DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Advertisements

Pharmaceutical Market Access Act (H.R. 2427): TREA Senior Citizens League, H9466 [15OC]

Amendments

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (H.J. Res. 3), S1162 [17JA]

Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), S4872 [3AP]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 276), H5436 [17JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10945, S10948, S10973, S10985 [2SE], S10992, S11004, S11009, S11013, S11039, S11040 [3SE], S11052, S11056, S11057, S11069, S11078, S11081, S11090, S11100, S11101, S11102, S11103, S11119, S11120, S11121, S11122, S11123 [4SE], S11136, S11170, S11171 [5SE], S11219, S11226, S11228, S11230, S11231, S11232, S11234, S11239, S11257, S11258, S11259 [9SE], S11273, S11280, S11282, S11286, S11290, S11291, S11292, S11296, S11297, S11309, S11321, S11322, S11323, S11324, S11329, S11330, S11356, S11357, S11358, S11359, S11360, S11361 [10SE], S11423, S11427 [11SE], H6349, H6350 [8JY], H6405, H6416, H6465, H6466 [9JY], H6536, H6560, H6561, H6563, H6564, H6568, H6573, H6574, H6576, H6604 [10JY]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 1172), S16094 [9DE]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation: establish (S. 555), S9508 [16JY]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 285), S9819 [23JY]

Analyses

Cord Blood Stem Cell Act (S. 1717), S12469 [3OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11341 [10SE], H9166 [2OC]

———S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, S4879 [3AP], H2836 [7AP]

Articles and editorials

Bush Pushes Plan To Curb Appeals in Medicare Cases, S7017 [22MY]

Drug Maker Pushed Painkiller Aggressively; Purdue PHARMA Has Marketed OxyContin Far Beyond Its Original Purpose, Newly Released Documents Show, E1246 [13JN]

Medicare Appeal Process Should Not Be Weakened, S7018 [22MY]

Open Door to Drug Imports, H10540 [6NO]

Tilt! Medicare Looks To Rig Appeals System in Its Favor, S7018 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings to reduce asthma (see H.R. 1849), H3451 [29AP]

Aneurysms: conduct study (see H.R. 815), H701 [13FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

Children and youth: collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (see S. 389), S2456 [13FE]

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H8174 [10SE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1068), S6506 [15MY]

———establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H701 [13FE]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H56 [7JA]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see S. 342), S2187 [11FE]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 276), H5407 [16JN]

———provide grants to establish summer health career introductory programs for middle and high school students (see S. 1008), S5859 [7MY]

Citizens Health Care Working Group: establish (see S. 581), S3410 [10MR]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 896), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 1812), H3353 [11AP]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H5045 [5JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1356), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 246), H135 [8JA] (see H.R. 2618), H6261 [26JN] (see H.R. 2660), H6347 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), consideration (see H. Res. 312), H6347 [8JY]

Dietary supplements: take action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market (see S. Res. 260), S14177 [6NO] (see H. Res. 435), H10978 [6NO]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2018), H3761 [7MY]

———develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 583), S3410 [10MR]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 1143), S7134 [23MY] (see H.R. 3539), H11651 [19NO]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids, review sentencing guidelines for crimes involving steroids, and establish education programs relative to steroids (see S. 1780), S13134 [23OC]

Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2159), H4367 [20MY]

Food: develop health advisories to provide notice and education on effects of mercury exposure and require posting or availability at seafood businesses where the potential for mercury exposure exists (see S. 1939), S15812 [24NO]

Head Start Program: designate certain Head Start centers as Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood (see S. 1474), S10045 [28JY]

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 2883), H7616 [24JY]

———amend legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (see S. 1775), S13053 [22OC]

———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1149), H1680 [6MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 45), H705 [13FE]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see S. 1172), S7234 [3JN] (see H.R. 716), H460 [12FE]

———establish program to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness and prevent secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 2292), H4786 [2JN]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H170 [27JA]

———improve access to prescription drugs, prohibit tax deductions for direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, and ban campaign contributions from pharmaceutical company chief executive officers (see H.R. 1733), H3301 [10AP]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 720), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———promote organ donation (see S. 573), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 399), H217 [28JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 1945), S15812 [24NO] (see H.R. 597), H320 [5FE]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1463 [27FE]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (see H.R. 3038), H8081 [9SE]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1729), S12533 [14OC] (see H.R. 3035), H8081 [9SE]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H4736 [22MY]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see S. 1868), S14964 [17NO] (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 556), S3252 [6MR]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see S. 558), S3252 [6MR] (see H.R. 151), H57 [7JA]

———require compensation of certain technical medical employees for time during which they are required to be on-call (see H.R. 2996), H7838 [3SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: amend to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes relative to health and health-related programs (see S. 1696), S12277 [1OC]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1879), S15061 [18NO]

Medicare: conduct demonstration program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services (see H.R. 1195), H1744 [11MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 7), S34 [7JA] (see H.R. 38), H53 [7JA] (see H.R. 1045), H1470 [3MR] (see H.R. 1568), H2702 [2AP] (see H.R. 2461), H5365 [12JN] (see H.R. 2498), H5467 [17JN] (see H.R. 3299), H9477 [15OC]

———ensure independence and preserve role of administrative law judges involved in Medicare appeals processes (see S. 1127), S6978 [22MY]

———establish a safety net outpatient prescription drug program for certain indigent beneficiaries (see H.R. 3332), H9687 [17OC]

———establish process for providers of services to petition for adjustments of the rate of payment based on inequities with providers in adjoining areas (see H.R. 3396), H10129 [29OC]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see S. 778), S4823 [3AP] (see H.R. 2578), H5813 [24JN]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see S. 1179), S7381 [4JN] (see H.R. 2342), H4977 [4JN]

———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (see S. 379), S2341 [12FE]

———modify definition of rehabilitation hospital and rehabilitation unit for reimbursement under prospective payment system (see S. 1222), S7619 [10JN]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3671), H12918 [8DE]

———provide fairness in the provision of services to Native Americans (see S. 1779), S13134 [23OC]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see S. 823), S4957 [8AP] (see H.R. 941), H1395 [26FE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 1994, 1999), S16120 [9DE] (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H2702 [2AP]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 1717), S12448 [3OC] (see H.R. 2852), H7615 [24JY]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5814 [24JN]

National Marrow Donor Program: support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation (see H. Con. Res. 206), H4977 [4JN]

National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health: funding and implementation (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4368 [20MY]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation: establish (see S. 555), S3252 [6MR]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (see S. 285), S1871 [4FE]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 331), S2051 [6FE] (see H.R. 443), H242 [29JA]

Nurses: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H3973 [9MY]

Office of Correctional Health: establish (see H.R. 1993), H3683 [6MY]

Office of Health Care Competition: establish to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 447), H242 [29JA]

Office of Men's Health: establish (see S. 1028), S5950 [8MY] (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

Offices of Women's Health: establish (see S. 1304), S8300 [20JN]

Organ donation: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 2856), H7615 [24JY]

Pharmaceuticals: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see S. 1781), S13134 [23OC] (see H.R. 2427), H5266 [11JN]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (see H. Res. 335), H7453 [23JY]

Poverty: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (see S. 376), S2340 [12FE]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 770), S4702 [2AP]

———exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 261), S1813 [30JA]

———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]

Schools: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H3761 [7MY]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 386), S2456 [13FE]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1217), S7540 [9JN] (see H.R. 3513), H11391 (see H.R. 3513), H11514 [18NO]

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. 614), S3730 [13MR]

———provide permanent funding level and permit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to carry out programs relative to the Social Services Block Grant (see H.R. 1858), H3451 [29AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see S. 713), S4434 [26MR] (see S. 928), S5433 [28AP] (see H.R. 1608), H2820 [3AP]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H56 [7JA]

U.S.-Mexico border: address health care needs of residents of area (see H.R. 3284), H9376 [8OC]

Women: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see S. 340), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 195), H58 [7JA]

Conference reports

Keeping Children and Families Safe Act (S. 342), H5307-H5316 [12JN]

Letters

Animal Drug User Fee Act: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S14791 [12NO]

Dept. of HHS certification of safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada: Asa Hutchinson, DEA, S8206 [19JN]

———Donna E. Shalala, S8204 [19JN]

———Mark B. McClellan, FDA, S8203, S8205 [19JN]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S8204 [19JN]

FDA review of marketing and classification of the painkiller OxyContin for treatment of moderate pain: Representative Wolf, E2435, E2436 [23NO]

———Representative Wolf, Committee on Appropriations (House), E1245 [13JN], E2434 [23NO]

Human Cloning Prohibition Act: Kathryn C. Zoon, FDA, H1407 [27FE]

Include educational information about prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer advertising: several health organizations, S8609 [26JN]

Indian Health Service clinical services funding: Friends of Indian Health (organization), S4148 [20MR]

———Julia Davis-Wheeler, National Indian Health Board, S4148 [20MR]

Indian Health Service funding: Michelle German, S11630 [17SE]

Mammography Quality Standards Act reauthorization: Amy S. Langer, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, S15064 [18NO]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S15063 [18NO]

———E. Stephen Amis, American College of Radiology Association, S15064 [18NO]

———Susan Braun, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S15063 [18NO]

Medicare coverage of drug treatment therapy for HIV/AIDS patients: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S15888 [25NO]

Medicare disease prevention services improvement: several former Secs. of HHS, E1424 [8JY]

Medication Errors Reduction Act: Ann Richardson Berkey, McKesson Corp., S12545 [14OC]

———Henri R. Manasse, Jr., American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, S12545 [14OC]

———Herb Kuhn, Premier, Inc., S12545 [14OC]

———several health care organizations, S12544 [14OC]

———Wayne NeSmith, Florida Hospital Association, S12545 [14OC]

Oregon's participation under waiver in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, H9010 [30SE]

Permit Medicare+Choice plans that disproportionately serve special needs or frail, elderly beneficiaries to offer specialized Medicare Advantage plans: Eugene Scanzera, Kaiser Permanente (health maintenance organization), S8522 [25JN]

———Karen A. Bullock, Community Health Partnership, Inc., S8689 [26JN]

———Karen Musser, Elder Care of Dane County, WI, S8689 [26JN]

———Richard J. Bringewatt, Medicare Payment Coalition for Frail Beneficiaries, S8523 [25JN]

Project BioShield Act, H6929 [16JY]

Religious organizations' campaign opposing drug reimportation reform legislation due to increased accessibility to abortion drug known as RU-486: Representatives Pitts and Chris Smith, H6997 [16JY]

———Tom Coburn, H6593 [10JY], H6997 [16JY]

Safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal: Representative Burton, E1981 [7OC]

Vaccines containing thimerosal: Mark B. McClellan, FDA, H8259 [16SE]

Lists

Supporters of S. 1172, Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act, S7246 [3JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11002, S11015 [3SE], S11077, S11094 [4SE], S11135 [5SE], S11224, S11225, S11226, S11227, S11229, S11230, S11232, S11234 [9SE], S11294, S11295, S11302, S11313 [10SE], H6548, H6577 [10JY], H9155 [2OC], H9841 [28OC], H10083 [29OC], H10314 [4NO], H10428, H10429 [5NO], H10515 [6NO], H11186 [17NO], H11434, H11500 [18NO], H11622 [19NO], H11845 [20NO]

Pharmaceuticals: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7610 [24JY]

Press releases

VA Announces Record Budget, Health Care Changes: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S4748 [3AP]

Questions and answers

Access to HIV/AIDS drugs under H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Senator Feinstein and Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S15597 [23NO]

Remarks in House

Budget: allocation of funds, H6515 [10JY]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H9000 [30SE], H10113 [29OC], H10317, H10318, H10320, H10321 [4NO]

Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), conference report, H5439-H5444 [17JN]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 276), H5431-H5437 [17JN]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), insert H.R. 14 language in lieu, H2364 [26MR]

Community health centers: funding, H6535, H6536 [10JY]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (H.R. 2387), E1161 [5JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: increase overall funding through reductions in tax cuts, H6523, H6524, H6547, H6548 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 246), E56 [8JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6469, H6470-H6581, H6584, H6589, H6591 [10JY], H9155-H9166, H9195 [2OC], E1482 [15JY], E1509 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), consideration (H. Res. 312), H6396-H6417 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9155-H9166 [2OC], H10083-H10090 [29OC], H10429-H10434 [5NO], H10515-H10520 [6NO], H11434, H11500-H11503 [18NO], H11622-H11628 [19NO], E1975 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to recommit, H6577 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), unanimous-consent agreement, H6396 [9JY], H6535 [10JY]

Dietary supplements: take action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market (H. Res. 435), E2259 [6NO]

Diseases: diabetes research, treatment, and prevention funding, H6514 [10JY]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (H.R. 3539), E2360 [20NO]

Drugs: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used in federally funded health programs, H6560, H6561 [10JY]

FDA: review marketing of the painkiller OxyContin and its classification for treatment of moderate pain, E1245 [13JN], E2434 [23NO]

Head Start Program: funding, H1929 [18MR]

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (H.R. 2883), E1604 [25JY]

———establish demonstration projects between community health centers and minority health professions schools to reduce disparities in minority health care, H6571, H6572 [10JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), H1766-H1774 [12MR]

———promote organ donation (H.R. 399), H1763-H1766 [12MR], E467, E469 [13MR]

———safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal, H9075 [1OC], E1981 [7OC]

———study link between child vaccinations and autism, H8258 [16SE], H9075 [1OC]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (H.R. 3038), H9049-H9051 [1OC], E1971 [2OC]

Insurance: use of alphabetic codes to facilitate reimbursement procedures for health care, H449 [12FE]

LIHEAP: funding, H6521, H6524 [10JY], H11409 [18NO]

McLean County, IL: Dept. of HHS Communities Can! Community of Excellence Award recipient, E1203 [11JN]

Medicare: allow negotiated pricing for prescription drugs, H5912 [25JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1477, H1501-H1507 [4MR], H1802 [12MR], H2694 [2AP], H3688 [7MY], H4790 [3JN], H5091, H5157 [10JN], H5246 [11JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1568), E1416 [8JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3299), E2041 [15OC]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 1199), H5542 [18JN], E431, E433, E444 [12MR]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (H.R. 2342), E1122 [4JN]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology, H12294 [21NO]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: study on the sexual behavior of aging men, H4984 [5JN]

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research funding, H6520 [10JY]

———Parkinson's disease research funding, H6517 [10JY]

National Marrow Donor Program: support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation (H. Con. Res. 206), H12157-H12159 [21NO]

NIH: prohibit funding for certain grants, H6574-H6576 [10JY]

Nurse Reinvestment Act: funding, H6522 [10JY]

Nurses: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (H.R. 2053), E917 [9MY]

Office of Correctional Health: establish (H.R. 1993), E877 [6MY]

Pharmaceuticals: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H9354 [8OC], H9969 [28OC], H10539 [6NO], H11372-H11377, H11504, H11509-H11512 [18NO], H12106, H12111, H12178 [21NO], E2350 [20NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H5247 [11JN], H5453-H5459 [17JN], H6583, H6592-H6595 [10JY], H6682-H6685 [14JY], H6858-H6864 [15JY], H6873, H6996 [16JY], H7198, H7200, H7202 [21JY], H7457, H7458, H7459, H7595-H7611 [24JY], H7813 [3SE], H8261 [16SE], H9465 [15OC], E1617, E1621, E1622, E1642, E1647, E1648, E1658, E1659 [25JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7531-H7541 [24JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), motion to recommit, H7610 [24JY]

Poverty: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (H.R. 3588), E2403 [22NO]

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program: funding, H6516, H6533 [10JY]

Schools: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (H.R. 2023), H3647 [6MY]

Schuchert, Sharon: Dept. of HHS Adoption Excellence Award recipient, E2234 [5NO]

Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H11500-H11503 [18NO]

Varona, Aleida: Dept. of HHS Office of Child Support Enforcement Achievement Beyond the Call of Duty Award recipient, E1743 [9SE]

Women: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (H.R. 195), H8020 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Vaccines for Children Program funding, S11335, S11336 [10SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising criteria used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility, S11902 [24SE]

Children and youth: collect and disseminate information on quality child care, develop child care training infrastructure, and establish small business child care grant program (S. 389), S2465 [13FE], S2714 [25FE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1068), S6509, S6511 [15MY]

———mentoring programs funding, S11336, S11337 [10SE]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), S2190-S2200 [11FE], S4032 [19MR], S4872 [3AP]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), conference report, S8257-S8260 [19JN]

———provide grants to establish summer health career introductory programs for middle and high school students (S. 1008), S5861 [7MY]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11311 [10SE]

Community Access Program: funding, S1357, S1358 [22JA], S1384, S1456 [23JA], S11334, S11335 [10SE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception, S3424-S3428 [11MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10941 [2SE], S10991-S11020 [3SE], S11051-S11062, S11065-S11095, S11100-S11107 [4SE], S11134-S11145, S11147-S11150 [5SE], S11173-S11182 [8SE], S11191-S11240, S11261 [9SE], S11263-S11303, S11307-S11315, S11321-S11341, S11362-S11364 [10SE], S11410, S11412 [11SE], S12213-S12216 [1OC], S12361 [2OC], S15969 [25NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), unanimous-consent agreement, S10886, S10887 [1AU], S11426 [11SE]

Diseases: address newly emergent threats spread due to globalization and threat of bioterrorism, S7652 [11JN]

———develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (S. 583), S3418 [10MR]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (S. 1143), S7144 [23MY]

Drugs: addiction treatment programs funding, S4371 [25MR]

———clarify definition of anabolic steroids, review sentencing guidelines for crimes involving steroids, and establish education programs relative to steroids (S. 1780), S13139-S13142 [23OC]

———develop literacy standards for informational materials to assist in the safe and appropriate use of prescription drugs, S8422 [24JN]

Education: health professions training programs funding, S11337 [10SE]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize and improve LIHEAP, Weatherization Assistance Program, and State Energy Conservation Programs, S7180-S7182 [2JN], S7448 [5JN]

Government regulations: prohibit sales of products such as dietary supplements containing ephedra or ephedrine alkaloids, S2511-S2513 [14FE], S2674-S2676 [25FE]

Hazardous substances: poison control centers funding, S11101, S11105 [4SE]

Head Start Program: designate certain Head Start centers as Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood (S. 1474), S10062 [28JY]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 1172), S7246-S7250 [3JN], S8295 [20JN], S15361 [21NO], S16094-S16100 [9DE]

———home health care funding, S11155 [5SE]

———NIH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Health Resources and Service Administration funding, S4266 [21MR]

———promote organ donation (S. 573), S3329-S3333 [6MR], S16064-S16068 [25NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1505, S1506 [28JA]

———reduction of health program disparities and promotion of minority health funding, S1387, S1388 [23JA]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (H.R. 3038), S15303 [20NO]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (S. 1729), S12544-S12546 [14OC]

Health care professionals: immunity from liability for physicians providing free medical care to medically underserved or indigent patients, S11149 [5SE]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children, S11333, S11334 [10SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 556), S3277 [6MR]

Indian Health Service: clinical services funding, S4147-S4150 [20MR], S4323 [24MR], S4347, S4348 [25MR]

———elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (S. 558), S3316 [6MR], S9511 [16JY]

———funding, S11629 [17SE], S11734 [22SE], S11780, S11781, S11811-S11813 [23SE]

———funding through reductions in BIA and Dept. of the Interior Office of Special Trustee reorganization funding, S11716-S11720 [18SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: amend to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes relative to health and health-related programs (S. 1696), S12285 [1OC]

LIHEAP: funding, S7181, S7182 [2JN]

Lincoln, NE: Dept. of HHS grant for community health center, S3617 [12MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 1879), S15062-S15065 [18NO]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S1505, S1506 [28JA], S2047 [6FE], S2652 [25FE], S3050, S3052 [4MR], S3111 [5MR], S3974-S3979 [19MR], S4109, S4110 [20MR], S4265 [21MR], S4336 [25MR], S6214 [14MY], S6421, S6459, S6460 [15MY], S6641, S6642 [20MY], S7182-S7186 [2JN], S7270, S7272-S7274 [4JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 7), S134-S136 [9JA]

———develop and standardize quality indicators in health care data collection priority areas and develop programs to assist beneficiaries in making informed health plan decisions, S8421 [24JN]

———ensure independence and preserve role of administrative law judges involved in Medicare appeals processes (S. 1127), S7016 [22MY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program, S8493 [25JN], S8663-S8675 [26JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (S. 778), S4828 [3AP]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (S. 1179), S7383 [4JN]

———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (S. 379), S2363 [12FE], S2448 [13FE]

———permit Medicare+Choice plans that disproportionately serve special needs or frail, elderly beneficiaries to offer specialized Medicare Advantage plans, S8522, S8523 [25JN], S8688 [26JN]

———provide fairness in the provision of services to Native Americans (S. 1779), S13138 [23OC]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (S. 823), S4972 [8AP]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 1994), S16133 [9DE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 1999), S16138 [9DE]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and election improvements, S8282 [20JN]

———reimburse Indian hospitals and clinics for all Part B services, S8337 [23JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve services, S1389-S1392, S1402, S1403 [23JA]

Mine Health and Safety Administration: issuance of rule proposal on personal dust monitor prototypes, S11328, S11329 [10SE]

Minorities: reduction of health program disparities and promotion of minority health funding, S1401 [23JA]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (S. 1717), S12469 [3OC]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation: establish (S. 555), S3277 [6MR], S9508, S9509 [16JY]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 285), S1886 [4FE], S9819-S9823 [23JY]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (S. 331), S2056 [6FE]

———fetal alcohol syndrome research funding, S11821 [23SE]

NIH: Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research funding, S11331, S11332 [10SE]

———funding, S1505 [28JA]

———Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center Program designation, S11329, S11330 [10SE]

Nurse Reinvestment Act: funding, S1450 [23JA], S11004, S11005, S11015 [3SE]

Offices of Women's Health: establish (S. 1304), S8302 [20JN]

Pharmaceuticals: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S8203-S8215 [19JN], S8266-S8268 [20JN]

———include educational information about prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer advertising, S8609 [26JN]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, S15531 [22NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (S. 1781), S13142, S13184 [23OC], S13187, S13207, S13229 [24OC]

———require drug companies to test drugs against their competitors, disclose results of such tests in advertising, and include educational information about the drug in direct-to-consumer advertising, S8484, S8485 [25JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9513 [16JY], S16151 [9DE]

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program: funding, S11282-S11285, S11294 [10SE]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 770), S4708-S4712 [2AP]

———exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 261), S1822-S1824 [30JA]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 386), S2462 [13FE], S15401 [21NO]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1217), S7554, S7555 [9JN]

Social Services Block Grant: funding, S5015, S5016 [9AP]

Spooner, Judith: Dept. of HHS Adoption Excellence Award recipient, S16115 [9DE]

State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Program: funding, S11056, S11057 [4SE]

Steps to a Healthier U.S. Initiative: funding, S11335 [10SE]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness workforce funding, S11103-S11105 [4SE]

WHO: U.S. support of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, S6846 [21MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 108-154), H5407 [16JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 335) (H. Rept. 108-231), H7453 [23JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 108-192), H6347 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2660) (H. Rept. 108-188), H6347 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1356) (S. Rept. 108-81), S8722 [26JN]

Elevate Position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 558) (S. Rept. 108-76), S8125 [18JN]

Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3038) (H. Rept. 108-275), H8380 [17SE]

Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1172), S15975 [25NO]

Keeping Children and Families Safe Act: Committee of Conference (S. 342) (H. Rept. 108-150), H5364 [12JN]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 342) (S. Rept. 108-12), S3086 [4MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1879) (S. Rept. 108-220), S16119 [9DE]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 285) (S. Rept. 108-75), S8125 [18JN]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 555) (S. Rept. 108-72), S7926 [16JN]

Nomination of Charles W. Grim To Be Indian Health Service Director: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S8725 [26JN]

Nomination of Jennifer Baxendell Young To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Legislation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S14804 [12NO]

Nomination of Michael J. O'Grady To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Planning and Evaluation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S14804 [12NO]

Organ Donation Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 399) (H. Rept. 108-15), H698 [13FE]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 663) (H. Rept. 108-28), H1678 [6MR]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 108-196), S14964 [17NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11315 [10SE], H6524, H6548, H6560, H6577 [10JY]

Statements

Eliminate Health Care Disparities Among Minorities: Delegate Christensen, H9163-H9165 [2OC]

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Funding: Several Students, S11284 [10SE]

Summaries

Continuing Appropriations (H.J. Res. 2), S341-S345 [15JA]

Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations Reductions, S347 [15JA]

Head Start Centers of Excellence Act (S. 1474), S10063 [28JY]

Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act (H.R. 2342), E1122 [4JN]

Tables

Bioterrorism preparedness funding, S11104 [4SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1356, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11020 [3SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6474-H6500 [10JY]

———effect of 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program funding on other programs funding, S11292 [10SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 246), S1025 [16JA]

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program estimated allotments, S11294 [10SE]

Vaccines containing thimerosal, H8259 [16SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 206, support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation, H12157 [21NO]

H. Res. 276, consideration of conference report on S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H5431 [17JN]

H. Res. 312, consideration of H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6396 [9JY]

H. Res. 335, consideration of H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act, H7531 [24JY]

H.R. 399, Organ Donation Improvement Act, H1763 [12MR]

H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, H1766-H1771 [12MR]

H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act, H7595 [24JY]

H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11485-S11499 [15SE]

H.R. 3038, Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act, H9049 [1OC]

S. 261, Children First Act, S1823 [30JA]

S. 285, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S1886-S1888 [4FE], S9819-S9823 [23JY]

S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, S2191-S2199 [11FE], S4032-S4040 [19MR], S4872-S4879 [3AP], H2364-H2372 [26MR]

S. 379, Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act, S2363 [12FE]

S. 386, Education for Retirement Security Act, S2463 [13FE]

S. 389, Caring for Children Act, S2466 [13FE]

S. 555, Native American Health and Wellness Foundation Act, S3277 [6MR], S9510 [16JY]

S. 556, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S3278-S3315 [6MR]

S. 558, elevate position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health, S3316 [6MR], S9511 [16JY]

S. 573, Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act, S3331-S3333 [6MR], S16064-S16067 [25NO]

S. 583, Meningitis Immunization Awareness Act, S3418 [10MR]

S. 770, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S4709-S4712 [2AP]

S. 778, Medicare Rx Drug Discount and Security Act, S4828-S4834 [3AP]

S. 1008, Dept. of HHS grants to establish summer health career introductory programs for middle and high school students, S5861 [7MY]

S. 1068, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, S6510 [15MY]

S. 1127, Fair and Impartial Rights (FAIR) for Medicare Act, S7017 [22MY]

S. 1143, Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act, S7142-S7144 [23MY]

S. 1172, Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act, S7246-S7249 [3JN], S16094-S16099 [9DE]

S. 1179, Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act, S7383-S7387 [4JN]

S. 1474, Head Start Centers of Excellence Act, S10064 [28JY]

S. 1696, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act amendments to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes relative to health and health-related programs, S12285-S12287 [1OC]

S. 1779, Medicare Indian Health Fairness Act, S13139 [23OC]

S. 1780, Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S13141 [23OC]

S. 1994, Efficiency in Government Health Care Spending Act, S16133 [9DE]

S. Res. 260, Dept. of HHS action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market, S14180 [6NO]