DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S10200 [19SE], S11747 [21OC], S11756, S11770, S11771, S11773 [24OC], S11784, S11785, S11789, S11794, S11798, S11804, S11805, S11806, S11811, S11812, S11829, S11830, S11831, S11832, S11834, S11837, S11838, S11839, S11840, S11842, S11843, S11844, S11845 [25OC], S11857, S11859, S11863, S11866, S11869, S11872, S11873, S11875, S11876, S11881, S11882, S11885, S11886, S11889, S11896, S11897, S11898, S11900, S11901, S11902, S11905, S11906, S11907, S11909, S11924, S11928, S11929, S11933, S11934, S11935, S11938, S11940, S11944, S11945, S11946, S11947, S11948 [26OC], S11958, S11972, S11973, S11978, S11981, S11982, S11983, S11985, S11986, S11989, S11990, S11991, S12019, S12020 [27OC], H4897 [21JN], H4985, H4986 [22JN], H5040, H5047, H5051, H5053, H5059, H5062, H5064, H5101 [23JN], H5106, H5108, H5114, H5117, H5119, H5121, H5122, H5123, H5125, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5136, H5139, H5141, H5143, H5145, H5147, H5148, H5150, H5151 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4998 [23JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8287, H8299, H8301, H8304, H8305, H8306, H8307, H8310, H8311, H8313, H8314 [22SE]

Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), S13926 [16DE], H12063 [17DE]

Analyses

Rationale for an Allied Health Reinvestment Act: Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, S1806 [28FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11999 [27OC], S13291 [18NO], H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

'91 Memo Warned of Mercury in Shots, H482 [9FE]

CFC Head Start Program Receives Program of Excellence Award, E809 [28AP]

Deadly Immunity, H5074-H5077 [23JN]

Fearing Shortfall Linked to Hurricanes, States Scramble To Stretch Federal Aid Among the Needy, S11553 [19OC]

GOP Probes Non-Destructive Cell Research, H5734 [12JY]

Lawmakers Wary of Backup Stem Cell Bill, H5735 [12JY]

Scientists Claim To Find Cells That Restore Egg Production, S9216 [28JY]

Stem Cell Debate, H3834 [24MY]

Stem Cell Legislation Is at Risk, H5735 [12JY]

Stem Cells Without Embryos?, H5735 [12JY]

Stem-Cell Therapy—Hope and Hype, S9216 [28JY]

When the Numbers Don't Add Up, H8256-H8258 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings to reduce asthma (see H.R. 2571), H3892 [24MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see S. 1405), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

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. 233), S738 [1FE]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 415), S1622 [17FE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 864), H718 [16FE]

———provide grants to establish summer health career introductory programs for middle and high school students (see S. 823), S3817 [18AP]

Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program: reauthorize (see S. 285), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 1246), H1370 [10MR]

Community Services Block Grant Program: expand availability of resources for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1745), S10294 [21SE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3010), H4895 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (see H. Res. 337), H4984 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 559), H10501 [16NO] (see H. Res. 596), H11502 [13DE]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see S. 1951), S12237 [2NO]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2098), H2977 [4MY]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 521), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1290), H1416 [14MR]

———establish a comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 4550), H11878 [15DE]

Drugs: authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices for Medicare outpatient prescription drugs and include prices charged to certain Federal agencies in determining best price for Medicaid outpatient drugs (see H.R. 2200), H3055 [5MY]

———establish an electronic controlled substances monitoring program in each State (see S. 518), S2004 [3MR]

———provide discounts to Medicaid and other Federal programs for the advertising costs of certain prescription drugs and ensure that these drugs are prescribed based on health needs rather than marketing (see S. 1128), S6021 [26MY]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (see H.R. 696), H521 [9FE]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 2090), H2976 [4MY]

———establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see H.R. 2236), H3112 [10MY]

Federal aid programs: award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H7558 [28JY]

———public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 3516), H7557 [28JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 2235), H3112 [10MY]

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program: reauthorize and extend (see S. 1722), S10187 [19SE] (see H.R. 4212), H9555 [2NO]

Global Health Corps: establish (see S. 850), S3897 [19AP]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (see S. 898), S4184 [25AP] (see H.R. 1812), H2476 [25AP]

———authorize Dept. of HHS and Dept. of Education joint grants for community outreach programs to empower patients and health care consumers (see H.R. 568), H351 [2FE]

———authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 162), H76 [4JA]

———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. 172), H77 [4JA]

———eliminate price cap applicable to purchase of influenza vaccines and establish a tax credit to encourage vaccine production capacity (see S. 96), S144 [24JA]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donate Life Month (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1845 [6AP]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see S. 1325), S7520 [28JN]

———establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 4249), H10038 [8NO]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (see S. 1955), S12238 [2NO]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 544), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 3205), H5739 [12JY]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (see S. 1227), S6404 [13JN]

———improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology (see S. 1223), S6299 [9JN]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 628), S2734 [15MR]

———promote good health and disease prevention (see H. Res. 35), H138 [6JA]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see S. 1012), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY] (see H.R. 2650), H4138 [26MY]

———provide a drug discount program for individuals without prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 3956), H8643 [29SE]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 2240), H3113 [10MY]

———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (see S. 368), S1260 [10FE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (see S. 1317), S7428 [27JN]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see S. 471), S1794 [28FE] (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S6740 [16JN]

Health care facilities: allow qualifying children's hospitals to participate in the 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4036), H8808 [7OC]

———provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital services and drugs (see S. 1827), S11212 [6OC]

Health care professionals: 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. 473), S1794 [28FE]

Healthy Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3131), H5599 [30JN]

HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator: establish position to coordinate services for individuals displaced by Huricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4633), H12167 [17DE]

Hurricanes: permit participation of children affected by Hurricane Katrina in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs (see H.R. 3890), H8341 [22SE]

———provide health care and health insurance coverage relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1769), S10424 [26SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1057), S5301 [17MY]

Indian Health Service: permit certain funds for the Wagner Service Unit to be used to keep the emergency room open 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, for a certain period (see S. 2174), S14317 [21DE]

Medicaid: clarify application of Federal medical assistance percentage for services provided by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or organization directly or through referral, contract, or other arrangement (see S. 1572), S9467 [29JY]

———require drug manufacturers to report the average manufacturer price and the best price of authorized generic drugs and any other drugs sold under a certain new drug application to the Dept. of HHS (see S. 1903), S11665 [20OC]

Medicare: establish a demonstration project for the use of an Internet-based form for submission of certain claims (see H.R. 2762), H4186 [7JN]

———improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4103), H9042 [20OC]

———negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs (see S. 813), S3734 [15AP]

———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. 1626), H1969 [13AP]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (see S. 239), S738 [1FE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H233 [26JA]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 376), consideration (see H. Res. 267), H3055 [5MY]

———permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or a tribal or Indian organization to pay premiums for eligible beneficiaries (see S. 1239), S6481 [14JN]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4139 [26MY]

———preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (see S. 1335), S7614 [29JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 123), S145 [24JA] (see S. 445), S1623 [17FE]

———require the negotiation and disclosure of the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs and permit beneficiaries to import prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 563), H351 [2FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2173), S14317 [21DE]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (see S. 1822), S11130 [5OC]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see S. 347), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 570), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 537), S2148 [7MR]

Motor vehicles: make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3261 [12MY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see S. 1405), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8341 [22SE]

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. 681), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 8), H136 [6JA]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5100 [23JN]

National Practitioner Data Bank: expand (see S. 948), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2006), H2736 [28AP]

National Vaccine Authority: establish (see H.R. 4396), H11033 [18NO]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 672), S2995 [17MR]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (see S. 1557), S9466 [29JY] (see H.R. 3144), H5600 [30JN]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities regarding qualifying adult stem cell research (see H.R. 2541), H3768 [23MY]

Nurse Faculty Education Program: establish to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty (see S. 1575), S9467 [29JY]

Office of Correctional Public Health: establish (see H.R. 2737), H4141 [26MY]

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. 2399), H3434 [17MY]

Office of Men's Health: establish (see S. 228), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

Offices of Women's Health: establish (see S. 569), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 949), H794 [17FE]

Patents: provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented inventions relative to health care emergencies (see H.R. 4102), H9042 [20OC] (see H.R. 4131), H9102 [25OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 334), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 328), H194 [25JA] (see H.R. 700), H521 [9FE]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see S. 109), S144 [24JA]

Poverty: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 56), H73 [4JA]

Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program: revise minimum allotments (see S. 319), S1115 [8FE] (see H.R. 2826), H4296 [8JN]

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. 1385), S8134 [12JY]

———make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 1291), H1506 [15MR]

Research: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1024 [8MR]

———provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see S. 1543), S9285 [28JY] (see H.R. 2124), H3052 [5MY] (see H.R. 2308), H3198 [11MY]

Rural areas: provide grants for rural health information technology development activities (see S. 1952), S12237 [2NO]

Schools: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H8846 [17OC]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 2010), S12839 [15NO]

———establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 924), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 392), H234 [26JA]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1531), S9284 [28JY]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (see S. 1894), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 3008), H4895 [21JN]

States: provide grants to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see S. 528), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 3063), H5176 [24JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1098), H982 [3MR]

Technology: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

———establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H3112 [10MY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1479), S8826 [25JY] (see H.R. 2877), H4485 [14JN] (see H.R. 3427), H6649 [26JY]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H3768 [23MY]

U.S.-Mexico border: address health care needs of residents of area (see H.R. 1319), H1508 [15MR]

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. 755), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 216), H78 [4JA]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11814 [25OC], S11957 [27OC]

Conference reports

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3010), H10383-H10476 [16NO], H11348-H11441 [13DE]

Descriptions

New York, NY, Fire Dept.-Mount Sinai Hospital Partnership, S11956 [27OC]

World Trade Center Health Registry, S11957 [27OC]

Essays

Enticingly Close . . . Yet Painfully Far: Brooke Ellison, H3850 [24MY]

Excerpts

Newspaper editorial comments on H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, H3836 [24MY]

Letters

Albuquerque Indian Health Center, S4587, S4588 [28AP]

Community Services Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S13286 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS telehealth programs funding: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11908 [26OC]

Emergency Health Care Relief Act: Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S10578 [28SE]

Head Start Program hiring protections for faith-based organizations: Anna Burger, Service Employees International Union, H8279 [22SE]

———Barbara Pickney, Louisiana Head Start Association, H8272 [22SE]

———Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H8275 [22SE]

———C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H8279 [22SE]

———Caroline Fredrickson and Terri A. Schroeder, ACLU, H8276 [22SE]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H8274 [22SE]

———David M. Smith and Christopher Labonte, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H8280 [22SE]

———David Saperstein, Union for Reform Judaism, H8282 [22SE]

———Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, H8278 [22SE]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, H8277 [22SE]

———Gary Bass, OMB Watch (organization), H8282 [22SE]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8275 [22SE]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, H8281 [22SE]

———K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, H8276 [22SE]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), H8280 [22SE]

———Mel Lipman, American Humanist Association, H8278 [22SE]

———Michael Lieberman and Jess N. Hordes, Anti-Defamation League, H8274 [22SE]

———Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, H8281 [22SE]

———Ralph G. Neas and Tanya M. Clay, People for the American Way (organization), H8281 [22SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, H8275 [22SE]

———Robert C. Keithan, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, H8279 [22SE]

———Sarah M. Greene, National Head Start Association, H8273 [22SE]

———several religious, civil rights, labor, education, health, and advocacy organizations, H8278 [22SE]

———several religious organizations, H8282 [22SE]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), H8273 [22SE]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H8274 [22SE]

Head Start Program joint governance structure preservation: Barbara L. Jones, H8303 [22SE]

———Chris Wallace, Sr., H8303 [22SE]

———Dee Jones, Indiana PTA, H8303 [22SE]

Health Information Technology Act: Andrew M. Mekelberg, Verizon Communications, Inc., S6413 [13JN]

———Brian Peters, Michigan Health and Hospital Association, S6413 [13JN]

———Christopher Caine, IBM Corp., S6412 [13JN]

———Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S6412 [13JN]

———Foundation for eHealth Initiative, S6412 [13JN]

———H. Stephen Lieber and Pamela R. Wirth, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, S6413 [13JN]

———Hal Daub, American Health Care Association, S6412 [13JN]

———Kenneth R. Baker, Altarum Institute, S6413 [13JN]

———Michael Fleming, American Academy of Family Physicians, S6411 [13JN]

———Scott Decker and Jonathan Teich, HealthVision, Inc., S6412 [13JN]

LIHEAP funding: David Fox, Campaign for Home Energy Assistance, S14128 [20DE]

———several Senators, S11810 [25OC]

———Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, S14128 [20DE]

Negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs: David P. Sloane, AARP, S12283 [2NO]

Procedural waivers and requests and budgetary requests for family and child services programs in response to Hurricane Katrina: Marketa G. Gautreau, Louisiana Dept. of Social Services, H9983 [8NO]

Require manufacturers of dietary supplements to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations: Bruce Silverglade and Ilene R. Heller, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S8637 [21JY]

———Debbie Riggins, S8636 [21JY]

———Janell Mayo Duncan, Consumers Union, S8637 [21JY]

———Kevin S. Riggins, S8636 [21JY]

———Michelle Skinlo, S8636 [21JY]

———Philip Shettle, American Osteopathic Association, S8637 [21JY]

Respect for Life Pluripotent Stem Cell Act: James F. Battey, Jr., NIH, H5733 [12JY]

Restore certain funding for New York emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S11956 [27OC]

———several New York, NY, officials, S11956 [27OC]

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: James F. Battey, Jr., Dept. of HHS, H3755 [23MY]

———Kelsea King, H3829 [24MY]

———several scientists and medical doctors, H3847 [24MY]

———several university professors, H3879 [24MY]

Lists

Benefits of stem cells to human patients—adult stem cells v. embryonic cells, S9217 [28JY]

Organizations supporting S. 473, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S1806 [28FE]

Studies on versatility of adult stem cells for stem cell research, H3837 [24MY]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11790, S11807 [25OC], S11864, S11868, S11871, S11891 [26OC], S11985, S11987 [27OC], S13288, S13290 [18NO], H5163 [24JN], H9988, H9989 [8NO], H10531 [17NO], H11179, H11180 [7DE]

Remarks in House

AIDS Drug Assistance Program: funding, E1351 [24JN]

Budget: increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1628-H1632 [17MR]

Business and industry: freeze new oil industry subsidies and redirect funds to LIHEAP, H11226 [8DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (H.R. 3373), E1563 [21JY]

———prohibit funding to implement rule on critical access hospital replacement facility construction, H5122, H5123 [24JN]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 864), E258 [16FE]

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.: Head Start and Early Start program recipient of Dept. of HHS Program of Excellence award, E809 [28AP]

Community health centers programs: funding, H389 [8FE], H591 [15FE]

Community Services Block Grant: funding, H8534 [29SE]

Community Services Block Grant Program: funding, H5031, H5034, H5055 [23JN], H5387 [29JN], E1364 [27JN], E1391 [28JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H4901 [22JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (H.R. 3326), E1514 [18JY]

Crime: require report on the correlation between a perpetrator's drug and alcohol abuse and reported incidence of domestic violence, H8473, H8474 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, H4193 [8JN], H4407 [14JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5128, H5129 [24JN], H11513, H11514 [14DE], H12261 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H4901 [22JN], H4988, H5000, H5073, H5077, H5083, H5084 [23JN], H5104, H5105-H5165 [24JN], H5250 [27JN], H5482 [30JN], H9988 [8NO], H11179 [7DE], E1330 [24JN], E1357, E1364 [27JN], E1374, E1380, E1381, E1391, E1394 [28JN], E1399, E1407 [30JN], E1450 [11JY], E2485 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), amendment process, H5069 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10518-H10530 [17NO], H11544-H11553 [14DE], E2429, E2435 [18NO], E2545, E2551 [15DE], E2559, E2586 [17DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4991-H5000 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H10512-H10514 [17NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 596), H11512-H11515 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to instruct conferees, H9988, H9989 [8NO], H11179, H11180 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to recommit, H5152, H5163 [24JN]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (H.R. 4550), E2553 [15DE]

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, H1271 [10MR]

Drugs: bar-code medication technology funding, H5072, H5073 [23JN]

Executive departments: allegations of payments to journalists for favorable comments concerning Bush administration proposals, H240 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (H.R. 696), E190 [9FE]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, H4245-H4247 [8JN]

———improve postmarket drug safety, H4206, H4219, H4221, H4242, H4244 [8JN]

Head Start Program: allow centers that have vacant slots to use funding to serve eligible infants and toddlers through the Early Head Start programs, H8267, H8269 [22SE]

———clarify financial audit requirements, H8300 [22SE]

———develop and implement programs to train and recruit minority male teachers, H8306 [22SE]

———funding, H8258 [22SE]

———improve access for homeless and foster care children, H8311, H8312 [22SE]

———Indian Head Start Program funding, H8265 [22SE]

———management reforms, H8309 [22SE]

———migrant and seasonal Head Start programs funding, H8270 [22SE]

———permit certain for-profit entities which demonstrate a higher level of service at a lower cost to retain certain administration savings as profit, H8312, H8313 [22SE]

———permit Head Start centers to recruit and train college students as reading mentors for preschool children, H8304, H8305 [22SE]

———preserve joint governance structure by allowing parents' policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors, H8271, H8302-H8304 [22SE]

———provide employees with training to support families and children with disabilities, H8305, H8306 [22SE]

———provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8254-H8262, H8264, H8265, H8267, H8269-H8287, H8314-H8320 [22SE], E1976 [28SE]

———provide technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start agencies which provide services to children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8313, H8314 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children, H10518 [17NO]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8264-H8324 [22SE], E1943 [22SE], E1964 [27SE], E1968, E1976, E1977 [28SE], E2001 [29SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), consideration (H. Res. 455), H8253-H8263 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), corrections in engrossment, H8324 [22SE]

———require faith-based organizations providing Head Start services to establish separate bank accounts for Federal funding, E1977 [28SE]

———submit report on teacher retention levels, H8310, H8311 [22SE]

———suspend implementation of National Reporting System while the National Academy of Sciences studies appropriate standards for school readiness, H8268, H8307, H8308 [22SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), H4358-H4361 [13JN], E1231 [14JN], E1271 [17JN]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors, H6999 [28JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 3205), H6208 [21JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 544), H6673-H6679 [27JY], H6997 [28JY]

———link between child vaccinations containing mercury and autism, H481 [9FE], H5074 [23JN], H9451 [1NO]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (H.R. 2259), E937 [11MY]

———provide for adult stem cell research, H721 [17FE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H3773, H3774, H3775, H3795-H3809, H3835 [24MY], E1091 [25MY], E1147 [7JN]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), Senate amendment, H12063-H12072 [17DE], E2612 [18DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research, H3167 [11MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3116 [11MY], H3441 [18MY], H3746, H3749-H3756 [23MY], H3773, H3774, H3775, H3799-H3852, H3879 [24MY], H3900, H4056 [25MY], H4179-H4184 [7JN], H5730 [12JY], H7604-H7608 [29JY], H12067, H12069 [17DE], E1096 [25MY], E1200 [9JN], E1268 [17JN]

Health care professionals: workforce development and education funding, H5158, H5161, H5162 [24JN]

Healthy Communities Access Program: funding, H5049, H5062, H5063 [23JN]

Healthy Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 3131), E1421 [1JY]

Information services: require notification of patients whose federally-maintained records are lost, stolen, or used for unauthorized purposes, H5138 [24JN]

Law enforcement: study establishment of nationwide interstate tracking system for persons convicted or under investigation for child abuse, H7905 [14SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H1630 [17MR], H6953 [28JY], H8790 [7OC], H8989 [20OC], H10008 [8NO], H11179, H11180 [7DE], H11509 [14DE], H12239 [18DE]

Medicaid: funding, H10150 [10NO]

Medicaid Commission: funding, H5117, H5118 [24JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H418 [9FE], H1344 [10MR], H6210 [21JY], H8394 [28SE], H8832 [17OC], H8902-H8907 [18OC], H9090 [25OC]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, H8651 [6OC]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries, H11275 [8DE], H11331 [12DE], H12055 [17DE], E2445 [6DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 376), H3758 [23MY], H9934 [7NO]

———prohibit inclusion of Social Security numbers on identification cards issued to beneficiaries, H5125, H5126 [24JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, H10007, H10008 [8NO]

———protect personal information of beneficiaries from private insurance companies, H5084 [23JN]

Mental health: prohibit use of funding to implement a universal mental health screening program, H5145, H5146 [24JN]

Minorities: health disparities reduction funding, H5064 [23JN]

Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Head Start Community Program, E944 [11MY]

Morris County, NJ: tribute to Head Start Community Program, E866 [4MY]

Motor vehicles: make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (H.R. 2349), E971 [13MY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (H.R. 3373), E1563 [21JY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, E1700 [29JY]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H5109 [24JN]

National Children's Study: funding, H5158 [24JN]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (H.R. 3046), E1369 [27JN]

National Institute of General Medical Sciences: basic behavior research and training funding, E1381 [28JN]

National Institute of Mental Health: prohibit funds for peer-reviewed studies of newlyweds' relationship resilience and pigeons' visual concepts, H5137-H5139 [24JN]

National Women's Health Week: observance, E1034 [20MY]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (H.R. 2574), H5728 [12JY]

———conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (H.R. 3144)-H5733 [12JY], H5888 [14JY], H7604-H7608 [29JY]

Office of Information Technology: funding for privacy safegaurds on patients' background information, H5137 [24JN]

Office of Men's Health: establish (H.R. 457), E115 [1FE]

Office of Women's Health: programs funding to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers, H5034, H5061, H5062 [23JN]

Offices of Women's Health: establish (H.R. 949), E304 [18FE], E925 [10MY], E1034 [20MY]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure prescription drug clinical trials required to be listed in a public database are listed before a drug is approved for market, H4263, H4264 [8JN]

———importation of prescription drugs, H418 [9FE], H4220 [8JN], H4861 [21JN], H6654 [27JY]

———importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 328), H1945, H1947 [13AP], H3289 [16MY], H4373 [13JN], H9934 [7NO]

Political parties: prohibit funding to be used to appoint an individual to a Federal advisory committee on the basis of political affiliation, H5137 [24JN]

Poverty: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (H.R. 56), H7928 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (H.R. 4010), E2051 [7OC]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (H.R. 1291), E449 [16MR]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (H.R. 2124), H3043 [5MY], E899 [5MY]

Rural areas: community health centers funding, H4993, H5060, H5061 [23JN]

———rural health care and dentistry programs funding, H5055 [23JN], H11547 [14DE]

———rural outreach grants and rural health research programs funding through reductions in OSHA funding, H5051-H5053 [23JN]

Schools: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis, H2746 [3MY]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (H.R. 3008), E2307 [9NO]

———allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), H9982-H9987 [8NO]

———prohibit distribution of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries' personal information to private companies for marketing purposes, H5150, H5156 [24JN]

Strategic National Stockpile: funding for influenza vaccine production and antiviral treatments, H5033 [23JN]

Technology: establish a health information technology grant program (H.R. 2234), H3265 [16MY], H9643 [4NO], E930 [11MY]

Veterans: Gulf War Illness research funding, H5128 [24JN]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers, E2551 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

AIDS Drug Assistance Program: funding, S11976, S11983, S11984 [27OC]

———funding through reductions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding, S11877-S11880, S11895 [26OC]

Business and industry: freeze new oil industry subsidies and redirect funds to LIHEAP, S11452 [18OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: mosquito abatement funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (S. 1405), S8318 [14JY]

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. 233), S743 [1FE]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (S. 415), S1629 [17FE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (S. 408), S1550-S1554 [16FE], S2233 [8MR]

Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program: reauthorize (S. 285), S9056 [26JY]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): decision to retain chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, S1073, S1074 [8FE]

Community Services Block Grant Program: expand availability of resources for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1745), S10301, S10326 [21SE], S10391 [22SE]

———funding, S10707-S10711 [29SE], S10774-S10780 [30SE], S13285-S13287, S13350 [18NO]

Crawford, Lester M.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S8397-S8399, S8403-S8408 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, S6190 [8JN], S6255 [9JN], S6360 [13JN], S6723 [16JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S13600-S13603, S13605, S13607 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11702-S11731 [21OC], S11753-S11756, S11761, S11763 [24OC], S11779, S11784-S11791, S11793-S11796, S11798, S11804-S11815 [25OC], S11853-S11855, S11857-S11873, S11875-S11910, S11948 [26OC], S11953-S11969, S11972-S11976, S11978-S11999 [27OC], S12679 [10NO], S13287 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, S13350 [18NO], S13600-S13608, S13627 [15DE], S13777, S13778 [16DE], S13959 [17DE], S14217, S14281-S14289 [21DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13593 [14DE], S14233 [21DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to instruct conferees, S13288-S13291 [18NO]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S11875 [26OC]

Dietary supplements: require manufacturers to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations, S8635-S8638 [21JY]

———withhold funding from stores on military installations that sell dietary supplements containing stimulants in cases that the manufacturer does not report associated serious adverse events, S11096-S11099 [5OC]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (S. 1951), S12239, S12240 [2NO]

———Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services demonstration project funding, S11789 [25OC]

Diseases: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (S. 521), S2029 [3MR]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S13605 [15DE]

———pediatric treatment of HIV/AIDS funding, S2726 [15MR]

———rapid oral HIV tests funding, S11881, S11882 [26OC]

Drugs: establish an electronic controlled substances monitoring program in each State (S. 518), S2026 [3MR], S6014 [26MY]

———provide discounts to Medicaid and other Federal programs for the advertising costs of certain prescription drugs and ensure that these drugs are prescribed based on health needs rather than marketing (S. 1128), S6056, S6057 [26MY]

Executive departments: allegations of payments to journalists for favorable comments concerning Bush administration proposals, S547-S550 [26JA]

———limitation on funding for conferences, S11876 [26OC], S11995 [27OC]

———require report on actions taken to estimate improper payments, S11995 [27OC]

FDA: condemn delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S10249 [21SE]

———ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, S10217 [20SE]

———Inspector General investigation funding relative to delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S11907 [26OC]

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program: reauthorize and extend (S. 1722), S10184, S10193 [19SE]

Global Health Corps: establish (S. 850), S4097 [21AP], S6348 [13JN]

Head Start Program: funding, S11866-S11869, S11892 [26OC]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), S7200 [22JN]

———eliminate price cap applicable to purchase of influenza vaccines and establish a tax credit to encourage vaccine production capacity (S. 96), S261 [24JA]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (S. 1325), S7531, S7537 [28JN]

———expand access and reduce costs through creation of small business health plans and modernization of the health insurance marketplace (S. 1955), S12242-S12251 [2NO]

———grant for inovative programs to address dental workforce needs in rural and underserved communities, S11906 [26OC], S11958 [27OC]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 544), S8713, S8714 [21JY], S8741-S8744 [22JY], S9060 [27JY]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (S. 1227), S6410-S6413 [13JN]

———improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology (S. 1223), S6333 [9JN]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (S. 628), S2743 [15MR]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (S. 1012), S5075 [12MY]

———provide assistance to States to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases and to support healthy adolescent development (S. 368), S1305 [10FE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (S. 1317), S7433-S7438 [27JN], S7516 [28JN], S9215, S9216 [28JY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program (S. 1317), unanimous-consent request, S9204, S9206, S9207 [28JY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), S5831 [24MY], S13636-S13640 [15DE], S13746, S13930, S13931 [16DE], S13960-S13961 [17DE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), unanimous-consent request, S13637, S13639 [15DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research, S6905 [21JN], S9323-S9330 [29JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), S5831-S5833, S5840 [24MY], S6003, S6065 [26MY], S6111 [6JN], S6137 [7JN], S6279 [9JN], S9215, S9216 [28JY], S13637-S13640 [15DE], S13746 [16DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), unanimous-consent request, S9204-S9207 [28JY]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system, S8393 [18JY]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (S. 1262), S6752-S6754 [16JN]

———safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal, S11994 [27OC]

———telehealth programs funding, S11908 [26OC], S11958 [27OC]

Health care facilities: community health centers programs funding, S11789 [25OC]

———community health centers programs funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

———provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital services and drugs (S. 1827), S11220 [6OC]

Health care professionals: 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. 473), S1805 [28FE]

Human rights: tribute to Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking campaign and coalition partners, S6152 [7JN]

Hurricanes: provide health care and health insurance coverage relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1769), S10430-S10435 [26SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1057), S5329, S5365 [17MY], S14177 [20DE]

Indian Health Service: funding, S7365 [24JN], S7591 [29JN]

———funding through transfer of certain FRS surplus funds, S7561, S7562 [29JN]

Information services: require notification of patients whose federally-maintained records are lost, stolen, or used for unauthorized purposes, S11985 [27OC]

Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S532-S542 [26JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of HHS, unanimous-consent agreement, S506 [25JA]

Leavitt, Sec. of HHS: confirmation, S644 [31JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S9269 [28JY], S10364 [22SE], S11094, S11115 [5OC], S11522, S11524-S11526, S11552-S11554 [19OC], S11616, S11617 [20OC], S11794-S11796, S11798, S11807-S11812 [25OC], S11909 [26OC], S12124 [1NO], S13136 [17NO], S13288-S13290, S13339 [18NO], S13481-S13483, S13492 [13DE], S13543-S13545 [14DE], S13634, S13635 [15DE]

Medicaid: clarify application of Federal medical assistance percentage for services provided by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or organization directly or through referral, contract, or other arrangement (S. 1572), S9494 [29JY]

———eliminate increase in rebate for generic drugs, S12318, S12319 [3NO]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2604 [14MR]

———negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs (S. 813), S3747 [15AP]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S2821-S2825 [16MR], S2921, S2953 [17MR]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (S. 239), S745-S747 [1FE], S877 [2FE], S1152 [9FE], S1252, S1253 [10FE], S1321 [14FE], S1597 [17FE]

———permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or a tribal or Indian organization to pay premiums for eligible beneficiaries (S. 1239), S6488 [14JN], S7608 [29JN]

———preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (S. 1335), S7634 [29JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S12282-S12284 [2NO], S12324, S12325, S12346 [3NO]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 123), S315 [24JA]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 445), S1658 [17FE], S13342 [18NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2173), S14334 [21DE]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, S12202-S12207 [2NO], S12309 [3NO]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (S. 1822), S11139 [5OC], S11853-S11855 [26OC]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (S. 347), S1275 [10FE]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (S. 570), S2385, S2404 [9MR], S2500 [10MR]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (S. 537), S2159 [7MR]

———suicide prevention activities funding, S11901 [26OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (S. 1405), S8318 [14JY]

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. 681), S3060, S3061 [17MR]

National Practitioner Data Bank: expand (S. 948), S4567 [28AP]

National Women's Health Week: observance, S4643 [9MY]

New York: restore certain funding for emergency services and rescue and recovery personnel relative to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S11955-S11957 [27OC]

Nurse Faculty Education Program: establish to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty (S. 1575), S9496 [29JY]

Office of Men's Health: establish, S11992, S11993 [27OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives: prevent negotiation of trade agreements that prevent the U.S. from changing patent laws to allow the importation of pharmaceutical product, S10077, S10078 [15SE]

Offices of Women's Health: establish (S. 569), S2273 [8MR], S4643 [9MY], S4863 [10MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (S. 334), S1206 [9FE], S1253, S1256 [10FE], S10077 [15SE]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (S. 109), S278 [24JA], S1156 [9FE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6240 [8JN], S8763 [22JY], S13965 [17DE]

Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program: revise minimum allotments (S. 319), S1134 [8FE]

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program: funding to create a national family reunification initiative, S11989 [27OC]

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. 1385), S8139 [12JY]

Rural areas: education, health access, and health outreach programs funding, S2831, S2832 [16MR]

———provide grants for rural health information technology development activities (S. 1952), S12240 [2NO]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 2010), S12847-S12849 [15NO]

———establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 924), S4419 [27AP]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1531), S9294-S9296 [28JY]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), S11596 [19OC]

States: provide grants to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (S. 528), S2041 [3MR], S2081 [4MR]

Reports filed

Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Therapy and Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1317), S7986 [11JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 109-129), S9599 [1SE]

Children's Hospitals Educational Equity and Research (CHEER) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 285) (S. Rept. 109-66), S4936 [11MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 559) (H. Rept. 109-302), H10501 [16NO]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 596) (H. Rept. 109-344), H11502 [13DE]

Consideration of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 109-148), H4984 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-337), H11502 [13DE]

———Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-300), H10501 [16NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3010) (H. Rept. 109-143), H4895 [21JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3010) (S. Rept. 109-103), S8301 [14JY]

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 518) (S. Rept. 109-117), S9466 [29JY]

Nomination of Alex M. Azar II To Be Deputy Sec. of HHS: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8558 [20JY]

Nomination of Charles E. Johnson To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Budget, Technology, and Finance: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8558 [20JY]

Nomination of Daniel R. Levinson To Be Dept. of HHS Inspector General: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2994 [17MR]

Nomination of John O. Agwunobi To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Health: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]

Nomination of John O. Agwunobi To Be Public Health Service Regular Corps Medical Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]

Nomination of Lester M. Crawford To Be FDA Commissioner: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6825 [20JN]

Nomination of Michael O. Leavitt To Be Sec. of HHS: Committee on Finance (Senate), S435 [25JA]

Nomination of Suzanne C. DeFrancis To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Public Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8558 [20JY]

Nomination of Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Legislation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S14064 [19DE]

Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 109-104), H4185 [7JN]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 898) (S. Rept. 109-73), S5920 [25MY]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3205) (H. Rept. 109-197), H6932 [27JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), S11793, S11807 [25OC], S11866, S11891 [26OC], S11958, S11989 [27OC], H5114, H5121 [24JN], H9989 [8NO], H11180 [7DE]

Statements

Decision To Retain Chairmanship of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education: Senator Specter, S1074 [8FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Senator Spector, S11730 [21OC]

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Executive Office of the President, S5833 [24MY]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: Executive Office of the President, S5831 [24MY], H3799 [24MY]

———National Marrow Donor Program (organization), H3798 [24MY]

Summaries

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (Class) Act (S. 1951), S12239 [2NO]

Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act (S. 1955), S12244 [2NO]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (S. 544), S8741 [22JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11761 [24OC]

Community Services Block Grant Program funding history, S10707 [29SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5003-H5025 [23JN]

———program terminations, H5161 [24JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 337, consideration of H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H4991 [23JN]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act, H8253 [22SE]

H. Res. 559, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H10512 [17NO]

H. Res. 596, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H11512 [14DE]

H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, H3809 [24MY]

H.R. 1812, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, H4358 [13JN]

H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act, H8287-H8299 [22SE]

H.R. 2520, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act, H3795-H3797 [24MY], H12063-H12066 [17DE]

H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11702-S11727 [21OC]

H.R. 3144, Respect for Life Pluripotent Stem Cell Act, H5730 [12JY]

S. 109, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act, S278-S282 [24JA]

S. 123, Efficiency in Government Health Care Spending Act, S315 [24JA]

S. 233, Caring for Children Act, S743 [1FE]

S. 285, Children's Hospitals Educational Equity and Research (CHEER) Act, S9056 [26JY]

S. 319, Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program minimum allotments revision, S1134 [8FE]

S. 347, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act, S1275-S1277 [10FE]

S. 368, Responsible Education About Life Act, S1306 [10FE]

S. 408, Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, S1550-S1553 [16FE]

S. 415, State Child Well-Being Research Act, S1630 [17FE]

S. 445, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act, S1659 [17FE]

S. 473, Allied Health Reinvestment Act, S1807-S1810 [28FE]

S. 521, Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act, S2027-S2029 [3MR]

S. 528, Money Follows the Person Act, S2041-S2044 [3MR]

S. 537, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act, S2159-S2161 [7MR]

S. 544, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, H6673-H6676 [27JY]

S. 570, Advance Directives Education Act, S2386 [9MR]

S. 813, negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs, S3747 [15AP]

S. 850, Global Health Corps Act, S3903-S3905 [19AP]

S. 898, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 924, Education for Retirement Security Act, S4419 [27AP]

S. 948, Safe Health Care Reporting Act, S4567 [28AP]

S. 1012, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S5075-S5099 [12MY]

S. 1057, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S5329-S5365 [17MY]

S. 1223, Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act, S6334-S6337 [9JN]

S. 1227, Health Information Technology Act, S6414-S6417 [13JN]

S. 1239, American Indian Elderly and Disabled Access to Health Care Act, S6488 [14JN]

S. 1262, Health Technology To Enhance Quality (Health TEQ) Act, S6754-S6758 [16JN]

S. 1317, Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Therapy and Research Act, S7434-S7437 [27JN]

S. 1325, Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act, S7534-S7537 [28JN]

S. 1385, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S8140-S8142 [12JY]

S. 1405, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act, S8319 [14JY]

S. 1479, Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act, S8829-S8831 [25JY]

S. 1531, Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act, S9295 [28JY]

S. 1575, Nurse Faculty Education Act, S9496 [29JY]

S. 1722, Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act, S10189-S10193 [19SE]

S. 1769, Public Health and Health Insurance Emergency Response Act, S10431-S10434 [26SE]

S. 1827, Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act, S11220 [6OC]

S. 1894, Fair Access Foster Care Act, S11597 [19OC], H9982 [8NO]

S. 1952, Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act, S12241 [2NO]

S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, S12244-S12251 [2NO]

Tributes

Thompson, Tommy G., E97 [26JA]