DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11182, S11184, S11217, S11230, S11232, S11233, S11234, S11235, S11236 [30OC], S11257, S11260, S11266, S11269, S11270, S11271, S11291, S11292, S11293, S11294, S11295 [31OC], S11301, S11302, S11308, S11324, S11325, S11326, S11341, S11345, S11350, S11390, S11391, S11392, S11394, S11395, S11396 [1NO], S11494, S11495, S11503 [6NO], H6459 [9OC], H6505 [10OC], H6631, H6640, H6647, H6651, H6654, H6664, H6665, H6666, H6673, H6704 [11OC]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 723), S6058 [11JN], S7597, S7598, S7599 [12JY], S8247 [25JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5247, H5262, H5276 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6548, S6582, S6622 [21JN], S6633, S6634, S6671 [22JN], S6856, S6865 [25JN], S6895, S6902, S6909, S6930, S6931, S6933, S6934 [26JN], S6961, S6964, S7003, S7004, S7005, S7006, S7007 [27JN], S7016, S7026, S7040, S7043, S7045, S7046, S7053, S7055, S7056, S7058, S7062, S7064, S7066, S7073, S7114, S7117, S7118, S7119, S7120, S7121, S7122, S7123 [28JN], S7129, S7132, S7138, S7142, S7146, S7149, S7155, S7158, S7160, S7161, S7162, S7163, S7164, S7262, S7263, S7281, S7282 [29JN]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S13059 [12DE]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1996 [7MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11475 [6NO], H7942 [8NO]

Articles and editorials

Cannibals to Cows—The Path of a Deadly Disease, S2317 [14MR]

Could Mad Cow Reach America?, S2316 [14MR]

Cypriot Researcher Sees Human Clone in Four Months, S11322 [1NO]

First Primate Embryos Cloned, S11323 [1NO]

HHS Set To Order Smallpox Vaccine for All Americans, S11751 [14NO]

Meat From Europe Is Banned by U.S. as Illness Spreads, S2318 [14MR]

Monkey Test Breakthrough Brings Human Clones Closer, S11322 [1NO]

Monkey Tests Raise Human Clone Fears, S11322 [1NO]

Patient Rights Get Some Life, S6431 [19JN]

Patients' Bill of Rights Not End-All to Health Care Issues, S7142 [29JN]

Scientist Says First Human Clone Is Near, S11322 [1NO]

Second-Guessing the Insurers—Independent Review Process Appears To Be Working, H298-H300 [13FE]

U.S. Adds to Ban on European Meats—Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic Is Cited, S2317 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings (see H.R. 3532), H10909 [19DE]

Animals: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 534), S2306 [14MR]

Breast cancer: make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H1343 [29MR]

Children and youth: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H10964 [20DE]

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 1005), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 17), H25 [3JA]

———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1390), S8911 [3AU]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see S. 866), S4822 [10MY]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H164 [31JA]

Consumers: prepare and publish annually a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 2660), H4724 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 700), S3436 [4AP] (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1536), S10640 [11OC] (see H.R. 3061), H6457 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H6504 [10OC]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H1860 [2MY]

———develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S6054 [11JN]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1189 [27MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 190), S568 [25JA] (see S. 247), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

———improve safety of imported foods (see S. 1634), S11437 [5NO] (see H.R. 3075), H6504 [10OC]

———permit import of prescription medications sold in certain foreign countries and correct impediments in implementation of the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act (see S. 215), S707 [30JA]

Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2844), H5454 [6SE]

Food: establish a tolerance level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood (see S. 555), S2388 [15MR]

———improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7718 [1NO]

Hazardous substances: require certification for possession of dangerous biological agents and toxins by research facilities (see S. 1661), S11612 [8NO] (see H.R. 3306), H8248 [15NO]

Health: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]

———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 2288), H3465 [21JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 723), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 2059), H2888 [5JN]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1395 [14FE] (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S97 [22JA] (see S. 283), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 872), S4890 [14MY] (see S. 889), S4940 [15MY] (see S. 1052), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H5332 [2AU]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H9239 [11DE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (see S. 1281), S8464 [31JY] (see S. 1533), S10640 [11OC]

———reimburse health care providers for costs associated with providing emergency medical care to illegal aliens who are not detained by law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2256), H3357 [20JN]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 587), S2662 [21MR] (see H.R. 1353), H1408 [3AP]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program and a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board (see H.R. 3292), H8181 [14NO]

———establish a health information technology grant program and a methodology under Medicare to provide reimbursement to hospitals for implementing information technology systems (see S. 705), S3530 [5AP]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 1597), S11286 [31OC]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706, 721), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

———establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 1387), S8911 [3AU]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (see S. 1864), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 3020), H6378 [4OC]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 212), S706 [30JA]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see S. 214), S707 [30JA] (see H.R. 293), H110 [30JA]

———require compensation of certain technical medical employees for time during which they are required to be on-call (see H.R. 1787), H2082 [9MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

———establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 651), S3152 [29MR]

Medicaid: clarify Dept. of HHS authority to treat certain State prescription drug discount demonstration projects as medical assistance for purposes of rebate agreements (see S. 1177), S7589 [12JY] (see H.R. 2513), H4111 [17JY]

———extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian health programs (see S. 1753), S12247 [30NO]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 1001), H876 [13MR]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see S. 659), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1375), H1409 [3AP]

———coverage of backup systems for durable medical equipment in case of power failure (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5338 [2AU]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 10), S97 [22JA] (see S. 925), S5438 [22MY] (see S. 1185), S7805 [17JY] (see S. Res. 74), S3922 [25AP] (see H.R. 339), H163 [31JA] (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP] (see H.R. 1905), H2333 [17MY] (see H.R. 2632), H4633 [25JY]

———ensure that eligible individuals have sufficient time to consider information and make informed choice on enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see S. 1376), S8911 [3AU]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program (see S. 1263), S8353 [27JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see S. 1239), S8203 [25JY]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see S. 1589), S11198 [30OC] (see H.R. 3188), H7529 [30OC]

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 357, 358), S1463 [15FE]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology and establish an Office of Technology and Innovation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (see H.R. 2973), H6135 [2OC]

———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. 452), S1817 [5MR] (see H.R. 868), H648 [6MR]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 332), S1394 [14FE] (see H.R. 716), H398 [14FE]

Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 3256), H7959 [8NO]

National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage: establish (see H.R. 2642), H4634 [25JY]

National security: enhance control of biological agents and toxins (see S. 1706), S11940 [15NO]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 195), H62 [6JA] (see H.R. 2056), H2888 [5JN]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H3711 [27JN]

Nurses: make grants to designated eligible entities for the design and implementation of innovative models of patient care that are conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses (see H.R. 3472), H10055 [12DE] (see H.R. 3589), H10965 [20DE]

Office of Correctional Health: establish (see H.R. 2422), H3805 [28JN]

Office on Men's Health: establish (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

Office on Women's Health: establish (see S. 946), S5615 [24MY] (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

Organ procurement organizations: revise performance standards and certification process (see S. 1833), S13300 [14DE] (see H.R. 3504), H10173 [17DE]

Privacy: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.J. Res. 38), H955 [15MR]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H394 [14FE]

———promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (see S. 1062), S6448 [19JN]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (see S. 1650), S11549 [7NO]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see S. 1027), S6211 [13JN] (see H.R. 2166), H3150 [13JN]

Recreational camps: require camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]

Science: establish and maintain a panel to provide expert scientific recommendations in the field of cell development (see H.R. 2863), H5455 [6SE]

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. 484), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

———extend date for compliance by entitled entities with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see S. 1684), S11789 [14NO]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H2679 [23MY]

———provide for coordination of implementation of administrative simplification standard for health care information (see S. 836), S4416 [7MY]

———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. 501), S2071 [8MR] (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 647), H395 [14FE]

Terrorism: assist States in preparing for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (see S. 1520), S10388 [9OC] (see H.R. 3153), H7127 [17OC]

———clarify Dept. of HHS responsibilities regarding biological agents and toxins, clarify application of privacy requirements to new cable television services, and strengthen security at certain nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3016), H6260 [3OC]

———clarify Dept. of HHS responsibilities regarding biological agents and toxins and amend penalties for offenses involving such agents and toxins (see H.R. 3160), H7217 [23OC]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (see S. 1508), S10287 [4OC]

U.S.-Mexico border: address health care needs of residents of area (see S. 1878), S13943 [20DE]

Veterans: ensure quality health care (see S. Res. 179), S11719 [13NO]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11411 [2NO], S11452 [6NO]

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3061), H10239-H10353 [18DE]

Cost Estimates

Health centers program and National Health Service Corps reauthorization and Healthy Communities Access Program establishment to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533): CBO, S11281-S11283 [31OC]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1995 [7MR]

Letters

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S6497 [20JN], S6855 [25JN]

———Bill Merry, Jr., Herndon & Merry, Inc., S6651 [22JN]

———Billy G. Rogers, Jr., Billy Rogers Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., S6651 [22JN]

———Frank J. Nemec, S6509 [20JN]

———John W. Dillard, Jr., Dillard Door & Specialty Co., Inc., S6651 [22JN]

———Kathleen Sebelius, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S6493 [20JN]

———Margaret LaMontagne, Executive Office of the President, S6652 [22JN]

———Michael Marcum, S6889 [26JN]

———R.I. Christensen, Christensen & Griffith Construction Co., S6482 [20JN]

Embryonic stem cell research funding: several Senators, S9118 [5SE]

Federal courts jurisdition over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims: Senator Specter, S6386 [18JN]

Guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages: Frank M. Fitzgerald, Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services, H5272 [2AU]

NIH stem cell research: President Bush, S6395 [19JN]

———several Senators, S6394 [19JN]

Nomination of Wade F. Horn to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support: several organizations, S8183 [25JY]

Women's Health Office Act: several health organizations, S5620 [24MY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11183 [30OC]

Staff that worked on H.R. 3391, Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act, H8794 [4DE]

Supporters of S. 1052, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S6404-S6406, S6432 [19JN], S6510 [20JN], S6890 [26JN], S7074 [28JN]

Memorandums

Acceptable Market Names for Fish in the Catfish Family, S11337 [1NO]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11344 [1NO], H7916 [8NO]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5285 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6403 [19JN], S6634 [22JN], S6870 [26JN], S6963 [27JN], S7015, S7025, S7054 [28JN], S7130, S7131, S7136, S7138, S7142, S7145, S7148, S7153 [29JN]

Press releases

HHS, Bayer Agree to Cipro Purchase, S11189 [30OC]

Richmond Employers Join UNOS To Increase Organ Donation: United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), H674 [7MR]

Proclamations

Voluntary Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Discount and Security Program: National Pharmaceutical Association, E1631 [11SE]

Remarks in House

BIA: contract support costs for Indian Health Service programs funding, H3371, H3373 [21JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6664 [11OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: biological disease and chemical threat prevention studies funding through reductions in the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, H6665, H6666 [11OC]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding through reductions in certain disease control programs and child care development grants, H6666-H6673, H6677 [11OC], E1875, E1878 [12OC]

———award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (H.R. 3581), E2371 [20DE]

———establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 17), H3267, H3271 [20JN], E4, E8 [3JA]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6684 [11OC]

Community Access Program: funding, H6658 [11OC]

Consumers: prepare and publish annually a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 2660), E1440 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), H2051-H2053 [9MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, E1199 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6568 [11OC], H7916 [8NO], E1863, E1865, E1875, E1877, E1878, E1880, E1881, E1882 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10431-H10442 [19DE], E2397, E2398, E2399 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H10214 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8189 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), motion to instruct conferees, H7916-H7918 [8NO]

Disabled: State-assistive technology programs funding, H10433 [19DE]

Diseases: allocation of AIDS epidemic funding to rural areas, H6658 [11OC]

———autism diagnosis and intervention funding through reductions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communicable disease activities, H6651, H6652 [11OC]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (H.R. 1682), E706 [2MY]

———HIV/AIDS prevention, protection, and treatment funding, H207 [7FE]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H1848-H1855 [2MY]

———State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs funding through reductions in other AIDS-related services funding, H6647-H6649 [11OC]

Drug abuse: Dept. of Justice grant to ``Race Against Drugs'' substance abuse prevention education program, H79 [30JA]

FDA: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, H3779-H3781 [28JN]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 1097), H914-H918 [14MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 2180), E1117 [14JN]

———improve safety of imported foods (H.R. 3075), E1837 [10OC]

Food: enhance food inspection system, H6375 [4OC]

———improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (H. Con. Res. 258), H8251 [16NO]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3597 [26JN], H3623 [27JN], H3868, H3869, H3870, H3871, H3872, H3873 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4029, H4101 [17JY], H4119 [18JY], H4380 [23JY], H4435 [24JY], H4765 [27JY], H5327-H5329 [2AU], H6631, H6633 [11OC]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 31), H668-H672 [7MR]

———establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity, H6651 [11OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H309-H311 [13FE], H720-H722 [7MR], H1596 [25AP], H1702, H1703, H1707 [1MY], H3245, H3250 [19JN], E226 [27FE], E875 [21MY], E1390 [20JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H297 [13FE], H467 [28FE], H870-H874 [13MR], H910 [14MR], H1464 [4AP], H1587 [25AP], H1833 [2MY], H2670-H2672 [23MY], H2866, H2869-H2876 [5JN], H3238-H3244 [19JN], H3502-H3505 [25JN], H3600-H3602 [26JN], H3623, H3624, H3625, H3626, H3689, H3698-H3705 [27JN], H3797-H3800 [28JN], H3810, H3811 [10JY], H3931 [11JY], H4119, H4204-H4211 [18JY], E1246 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H3602 [26JN], H3799 [28JN], H3868 [11JY], H4119, H4120 [18JY], H4368 [20JY], H4411-H4420 [23JY], H4432, H4435, H4436, H4437 [24JY], H4546 [25JY], H4770 [27JY], H4871 [31JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4410, H4417-H4423 [23JY], H4432, H4434, H4435, H4437 [24JY], H4546, H4547, H4548, H4549 [25JY], H4719-H4721 [26JY], H4785, H4861 [30JY], H4867, H4870, H4967, H4976-H4982 [31JY], H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184, H5196-H5315 [2AU], H8239 [15NO], E1578, E1585 [5SE], E1630 [11SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5185-H5196 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), corrections in engrossment, H5315 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), motion to recommit, H5313, H5314 [2AU]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (H.R. 504), E129 [7FE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 3450), E2262 [12DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (H.R. 1436), E1246 [29JN], E2262 [12DE]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (H.R. 1436), H1465 [4AP]

Health Resources and Service Administration: Centers for Excellence program funding, H6071 [2OC]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (H.R. 293), E63 [30JA]

———Loan Repayment Program funding, H3395, H3396 [21JN]

Insurance: comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations funding, H10433 [19DE]

———mental health coverage parity, H10435, H10436, H10438, H10441 [19DE]

Medicaid: State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (H.R. 1001), E345 [13MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H309-H311 [13FE], H820 [8MR], H1175 [27MR], H1507-H1515 [24AP], H1575, H1594, H1596 [25AP], H1702, H1705, H1707 [1MY], H1835-H1842 [2MY], H2005 [8MY], H5383 [5SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 2632), H6413 [5OC]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (H.R. 3188), E1943 [30OC]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (H.R. 1928), E871 [21MY]

———protection of certain trust funds in coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1507-H1515 [24AP]

———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 (H.R. 868), E1309 [11JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: Nursing Home Oversight Improvement Program funding, H6649, H6650 [11OC]

National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's disease research funding, E449 [27MR]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (H.R. 2335), E1223 [27JN]

NIH: Lyme disease research funding, E449 [27MR]

Nurses: make grants to designated eligible entities for the design and implementation of innovative models of patient care that are conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses (H.R. 3472), E2274 [13DE]

Office on Women's Health: establish, E360 [14MR]

———establish (H.R. 1784), H2058 [9MY], E824, E843 [17MY]

Organ procurement organizations: revise performance standards and certification process (H.R. 3504), H10485-H10487 [19DE], H10937 [20DE]

Pawnee, OK: Pawnee Replacement Health Center construction funding, H3373 [21JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H6666 [11OC], E1881 [12OC]

Privacy: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (H.J. Res. 38), E371 [15MR]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (H.R. 624), H672-H677 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (H.R. 2166), E1092 [13JN]

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. 1909), E844 [17MY]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), H8772-H8778 [4DE], E2272 [13DE], E2525 [3JA]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 1975), H8777 [4DE]

Terrorism: clarify Dept. of HHS responsibilities regarding biological agents and toxins and amend penalties for offenses involving such agents and toxins (H.R. 3160), H7139-H7143 [23OC]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons, H6450 [9OC]

Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4002-H4006 [12JY]

Winnebago, NE: construction of Indian Health Service hospital, H3373 [21JN], H7107 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 534), S2316 [14MR]

Bayer Corp.: tribute to donation of antibiotic for use by Federal employees, S11189 [30OC]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: application of effective date to collective bargaining agreement plans, S7064-S7066 [28JN], S7130 [29JN]

———application of individual market rules to health insurance coverage consisting of excepted benefits, S7173 [29JN]

———include Federal health benefits programs, S7142-S7145 [29JN]

———repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level, S6895-S6901 [26JN]

Carbonell, Josefina: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Aging, S8249 [25JY], S8534 [1AU]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: smallpox vaccination for first responders funding, S13786 [20DE]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 1005), S5983-S5985 [7JN]

———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1390), S8966 [3AU]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (S. 866), S4842 [10MY]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies appropriations, S11191 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3452, S3459 [4AP], S3634 [5AP]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 708), S3699, S3709-S3711 [6AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11154-S11185 [30OC], S11255, S11268-S11275 [31OC], S11300-S11316, S11320-S11329, S11340-S11351 [1NO], S11407, S11411, S11412 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11475 [6NO], S11546 [7NO], S12051 [27NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13773-S13792, S13830 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13678 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), unanimous-consent agreement, S11183 [30OC], S11251, S11296 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), unanimous-consent request, S11165 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S499 [23JA]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11457 [6NO]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S13786-S13789 [20DE]

Diseases: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (S. 1009), S6056 [11JN]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease, S5607 [24MY]

ERISA: Federal courts jurisdiction over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims, S6384-S6386 [18JN]

FDA: food safety initiative activities funding, S3662 [6AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 247), S1063 [6FE], S2972 [27MR]

———improve safety of imported foods (S. 1634), S11443 [5NO], S11592-S11594 [8NO]

———permit import of prescription medications sold in certain foreign countries and correct impediments in implementation of the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act (S. 215), S775 [30JA], S7440 [11JY]

Food: establish a tolerance level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood (S. 555), S2409 [15MR]

Hazardous substances: require certification for possession of dangerous biological agents and toxins by research facilities (S. 1661), S11615 [8NO]

Health: dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance, S7149-S7154 [29JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding, S7846-S7851 [18JY], S9117 [5SE], S9209 [10SE], S11154 [30OC], S12024, S12025 [27NO], S13780 [20DE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 723), S3552-S3554 [5AP], S6393-S6395 [19JN]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (S. Con. Res. 12), S1427, S1437 [14FE]

———establish guidelines on embryonic stem cell research, S7846-S7851 [18JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S5999 [8JN], S8061 [23JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), S9127 [5SE], S9129 [6SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 6), S425-S427 [22JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 283), S1136, S1156 [7FE], S1241 [13FE], S1368 [14FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 872), S4896 [14MY], S4967 [15MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 889), S4951-S4953 [15MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6357 [14JN], S6369-S6372, S6379-S6381, S6384-S6386 [18JN], S6535-S6594 [21JN], S6627-S6657 [22JN], S6835-S6860 [25JN], S6870-S6885, S6887-S6913 [26JN], S6937-S6983 [27JN], S7011-S7076 [28JN], S7127-S7185, S7287, S7288 [29JN], S7293 [9JY], S8196-S8198 [25JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to commit, S6849-S6854 [25JN], S6870-S6884 [26JN], S7136-S7138 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), motion to proceed, S6398-S6440 [19JN], S6463-S6506, S6508-S6510 [20JN], S6533, S6534 [21JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), unanimous-consent agreement, S6644 [22JN], S6887, S6901 [26JN], S6954 [27JN], S7074 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), unanimous-consent request, S6378, S6379 [18JN], S6403 [19JN], S6538, S6580 [21JN], S7170 [29JN]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S11281 [31OC]

———somatic cell nuclear transfer research funding, S12024, S12025 [27NO]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 587), S2668, S2669 [21MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (S. 706), S3534 [5AP]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (S. 721), S3546-S3552 [5AP]

———establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 1387), S8961 [3AU]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (S. 1864), S13946-S13950, S14065 [20DE]

———immunity from liability for physicians providing free medical care to medically underserved or indigent patients, S8199 [25JY]

Health Community Access Program: funding, S11457 [6NO]

Healthy Start Program: funding, S11345 [1NO]

Homeless: substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S11347 [1NO]

Horn, Wade F.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support, S8182-S8190, S8194 [25JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 212), S735 [30JA]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (S. 214), S774 [30JA]

———funding, S3655 [6AP], S7566, S7567 [12JY]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 651), S3163 [29MR]

———mental health coverage parity, S13779, S13782, S13790, S13791 [20DE]

LIHEAP: funding, S11412 [2NO]

Medicaid: clarify Dept. of HHS authority to treat certain State prescription drug discount demonstration projects as medical assistance for purposes of rebate agreements (S. 1177), S7594, S7595 [12JY]

———eliminate the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program, S5229 [21MY], S5406 [22MY]

———extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian health programs (S. 1753), S12261 [30NO]

———reimbursement rates relative to long-term care staffing shortages, S3671, S3672 [6AP]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (S. 659), S3170 [29MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S1167 [8FE], S1669, S1671 [28FE], S2576 [20MR], S3298-S3326 [3AP], S4789 [10MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 10), S155 [22JA]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 925), S5444-S5447 [22MY], S8153 [25JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1185), S7718 [16JY], S7809, S7818 [17JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. Res. 74), S3927 [25AP]

———ensure that eligible individuals have sufficient time to consider information and make informed choice on enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (S. 1376), S8950 [3AU]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (S. 1589), S11206 [30OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (S. 357), S1500 [15FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (S. 358), S1500 [15FE]

———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. 452), S1818 [5MR]

National security: enhance control of biological agents and toxins (S. 1706), S11942 [15NO]

Native Americans: employment and training regulations compliance, S11347 [1NO]

NIH: dedication of the Paul G. Rogers Plaza, S4096 [1MY]

———funding, S3400-S3402 [4AP]

Office on Women's Health: establish (S. 946), S5618-S5620 [24MY]

Organ procurement organizations: revise performance standards and certification process (S. 1833), S13317 [14DE], S13322 [17DE]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, S8694 [2AU]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4123 [1MY], S5763 [25MY], S5802 [26MY], S7984 [19JY], S11148 [25OC], S14047 [20DE]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (S. 1062), S6453-S6455 [19JN]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S11558 [7NO]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (S. 1027), S6218 [13JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans, S11321-S11323 [1NO]

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. 484), S1994-S1998 [7MR]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), S13077, S13078 [12DE], S13690 [19DE]

———extend date for compliance by entitled entities with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (S. 1684), S12059 [27NO], S12096 [28NO]

———provide for coordination of implementation of administrative simplification standard for health care information (S. 836), S4417 [7MY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 501), S2082 [8MR]

———Social Services Block Grant funding, S3669 [6AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: release of study on adolescent drug use, S6513 [20JN]

Surgeon General: release of ``Women and Smoking'' report, S2972 [27MR]

Terrorism: antitrust exemption for agreements reached with parties involved in the development of bioterrorism countermeasures, S13903 [20DE]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (S. 1508), S10304-S10307 [4OC]

Thompson, Tommy G.: confirmation as Sec. of HHS, S702 [30JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S441-S446 [23JA], S515-S519, S523 [24JA]

U.S.-Mexico border: address health care needs of residents of area (S. 1878), S13966 [20DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 107-233), H6504 [10OC]

Dept. of HHS Responsibilities Regarding Biological Agents, Toxins, Privacy Requirements to Cable Television Services, and Nuclear Facilities Security: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3016) (H. Rept. 107-231), H6457 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS Responsibilities Regarding Biological Agents and Toxins, Cable Television Services Privacy Requirements, and Security at Certain Nuclear Facilities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3016) (H. Rept. 107-231), H7851 [6NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3061) (H. Rept. 107-342), H10354 [18DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3061) (H. Rept. 107-229), H6457 [9OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 107-84), S10640 [11OC]

Emphasize the Importance of Organ, Tissue, Bone Marrow, and Blood Donation, and Support National Donor Day: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 31) (H. Rept. 107-10), H647 [6MR]

Health Centers Program and National Health Service Corps Reauthorization and Healthy Communities Access Program Establishment: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1533) (S. Rept. 107-83), S10640 [11OC]

Nomination of Claude A. Allen To Be Deputy Sec. of HHS: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Janet Hale To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Management and Budget: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13464 [18DE]

Nomination of Joan E. Ohl To Be Dept. of HHS Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13464 [18DE]

Nomination of Kevin Keane To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Public Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7805 [17JY]

Nomination of Piyush Jindal To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Planning and Evaluation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Scott Whitaker To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Legislation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4099 [1MY]

Nomination of Thomas Scully To Be Health Care Financing Administration Administrator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Wade F. Horn To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7805 [17JY]

Organ Donation Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. Rept. 107-11), H647 [6MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6641 [11OC]

Statements

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, S6552, S6555 [21JN], S7059 [28JN]

Summaries

Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights Act (S. 889), S4952 [15MY]

Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act (H.R. 3188), E1944 [30OC]

Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act (S. 1589), S11213 [30OC]

National Youth Smoking Reduction Act (H.R. 2180), E1118 [14JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S13785 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11163 [30OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6572-H6628 [11OC]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S13785 [20DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 31, emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day, H668 [7MR]

H. Res. 219, consideration of H.R. 2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, H5185 [2AU]

H.R. 624, Organ Donation Improvement Act, H672 [7MR]

H.R. 2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, H5222-H5247 [2AU]

H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11458-S11475 [6NO]

H.R. 3160, Bioterrorism Enforcement Act, H7139 [23OC]

H.R. 3323, Administrative Simplification Compliance Act, H8772-H8774 [4DE]

H.R. 3504, revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations, H10485 [19DE]

S. 6, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S101-S113 [22JA]

S. 10, Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Act, S155-S163 [22JA]

S. 212, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S735-S773 [30JA]

S. 214, elevate position of Director of Indian Health Service to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health, S774 [30JA]

S. 215, Medication Equity and Drug Savings Act, S776 [30JA]

S. 247, Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act, S1063-S1066 [6FE]

S. 283, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S1136-S1154 [7FE]

S. 452, Medicare Education and Regulatory Fairness Act, S1819-S1823 [5MR]

S. 534, Mad Cow Prevention Act, S2316 [14MR]

S. 555, Mercury-Safe Seafood Act, S2410 [15MR]

S. 651, Health Care Consumers Assistance Fund Act, S3163 [29MR]

S. 700, Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act, H2051-H2053 [9MY]

S. 700, require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease, S3453 [4AP], S3634-S3636 [5AP]

S. 721, Nursing Employment and Education Development (NEED) Act, S3547-S3550 [5AP]

S. 723, Stem Cell Research Act, S3553 [5AP]

S. 836, provide for coordination of implementation of a Social Security administrative simplification standard for health care information, S4418 [7MY]

S. 866, National Media Campaign To Prevent Underage Drinking Act, S4843 [10MY]

S. 925, Medicare Extension of Drugs to Seniors (MEDS) Act, S5447-S5455 [22MY]

S. 1052, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S7338-S7361 [9JY]

S. 1185, Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity (SPICE) Act, S7809-S7818 [17JY]

S. 1239, Medicare Rx Drug Discount and Security Act, S8216-S8222 [25JY]

S. 1387, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S8962 [3AU]

S. 1390, Children's Health Coverage Improvement Act, S8967 [3AU]

S. 1508, Biological and Chemical Attack Preparedness Act, S10306 [4OC]

S. 1589, Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act, S11207-S11213 [30OC]

S. 1650, Public Health Emergencies Accountability Act, S11559 [7NO]

S. 1684, compliance date extension by entitled entities with certain Social Security regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information, S12059 [27NO]

S. 1753, extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian health programs under Medicaid, S12261 [30NO]

S. 1878, U.S./Mexico Border Health Improvement Act, S13967-S13969 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 12, emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day, S1427 [14FE]

S. Res. 74, Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3927 [25AP]

S. Res. 179, ensure quality health care for veterans, S11726 [13NO]