DRUGS related term(s) Crime

Amendments

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 (S. 1194), S11261 [11OC]

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

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), S5767 [19MY]

Steroids: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (S. 2195), S10602, S10606 [6OC]

Appointments

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

Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, S954 [10FE], S7499 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

AIDS Reduces African Life Expectancy to 33, S8270 [16JY]

Choose Someone Else, H728 [2MR]

Deliriously Dumbfounding Drug Discount Cards, E909 [19MY]

Discount Card Doubt, Complicated System—Choosing One of 73 Plans Is a Hassle, Seniors Say, E1015 [2JN]

Early Tests for U.S. in Its Global Fight on AIDS, H5843-H5845 [15JY]

Exhibit Links Terror, Drug Traffic, H7077 [14SE]

First, Do No Harm, S8632 [22JY]

Fixed-Dose Mixtures of Generic AIDS Drugs Prove Effective, H5842 [15JY]

If Not Now, When?, E682 [28AP]

Intercepting Bioterrorism, H5737 [14JY]

Law Limits Alternative Treatment for Addicts, S6624 [8JN]

Medical Costs Eat at Social Security, S9158 [14SE]

Medicare ``Bug,'' Thousands Fail To Pay Premiums, H4741 [22JN]

Medicare Drug Discount Cards Explained—Sort of, H2779 [11MY]

Morning After/FDA Contrived Excuse To Deny Women Contraception, H5604 [13JY]

Morning-After Pill—Politics Stall `Plan B', H5603 [13JY]

Morning-After Roadblock, H5604 [13JY]

New Plans, H5603 [13JY]

Plan B Decision Called Political, H3148 [18MY]

Plan B Scrapped—Facts Lose Out, Again, H5604 [13JY]

Plan B Stall, H5603 [13JY]

Politics of Contraception, H5605 [13JY]

President and Women, H5603 [13JY]

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

Seniors Blast Medicare Prescription Plan, S679 [6FE]

73 Options for Medicare Plan Fuel Chaos, Not Prescription, S5243, S5374 [12MY]

Shielding the Drug Industry, S10411 [5OC]

Trade Agreement May Undercut Importing of Inexpensive Drugs, S8197 [15JY], H5662, H5709-H5711 [14JY]

U.S. Rule on AIDS Drugs Criticized, S8111 [14JY]

With More Than 600 Lobbyists, There's Little Chance on Drug Prices, E291 [3MR]

Wrong To Limit Contraception Pill, H5604 [13JY]

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

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (see H.R. 5166), H7863 [29SE]

ATF: eliminate waiver of prohibitions on possession of firearms and explosives by convicted felons, drug offenders, and other disqualified individuals (see S. 2945), S10845 [8OC]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): authorize production of records relative to use of performance-enhancing drugs by U.S. Olympic sport athletes (see S. Res. 355), S4997 [6MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize document production relative to Dept. of Justice investigation of U.S. officials' involvement in the counter-narcotics air interdiction program in Peru (see S. Res. 411), S8474 [20JY]

Courts: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see S. 2989), S11429 [17NO]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (see S. 2358), S4493 [28AP]

———authorize ``Meth Watch'' program grants (see H.R. 5345), H9049 [8OC]

———combat methamphetamine abuse (see S. 2934), S10703 [7OC]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 2869), S10061 [30SE] (see H.R. 5188), H7944 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be included on the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents of the pharmacy benefits program (see H.R. 4976), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to establish drug-free school demonstration programs (see H.R. 3720), H88 [21JA]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see S. 3028), S11799 [20NO] (see H.R. 4882), H6556 [21JY]

———establish the Office of Community Justice Services (see S. 2977), S11305 [11OC]

Dept. of State: increase counter-terrorist and narco-terrorist rewards program payments, expand award eligibility criteria, authorize nonmonetary awards, and publicize existence of rewards program (see H.R. 3782), H396 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold certain highway trust fund allotments from States that do not enact laws to prohibit driving under the influence of illegal drugs (see H.R. 3907), H871 [4MR]

Diseases: promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see S. Res. 398), S7580 [6JY]

Drug abuse: assist States in establishing, maintaining, and improving systems to reduce the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs (see S. 2288), S3791 [6AP]

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

———prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life (see H.R. 4013), H1369 [23MR]

———regulation of ephedrine alkaloids, including ephedrine and pseudoesphedrine (see H.R. 4395), H3390 [19MY]

———review decision process to disapprove commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug (see H.R. 4377), H3093 [17MY]

Federal aid programs: improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 4161), H2153 [2AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend regulations on direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising (see S. 2445), S5799 [19MY]

———amend relative to market exclusivity for cancer drugs and extend the patent term on such drugs equal to the regulatory review period (see H.R. 5306), H9048 [8OC]

———establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see S. 2464), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 3880), H830 [3MR]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H2153 [2AP]

Government regulations: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3789), H434 [10FE] (see H.R. 5347), H9049 [8OC]

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H4286 [16JN]

———protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs (see S. 2493), S6348 [2JN] (see H.R. 4923), H6701 [22JY]

Health: address shortage of influenza vaccine (see S. 2968), S10846 [8OC] (see H.R. 5409), H10078 [19NO]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see S. 2038), S320 [28JA] (see H.R. 3758), H303 [3FE]

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

———ensure an adequate supply and distribution of influenza vaccine (see S. 2959), S10846 [8OC]

———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]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 5278), H8858 [7OC]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

Health care professionals: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see S. 3013), S11640 [19NO]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see S. 2897), S10436 [5OC] (see S. 2976), S11305 [11OC]

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

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see S. 2203), S2717 [11MR] (see H.R. 4449), H3439 (see H.R. 4449), H3538 [20MY]

Law enforcement: allow for immediate seizure and destruction of controlled substances being illegally imported into the U.S. (see S. 2465), S5949 [20MY]

———ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see S. 2081), S1286 [12FE]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see H.R. 4276), H2656 [5MY]

———protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 4547), H3962 [14JN]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H4765 [22JN]

———require a portion of Federal forfeiture funds be used to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. 2054), S689 [6FE]

———treat drug offenses involving crystal methamphetamine similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine (see S. 2444), S5799 [19MY]

Major League Baseball: adopt drug-testing policy that deters players from using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage or pose a serious health risk (see S. Res. 335), S4024 [8AP]

Marijuana: develop and require dissemination of a meta-analysis of scientific data on the safety and health risks of marijuana and the clinically-proven effectiveness of medical marijuana (see H.R. 5429), H10926 [6DE]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see S. 2671), S8229 [15JY] (see H.R. 4961), H6703 [22JY]

———permit children administered a vaccine at a public health clinic or Indian clinic to be eligible for the pediatric vaccine distribution program (see S. 2272), S3567 [1AP]

———prohibit payments to States for redispensing prescription drugs (see S. 2950), S10845 [8OC]

Medicare: adjust the amount of payment under the physician fee schedule for cancer drug administration services (see S. 2587), S7435 [24JN]

———allow beneficiaries to purchase multiple prescription drug discount cards and to receive a refund of the enrollment fee if prices or the formulary used by the card sponsor changes (see S. 2530), S6881 [16JN]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6704 [22JY]

———contain costs of prescription drug program (see S. 2130), S1683 [26FE] (see H.R. 3854), H699 [26FE]

———coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services (see H.R. 4724), H5149 [25JN]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2257), S3366 [30MR] (see S. 2652), S8118 [14JY] (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), consideration (see H. Res. 696), H4927 (see H. Res. 696), H5071 [24JN]

———eliminate coverage gap and HMO subsidies and repeal health savings accounts (see S. 2629), S7828 [8JY] (see S. 2725), S8687 [22JY]

———eliminate privatization and reduce excessive payments to health maintenance organizations and other private sector insurance plans (see S. 2300), S3919 [7AP]

———ensure that every beneficiary has access to a Medicare administered prescription drug plan option (see S. 2487), S6348 [2JN]

———ensure that prescription drug discount card sponsors pass along discounts to beneficiaries (see S. 2234), S3180 [25MR]

———establish demonstration program to offset costs of electronic prescribing systems of health care providers (see H.R. 4805), H5470 [9JY]

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

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 2339), S4300 [22AP] (see H.R. 4195), H2371 [22AP]

———improve coverage of certain prescription drugs and biologicals under the replacement drug demonstration project (see S. 2667), S8229 [15JY]

———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 additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 3702), H35 [20JA]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

———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]

———provide for the offering of a Federal national prescription drug discount card program (see H.R. 4919), H6701 [22JY]

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

———simplify prescription drug discount card program (see S. 2512), S6628 [8JN]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]

———eliminate the comparative cost adjustment program (see H.R. 3711), H35 [20JA]

———improve (see S. 2343), S4300 [22AP]

———provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relative to cost estimates and analyses (see H. Res. 776), H7234 [15SE]

Members of Congress: ensure that prescription drug coverage for Members is not better than coverage for Medicare beneficiaries (see S. 2678), S8277 [16JY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety and enforcement relative to operation while under the influence of, or having used, drugs (see H.R. 3922), H926 [9MR]

———research and prevent drug impaired driving (see S. 2480), S6087 [21MY] (see H.R. 4159), H2153 [2AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit use of funds to negotiate data exclusivity provisions for certain pharmaceutical products (see S. 2944), S10845 [8OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 2307), S4024 [8AP] (see S. 2328), S4225 [21AP] (see H.R. 3710), H35 [20JA]

———permit importation of prescription drugs from Canada and certain other countries (see H.R. 4790), H5470 [9JY]

———standardize certification of Internet pharmacies and prohibit certain advertising activities and the use of certain bank instruments for purchases associated with illegal Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4612), H4579 [18JN]

Product safety: increase public availability of information on clinical trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs, biological products, and devices (see H.R. 5252), H8857 [7OC]

Public Health Service Act: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (see S. 2933), S10703 [7OC]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see S. Res. 455), S11090 [10OC] (see H. Res. 841), H8859 [7OC]

Small Business Act: amend to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program (see H.R. 4119), H2019 [1AP]

States: establish prescription drug monitoring programs, impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of certain drugs (see H.R. 3870), H752 [2MR]

Steroids: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (see S. 2195), S2716 [11MR]

———increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (see H.R. 3866), H707 [1MR]

Taxation: impose an excise tax on the termination of retiree prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4845), H5908 [15JY]

———require agreements regarding the wholesale price of brand-name prescription drugs as a condition of the allowance of certain tax deductions and credits (see H.R. 4899), H6700 [22JY]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 3865), H699 [26FE]

Territories: provide equitable treatment of residents relative to transitional assistance and low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 4781), H5401 [8JY]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H6899 [8SE]

Cost Estimates

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (S. 1194): CBO, H8242 [6OC]

Court documents

Earline Cook v. Several Entities Involved in Selling Certain Dietary Supplements, H977-H979 [10MR]

Excerpts

Limitation on Participation of U.S. Personnel for Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Activities for Colombia: Public Law 107-306, S6709 [14JN]

Letters

Clinical trials drug data bank expansion: Diane E. Dorman, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc., S10729 [7OC]

———Janell Mayo Duncan, Consumers Union, S10729 [7OC]

———Mark Isaac, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, S10729 [7OC]

———Richard Sarles, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, S10729 [7OC]

Confronting Methamphetamine Act: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S10733 [7OC]

———Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S10733 [7OC]

———Karen Freeman-Wilson, National Association of Drug Court Professionals, S10732 [7OC]

———Richard D. Van Wagenen, Governor of Washington's Methamphetamine Coordinating Committee, S10733 [7OC]

———Terree Schmidt-Whelan, Pierce County, WA, Alliance and Methamephetamine Initiative, S10733 [7OC]

Enforce Federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes: Arthur T. Dean, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, H5304 [7JY], H5613 [13JY]

———Betty S. Sembler, Drug-Free America Foundation, H5305 [7JY]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H5304 [7JY]

———Ronald E. Brooks, National Narcotic Officers' Associations' Coalition, H5305 [7JY]

———Stephen J. Pasierb, Partnership for a Drug-Free America (organization), H5304 [7JY]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, H5305 [7JY]

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]

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

Project BioShield Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5730 [14JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5729 [14JY]

Research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts funding through an increase in cigarette and other tobacco excise taxes: several health organizations, S2645 [11MR]

Scheduling substances under the Controlled Substances Act: Karen P. Tandy, DEA, S10609 [6OC]

Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: several consumer organizations, S10850 [8OC]

Tribute to Ronald and Nancy Reagan's leadership in the war on drugs: several organizations, E1170 [18JN]

Lists

DEA arrests of physicians, H5295 [7JY]

Groups supporting the conference report on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H4743 [22JN]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense Clarification of Duties and Activities of Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network: James B. Peake, Dept. of the Army, S6865 [16JN]

Messages

National Drug Control Strategy: President Bush, H713 [2MR]

Press releases

New Study Finds Increased Multivitamin Use by the Elderly Could Save Medicare $1.6 Billion: Lewin Group (consulting firm), S11619 [19NO]

Questions and answers

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

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking, H729 [2MR]

———political reform, H4269 [16JN], E1220 [23JN]

———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H5967 [19JY]

Alaska AIDS Assistance Association: tribute to ``Connecting to Care'' initiative, E1462 [22JY]

Armed Forces: prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (H.R. 5166), E1752 [30SE]

Aruba: efforts against drug trafficking and drug-related money laundering activities, E1829 [7OC]

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.: EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award recipient, E1339 [9JY]

Budget: evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H898 [9MR], H1045-H1051 [11MR], E363 [11MR]

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

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, H5866-H5872 [15JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, E1548 [8SE]

Consumers: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1624-H1630 [29MR]

Courts: drug rehabilitation programs funding, H5255, H5256 [7JY]

———permit civil actions alleging that products claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart disease or other complications, H974-H977 [10MR]

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 (S. 1194), H8239-H8245 [6OC]

———reduce criminal gang activities, H5228 [7JY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H5227, H5239 [7JY]

Cuba: lift restrictions on licensing of experimental pharmaceuticals, E1444 [21JY]

———prohibit funding to implement U.S. sanctions on private sales of agriculture commodities, medicine, or medical supplies, H7336, H7337, H7340 [22SE]

DEA: anniversary (H. Res. 412), H772-H778 [3MR], E301, E310 [4MR]

———integration into the intelligence community, H8863, H8864 [8OC], E1955 [11OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H3593-H3599 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: minimize contamination of non-genetically engineered seeds, protect organic farm production, and prevent contamination of food supply by pharmaceutical and industrial crops, H5565, H5566 [13JY]

———prohibit the purchase of chickens treated with fluoroquinolone for school nutrition programs, H5582, H5583 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

———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]

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

———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]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (H.R. 4882), E1450 [21JY]

———National Drug Intelligence Center funding, H4839, H4840 [23JN]

Dept. of State: increase counter-terrorist and narco-terrorist rewards program payments, expand award eligibility criteria, authorize nonmonetary awards, and publicize existence of rewards program (H.R. 3782), H1133-H1135 [17MR], H1280 [18MR], H10224 [20NO], E124 [6FE], E408 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prescription drug discounts for veterans, H3586, H3587 [1JN]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H5391 [8JY], H5821, H5822 [15JY], H7555 [23SE]

———AIDS epidemic, H2245 [21AP]

———anniversary of Salk polio vaccine field trials, E615 [22AP], E646 [26AP]

———tuberculosis drug access funding, H5891 [15JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H76-H82 [21JA], H772-H778 [3MR], H2048-H2054 [1AP], H5227, H5228 [7JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3096, H3097, H3170 [18MY], H3945-H3952 [14JN], E921 [19MY]

European Union: agreement to toughen and harmonize drug laws, E50 [27JA]

FDA: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research funding through reductions in Office of the Chief Counsel funding, H5598, H5599 [13JY], E1505 [22JY]

———Center for Veterinary Medicine funding, H5585 [13JY]

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (H.R. 4598), H10003 [19NO]

———prohibit funding to restrict prescription use of any contraceptive determined to be safe and effective, H5602-H5606 [13JY], E1414 [19JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (S. 741), H6093-H6101 [20JY], E1462 [22JY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): designate certain funding as an emergency requirement, H5841-H5845 [15JY]

Government regulations: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane, H11043 [7DE]

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (H.R. 4598), H7821 [29SE], H7940 [30SE], H9992 [18NO], E1364 [14JY], E1465 [22JY]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza, H10204 [20NO]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (H.R. 3758), E105 [3FE]

———enforce Federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H5300-H5306 [7JY], H5612 [13JY]

———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]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), H5581 [13JY], H5721-H5741 [14JY], E1399, E1402 [16JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H2895 [12MY], H3608, H3610 [2JN], E291 [3MR], E367 [16MR], E616 [22AP], E682 [28AP]

———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]

Health care professionals: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8069-H8073 [5OC], E1875, E1925 [11OC]

Immigration: bar admission and facilitate removal of alien terrorists and their supporters, drug traffickers, and other illegal or criminal aliens and reform the visa and legal immigration systems (H.R. 3522), H1746 [31MR], E794 [7MY]

Jones, Ken: FBI Director's Award recipient, E1 [20JA]

Latin America: expansion of U.S. military strategy to include counter-terrorism operations, E1848 [10OC]

Law enforcement: prohibit prosecution of physicians for prescribing certain controlled substances for pain relief or management, H5294-H5297 [7JY]

Major League Baseball: adopt drug-testing policy that deters players from using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage or pose a serious health risk, H3662-H3664 [2JN]

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

Medicare: adjust the amount of payment under the physician fee schedule for cancer drug administration services, H7035 [13SE]

———advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, H1203, H1219-H1223 [17MR], H3587 [1JN]

———assure that enrollment in any prescription drug program is voluntary, H834 [4MR], H915, H916 [9MR]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), H5540, H5541, H5545, H5546 [13JY]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), consideration (H. Res. 696), H5921 [19JY]

———establish a prescription drug discount card endorsement program, H834 [4MR], H915 [9MR], H1376 [24MR]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 4195), E636 [22AP]

———inclusion of health savings accounts, H992 [10MR], H1121 [17MR]

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

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H1745 [31MR], H2493, H2494, H2495, H2500, H2521, H2535-H2538 [4MY], H2554, H2636-H2642 [5MY], H2660, H2702 [6MY], H2779, H2780, H2781 [11MY], H2819, H2820, H2821 [12MY], H3098 [18MY], H3232, H3233, H3234, H3235, H3236 [19MY], H3543, H3544, H3568, H3573, H3574, H3575, H3577-H3589, H3597, H3599 [1JN], H3608, H3609, H3610 [2JN], H3723, H3724, H3725, H3754 [3JN], H5203 [7JY], H5990, H5991 [20JY], H6446 [21JY], H7419 [22SE], H8004-H8009 [4OC], E909 [19MY], E960 [21MY], E1015 [2JN]

———provide additional beneficiary protections (H.R. 3702), E31 [21JA]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (H.R. 4437), H3573 [1JN], H3754 [3JN]

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

———provide prescription drugs to certain individuals through use of a lottery, H5074 [25JN]

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

———reform, H1066-H1069 [11MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H6 [20JA], H62 [21JA], H104, H120-H124 [27JA], H131, H226 [28JA], H252, H281, H283-H291 [3FE], H424-H431 [10FE], H482, H484 [11FE], H713 [2MR], H834 [4MR], H913-H919, H923, H924 [9MR], H1096, H1098, H1110-H1114 [16MR], H1121, H1203, H1219-H1225 [17MR], H1233 [18MR], H1330 [23MR], H1374, H1376 [24MR], H1487 [25MR], H1598, H1613, H1616 [29MR], H1648, H1650, H1714, H1715 [30MR], H1745, H1761, H1762 [31MR], H1794, H1795 [1AP], H2065 [2AP], H2175, H2192 [20AP], H2230, H2240 [21AP], H2298, H2300 [22AP], H2383 [27AP], H2493, H2494, H2495, H2535-H2540 [4MY], H2552, H2636-H2642 [5MY], H2660 [6MY], H2819, H2820, H2821, H2895 [12MY], H2991 [13MY], H3098 [18MY], H3236 [19MY], H3405 [20MY], H3567 [1JN], H3608, H3696 [2JN], H3725 [3JN], H4178 [16JN], H4738-H4745 [22JN], H5990, H5991 [20JY], H6734 [7SE], H7306 [21SE], H7547 [23SE], H7718-H7724 [28SE], H8004-H8009 [4OC], H8862 [8OC], H10899 [6DE], E34 [21JA], E295 [3MR], E960 [21MY], E1038 [4JN]

———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]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (H.R. 1170), H6875 [8SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety and enforcement relative to operation while under the influence of, or having used, drugs, H1816 [1AP]

———improve safety and enforcement relative to operation while under the influence of, or having used, drugs (H.R. 3922), H7076 [14SE]

National Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2779, H2809-H2812 [11MY]

National objectives: priority assignments, H503-H508 [11FE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend, H10189 [20NO]

New Hampshire: tribute to Rx New Hampshire program for efforts to make affordable prescription drugs available to residents, E1806 [6OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program funding, H7176 [14SE]

Ortiz, Steve: Colorado Outstanding Drug Interdiction Officer of the Year award recipient, E10 [20JA]

Pharmaceuticals: address issue of oxycodone prescription drug abuse, H599 [25FE]

———congressional inquiry on addictiveness, safety, and effectiveness of certain pain medications, E831 [12MY]

———effect of law enforcement efforts on legitimate prescriptions for relief of chronic pain, E177 [12FE]

———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]

———pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H10189 [20NO]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, E291 [3MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H2540 [4MY]

Product safety: increase public availability of information on clinical trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs, biological products, and devices (H.R. 5252), E1882 [11OC]

Purdue Pharma, L.P.: tribute to drug abuse awareness efforts, E1537 [8SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7079 [14SE]

Setter, Wade: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program Law Enforcement Executive of the Year award recipient, E1429 [20JY]

Social Security: evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H6732 [7SE]

Steroids: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (S. 2195), H9010 [8OC]

———increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (H.R. 3866), H3660-H3665 [2JN]

Taxation: provide incentives to employers that offer retiree health benefits, H5989 [20JY]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 3865), E251 [26FE]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: treatment of individuals with drug felony convictions, E476 [30MR]

Territories: provide equitable treatment of residents relative to transitional assistance and low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (H.R. 4781), E1329 [8JY]

Terrorism: efforts to combat cooperation between drug traffickers and terrorists, H7727-H7729 [28SE]

———expand awards program to include capture of narco-terrorists, H62 [21JA]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, S6788 [15JN]

AID: Child Survival and Health Programs Fund funding, S280 [27JA], S2766 [12MR]

American Pharmacists Month: observance, S10837 [8OC]

Aruba: efforts against drug trafficking and drug-related money laundering activities, S11888 [7DE]

ATF: eliminate waiver of prohibitions on possession of firearms and explosives by convicted felons, drug offenders, and other disqualified individuals (S. 2945), S10848 [8OC]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to law enforcement programs, S2611-S2615, S2687 [11MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3523-S3525 [1AP]

Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc.: tribute, S11367 [16NO]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, S7214-S7218, S7225 [23JN]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): authorize production of records relative to use of performance-enhancing drugs by U.S. Olympic sport athletes (S. Res. 355), S5025 [6MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize document production relative to Dept. of Justice investigation of U.S. officials' involvement in the counter-narcotics air interdiction program in Peru (S. Res. 411), S8491 [20JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S11055-S11060 [10OC], S11336 [16NO]

Courts: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (S. 2989), S11430 [17NO], S11609 [19NO]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (S. 2358), S4497-S4502 [28AP]

———combat methamphetamine abuse (S. 2934), S10731 [7OC]

———foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), S11365 [16NO]

———foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), House amendment, S11261-S11263 [11OC]

———reduce criminal gang activities (S. 1735), S4681 [29AP]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, S2696 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: clarify duties and activities of Vaccine Healthcare Centers Network, S6864, S6866 [16JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

———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]

———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]

———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]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (S. 3028), S11840-S11842 [20NO]

———establish the Office of Community Justice Services (S. 2977), S11306 [11OC]

———juvenile justice funding, S2686 [11MR], S4943 [6MY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, S1930 [1MR]

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]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S2991 [23MR], S3361 [30MR], S7901 [9JY], S8269-S8271 [16JY], S11674 [20NO]

———anniversary of Salk polio vaccine field trials, S4426 [27AP]

———combat polio, S147 [22JA]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S2671-S2673 [11MR]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (S. Res. 398), S7583 [6JY]

Drug abuse: assist States in establishing, maintaining, and improving systems to reduce the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs (S. 2288), S3793 [6AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S5735 [19MY]

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

———establish guidelines and review safety of dietary supplements, S3545-S3548 [1AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (S. 741), S2365-S2375 [8MR]

———establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (S. 2464), S5983-S5985 [20MY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S11674 [20NO]

Government regulations: protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs (S. 2493), S6339 [2JN]

Health: address shortage of influenza vaccine (S. 2968), S10864 [8OC]

———availability of influenza vaccine, S10415 [5OC], S11122-S11124 [10OC]

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

———encourage use of multivitamins in prevention of chronic diseases, S11619 [19NO]

———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]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), S5726 [18MY], S5744-S5767 [19MY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, S6299-S6302 [2JN], S7945 [13JY], S8498 [21JY]

Health care professionals: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (S. 3013), S11643 [19NO]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 1887), S6490 [7JN], S6624 [8JN]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 2976), S11260, S11261 [11OC]

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

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (S. 2203), S2725 [11MR]

Law enforcement: allow for immediate seizure and destruction of controlled substances being illegally imported into the U.S. (S. 2465), S5983-S5985 [20MY]

———ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (S. 2081), S1292 [12FE]

Major League Baseball: adopt drug-testing policy that deters players from using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage or pose a serious health risk (S. Res. 335), S3996-S3999 [8AP]

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]

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (S. 2671), S8233, S8234 [15JY]

———permit children administered a vaccine at a public health clinic or Indian clinic to be eligible for the pediatric vaccine distribution program (S. 2272), S3571 [1AP]

———prohibit payments to States for redispensing prescription drugs (S. 2950), S10850 [8OC]

Medicare: adjust the amount of payment under the physician fee schedule for cancer drug administration services (S. 2587), S7417, S7445 [24JN]

———advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, S625-S627 [5FE], S3051, S3058-S3060 [24MR], S3524 [1AP], S4755 [3MY], S4780, S4786 [4MY], S5934 [20MY]

———allow beneficiaries to purchase multiple prescription drug discount cards and to receive a refund of the enrollment fee if prices or the formulary used by the card sponsor changes (S. 2530), S7037 [18JN]

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

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 2652), S8119-S8122, S8140 [14JY], S8268 [15JY]

———eliminate coverage gap and HMO subsidies and repeal health savings accounts (S. 2629), S7867 [8JY], S7900 [9JY]

———eliminate coverage gap and HMO subsidies and repeal health savings accounts (S. 2725), S8707 [22JY]

———eliminate overpayments to regional preferred provider organizations and other Medicare advantage plans and use savings to reduce prescription drug coverage gap, S2682 [11MR]

———eliminate privatization and reduce excessive payments to health maintenance organizations and other private sector insurance plans (S. 2300), S3937 [7AP]

———ensure that prescription drug discount card sponsors pass along discounts to beneficiaries (S. 2234), S3185 [25MR], S3319 [30MR]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (S. 2339), S4317 [22AP]

———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]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, S4387-S4390 [27AP], S4680 [29AP], S4780, S4782, S4784-S4787 [4MY], S4859, S4860 [5MY], S5057 [10MY], S5243, S5246 [12MY], S6253 [1JN], S6301 [2JN], S7945 [13JY], S9487 [22SE]

———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]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S75 [21JA], S341 [2FE], S675-S677, S679, S680 [6FE], S693, S698 [9FE], S763 [10FE], S1414 [12FE], S2761, S2762 [12MR], S3051, S3058-S3060 [24MR], S3319 [30MR], S3524, S3527 [1AP], S3624-S3627 [5AP], S3911, S3952-S3957 [7AP], S4340-S4342 [26AP], S4387-S4390 [27AP], S4631, S4680 [29AP], S4784-S4786 [4MY], S5056-S5058 [10MY], S5243, S5247 [12MY], S5488 [14MY], S8096 [14JY], S8825 [7SE], S9487 [22SE], S9541 [23SE], S10617-S10620 [7OC], S10764-S10767, S10769 [8OC], S10960-S10962, S10981-S10983 [9OC]

———simplify prescription drug discount card program (S. 2512), S6631 [8JN]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: anniversary, S11770 [20NO]

———improve (S. 2343), S4329 [22AP]

———investigation into allegations of the withholding of information relative to disclosure of cost of implementation, S7118 [22JN], S9541 [23SE]

Members of Congress: ensure that prescription drug coverage for Members is not better than coverage for Medicare beneficiaries (S. 2678), S8400 [16JY], S8427 [19JY]

Motor vehicles: research and prevent drug impaired driving (S. 2480), S6106 [21MY], S6269 [1JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit use of funds to negotiate data exclusivity provisions for certain pharmaceutical products (S. 2944), S10847 [8OC]

Pfizer, Inc.: tribute to initiative to provide discounts on prescription drugs for the uninsured, S7745 [7JY]

Pharmaceuticals: Bush administration prohibition against using U.S. appropriations to purchase generic drugs to treat worldwide HIV/AIDS patients, S8110 [14JY]

———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]

———permit importation of prescription drugs from Canada and certain other countries (H.R. 4790), S8932 [8SE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, S5053 [10MY]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to health care reform, S9542, S9544 [23SE], S10812 [8OC]

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

Project BioShield Act: clarify availability of funds for the purchase of vaccines under contracts in effect prior to enactment, S5766, S5767 [19MY]

Public Health Service Act: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (S. 2933), S10728-S10731 [7OC]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (S. Res. 455), S10829 [8OC], S11012 [10OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7945 [13JY]

Steroids: clarify definition of anabolic steroids and provide for research and education activities relative to steroids (S. 2195), S10606-S10609 [6OC], S10686 [7OC]

Terrorism: efforts to combat cooperation between drug traffickers and terrorists, S3167-S3169 [25MR]

Tobacco products: increase funding for research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts through an increase in cigarette and other tobacco excise taxes, S2621-S2623, S2645 [11MR]

Reports

Democracy on Drugs: Common Cause (organization), E1038-E1040 [4JN]

Insider—FDA Can't Protect Public: CBS News, H9993 [18NO]

U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom) Struggles To Justify Its Role in the War on Terror: Eleanor Thomas and Lindsay Thomas, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1849 [10OC]

Reports filed

Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3866) (H. Rept. 108-461), H2405 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3866) (H. Rept. 108-461), H2151 [2AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2195), S10059 [30SE]

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]

DEA Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 108-409), H302 [3FE]

Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1735), S7580 [6JY]

Investigation of Certain Allegations Related to Voting on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 108-722), H8037 [4OC]

Lift the Patient Limitation on Prescribing Drug Addiction Treatments by Medical Practitioners in Group Practices: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1887), S6450 [3JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1194) (H. Rept. 108-732), H8167 [5OC]

Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1784), S10365 [4OC]

Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 741) (H. Rept. 108-608), H5907 [15JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 741) (S. Rept. 108-226), S1457 [23FE], S1518 [24FE]

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3015) (H. Rept. 108-728), H8166 [5OC]

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]

Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1153) (S. Rept. 108-419), S11639 [19NO]

Statements

DEA Raid Relative to Use of Medical Marijuana: Suzanne Pfeil, Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, S11431 [17NO]

Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program Implementation: National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, E1105 [14JN]

Summaries

American Neighborhoods Taking the Initiative—Guarding Against Neighborhood Gangs (ANTI-GANG) Act (S. 2358), S4498 [28AP]

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

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

Texts of

H. Res. 412, anniversary of DEA, H772 [3MR]

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

H.R. 3015, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, H8069 [5OC]

H.R. 3782, Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act, H1133 [17MR], E125 [6FE]

H.R. 3866, Anabolic Steroid Control Act, H3660 [2JN]

S. 15, Project BioShield Act, S5744-S5760 [19MY], H5721-H5729 [14JY]

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

S. 741, Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act, S2365-S2374 [8MR], H6093-H6099 [20JY]

S. 1194, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act, S11261-S11263 [11OC], H8239-H8242 [6OC]

S. 1887, lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, S6490 [7JN]

S. 2081, Community Protection Act, S1293 [12FE]

S. 2195, Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S10606-S10608 [6OC], H9010 [8OC]

S. 2203, provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India, S2726 [11MR]

S. 2272, Children's Vaccine Access Act, S3572 [1AP]

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

S. 2480, Drug Impaired Driving Reserach and Prevention Act, S6106 [21MY]

S. 2587, Ensuring Quality and Access to Cancer Care Act, S7446 [24JN]

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. 2815, Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act, S9388 [20SE]

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

S. 2944, prohibit use of funds by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate data exclusivity provisions for certain pharmaceutical products, S10848 [8OC]

S. 2945, No Guns for Felons Act, S10848 [8OC]

S. 2950, prohibit Medicaid payments to States for redispensing prescription drugs, S10850 [8OC]

S. 2968, Emergency Flu Response Act, S10861-S10863 [8OC]

S. 2976, lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, S11261 [11OC]

S. 2977, Protecting Our Communities by Making Returning Offenders Better Citizens Act, S11307-S11309 [11OC]

S. 3028, Controlled Substances Export Reform Act, S11842 [20NO]

S. Res. 335, adopt drug-testing policy that deters Major League Baseball players from using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances that create a competitive advantage or pose a serious health risk, S3999, S4054 [8AP]

S. Res. 398, promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine, S7582 [6JY]

S. Res. 411, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) document production relative to Dept. of Justice investigation of U.S. officials' involvement in the counter-narcotics air interdiction program in Peru, S8485, S8492 [20JY]

S. Res. 455, support goals of Red Ribbon Week, S11015, S11107 [10OC]

Transcripts

Analysis—Small Indian Firm Cipla Manufactures Low-Cost Generic AIDS Drugs, but Its Products Face Bans in Many Countries: National Public Radio News Morning Edition (radio show), S8112 [14JY]