DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5590, S5591, S5609, S5628, S5687, S5698, S5699, S5706, S5707 [22JN], S5715, S5738, S5750, S5752 [23JN], S5781, S5816 [26JN], S5829, S5831, S5833, S5834, S5836, S5838, S5842, S5853, S5858, S5864, S5865, S5870, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5933 [27JN], S5944, S5952, S5955, S5957, S5961, S5963, S5971, S5984, S6029, S6030, S6031, S6032 [28JN], S6048, S6053, S6067, S6078, S6094, S6096, S6099, S6146, S6151, S6152, S6155, S6179 [29JN], S6188, S6189, S6190, S6191, S6192, S6195, S6196, S6197, S6198, S6199, S6200, S6266, S6267, S6268, S6269 [30JN], H3928, H3929 [6JN], H4036, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040, H4041, H4042 [7JN], H4066, H4087, H4092, H4094, H4104, H4122 [8JN], H4197, H4204, H4209, H4221 [12JN], H4231, H4236, H4237, H4238, H4244, H4245, H4247, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4265, H4267, H4270, H4271, H4275, H4280, H4281, H4284, H4285, H4286, H4287, H4288, H4291, H4293, H4297, H4300, H4337 [13JN]
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]
———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2123 [4AP]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11138 [26OC]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9048 [22SE], H8209 [27SE]
Analyses
Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]
Articles and editorials
Ad Blitz Erodes Democrats' Edge on Prescription Drugs, S11290 [27OC]
Bush Hits Gore on Drugs, Taxes, S8631 [15SE]
Discrimination Goes High-Tech, S6077 [29JN]
DNA Dilemma—Gene Tests Can Cost You, S6076 [29JN]
Gene Privacy, S6076 [29JN]
Gene Secrets—Clinton Right To Oppose Genetic Discrimination, S6077 [29JN]
Ground Rules for DNA Sampling, S6077 [29JN]
Panel Told of Mental Health Ills—Suicide Attempts by Children Cited, H4203 [12JN], E907 [7JN]
Three-Part Attack on Gore, S8750 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]
———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see S. 2809), S6015 [28JN] (see H.R. 5198), H7722 [18SE]
———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2553), S3946 [15MY] (see H.R. 4577), H3923 [6JN] (see H.R. 5656), H12094 [14DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H3924 [6JN] (see H. Res. 518), H4034 [7JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 162), S11918 [15DE]
Diseases: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (see H.R. 4525), H3649 [23MY]
———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7072 [17JY]
Education: early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]
Families and domestic relations: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]
FDA: establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (see H.R. 5514), H10472 [19OC]
———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2566), S4014 [16MY]
Food: allow officers and employees to issue detention orders on certain foods (see H.R. 5591), H11445 [27OC]
Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S5240 [15JN]
———embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 2015), S149 [31JA] (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]
———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see S. 2731), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see S. 2062), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 3809), H631 [1MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]
———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (see S. 2038), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2738), S5240 [15JN]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 3125), S9381 [27SE]
———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 3672), H509 [16FE]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1392 [9MR] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4152), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4592), H4035 [7JN]
Health Care Infrastructure Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 5622), H11812 [2NO]
Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]
———establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 2819), S6121 [29JN]
Medicaid: apply aggregate upper payment limits to non-State publicly owned or operated facilities (see S. 3187), S10252 [11OC]
———implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see S. 3088), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5248), H7990 [21SE]
———make drug pricing information available to the public (see S. 2963), S7839 [27JY]
———State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 3912), H996 [14MR]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2758), S5460 [20JN] (see S. 2836), S6257 [30JN] (see S. 3016, 3017), S8197 [7SE] (see S. 3107), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5151), H7501 [12SE] (see H. Res. 435), H756 [8MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (see S. 2541), S3832 [10MY] (see S. 2753), S5360 [19JN]
———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2319), S1884 [29MR]
———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 2807), S6015 [28JN]
———payment levels for certain medically unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5251), H7990 [21SE]
———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H2410 [2MY]
———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H7932 [20SE]
———provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments between urban and rural hospitals (see H.R. 4995), H7206 [27JY]
———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 3131), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5200), H7722 [18SE]
———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H4120 [8JN]
———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S6121 [29JN]
———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5286), H8061 [25SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (see S. 3177), S10083 [6OC]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 562), H6777 [24JY]
Office of Correctional Health: establish (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]
Office on Men's Health: establish (see S. 2925), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4653), H4484 [14JN]
Office on Women's Health: establish (see S. 2675), S4564 [6JN] (see H.R. 4483), H3308 [17MY]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see S. 2868), S6678 [13JY] (see H.R. 4365), H2511 [3MY]
———provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 594), H8199 [26SE]
Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]
Tobacco products: increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]
Cloture motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5632 [22JN]
Conference reports
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577), H12100-H12439 [15DE]
Excerpts
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577): accounting of Government regulations costs and benefits, S11874 [15DE]
———Child Care Development Block Grant funding provisions, H4434 [14JN]
Explanations
Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]
Factsheets
Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]
Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]
Guidelines
Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer, S4757 [8JN]
Letters
Buprenorphine use in treating drug addiction: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S9112 [22SE]
Children's Research Protection Act: David M. Krol, S6023 [28JN]
———Donald E. Cook, American Academy of Pediatrics, S6023 [28JN]
———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S6024 [28JN]
———Raymond L. Woosley, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, S6024 [28JN]
———Sheila S. Mulvey, S6023 [28JN]
———Stephen P. Spielberg and Alan Goldhammer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (organization), S6024 [28JN]
Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act, H10553 [24OC]
Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]
———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]
———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]
———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]
———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]
———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]
———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]
———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]
———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]
———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]
Enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies: Dyann F. Wirth, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S11311 [28OC]
———Gail H. Cassell, American Society for Microbiology, S11311 [28OC]
———Jean-Pierre Garnier, SmithKline Beecham (business), S11312 [28OC]
———Jordan J. Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S11310 [28OC]
———Ronald L. Cada, Association of Public Laboratories, S11311 [28OC]
———several medical and health organizations, S11310 [28OC]
———Stephanie B.C. Bailey, National Association of County and City Health Officials, S11311 [28OC]
———William J. Martone, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, S11311 [28OC]
Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: George N. Miller, Jr., Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital, H11550 [30OC]
Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1882 [23OC]
———Adam Zaveski, E1179 [30JN]
———Gail Rattigan, S837 [28FE]
———Harriett Simmons, H8894 [5OC]
———Horace B. Deets, Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, E124 [10FE]
———Julia Kanopsky, H4169 [9JN]
———Louise Jarnac, H3401 [18MY]
———Mary Hudson, H9806 [11OC]
———Paul and Lois Van Valkenburgh, H8281 [27SE]
———Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E279 [9MR]
———Virginia Langell, H7900 [20SE]
Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: President Clinton, S10524 [13OC]
National Family Caregiver Support Program: Barbara Boyd, S11055 [26OC]
Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6754 [24JY]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6754 [24JY]
Older Americans Act reauthorization: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S11033 [26OC]
Prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S6071 [29JN]
———several health care organizations, S6070 [29JN]
Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]
———several individuals, H97 [1FE]
Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]
Reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research: Dan Schulder, National Council of Senior Citizens, S6097 [29JN]
———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S6097 [29JN]
———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S6097 [29JN]
Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]
State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: several health care and community service organizations, S5825 [27JN]
Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]
———Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]
———Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]
———Jim Barnett, Catholic Newman Association, University of Houston, S5975 [28JN]
Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: Andrew Dreyfus, Massachusetts Hospital Association, S5270 [15JN]
———David Johnson, Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, S5270 [15JN]
Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act: Mark E. Litow, Milliman & Robertson, Inc., S2652 [13AP]
———Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S2651 [13AP]
Voluntary plan under which eligible Medicare beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs: Roland E. (Guy) King, King Associates (business), S1901 [29MR]
Lists
Amendments to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5989 [28JN]
Groups supporting Wellstone amendment on suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5972 [28JN]
Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act savings for monthly expenses, S2653 [13AP]
Motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5609 [22JN], S5850, S5862, S5863 [27JN], S5952, S5954, S5957, S5963, S5971, S5980, S5993 [28JN], S6186, S6187 [30JN], H4208, H4213, H4215 [12JN], H4434 [14JN], H6561, H6562 [19JY], H7817, H7824, H7852 [19SE], H7888, H7897 [20SE], H11449, H11457, H11465 [28OC], H11492, H11495, H11514 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11681 [31OC], H11729, H11739 [1NO]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8209 [27SE]
Press releases
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]
Questions and answers
Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Senators Domenici and Graham, S5646 [22JN]
Remarks in House
Adoption Incentives Program: funding, H4236, H4237 [13JN]
BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]
Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1976-H1984 [10AP]
Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050, H4054 [8JN], H4204-H4208, H4210-H4214 [12JN], H4434, H4435 [14JN], E990 [13JN]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]
———mental health services funding, H4201-H4203 [12JN], H6576-H6582 [19JY]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H19 [27JA], H367 [14FE]
Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H3895 [6JN], H4658 [19JN]
———tribute to staff for efforts relative to Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies appropriations, H4055 [8JN]
Committee on Government Reform (House): review of health care activities, E2230 [15DE]
Consolidated Health Centers Program: funding, H4104 [8JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H3933, H4021 [7JN], H4055-H4077, H4087-H4107 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4194-H4215 [12JN], H4226, H4227, H4229-H4310 [13JN], H4345, H4367-H4436 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7688 [18SE], H7899 [20SE], H11508 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11669-H11673, H11678 [31OC], H11718-H11725 [1NO], H11787, H11792, H11793, H11798, H11801, H11802 [2NO], E956, E971 [9JN], E995, E1008 [14JN], E1018 [15JN], E1039 [19JN], E1116 [26JN], E2048 [1NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), amendment process, H4215 [12JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12442-H12502 [15DE], E2240, E2246 [2JA]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H12441, H12442 [15DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4044-H4054 [8JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), correction of printing errors, H4724 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), H12529 [15DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H6561-H6564 [19JY], H7817-H7825 [19SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457-H11474 [28OC], H11495-H11504, H11505 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668, H11682 [31OC], H11729-H11748 [1NO], E1571 [22SE], E2040 [31OC], E2083 [3NO], E2104 [14NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to recommit, H4434 [14JN]
Discrimination: filing of complaints by limited-English-speaking and hearing-impaired persons relative to benefits, H4243 [13JN]
Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H7065 [26JY]
———make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (H.R. 4525), E818 [24MY]
———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, H8250 [27SE]
Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H4197-H4201 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]
FDA: consolidation of offices funding, H6652-H6654 [20JY], E1374 [27JY]
———establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl mercury in seafood (H.R. 5514), E1860 [19OC]
———prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]
Federal aid programs: senior citizens programs funding, H4297-H4300 [13JN]
Government regulations: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1716-H1722 [4AP]
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE], H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H333 [10FE], H352-H356 [14FE], H377 [15FE], E113, E115 [10FE], E213 [1MR]
———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]
———establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity (H.R. 3177), H4087 [8JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (H.R. 3809), E214 [1MR]
———prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H16-H19 [27JA], H77-H81 [31JA], H96, H97, H98, H129-H137, H139-H143, H157 [1FE], H170 [2FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275-H277 [9FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2488, H2504 [3MY], H2745-H2748, H2750 [9MY], H5831-H5836 [11JY], H7086-H7090 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H10224, H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11245, H11247, H11248, H11250, H11253, H11254 [26OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11452, H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11512-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11608, H11609 [30OC], H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11807, H11808 [2NO], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E7 [27JA]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]
———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700, H1701 [4AP]
———review of immunization and vaccine programs, E2230 [15DE]
———shortage of influenza vaccinations, E2015 [28OC]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4152), E476 [3AP]
Health Care Infrastructure Advisory Commission: establish (H.R. 5622), H11794 [2NO]
Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors and expand program eligibility to other tribes and tribal organizations (S. 406), H9957-H9959 [17OC]
———funding, H4557-H4569, H4583 [15JN]
Inner City Cardiac Satellite Demonstration Project: funding, H4236 [13JN]
Manhattan, NY: tribute to Chinatown Health Clinic, E1096 [23JN]
Meals on Wheels Program: funding, H4306 [13JN]
Medicare: contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (H.R. 1392), E8 [27JA]
———coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (H.R. 1796), E1866 [19OC]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H16-H18 [27JA], H79 [31JA], H367 [14FE], H496-H501 [16FE], H579, H580 [1MR], H1000 [15MR], H1127 [21MR], H1303, H1304, H1305, H1333 [23MR], H1945, H1946 [6AP], H2186, H2190-H2200 [12AP], H2257, H2320 [13AP], H2485, H2488-H2501 [3MY], H2619 [8MY], H2974 [15MY], H3057 [16MY], H3183, H3184, H3185 [17MY], H3312, H3313, H3401 [18MY], H3620-H3625 [23MY], H3934, H3963 [7JN], H4168 [9JN], H4226 [13JN], H4343, H4345, H4480 [14JN], H4596, H4659-H4670 [19JN], H4679, H4680 [20JN], H4910, H4911, H4916-H4928 [21JN], H5077 [23JN], H5175 [27JN], H6097-H6102 [17JY], H6566, H6569, H6570, H6573-H6576 [19JY], H7067 [26JY], H7221, H7253-H7259 [6SE], H7284, H7348 [7SE], H7546, H7563 [13SE], H7707-H7715 [18SE], H7875, H7899, H7902-H7916 [20SE], H7936, H7937, H7938, H7939, H7968-H7970, H7983-H7985 [21SE], H8036, H8041-H8047, H8052 [25SE], H8066 [26SE], H8205, H8206, H8281, H8298, H8299 [27SE], H8410, H8411 [28SE], H8629, H8732-H8734 [3OC], H8744, H8796 [4OC], H8894 [5OC], H9454, H9455 [6OC], H9806 [11OC], H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10816, H10882, H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11535, H11595-H11601, H11609 [30OC], H11750, H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11786, H11792, H11803-H11807 [2NO], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E123 [10FE], E279 [9MR], E531 [11AP], E697 [10MY], E722 [15MY], E1179 [30JN], E1485 [14SE], E1613 [27SE], E1673 [4OC], E1779 [13OC], E1866 [19OC], E1882 [23OC], E1910 [25OC]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, H7507 [13SE], H9642 [11OC]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H458, H459, H460, H461 [16FE], H1461-H1463 [28MR], E411 [23MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3482), H3753 [24MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4607), E951 [9JN]
———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4293-H4296 [13JN]
———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program, H6606 [20JY]
———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (H.R. 4236), E527 [11AP]
———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (H.R. 5222), E1540 [20SE]
———reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements (H.R. 2115), E959 [9JN]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 562), H6753, H6754 [24JY]
Nevada: tribute to prescription drug plan for senior citizens, H7219 [6SE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities, H2713 [9MY], H3056, H3146 [16MY], E1129 [28JN]
———funding, H4053, H4064 [8JN], H4231-H4236 [13JN], H4915 [21JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H12073 [11DE]
Office of Correctional Health: establish (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]
Office on Men's Health: establish (H.R. 4653), E1003 [14JN]
Office on Women's Health: establish (H.R. 4483), E749 [17MY]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: review of rules and policies, H1702-H1711 [4AP]
Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H4291-H4293 [13JN]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3584-H3588 [23MY], H11303-H11317 [26OC], H11399 [27OC], E572 [13AP], E2040 [31OC]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2691, H2698-H2720 [9MY], H3056 [16MY], H8209-H8265 [27SE], E1129 [28JN], E1707 [6OC]
———provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 594), H8206-H8209 [27SE], E1609 [27SE]
Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]
———Medicare+Choice organizations funding, H5423 [28JN]
Social Security Act: prohibit funding to Medicare+Choice organizations that fail to comply with certain requirements, H4287, H4288 [13JN]
Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H8250, H8252, H8262 [27SE]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6376, H6377 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], E1258 [18JY]
Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]
Remarks in Senate
Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, S2087-S2094 [4AP], S2145-S2155 [5AP], S2667, S2678 [13AP]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, S5781, S5817 [26JN], S5829, S5872 [27JN], S6208 [30JN]
———hantavirus prevention programs funding, S6101 [29JN]
Centers for Independent Living: funding, S6210 [30JN]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]
———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (S. 2809), S6021-S6025 [28JN]
Consolidated Health Centers Program: funding, S5715-S5719 [23JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5588-S5609, S5628-S5648, S5652 [22JN], S5713-S5722, S5725-S5730 [23JN], S5781-S5787, S5817, S5818-S5821 [26JN], S5823-S5873 [27JN], S5941-S5994, S6000-S6003 [28JN], S6047, S6103, S6107 [29JN], S6186-S6224 [30JN], S6343 [10JY], S10613 [17OC], S11297, S11298 [28OC], S11350, S11358, S11359 [30OC], S11401, S11436 [31OC], S11466, S11481-S11487 [1NO], S11515 [14NO], S11549, S11554 [5DE], S11747-S11749 [8DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S11808, S11809, S11816-S11821, S11855-S11885 [15DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), S11885, S11886 [15DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), insert S. 2553 language in lieu, S5588 [22JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), unanimous-consent agreement, S5989 [28JN], S6084 [29JN], S6397 [10JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1650), S4588 [6JN]
———making appropriations (S. 2553), S6463 [11JY]
———making appropriations (S. 2553), indefinitely postponed, S6293 [30JN]
Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, S5604 [22JN]
———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth, S9104 [22SE]
———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (S. 2879), S7074, S7075 [17JY]
Education: early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]
———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]
———Impact Aid Program funding through reductions in Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education administrative costs, S5834-S5836 [27JN], S6343 [10JY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2566), S4016-S4018 [16MY]
Hawaii: tribute to weapons of mass destruction containment, mitigation and response capabilities, S10236 [11OC]
Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, S6212 [30JN]
———create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (S. 2743), S5268-S5271 [15JN]
———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S150-S152 [31JA], S9447, S9448 [28SE]
———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]
———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, S11307-S11314 [28OC]
———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (S. 2731), S5115-S5117 [14JN]
———fetal alcohol syndrome treatment and prevention programs funding, S5942-S5944 [28JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (S. 2062), S621 [10FE]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information, S6067-S6078 [29JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1111-S1113 [2MR], S2339 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S4787-S4808 [8JN], S5729 [23JN], S6079-S6093 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S7980 [5SE], S8630 [15SE], S9401 [27SE], S9427, S9428 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10746, S10748 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10963, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11082, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11335, S11337 [29OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3057), S8641 [18SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3058), S8641 [18SE]
———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2038), S489-S491 [8FE]
———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2738), S5263 [15JN]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 3125), S9390 [27SE]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2235), S1407 [9MR]
———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2625), S4389 [24MY], S4718 [7JN]
Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]
Homeless: substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]
Huntington's Disease: research funding, S6205 [30JN]
Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6528-S6530, S6537 [12JY], S6671 [13JY]
Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 2819), S6132-S6134 [29JN]
Medicaid: apply aggregate upper payment limits to non-State publicly owned or operated facilities (S. 3187), S10270 [11OC]
———implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (S. 3088), S8952 [21SE]
———make drug pricing information available to the public (S. 2963), S7855-S7858 [27JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S132-S134 [31JA], S657 [22FE], S705-S709 [23FE], S837 [28FE], S1188-S1191 [6MR], S1659 [23MR], S1698 [27MR], S1851-S1853 [29MR], S1947 [30MR], S2030 [3AP], S2059, S2063, S2084 [4AP], S2324 [6AP], S2390, S2427 [7AP], S2571 [12AP], S2675, S2676, S2681, S2683, S2688, S2689 [13AP], S2891, S2893 [26AP], S2958 [27AP], S4171 [18MY], S4513 [6JN], S4974-S4978 [13JN], S5609, S5636-S5641, S5643, S5645, S5646 [22JN], S5721, S5726, S5731 [23JN], S5779, S5786 [26JN], S6442, S6446 [11JY], S6632-S6636, S6643 [13JY], S6796 [14JY], S7050 [17JY], S7085 [18JY], S7962, S7980 [5SE], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S8160 [7SE], S8245-S8250, S8272-S8274 [8SE], S8536-S8538, S8569, S8600-S8604 [14SE], S8629, S8630 [15SE], S8748-S8750 [19SE], S8773-S8776, S8780-S8789 [20SE], S9127 [25SE], S9334, S9335 [27SE], S9415-S9418, S9422 [28SE], S9565 [2OC], S9835-S9838 [4OC], S9923, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10667-S10669 [18OC], S10960-S10962, S10968 [25OC], S11065 [26OC], S11531 [14NO], S11564 [5DE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and enhanced preventative benefits (S. 2541), S3839-S3850 [10MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for military retirees, S10383 [12OC]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1480), S7, S8 [24JA], S124, S125 [31JA], S315 [3FE], S656 [22FE], S751-S753 [23FE], S787 [24FE], S1042 [1MR], S1162-S1164 [6MR], S1203 [7MR], S1267 [8MR], S1482 [21MR], S2032-S2034 [3AP], S3694 [9MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1535), S104 [26JA], S5879 [27JN], S6253 [30JN]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2758), S5465-S5467 [20JN], S5719 [23JN]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2836), S8091-S8093 [6SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3016), S8198-S8204 [7SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3017), S8204 [7SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 3107), S9254 [26SE], S9357 [27SE]
———Disproportionate Share Hospital Program funding, S6216 [30JN]
———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2319), S1899-S1901 [29MR], S2650-S2653 [13AP]
———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (S. 1626), S78 [26JA]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit, S8775, S8869 [20SE]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (S. 2807), S6020 [28JN]
———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (S. 3131), S9469 [28SE]
Medicare Integrity Program: funding, S6204, S6205 [30JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (S. 3177), S10085-S10088 [6OC]
Mental health: research programs funding, S6217 [30JN]
———suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5971-S5977 [28JN]
Native Americans: allow purchase of prescription drugs from the Federal Supply Schedule, S7715 [26JY]
———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]
———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), insert S. 979 language in lieu, S2138 [4AP]
———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2131-S2138 [4AP]
NIH: funding, S2401, S2402 [7AP], S2689, S2694 [13AP], S5719-S5721 [23JN], S6002 [28JN], S11817 [15DE]
Ocular albinism: research funding, S6206 [30JN]
Office of Civil Rights: funding, S6196 [30JN]
Office on Men's Health: establish (S. 2925), S7664 [26JY]
Office on Women's Health: establish (S. 2675), S4570-S4572 [6JN]
Older Americans Act: National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S6002 [28JN], S11028-S11041, S11055, S11056, S11089-S11095 [26OC]
———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]
Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, S6096-S6099 [29JN], S6186 [30JN]
Poverty: report to Congress on extent and severity of child poverty, S1009-S1013 [1MR], S4765-S4767 [8JN], S10344 [12OC]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), S11041 [26OC], S11307-S11314 [28OC]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), S9094-S9116 [22SE], S9187 [25SE], S9242, S9260-S9262 [26SE], S9839-S9842 [4OC], S10051 [6OC], S11892, S11893 [15DE]
———provide certain children's health services (S. 2868), S6682-S6687 [13JY], S6836 [14JY]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services, S6211, S6212 [30JN]
———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support, S6188, S6189 [30JN]
Senior citizens: outreach and professional services funding, S6205 [30JN]
Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4114, S4115 [17MY]
———Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]
———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]
State Children's Health Insurance Program: funding, S5823-S5829, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: Child Health Institute funding, S6208 [30JN]
Reports filed
Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 406) (H. Rept. 106-818), H7279 [6SE]
Cardiac Arrest Survival Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2498) (H. Rept. 106-634), H3648 [23MY]
Consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 106-653), H3924 [6JN]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 518) (H. Rept. 106-657), H4034 [7JN]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 106-901), H8199 [26SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-1033), H12531 [15DE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4577) (H. Rept. 106-645), H3923 [6JN]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2553) (S. Rept. 106-294), S3946 [15MY]
Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1391 [9MR]
Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2731) (S. Rept. 106-505), S10715 [18OC]
Rulings of the Chair
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4077, H4094, H4105 [8JN], H4201, H4208 [12JN], H4230, H4235, H4238, H4243, H4249, H4254, H4258, H4260, H4264, H4281, H4296, H4300 [13JN]
Statements
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4797 [8JN]
Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]
Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: American Health Quality Association, S5270 [15JN]
Studies
Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]
Rural Case Studies on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, S8 [24JA]
Summaries
Children's Health Act (H.R. 4365), S9098-S9104 [22SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, E2240-E2245 [2JA]
Public Health Improvement Act (H.R. 2498), S11308-S11310 [28OC]
Public Health Service Act Children's Health Services (S. 2868), S6683-S6685 [13JY]
Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]
Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]
Tables
Advanced appropriations in H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4435 [14JN]
Clinton Administration Medicare funding, S2063 [4AP]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5870 [27JN]
Comparision between the Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act and the Clinton administration proposal on Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2652, S2653 [13AP]
Comparison between George W. Bush's and Vice President Gore's Medicare reform plans, S10962 [25OC]
Comparison of Medicare payment rates across settings for selected high volume ambulatory care services, E959 [9JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5984 [28JN], H4368-H4432 [14JN]
Socio-demographic characteristics of long-term care insurance purchasers, E8 [27JA]
Testimonies
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 247, emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day, H352 [14FE]
H. Res. 518, consideration of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4044 [8JN]
H. Res. 562, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1167, enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, H6753 [24JY]
H. Res. 594, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act, H8206 [27SE]
H.R. 2498, Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, H3584 [23MY]
H.R. 2498, Public Health Improvement Act, H11303-H11313 [26OC]
H.R. 4365, Children's Health Act, H2698-H2711 [9MY], H8209-H8247 [27SE]
H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S6356-S6397 [10JY]
H.R. 5622, Medicare Program Infrastructure Investment Act, H11794-H11796 [2NO]
S. 406, Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act, H9957 [17OC]
S. 979, enhance Native American self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, S2131-S2137 [4AP]
S. 2015, Stem Cell Research Act, S151 [31JA]
S. 2062, issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness, S621 [10FE]
S. 2235, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act, S1408 [9MR]
S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]
S. 2541, Medicare Expansion for Needed Drugs (MEND) Act, S3840-S3848 [10MY]
S. 2625, revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations, S4718 [7JN]
S. 2809, Children's Research Protection Act, S6022 [28JN]
S. 2819, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S6132-S6134 [29JN]
S. 2925, Men's Health Act, S7664 [26JY]
S. 3016, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8199-S8204 [7SE]
S. 3017, Medicare Temporary Drug Assistance Act, S8204-S8209 [7SE]
S. 3131, Medicare Billing and Education Act, S9470-S9472 [28SE]
S. 3176, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S10084 [6OC]
S. Con. Res. 162, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11886, S11930 [15DE], H12529 [15DE]