DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Amendments

Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program: reauthorize (S. 2526), S11385 [16NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6757 [7SE], H6820, H6821, H6822, H6823, H6826, H6829, H6833, H6836, H6838, H6839, H6840, H6841, H6849, H6851, H6852, H6855, H6856, H6900, H6901 [8SE], H6922, H6933, H6938, H6939, H6941, H6943, H6944, H6945, H6946, H6954, H6958, H6963, H6964, H6965, H6998 [9SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), consideration (H. Res. 754), H6770 [8SE]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 720), S8776 [22JY]

Senior citizens: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1217), S11508 [18NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S8633 [22JY]

Articles and editorials

Choose Someone Else, H728 [2MR]

First, Do No Harm, S8632 [22JY]

For Reagan, All Life Was Sacred, S7508 [25JN]

Senate's Chance on Drug Costs, S10412 [5OC]

Shielding the Drug Industry, S10411 [5OC]

``Yes'' to Drugs From Canada, E810 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: expand the risk pools that qualify for high risk pool grants (see H.R. 5157), H7735 [28SE]

———provide direct congressional access to the Office of the Chief Actuary (see S. 2076), S1285 [12FE]

———require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see S. 2473), S6087 [21MY] (see H.R. 4458, 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458, 4458), H3539 [20MY]

Children and youth: conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 2213), S2778 [12MR]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H3719 [2JN]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 2718), S8687 [22JY] (see H.R. 4888), H6556 [21JY]

Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program: reauthorize (see S. 2526), S6881 [16JN] (see H.R. 4578), H4170 [15JN]

Computers: establish an Internet website designed to allow consumers to compare prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the Medicaid program (see S. 2597), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4681), H4926 (see H.R. 4681), H5070 [24JN]

Depts. of Agriculture, Education, HHS, and Transportation: making appropriations (see H.R. 4422), H3437 (see H.R. 4422), H3537 [20MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4422), consideration (see H. Res. 787), H7442 [22SE]

Depts. of Energy, HHS, and Homeland Security: making appropriations for homeland security programs (see H.R. 4462), H3439 (see H.R. 4462), H3539 [20MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2810), S9287 [15SE] (see H.R. 5006), H6755 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), consideration (see H. Res. 754), H6755 [7SE]

Diseases: establish a retinoblastoma public awareness and prevention program (see H.R. 4872), H6127 [20JY]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (see S. 2189), S2543 [10MR] (see H.R. 4105), H2018 [1AP]

FDA: prohibit price gouging during a shortage of a covered vaccine (see H.R. 5404), H10078 [19NO]

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program: reauthorize and extend (see S. 2741), S8688 [22JY]

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 H.R. 4762), H5195 [6JY]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H1071 [11MR]

———eliminate price cap applicable to purchase of influenza vaccines and establish a tax credit to encourage vaccine production capacity (see S. 2997), S11496 [18NO]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 362), H515 [11FE]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see S. 2399), S5078 [10MY]

———establish system independent of the FDA to review health claims relative to the benefits of foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 4004), H1322 [18MR]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 2798), S9220 [14SE]

———promote organ donation (see H.R. 3926), H1010 [10MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 2083), S1286 [12FE] (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4628), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H7138 [14SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

Health care professionals: improve training and retention (see S. 2739), S8688 [22JY]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see S. 2491), S6348 [2JN]

Healthy Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4905), H6701 [22JY]

Homeless: establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (see S. 2829), S9525 [22SE] (see H.R. 4057), H1739 [30MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4555), H3963 [14JN]

Medicare: improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4903), H6701 [22JY]

———increase Federal oversight of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and revoke its unique ability to accredit hospitals (see S. 2698), S8474 [20JY] (see H.R. 4877), H6127 [20JY]

———negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs, eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefits, and promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4512), H3780 [3JN]

———negotiate lower prescription drug prices, eliminate gap in drug benefits coverage, reduce medical errors, increase use of technology, and increase services in primary and preventive care by non-physician providers (see S. 2766), S8688 [22JY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (see S. 2053), S689 [6FE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H35 [20JA]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 2714), S8548 [21JY]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (see S. 2413), S5371 [12MY] (see S. 2694), S8474 [20JY]

———require the negotiation and disclosure of the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 4321), H2733 [10MY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relative to cost estimates and analyses (see H. Res. 776), H7234 [15SE]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see S. 2075), S1285 [12FE]

National Practitioner Data Bank: expand (see S. 2341), S4300 [22AP] (see H.R. 4211), H2372 [22AP]

Offices of Women's Health: establish (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2307), S4024 [8AP] (see S. 2328), S4225 [21AP]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see S. 2137), S1683 [26FE]

Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program: revise minimum allotments (see S. 2713), S8548 [21JY]

Radioactive substances: carry out activites to bring to market effective medical countermeasures to radiation from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 5000), H6705 [22JY]

Research: conduct and support research using certain human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 4531), H3872 [9JN]

———expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (see H.R. 5213), H8167 [5OC]

———provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see S. 2924), S10703 [7OC] (see H.R. 4779), H5401 [8JY]

Schools: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see S. 2815), S9386 [20SE]

Social Security: clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see S. 2222), S2859 [22MR] (see H.R. 4935), H6702 [22JY]

———ensure full and free competition in the medical device and hospital supply industries (see S. 2880), S10261 [1OC]

Cost Estimates

Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act (S. 1172): CBO, S3094 [24MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension (S. 556): CBO, S12053-S12055 [8DE]

Mammography Quality Standards Act reauthorization (S. 1879): CBO, S3093 [24MR]

Letters

FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research funding through reductions in FDA Office of the Chief Counsel funding: several former FDA Chief Counsels, S8657 [22JY], E1505 [22JY]

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine opinions relative to certain antibiotics: Stephen F. Sundlof, FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, H5586 [13JY]

Importation of prescription drugs: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S8213 [15JY]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H1448 [24MR]

Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act: several Senators, S5374 [12MY]

Permit voter registration at Indian Health Service facilities in New Mexico: Senator Bingaman, S10632 [7OC]

Research Review Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E2007 [16NO]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2007 [16NO]

Lists

Cities benefiting from Dept. of HHS Community Access Program, H6822 [8SE]

Examples of NIH research that can not be funded under S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S2670 [11MR]

Organizations supporting S. 2491, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S6360 [2JN]

Presidential Rank Award recipients, S4831 [4MY]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H2783 [11MY], H2836, H2876 [12MY], H3055 [17MY], H3106 [18MY]

Questions and answers

Importation of prescription drugs (S. 2307), S4045 [8AP]

Remarks in House

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H1205 [17MR], H2624 [5MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: health care block grant funding through reductions in departmental management funding, H6839 [8SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1219-H1225 [17MR], H1231, H1232, H1233 [18MR], H1613 [29MR], H2500, H2526 [4MY], H3588 [1JN], H5201 [7JY], H5541 [13JY], H5658 [14JY]

———withhold implementation of 75 percent rule relative to hospital inpatient rehabilitation care pending independent assessment by medical experts, H6836, H6837 [8SE], H6977 [9SE]

Children and youth: VERB program funding to increase childhood activity in order to reduce obesity, H6811, H6813 [8SE]

Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program: reauthorize (H.R. 4578), H8254 [6OC]

Community Access Program: funding, H6811, H6822, H6823 [8SE]

Community Services Block Grant Program: funding, H6817 [8SE], H6978 [9SE]

Depts. of Energy, HHS, and Homeland Security: making appropriations for homeland security programs (H.R. 4462), E957 [21MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding increase through tax cut reductions, H6770, H6812, H6817 [8SE]

———across-the-board funding reduction, H6856 [8SE]

———making appropriations, H6447, H6448 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), E884 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H2836 [12MY], E834, E838 [12MY], E858 [14MY], E903 [18MY], E932 [21MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6772-H6859 [8SE], H6922-H6981, H6982 [9SE], E1608, E1609, E1610 [13SE], E1618 [14SE], E1688 [22SE], E1768 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), consideration (H. Res. 754), H6763-H6772 [8SE]

Diseases: lupus research and outreach funding, H6817, H6823-H6825 [8SE]

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 (H.R. 1267), E354 [11MR]

Dreyer, Don: Dept. of HHS Secretary Recognition Award recipient, E1928 [11OC]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (H.R. 4105), E509 [2AP]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Medicine funding, H5585 [13JY]

Food: senior citizen meal programs funding, H6833 [8SE]

Funding, E1016 [2JN]

Health: establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses, H6964 [9SE]

———establish system independent of the FDA to review health claims relative to the benefits of foods and dietary supplements (H.R. 4004), E391 [17MR]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), E845 [14MY]

———Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H1448 [24MR], H1557 [25MR]

———promote organ donation (H.R. 3926), H1335-H1339 [23MR], E439, E447 [24MR]

———safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal, H415 [10FE], H1615 [29MR]

———study link between child vaccinations and autism, H415 [10FE], H1615 [29MR], H4564-H4568 [18JN]

Healthy Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 4905), E1509 [22JY]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: alteration of report on health disparities, H487 [11FE]

International AIDS Society: international views on U.S. efforts in combatting the HIV/AIDS pandemic, H6539 [21JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H10089, H10090 [20NO]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4555), H8079, H8080 [5OC]

McClellan, Mark B.: appointment to lead Government study on reimportation of prescription drugs, H728 [2MR]

Medicare: increase Federal oversight of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and revoke its unique ability to accredit hospitals (H.R. 4877), E1436 [21JY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, H485 [11FE], H534 [24FE], H3610 [2JN], H3945, H3946 [14JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, H484 [11FE], H2701 [6MY]

———provide research funding on outcomes of health care items and services including the comparative clinical effectiveness of prescription drugs, H6838, H6839 [8SE]

———require the negotiation and disclosure of the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs, H5921 [19JY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: investigation into allegations of the withholding of information relative to disclosure of cost of implementation, H7822 [29SE]

Minorities: alteration of report on health disparities, H1777 [31MR]

National Institute of Mental Health: prohibit funds for study of college students dorm rooms, web pages, and what makes a meaningful day, H6947-H6951 [9SE]

Office of the Sec.: funding, H6941, H6942 [9SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H918 [9MR], H2191 [20AP], H2230 [21AP], H2521 [4MY], H2701 [6MY], H2991 [13MY], H3056 [17MY], H3378 [19MY], H3586, H3587, H3588 [1JN], H5615 [13JY], H5658, H5662-H5668, H5698-H5719 [14JY], E367 [16MR], E810 [11MY], E1885 [11OC]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 2328), E1516 [22JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H6622, H6623 [22JY], H7078 [14SE]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H5168 [6JY]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to research on human embryonic stem cells, H8002 [4OC]

Research: expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (H.R. 5213), H8255-H8257 [6OC]

———provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (H.R. 4779), E1346 [9JY]

Schools: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (H.R. 2023), H2630 [5MY], H8074-H8079 [5OC], E748 [5MY]

Social Security: clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (H.R. 4935), E1467, E1506 [22JY]

Social Services Block Grant Program: funding, H6978 [9SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Access to Recovery grant program funding, H6945, H6946 [9SE]

Technology: information technology funding, H6820 [8SE]

Vision Problems Action Plan—A National Public Health Strategy: release of report, E762 [5MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: assess lead levels at the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma, S140 [22JA]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts or close certain tax loopholes and apply savings to Indian Health Service clinical services funding, S2650, S2651 [11MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, S3051, S3058-S3060 [24MR], S3319 [30MR], S4784 [4MY], S7118 [22JN]

———provide direct congressional access to the Office of the Chief Actuary (S. 2076), S1292 [12FE]

———require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (S. 2473), S6088 [21MY]

Children and youth: conduct research on indicators of child well-being (S. 2213), S2791 [12MR]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (S. 2718), S8692-S8696 [22JY]

Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program: reauthorize (S. 2526), S11385 [16NO]

Computers: establish an Internet website designed to allow consumers to compare prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the Medicaid program (S. 2597), S7474 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S8657 [22JY]

Dietary supplements: fully enforce and implement Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act and require Dept. of HHS to develop a plan for mandatory serious adverse event reports, S7077-S7086 [21JN]

———require manufacturers to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations, S7033, S7034 [18JN], S7077-S7086 [21JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (S. 2189), S2557 [10MR]

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program: reauthorize and extend (S. 2741), S8723 [22JY]

Health: develop uniform standards for the submission of electronic clinical data by long-term care facilities, S11889 [7DE]

———eliminate price cap applicable to purchase of influenza vaccines and establish a tax credit to encourage vaccine production capacity (S. 2997), S11497 [18NO]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 1172), S10388 [5OC]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 2399), S5091, S5094 [10MY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors, S11889 [7DE]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), S8092, S8093 [14JY], S8632, S8633 [22JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), insert S. 720 language in lieu, S8632 [22JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), unanimous-consent request, S3877, S3878 [7AP], S8092 [14JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 720), S8091 [14JY], S8222 [15JY], S8416-S8418 [19JY], S8627-S8633 [22JY]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (S. 2798), S9222 [14SE]

———promote organ donation (H.R. 3926), S3172 [25MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 2083), S1294 [12FE]

Health care professionals: improve training and retention (S. 2739), S8714 [22JY]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (S. 2491), S6358 [2JN], S6625 [8JN]

Homeless: establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (S. 2829), S9530 [22SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 556), S12052 [8DE]

Indian Health Service: funding, S1268 [12FE], S1617 [26FE], S2652 [11MR], S3967 [8AP], S5037 [7MY]

International Association for Organ Donation: anniversary of first successful liver transplant, S3362 [30MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4555), S10921 [9OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1879), S105 [21JA], S379 [2FE]

McClellan, Mark B.: confirmation as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, S2760, S2761, S2765, S2773 [12MR]

———nomination to be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, S2431 [9MR]

Medicare: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, S5934 [20MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S518 [3FE]

———increase Federal oversight of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and revoke its unique ability to accredit hospitals (S. 2698), S8482, S8483 [20JY]

———negotiate lower prescription drug prices, eliminate gap in drug benefits coverage, reduce medical errors, increase use of technology, and increase services in primary and preventive care by non-physician providers (S. 2766), S8754 [22JY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S6301 [2JN]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (S. 2053), S628 [5FE], S1276 [12FE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate fair prescription drugs prices for beneficiaries, S2398 [9MR]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 1994), S8191 [15JY]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 1999), S105 [21JA]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 2714), S8561, S8574 [21JY], S8792 [22JY]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2413), S5373 [12MY]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2694), S8479, S8490 [20JY], S8574 [21JY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: investigation into allegations of the withholding of information relative to disclosure of cost of implementation, S7118 [22JN], S9541 [23SE]

Minorities: health disparities reduction funding, S2657 [11MR]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (S. 2075), S1291 [12FE]

National Practitioner Data Bank: expand (S. 2341), S4328 [22AP]

New Mexico: permit voter registration at Indian Health Service facilities, S10631 [7OC]

NIH: research funding, S2639, S2670, S2671 [11MR], S11552 [19NO]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S2700 [11MR], S2760, S2761 [12MR], S3524 [1AP], S3741 [6AP], S5053 [10MY], S8096 [14JY], S8179, S8180, S8185, S8191, S8196-S8199, S8207, S8211, S8214 [15JY], S9156-S9158 [14SE], S10961 [9OC], S11551 [19NO]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 2307), S4042-S4044 [8AP]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 2328), S4227-S4230 [21AP], S8498 [21JY], S8932 [8SE], S9072 [10SE], S10411, S10412 [5OC]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, S9161-S9164 [14SE], S9540, S9541 [23SE]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (S. 2137), S1702 [26FE], S1897 [27FE]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to health care reform, S10514-S10516, S10551-S10553 [6OC]

Project BioShield: correct budget scoring, S2674, S2675 [11MR]

Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program: revise minimum allotments (S. 2713), S8560 [21JY]

Research: establish a national policy permitting utilization of stem cells from in vitro fertilized frozen embryos, S6443 [3JN]

———expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (H.R. 5213), S11389 [16NO], S11419 [17NO]

Schools: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (H.R. 2023), S11326 [11OC]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (S. 2815), S9388, S9389 [20SE]

Senior citizens: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1217), S11508-S11510 [18NO]

Social Security: clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (S. 2222), S2863-S2865 [22MR]

———ensure full and free competition in the medical device and hospital supply industries (S. 2880), S10263 [1OC]

Reports

Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act: Anthony H. Gamboa, GAO, S6089-S6093 [21MY]

Reports filed

Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2023) (H. Rept. 108-606), H5792 [14JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2815) (S. Rept. 108-394), S10845 [8OC]

Children's Hospitals Educational Equity and Research (CHEER) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2526) (S. Rept. 108-388), S10702 [7OC]

Consideration of H.R. 5006, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 754) (H. Rept. 108-661, H6755 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS Tribal Self-Governance Amendments Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1696) (S. Rept. 108-412), S11377 [16NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5006) (H. Rept. 108-636), H6754 [7SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2810) (S. Rept. 108-345), S9286 [15SE]

Elder Fall Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1217) (S. Rept. 108-395), S10845 [8OC]

Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1172) (S. Rept. 108-245), S2859 [22MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act Revision and Extension: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 108-411), S11377 [16NO]

Mammography Quality Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4555) (H. Rept. 108-694), H7441 [22SE]

Nomination of Mark B. McClellan To Be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2440 [9MR]

Provide Documents to the House of Representatives Relative to Cost Estimates and Analyses of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 776) (H. Rept. 108-754), H9047 [8OC]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 776) (H. Rept. 108-754), H8856 [7OC]

Resumes

Laura A. King, H6947-H6950 [9SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6836, H6840, H6850 [8SE], H6923, H6945, H6946 [9SE]

Statements

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5006): Several Democratic Representatives, H6801-H6803 [8SE], H6966-H6968, H6975 [9SE]

Summaries

Importation of Prescription Drugs (S. 2307), S4044 [8AP]

Native American Living Conditions: Commission on Civil Rights, S1618 [26FE]

Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act (S. 2328), S4228 [21AP]

Tables

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6775-H6800 [8SE]

———Democratic amendment, H6804-H6809 [8SE], H6969-H6974 [9SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 754, consideration of H.R. 5006, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6763 [8SE]

H.R. 2023, Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act, H8074 [5OC]

H.R. 3926, Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act, H1335 [23MR]

H.R. 4555, Mammography Quality Standards Act reauthorization, H8079 [5OC]

H.R. 5213, Research Review Act, H8255 [6OC]

S. 720, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S8627-S8631 [22JY]

S. 1217, Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act, S11508-S11510 [18NO]

S. 1879, Mammography Quality Standards Act reauthorization, S379 [2FE]

S. 2075, Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act, S1291 [12FE]

S. 2076, Congressional Access to the CMS Chief Actuary Act, S1292 [12FE]

S. 2189, Domestic Violence Connections Campaign Act, S2557 [10MR]

S. 2222, Medicaid and CHIP Safety Net Preservation Act, S2864 [22MR]

S. 2399, Healthy Lifestyles Act, S5092-S5094 [10MY]

S. 2413, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S5375 [12MY]

S. 2473, Medicare Trust Fund Reimbursement Act, S6089 [21MY]

S. 2491, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S6360-S6362 [2JN]

S. 2526, Children's Hospitals Educational Equity and Research (CHEER) Act, S11385 [16NO]

S. 2597, Prescription Drug Price Comparison for Savings Act, S7474 [24JN]

S. 2694, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S8481 [20JY]

S. 2713, revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program, S8560 [21JY]

S. 2714, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act, S8561 [21JY]

S. 2718, Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, S8692-S8695 [22JY]

S. 2739, Investing in America's Future Act, S8715-S8720 [22JY]

S. 2741, Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act, S8723-S8727 [22JY]

S. 2829, Samaritan Initiative Act, S9530-S9533 [22SE]

S. 2880, Medical Device Competition Act, S10264 [1OC]