or possession by minors, S6309
        [15JN]
    ------ specify percentage of revenues from tobacco industry
        settlement to be used for Child Care and Development Block Grant
        Act activities, S6141-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6170 [18JN], S8085
        [13JY], S8090 [14JY], S8091 [14JY], S8119 [14JY] tobacco
        industry liability settlement relative to health risks and
        marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S3666 [28AP],
        S3678-S3680 [28AP], S4202 [4MY], S4226-S4231 [5MY], S4883
        [14MY], S4932-S4936 [15MY], S4952-S4954 [18MY], S4961 [18MY],
        S4975 [18MY], S5001-S5012 [18MY], S5031-S5128 [19MY],
        S5145-S5148 [19MY], S5149-S5215 [20MY], S5245 [20MY],
        S5247-S5314 [21MY], S5362-S5364 [22MY], S5368 [22MY], S5419
        [22MY], S5494-S5511 [1JN], S5529-S5554 [2JN], S5556-S5565 [2JN],
        S5584-S5601 [4JN], S5604-S5630 [4JN], S5670-S5681 [5JN], S5683
        [5JN], S5686-S5688 [5JN], S5690-S5692 [5JN], S5737-S5762 [9JN],
        S5764-S5776 [9JN], S6001-S6003 [10JN], S6007 [10JN], S6010-S6033
        [10JN], S6135-S6137 [11JN], S6139-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6177
        [11JN], S6274-S6289 [12JN], S6309-S6311 [15JN], S6314-S6326
        [15JN], S6359-S6398 [16JN], S6433-S6436 [17JN], S6440-S6462
        [17JN], S6465-S6481 [17JN], S6485 [17JN], S6718 [19JN],
        S6857-S6861 [23JN], S7241 [26JN], S7242 [26JN], S7693 [8JY]
        tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks
        and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), motion to
        recommit, S5293-S5296 [21MY] tobacco industry liability
        settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
        manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent agreement,
        S4817 [13MY], S5544 [2JN], S6470 [17JN] tobacco industry
        liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
        manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent request,
        S4817 [13MY], S4883 [14MY]
    ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
        risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9736 [1SE]
    Women:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1510-S1516 [6MR],
        S1957 [13MR]
    ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S12024 [8OC], S12396
        [12OC], S12397 [12OC]
  Reports
    Managed Health Care:  J. Wrich & Associates, Inc., E335 [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for Needle
        Exchange Programs:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 409) (H.
        Rept. 105-497), H2422 [28AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act:  Committee on
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), H6281 [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and
        Related Agencies Appropriations:  Committee on Rules (House) (H.
        Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), H9344 [2OC]
    ----- Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798),
        H10075 [8OC]
    Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil Money
        Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries:  Committee on
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-772), H9536
        [5OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies
        Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4274)
        (H. Rept. 105-635), H5956 [20JY]
    ------ Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 105-
        300), S9973 [8SE]
    Elevate Position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec.
        of HHS and Provide Organizational Independence:  Committee on
        Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1770) (S. Rept. 105-319), S10118
        [9SE]
    Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension:
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713),
        H7690 [14SE]
    National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act:  Committee
        on Finance (Senate) (S. 1415), S4906 [14MY]
    Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation,
        Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities:
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765),
        H9344 [2OC]
    Nomination of Jane E. Henney To Be Commissioner of the FDA:
        Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
    Nomination of Patricia T. Montoya To Be Dept. of HHS Commissioner on
        Children, Youth, and Families:  Committee on Finance (Senate),
        S12163 [9OC]
    ----- Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
    Universal Tobacco Settlement Act:  Committee on Commerce, Science,
        and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1415) (S. Rept. 105-180), S4035
        [1MY]
  Rulings of the Chair
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
        (H.R. 4250), H6414 [24JY]
  Statements
    Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act:  Christine
        Brunswick, National Breast Cancer Coalition, E2073 [11OC]
    ------ Jennie R. Cook, American Cancer Society, E2074 [11OC]
    National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act:  Gilbert G.
        Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S5772 [9JN]
    Needle Exchange Programs:  National Association of County and City
        Health Officials, H2468 [29AP]
    Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  A.G. Newmyer III, Epilepsy
        Foundation, S11326 [2OC]
    ------ Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families,
        S11326 [2OC]
    Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's:  Diane
        Bergin, S10885 [24SE]
    ------ Doris Brightful, S11106 [29SE]
    ------ Jeanne Carpenter, Epilepsy Foundation, S11107 [29SE]
    ------ Jerry Flynn, S11105 [29SE]
    ------ Ken Viste, American Academy of Neurology, S11106 [29SE]
    ------ Mirtha Casimir, S11106 [29SE]
    ------ Tom McEachin, S11105 [29SE]
    Protection of Enrollees In Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
        A.G. Newmyer, III, E1950 [8OC]
    Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
        American Hospital Association, S3055 [2AP]
    ------ Baylor Health Care System, S3054 [2AP]
    ------ Cleveland Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
    ------ Frances M. Visco, S11543 [6OC]
    ------ Mayo Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
  Summaries
    Are States Improving the Lives of Poor Families?--A Scale Measure of
        State Welfare Policies:  Tufts University Center on Hunger and
        Poverty, S1220 [3MR]
    Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 2416), S9587 [31JY]
    Women's Health Research and Prevention Activities Programs (H.R.
        4683), E1901 [5OC]
  Surveys
    National Tobacco Policy:  Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, S6368
        [16JN]
  Tables
    Comparison of protections in Medicare+Choice vs. Patients' Bill of
        Rights Act, H5057 [23JN]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies
        appropriations, H11622-H11626 [20OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12537 [14OC]
    National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act revenue and
        volume adjustments, S5262 [21MY]
    National tobacco settlement tax on individual cigarette
        manufacturers, S6449 [17JN]
    National Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund, S5253 [21MY]
    National tobacco settlement trust fund, S6449 [17JN]
    Tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5259 [21MY]
  Testimonies
    Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  Bruce Chabner, S8982 [24JY]
    Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's:  Charlotte
        Yeh, American College of Emergency Physicians, S10822 [23SE]
    ------ Cheryl Bolinger, H941 [10MR]
  Texts of
    H. Res. 409, consideration of H.R. 3717, prohibit use of Federal
        funds for needle exchange programs, H2445 [29AP]
    H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act,
        H6297 [24JY]
    H. Res. 564, consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and
        Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9280 [2OC]
    H. Res. 584, consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and
        Education, and related agencies appropriations, H10126 [8OC]
    H.R. 1833, enhance self-governance of Native Americans relative to
        direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service
        activities, H9465-H9471 [5OC]
    H.R. 3717, prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
        programs, H2453 [29AP]
    H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6307-H6337 [24JY], H6367 [24JY]
    H.R. 4382, mammography quality standards programs revision and
        extension, H7745 [15SE]
    S. 459, authorizing appropriations for certain Native American
        programs, S12465 [14OC]
    S. 459, Native Americans programs appropriations, H10286 [9OC]
    S. 1577, Caring for Children Act, S116-S119 [28JA]
    S. 1722, revise and extend certain Dept. of HHS women's health
        research and prevention activities programs, H10789 [13OC]
    S. 1722, revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs, S1511 [6MR]
    S. 1770, elevate position of Director of Indian Health Service to
        Assistant Sec. of HHS and provide organization independence for
        Indian Health Service, S10533 [17SE]
    S. 1959, prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
        S3357 [21AP]
    S. 2013, allow children covered under a State Medicaid health plan
        to continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
        Program, S3931 [30AP]
    S. 2034, Lyme Disease Initiative Act, S4362 [5MY]
    S. 2196, Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, S6699 [19JN]
    S. 2201, delay effective date of the Dept. of HHS final rule
        relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network,
        S6768 [22JN]
    S. 2216, Medicare payments to hospitals that have graduate medical
        education programs in critical need specialty areas, S7177
        [25JN]
    S. 2254, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S7282 [26JN]
    S. 2330, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S8489-S8509 [17JY]
    S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act, S9574-S9587 [31JY]
    S. 2447, Dept. of Agriculture study of options for the design,
        development, implementation, and operation of a national
        database to track participation in Federal means-tested public
        assistance programs, S9977 [8SE]
    S. 2585, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act,
        S11981 [8OC]
    S. Con. Res. 108, anniversary of National Heart, Lung, and Blood
        Institute, S8512 [17JY]
    S. Res. 314, authority to make adjustments to payments made to
        skilled nursing facilities under Medicare, S12876 [21OC]
  Transcripts
    What a Deal:  ``20/20'' (ABC television program), S5103 [19MY]