HEALTH related term(s) Diseases

Addresses

Advances in Veterinary Medicine: Senator Jeffords, S8942 [26JY]

Congressional Black Caucus Annual Leadership Conference: Representative Kucinich, E1939 [22SE]

Require Pre- and Post-Deployment Mental Health Screening for Military Personnel: Kelly Beckwith, E671 [15AP]

Amendments

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2606, H2607, H2609 [27AP], H3082 [10MY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2573 [27AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10351, S10353, S10354, S10355, S10356, S10357, S10384, S10385, S10386, S10391 [22SE], H4074 [25MY], H4096, H4100, H4102, H4105, H4109, H4110 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4084 [26MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (S. 306), S1459, S1561 [16FE]

Federal aid programs: extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid transitional medical assistance, and related programs (S. 1778), S10696, S10764 [29SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (S. 172), S9547, S9585 [29JY]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), S11593, S11597 [19OC]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H6986 [28JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6869 [27JY]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (H.R. 1298), S3852 [18AP]

National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 43), S3083, S3086 [17MR]

National Health Center Week: designate (S. Res. 31), S8498 [19JY]

Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 606), S6579 [14JN]

Research: 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]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6497 [26JY]

Technology: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (S. 1418), S13247, S13261 [17NO]

Analyses

Biography of a Bad Statistic—Abortions Rising Under Bush? Not True. How That False Claim Came To Be—and Lives On: Annenberg Political Fact Check (organization), E1121 [26MY]

CBO's Estimate for the Medicaid Provisions in H.R. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act, S12691 [10NO]

Cleaning the Air—Comparing the Cost Effectiveness of Diesel Retrofits vs. Current CMAQ Projects: Robert F. Wescott, S5272 [17MY]

Medical Malpractice and Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 3359), E1540 [20JY]

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

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H9568 [3NO]

Articles and editorials

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

Alarms, Instrumentation Failed in BP Refinery Blast, H5667 [12JY]

Army Plans To Keep Iraq Troop Level Through '06—Year-Long Active-Duty Stints Likely To Continue, S683 [1FE]

As Medicaid Balloons, Watchdog Force Shrinks, S14105-S14107 [20DE]

Avian Flu Virus Could Hide in Ducks, S8447 [19JY]

Bigger Than the Social Security Crisis—Wasteful Spending on Prescription Drugs, E1162 [8JN]

Bird Flu Drug Rendered Useless—Chinese Chickens Given Medication Made for Humans, S8448 [19JY]

Brazil Mulls Drug Patent Theft as an AIDS Antidote, E1436 [1JY]

Bush May Back Curbs on Accounts—President Courts Critics of Social Security Plan, H269 [1FE]

Bush Should Feel Doctors' Pain, E692 [19AP]

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Says He Wants To Ban Junk Food at Schools, S2309 [9MR]

California Helped Pay for 137 Sex Offenders' Viagra—State Agencies Directed To Stop Providing Such Drugs to Ex-Convicts, H5037 [23JN]

Congress, on Drugs—Helping Their Friends in the Pharmaceutical Industry, S14143 [20DE]

Deadly Flu Strain Shows Up in Migratory Birds—Scientists' Discovery Gives Rise to Fears the Virus Could Spread Beyond East Asia, S8448 [19JY]

Deadly Immunity, H5074-H5077 [23JN]

Drug Makers Don't Need Gift, S14143 [20DE]

Drug Scourge Creates Its Own Form of Orphan, S8547 [20JY]

Federal Head Start Suit Pending, S599 [26JA]

Federal Judge Throws Out Thousands of Silica Diagnoses, S8321 [14JY]

Financing Drug Research—What Are the Issues?, E1159 [8JN]

Florida's Zeal Against Castro Is Losing Heat, E1571 [21JY]

Freezing—An Underutilized Food Safety Technology?, E419 [10MR]

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

Health of Nations, E423, E425 [10MR]

House Divided Against Itself, H2997 [5MY]

It's a Foul School Stew—Firings, Probes and Lawsuits in Hempstead, S13367 [18NO]

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

Learn From Past Vaccines—Drug Firms Don't Deserve Virtually Unlimited Protection Against Vaccine Lawsuits, S14145 [20DE]

Little Bit Louder, Please, S8295 [14JY]

Little Round Faces of Meth, S8547 [20JY]

Mental Health Care for Veterans Disputed; While Need Has Grown, Inpatient Services Have Been Drastically Cut in the Last Decade—Critics Say Outpatient Programs Can't Do the Job, S3459 [12AP]

Naughty Pursuit of Secrecy, S14144 [20DE]

New York's HIV Experiment, E37 [6JA]

Open Canada to U.S. Beef Salazar Must Follow Allard's Example With Japan, S1968 [3MR]

Pandering Pandemic, S14144 [20DE]

Passion for Excellence; U of L Doctor Leaves Enduring Mark Training Surgeons, S1865 [1MR]

Penalizing Veterans, S1224 [10FE]

Police Bust Meth Superlab, S6473 [14JN]

Polio and Rotary, S3448 [12AP]

Protect Your Skin Early and Often With Sunscreen, H4149 [7JN]

Ready or Not? Human ES Cells Head Towards the Clinic, S9327 [29JY]

Revealed—Health Fears Over Secret Study Into GM Food, E1081 [24MY]

Richman? Poorman? Beggarman? Thief?, E1435 [1JY]

Rx for Medicare, S4640 [9MY]

Rx—Radical Lawyerectomy, H6863 [27JY]

Scientists Claim To Find Cells That Restore Egg Production, S9216 [28JY], S9328 [29JY]

Senior U.S. Official Visits Unsettled Haiti, E1199 [9JN]

Seniors Try To Decipher Drug Options, H9935 [7NO]

Silicosis Sheriff, S8320 [14JY]

Stealth Liability Provision, S14142 [20DE]

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]

Still Waiting Their Turn, S9328 [29JY]

Stroke Victims Are Often Taken to Wrong Hospital, S5441-S5443 [18MY]

Threat Worse Than Terror, S11960 [27OC]

Trading on Fear To Pass Vaccine Legislation Is Wrong, S14143 [20DE]

True Cost of War, H5568 [30JN]

U.S. Blocks Drugs Sent From Canada, H1329 [10MR]

U.S. Food Safety Under Siege?, E329 [2MR]

Unprepared for a Flu Pandemic, S8448 [19JY]

US Food Safety Under Siege?, E272-E274 [17FE]

VA Hospital in Texas Fights To Stay Open, S8109 [12JY]

VA Straining To Treat Post-Traumatic Stress, E1638 [27JY]

Vaccine Makers—Lawmakers Service People, Not Drug Companies, S14143 [20DE]

Vaccines and Accountability—Bush's Proposal To Shield Avian-Flu Vaccine Makers From Liability Invites Health Problems, S14145 [20DE]

Vaccines Come With Risk, S14143 [20DE]

Vaccines—Shot in the Dark, S14144 [20DE]

Ventilation Blamed for FDR High Illnesses, S13367 [18NO]

Veterans Angered by Official's Comments, H517 [9FE]

W.R. Grace Indicted in Libby Asbestos Deaths—Mine Company and Seven Executives Face Criminal Charges, S1102 [8FE]

Witness for Justice #245—My Christmas List, E2635 [22DE]

Wrong-Way Immunity, S14145 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 4), H79 [4JA]

———ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 51), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

———prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 3746), H7860 [13SE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2971), H4721 [17JN]

Africa: recognize importance of addressing extreme poverty, impact of HIV/AIDS on the economy, need for safe blood supply, and congratulate Philadelphia, PA, for hosting the ``Live 8 2005'' concert (see H. Res. 349), H5603 [30JN]

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: provide grants for Centers for Clinical Discovery (see H.R. 3168), H5601 [30JN]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1779), S10594 [28SE] (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

———restore the original deadline for mandatory country of origin labeling (see S. 2038), S13160 [17NO]

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

Alaska: improve sanitation in rural and native villages (see S. 1409), S8302 [14JY]

Albuquerque, NM: designate the Albuquerque Indian Health Center as a critical access facility and provide funds for that Center (see S. 972), S4547 [28AP]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see S. Res. 204), S8665 [21JY] (see H. Res. 452), H8162 [20SE]

American Thoracic Society: anniversary (see S. Res. 114), S4021 [20AP] (see H. Res. 89), H587 [14FE]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2150 [19AP]

Anabolic Steroid Control Act: technical corrections (see S. 893), S4184 [25AP]

Animals: add non-human primates to the definition of prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1509), S9158 [27JY]

———establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see S. 914), S4397 [27AP] (see H.R. 2206), H3060 [9MY]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see S. 2002), S12766 [14NO]

Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3074), H5251 [27JN]

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 32), S142 (see S. 38), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 1169), H1024 [8MR] (see H.R. 1543), H1893 (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (see S. 11), S142 [24JA] (see S. 871), S4108 [21AP]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see S. 612), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 1308), H1507 [15MR]

———expand and enhance benefits (see S. 460), S1717 [18FE]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 1478), H1777 [5AP]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H78 [4JA]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4468), H11219 [7DE]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see S. 1341), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2976 [4MY]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see S. 121), S145 [24JA]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H2879 [3MY]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H1690 [17MR]

———prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (see H.R. 514), H347 [2FE]

———provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers (see S. 806), S3653 [14AP]

———provide military reservists retained in active status after qualifying for Reserve retired pay be given credit toward computation for services performed after qualifying (see H.R. 716), H522 [9FE]

———provide TRICARE standard coverage for members of Reserve components who serve at least one year on active duty overseas (see H.R. 2824), H4296 [8JN]

———require employers of National Guard and Reserve members called to active duty continue to offer health care coverage for dependents of such members (see H.R. 2572), H3892 [24MY]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]

———require reimbursement for non-TRICARE health insurance premiums paid by certain members of reserve components during the period the members were not eligible for TRICARE coverage (see H.R. 1343), H1621 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 407), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 602), H353 [2FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 337), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 558), H350 [2FE]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (see H.R. 2125), H3052 [5MY]

———waive copayments and deductibles for military personnel who qualify for TRICARE and use other health insurance as their primary form of coverage (see H.R. 2619), H4072 [25MY]

Bankruptcy: exclude medically distressed debtors from means testing and require certain disclosures in connection with credit card applications and solicitations (see H.R. 2201), H3055 [5MY]

———increase amount of claims for income given priority in bankruptcy and provide cash payments to retirees for lost health benefits from bankruptcy of their former employer (see S. 329), S1198 [9FE]

———prevent courts from dismissing companies' Coal Act obligations to pay workers promised benefits (see S. 594), S2482 [10MR]

———protect labor rights of current and former employees of coal industry employers that are debtors (see H.R. 1367), H1691 [17MR]

Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3055 [5MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see S. 338), S1199 [9FE] (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 300), H193 [25JA]

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund: resolve structural indebtedness (see H.R. 3915), H8387 [27SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H7561 [28JY]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 254), H136 [6JA]

Business and industry: promote development of health care cooperatives to help businesses pool the health care purchasing power of employers (see S. 820), S3735 [15AP]

Campaign To End AIDS Advocacy Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H10038 [8NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2763), H4186 [7JN]

———conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H76 [4JA]

———establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 1902), S11665 [20OC] (see H.R. 4124), H9047 [24OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ensure the provision of services under the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to frail elders living in rural areas (see S. 1067), S5437 [18MY]

———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]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H2978 [4MY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care (see S. 526), S2004 [3MR]

———reauthorize and improve early learning opportunities and school preparedness (see S. 525), S2004 [3MR]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 253), H2880 [3MY]

Children and youth: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 172), H77 [4JA]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (see S. 799), S3653 [14AP]

———encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see S. 1324), S7520 [28JN]

———establish a demonstration program to provide comprehensive health assessments for students (see H.R. 4344), H10501 [16NO]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3113 [10MY]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H3260 [12MY]

———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see S. 1279), S6910 [21JN] (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 760), S3414 [11AP]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see S. 174), S573 [26JA] (see H.R. 963), H795 [17FE]

———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 comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H1370 [10MR]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

———strengthen accountability of the child welfare system in its mandate to ensure the safety, permanence, and well-being of children who are victims of abuse and neglect (see H.R. 3470), H6933 [27JY]

———study and improve air quality inside school buses (see H.R. 3253), H5740 [12JY]

———support efforts and activities of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent all unintentional injuries among children (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4802 [20JN]

China, People's Republic of: adhere to internationally recognized health standards by prohibiting use of antiviral medication to protect livestock (see H. Res. 377), H6381 [22JY]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H136 [6JA]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (see S. 162), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 299), H193 [25JA]

Colleges and universities: award grants to eligible entities to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking (see S. 1436), S8559 [20JY]

———require entering students who will reside in on-campus housing to have received meningococcal vaccinations (see H.R. 803), H628 [15FE]

Columbia University: provide additional appropriations for the MTCT-Plus Initiative at the Mailman School of Public Health (see H.R. 155), H76 [4JA]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see S. 1889), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 4122), H9043 [20OC]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S.J. Res. 4), S1345 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 23), H796 [17FE]

———establish an expedited procedure for congressional consideration of health care reform legislation (see S. 934), S4546 [28AP]

Congressional Budget Act: preserve budget surpluses until legislation is enacted significantly extending the solvency of Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 116), H75 [4JA]

Constitutional amendments: right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H941 [2MR]

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

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1214), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 4651), H13188 [22DE]

Controlled Substances Act: prohibit third-party Internet sales sites from posting offers to sell controlled substances (see H.R. 3608), H7561 [28JY]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see S. 1442), S8664 [21JY]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (see H.R. 4202), H9555 [2NO]

Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (see S. 88), S144 [24JA]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 852), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1360), H1690 [17MR]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

———provide liability protections for certain pandemics and countermeasures (see H.R. 3970), H8732 [6OC]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (see H.R. 1332, 1334), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1334), consideration (see H. Res. 162), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1334), consideration (H. Res. 162)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 163), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 181), H1729 (see H. Res. 181), H1735 [20MR]

———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation (see S. 1337), S7614 [29JN]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

———issue safety standards for lead-containing dishware (see H.R. 4154), H9275 [26OC]

Credit: require credit card issuers to apply low interest rates to credit extended to pay certain medical expenses and prohibit hospitals from immediately reporting patients who are delinquent with payment (see H.R. 1238), H1369 [10MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8), S142 [24JA] (see S. 396, 403), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2548 [26AP]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 714), H522 [9FE]

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5740 [12JY]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 69), S13570 [14DE] (see H. Res. 629), H12049 [16DE]

Death and dying: support rights of individuals to make medical decisions and encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives (see H. Res. 217), H2102 [14AP]

Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1514 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 1357), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (see S. 108), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 384), H233 [26JA]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless export access for cattle and beef products improves (see H.R. 187), H77 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1862), H2550 [26AP] (see H.R. 3084), H5361 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H845 [1MR] (see H.R. 1594), H1968 [13AP]

———reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates and cost-sharing requirements the same as those offered under certain plans provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 836), H717 [16FE]

———reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 2670), H4139 [26MY]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2635), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H5601 [30JN]

———review and revise guidelines relating to the ``Principles of Effectiveness'' criteria to improve State and local drug-use prevention programs and activities (see H.R. 3655), H7672 [6SE]

Dept. of Energy: clarify eligibility of certain employees under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (see S. 2098), S13570 [14DE]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health responsibilities at any nonmilitary energy laboratory (see H.R. 755), H582 [10FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———establish 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]

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

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

———establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2399), H3434 [17MY]

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

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

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

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

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

———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]

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

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

———provide grants to States 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]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish position of Chief Medical Officer (see H.R. 4632), H12167 [17DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect (see S. 1940), S12076 [31OC] (see H.R. 764), H583 [10FE]

———establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse (see S. 2046), S13161 [17NO]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3056), H5176 [24JN]

———revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2805), H4295 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H352 [2FE]

———allow access to outside care for veterans with long waiting periods for treatment at outpatient clinics (see H.R. 76), H74 [4JA]

———allow veterans enrolled in the health system the option of receiving covered health services through non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4277), H10145 [9NO]

———commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina (see S. Res. 259), S10594 [28SE] (see S. Res. 263), S10823 [3OC]

———conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]

———conduct a study of the accuracy of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs maintained by the Dept. (see H.R. 1149), H1023 [8MR]

———conduct demonstration project to improve Veterans Health Administration business practices (see H.R. 2988), H4801 [20JN]

———continue mission of Kerrville, TX, medical center, including maintenance of acute care beds (see H.R. 2392), H3434 [17MY]

———determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 590), H352 [2FE]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 693), H521 [9FE] (see H.R. 1585), H1895 [12AP]

———enhance authority to recover medical costs from third parties (see H.R. 2734), H4141 [26MY]

———ensure adequate veterans' health care funding and conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see S. 963), S4547 [28AP]

———establish certain conditions before implementing any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission recommendation that reduces veterans medical services (see H.R. 2832), H4354 [9JN]

———establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 2735), H4141 [26MY]

———establish licensure requirements for employees and contractors performing orthotics, pedorthics, or prosthetics services in States where there are private practice requirements (see H.R. 4159), H9361 [27OC]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 1198), H1263 [9MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4288), H10145 [9NO]

———expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (see H.R. 3052), H5100 [23JN]

———extend reporting requirement on disposition of cases recommended for equitable relief due to administrative error (see H.R. 821), H629 [15FE]

———furnish care for newborn children of women veterans receiving maternity care (see H.R. 4046), H8808 [7OC]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1621 [16MR]

———improve health care for veterans (see S. 1182), S6154 [7JN]

———improve mental health services at all facilities (see S. 1177), S6154 [7JN]

———improve outreach programs (see S. 1342), S7820 [30JN] (see S. 1990), S12681 [10NO] (see H.R. 4264), H10144 [9NO]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3198 [11MY]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see S. 996), S4936 [11MY] (see H.R. 3147), H5600 [30JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (see S. 1290), S7293 [23JN] (see H.R. 3102), H5434 (see H.R. 3102), H5478 [29JN] (see H.R. 3130, 3136), H5599 [30JN]

———permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (see S. 614), S2644 [14MR]

———provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3727), H7859 [13SE]

———provide for World War II veterans to be in the same priority category for health care services as World War I veterans (see H.R. 3457), H6933 [27JY]

———provide grants to rural counties to improve advice and services to help veterans obtain earned benefits (see H.R. 3694), H7742 [7SE]

———provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]

———provide same type of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services for certain children with spina bifida as are currently available to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2929), H4560 [15JN]

———provide veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina access to health care (see H.R. 3666), H7741 [7SE]

———publish a strategic plan for long-term care (see S. 1189), S6154 [7JN]

———require filling of prescriptions for drugs and medicines written by private physicians (see H.R. 2379), H3331 [16MY]

———require mandatory HIV testing of potential sources in the event of possible occupational exposure to HIV in a medical facility (see H.R. 3425), H6431 [25JY]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (see H.R. 2528), H3768 [23MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (see H. Res. 298), H4072 [25MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 564), H10908 [17NO]

Developing countries: establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 164), H76 [4JA]

———make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see S. 492), S1930 [2MR] (see H.R. 1973), H2735 [28AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9640 [3NO]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 2170), S14317 [21DE]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 2485), H3693 (see H.R. 2510), H3694 [19MY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 828), S3817 [18AP] (see H.R. 1554), H1894 [12AP]

———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]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (see S. 2133), S13786 [16DE]

Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see S. 1741), S10294 [21SE] (see H.R. 3850), H8247 [21SE]

———improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 3565), H7559 [28JY]

———provide financial assistance to the U.N. Population Fund to provide urgent medical and health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka (see H.R. 1011), H846 [1MR]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see S. Res. 261), S10724 [29SE] (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

Discrimination: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 1983), S12607 [9NO]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see S. 306), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see S. Res. 331), S13570 [14DE] (see H. Con. Res. 174), H4296 [8JN]

———anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see S. Res. 101), S3278 [6AP] (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

———authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H2393 [20AP]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H7613 [29JY]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H7612 [29JY]

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

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see S. 756), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see S. 258), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 944), H794 [17FE]

———establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu (see S. 1912), S11768 [24OC] (see H.R. 4476), H11326 [8DE]

———establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1401), H1692 [17MR]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H7612 [29JY]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see S. 1353), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———establish programs and activities to increase influenza vaccination rates through the provision of free vaccines (see S. 2112), S13659 [15DE]

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

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 1930), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4655 [16JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1262), H1370 [10MR]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (see S. 1828), S11212 [6OC]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (see S. 2115), S13659 [15DE] (see H.R. 3550), H7558 [28JY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see S. 969), S4547 [28AP] (see S. 1821), S11130 [5OC] (see H.R. 3369), H6204 [20JY] (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC] (see H.R. 4245), H9962 [7NO] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 159), H76 [4JA]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H77 [4JA]

———increase public awareness of eating disorders and expand research for treatment and cures (see H. Res. 13), H79 [4JA]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 23), H196 [25JA]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring victims of HIV/AIDS and recognizing struggle to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6205 [20JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9158 [27JY] (see H. Con. Res. 42), H286 [1FE]

———promote awareness, prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 130), H1895 [12AP]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see S. Res. 42), S1050 [7FE] (see H. Res. 286), H3556 [18MY]

———promote technological advancements to reduce the timeframe for development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent infectious diseases that pose a significant risk to public health (see H.R. 3627), H7612 [29JY]

———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 countries to combat tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases (see S. 950), S4546 [28AP]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]

———provide for awareness program and study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 4598), H12048 [16DE]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 4358), H10908 [17NO]

———reauthorize and extend certain programs to provide coordinated services and research relative to children and families with HIV/AIDS (see S. 1051), S5300 [17MY]

———recognize importance of sun safety (see S. Res. 167), S6299 [9JN] (see H. Res. 169), H1695 [17MR]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 2812), H4295 [8JN]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H4655 [16JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see S. Res. 182), S7520 [28JN] (see H. Res. 323), H4561 [15JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5963 [18JY]

Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see S. 1698), S10037 [14SE] (see H.R. 3781), H7949 [14SE]

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]

———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]

———delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1382), H1692 [17MR]

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

———enhance Federal penalties for illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines and other controlled substances, and provide residential substance abuse treatment programs for State and Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3513), H7557 [28JY]

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

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 2956), H4655 [16JN]

———establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H983 [3MR]

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1655), H2101 [14AP]

———expand the clinical trials drug data bank (see S. 470), S1794 [28FE]

———expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H5602 [30JN]

———improve accessibility to and administration of immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, including influenza (see S. 1527), S9284 [28JY] (see H.R. 3502), H7556 [28JY]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H7560 [28JY]

———include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid (see S. 1137), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 3937), H8513 [28SE]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see S. 45), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 869), H718 [16FE]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1113), S5851 [24MY] (see H.R. 3566), H7559 [28JY]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1126), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2814), H4295 [8JN]

———protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs (see S. 184), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 753), H582 [10FE]

———provide a minimum mandatory prison sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine on properties where children reside (see H.R. 1395), H1692 [17MR]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H10144 [9NO]

———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H1969 [13AP]

———provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by the use of those controlled substances (see H.R. 2348), H3261 [12MY]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see S. 102), S144 [24JA] (see S. 430), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 313), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 3324), H5963 [18JY]

———provide incentives for investment in research and development of new medicines and to enhance access to new medicines (see H.R. 417), H235 [26JA]

———provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease (see H.R. 3154), H5600 [30JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 314), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

———withdraw the drug OxyContin from the commercial market (see H.R. 2195), H3054 [5MY]

Dystonia: call for further study of the neurological disorder (see H. Con. Res. 122), H1778 [5AP]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H941 [2MR]

———promote healthy communities (see S. 2047), S13161 [17NO]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (see S. 92), S144 [24JA]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 1522), H1845 [6AP]

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained, in health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H6431 [25JY]

———increase faculty in palliative care medicine at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools and promote development of careers as academic palliative specialists who emphasize teaching (see S. 1000), S4936 [11MY]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 89), S144 [24JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 91), S144 [24JA]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H73 [4JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see S. 1276), S6909 [21JN] (see H.R. 4359), H10908 [17NO]

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3434 [17MY]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 932), S4398 [27AP] (see S. 1085), S5532 [19MY] (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (see S. 1506), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3481), H6933 [27JY]

EPA: establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S6741 [16JN]

———establish performance standards for fine particulates for certain pulp and paper mills that use tires as a fuel source (see S. 2011), S12839 [15NO] (see H.R. 4333), H10226 [15NO]

———extend date by which small public water systems must comply with the maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water (see H.R. 4495), H11327 [8DE]

———reduce underground storage tank releases by strengthening inspections, operator training, program enforcement, oxygenated fuel cleanup, and providing States greater Federal resources (see H.R. 3062), H5176 [24JN]

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 3789), H8087 [15SE]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1508 [15MR]

Executive departments: require payment of premiums for health care coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for military reservists on extended active duty (see H.R. 3201), H5637 [11JY]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see S. Res. 67), S1794 [28FE] (see H. Con. Res. 29), H235 [26JA]

Families and domestic relations: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 1283), S6910 [21JN] (see H.R. 3248), H5740 [12JY]

———improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (see S. 609), S2517 [11MR] (see H.R. 1353), H1621 [16MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 476), H284 [1FE]

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H284 [1FE]

———expand (see S. 282), S978 [3FE]

———include nurse practitioners and domestic partners within the scope of coverage, and extend the period of family or medical leave for spouses employed by the same employer (see H.R. 279), H137 [6JA]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]

———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]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety (see S. 930), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 4429), H11034 [18NO]

———prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life (see H.R. 3553), H7558 [28JY]

———protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 3560), H7558 [28JY]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 666), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 511), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal aid programs: 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 grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies (see H.R. 4644), H12289 [18DE]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (see S. 1225), S6404 [13JN]

———extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States (see S. 2051), S13161 [17NO]

———extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid transitional medical assistance, and related programs (see S. 1778), S10513 [27SE]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H4139 [26MY]

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

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 127), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 234), H79 [4JA]

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H9555 [2NO]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

———make health coverage available for dependent parents (see H.R. 2752), H4186 [7JN]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1418), H1693 [17MR]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 735), H523 [9FE]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see S. 1149), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2561), H3892 [24MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1221), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 697), H521 [9FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (see H.R. 3156), H5600 [30JN]

———amend relative to medical device user fees (see S. 1420), S8419 [18JY] (see H.R. 3423), H6431 [25JY]

———create a three-tiered approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients (see S. 1956), S12353 [3NO]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see S. 1978), S12606 [9NO] (see H.R. 2345), H3261 [12MY]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 1396), H1692 [17MR]

———establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see S. 399), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 840), H717 [16FE]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 742), S3358 [7AP] (see H.R. 2562), H3892 [24MY]

———prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2600), H3893 [24MY]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see S. 1422), S8487 [19JY] (see H.R. 881), H791 [17FE]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see S. 172), S573 [26JA] (see H.R. 371), H233 [26JA]

———safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 2235), H3112 [10MY]

Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services: establish (see H.R. 1240), H1369 [10MR]

Federal-State relations: establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (see S. 1638), S9833 [8SE]

———require each State to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 1341), H1621 [16MR]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see S. 1143), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 1232), H1369 [10MR]

———reduce fatalities and injuries, make safety a national priority, and support national initiative focusing on firefighter safety (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4655 [16JN]

Food: analyze and improve dietary eating patterns and food intake, physical activity level, food security, dietary exposure, and nutritional status and reauthorize nutrition monitoring programs (see H.R. 2844), H4355 [9JN]

———ensure that health claims for foods and dietary supplements include accurate statements of the curative, mitigation, treatment, and prevention effects of nutrients on disease or health-related conditions (see H.R. 2352), H3261 [12MY]

———include freshness dates on food labeling (see H.R. 3570), H7559 [28JY]

———promote food safety and protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S. 73), S143 [24JA]

———require foods containing certain ingredients derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of such ingredients (see H.R. 3571), H7559 [28JY]

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H10145 [9NO]

Food industry: strengthen restrictions on importation from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) minimal-risk regions of meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products from bovines (see S. 294), S979 [3FE]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 729), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 1507), H1845 [6AP]

Food stamps: permit participating households to use food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional supplements providing vitamins or minerals (see S. 1546), S9285 [28JY]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries (see H.R. 2957), H4721 [17JN]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H9472 [1NO]

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health: improve (see S. 302), S1049 [7FE]

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

Government: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see S. 611), S2644 [14MR]

Government regulations: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (see S. 908), S4257 [26AP]

———ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see S. 1406), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 2357), H3261 [12MY]

———establish reasonable legal reforms that will facilitate the manufacture of vital, life-saving vaccines (see H.R. 650), H411 [8FE]

GSA: provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see S. 2015), S12839 [15NO] (see H.R. 3630), H7612 [29JY]

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 250), H8387 [27SE]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]

Hawaii: improve provision of health care and services to veterans (see S. 1176), S6154 [7JN]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4011), H8734 [6OC]

———prepare comprehensive strategy for international negotiations to reduce global mercury use to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment (see S. Res. 64), S1624 [17FE]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H2471 [21AP]

———protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1269), H1416 [14MR]

———reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see S. 1391), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 4308), H10156 [10NO]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H3434 [17MY]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see S. 189), S574 [26JA]

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

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H1368 [10MR]

———extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

———implement computerized order entry systems in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to reduce medication errors and increase efficiency (see H.R. 3607), H7561 [28JY]

———limit liability of hospitals and emergency departments for noneconomic and punitive damages when providing uncompensated care (see H.R. 2731), H4141 [26MY]

———provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs (see H.R. 3139), H5599 [30JN]

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

———require certain facilities to disclose charge-related information and to price protect treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for protection from certain legal actions (see H.R. 4450), H11109 [6DE]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for certain nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 248), H136 [6JA]

———authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]

———educate concerning substance use disorders and addiction (see S. 538), S2148 [7MR] (see H.R. 1789), H2471 [21AP]

———ensure integrity in the operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1669), H2102 [14AP]

———establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 504, 506), S2003 [3MR]

———establish demonstration programs to address shortages in rural areas (see H.R. 1654), H2101 [14AP]

———improve response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through training and education (see H.R. 4367), H10908 [17NO]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2792), H4295 [8JN]

———protect certain health care providers against legal liability for certain emergency and related care provided to uninsured individuals (see H.R. 2729), H4141 [26MY]

———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] (see H.R. 215), H78 [4JA]

———provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 67), S143 [24JA]

———reform the medical malpractice system (see H.R. 2657), H4138 [26MY] (see H.R. 3378), H6326 [21JY]

———tribute to career and volunteer emergency medical technicians and paramedics (see H. Res. 301), H4142 [26MY]

Health Workforce Advisory Commission: establish (see S. 831), S3817 [18AP]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 60), H587 [14FE] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4296 [8JN]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 709), S3201 [5AP] (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1264), S6740 [16JN]

———provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H941 [2MR]

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (see S. 1885), S11476 [18OC]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H7813 [8SE]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 3975), H8732 [6OC]

———ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H7813 [8SE]

———establish a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4139), H9102 [25OC]

———improve reporting relative to safety of workers in response and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1771), S10424 [26SE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1716), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 3952), H8642 [29SE]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1637), S9833 [8SE]

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

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors (see H.R. 3845), H8247 [21SE]

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (see S. 1688), S9931 [12SE]

———provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 3864), H8340 [22SE]

Immigration: authorize Federal payment to emergency ambulance and medical services providers for the cost of uncompensated care of aliens aided by the border patrol or other Federal immigration official (see H.R. 2934), H4654 [16JN]

———permit aliens who are independent living assistants to adjust status to provide in-home living and home support services to disabled adults (see H.R. 1374), H1691 [17MR]

———recapture unused employment-based immigrant visa numbers to facilitate improved health care for all persons in the U.S. (see H.R. 139), H76 [4JA]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see S. 674), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 1408), H1693 [17MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 3438), H6649 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H5600 [30JN] (see H.R. 4605), H12048 [16DE]

Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 239), S10119 [15SE] (see H. Res. 402), H7561 [28JY]

Influenza: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity (see S. 375), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 628), H410 [8FE] (see H.R. 813), H628 [15FE]

Information services: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H581 [10FE]

Institute of Medicine: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 2184), H3054 [5MY]

Insurance: allow certain beneficiaries covered by TRICARE for Life to be reimbursed for travel expenses for certain medical care (see H.R. 3327), H5963 [18JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2946), H4655 [16JN]

———coverage of fertility and impotence treatment under group and individual health plans and the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 2759), H4186 [7JN]

———coverage of hearing aids under group and individual health plans and the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 4164), H9361 [27OC]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 910), S4257 [26AP] (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2761), H4186 [7JN] (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]

———enhance long-term care insurance benefits (see S. 1602), S9468 [29JY]

———establish medical malpractice insurance corporations which operate and function without hinderance or impedance in any State to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits (see H.R. 3865), H8340 [22SE]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

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

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see S. 288), S979 [3FE] (see H.R. 3204), H5739 [12JY] (see H.R. 3297), H5913 [14JY] (see H.R. 4519), H11503 [13DE]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 224), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 477), H284 [1FE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see S. 1303), S7294 [23JN] (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 437), H283 [1FE]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H8341 [22SE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 354), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 5), H6326 [21JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 385), H6649 [26JY]

———improve access to health care services by reducing the burden the liability system places in the delivery of emergency, trauma, and obstetrical services (see S. 367), S1260 [10FE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———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. 1671), H2102 [14AP]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 4424) (see H.R. 4424), H11034 [18NO]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health insurance (see H.R. 55), H73 [4JA]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to spouses and children of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1244), H1369 [10MR]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see S. 577), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 2793), H4295 [8JN] (see H.R. 4289), H10145 [9NO]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (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 coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 1410), H1693 [17MR]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see S. 1015), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 803), S3653 [14AP] (see H.R. 1258), H1370 [10MR]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H2102 [14AP]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 3359), H6204 [20JY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 277), H137 [6JA]

———require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 4022), H8807 [7OC]

———require group and individual health plans to provide coverage for second opinions (see H.R. 2936), H4654 [16JN]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1132), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 1000), H845 [1MR]

———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (see H.R. 2937), H4654 [16JN]

Japan: urge honoring of commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (see S. Con. Res. 67), S13362 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 311), H11220 [7DE]

Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 241), S10119 [15SE]

Libby, MT: require vermiculite mining companies to establish a medical trust fund for treating asbestos-related illnesses before emerging from bankruptcy (see S. 1788), S10594 [28SE]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: extend termination date for mandatory price reporting (see S. 1613), S9645 [6SE]

Long Beach, CA: commend Tincher Preparatory School for innovative efforts to fight childhood obesity, including the designation of one day each week as ``Healthy Snack Day'' (see H. Res. 28), H80 [4JA]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 160), H76 [4JA]

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 49), S9469 [29JY] (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———apply the current Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State to certain subsequent fiscal years (see S. 1754), S10378 [22SE]

———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]

———coverage of disabled children and individuals who became disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see H.R. 3454), H6933 [27JY]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (see S. 66), S143 [24JA]

———expand State long-term care partnership programs (see H.R. 3511), H7556 [28JY]

———extend prescription drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 1585), S9467 [29JY]

———extend the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage adjustment for Alaska (see S. 159), S436 [25JA]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8087 [15SE]

———facilitate establishment of additional long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see S. 1569), S9467 [29JY]

———impact of budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children (see S. Res. 302), S12682 [10NO]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see S. 1808), S10796 [30SE] (see H.R. 3980), H8732 [6OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see S. 440), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 699), H521 [9FE]

———permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 306), H193 [25JA]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 311), S1115 [8FE]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 1592), S9468 [29JY]

———prevent a reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 (see H.R. 3735), H7860 [13SE]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see S. 1007), S4936 [11MY] (see H.R. 2258), H3196 [11MY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State and provide adjustment in computation for extraordinary employer pension contributions (see H.R. 3335), H6106 [19JY]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9641 [3NO]

———provide a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 4331), H10226 [15NO]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (see S. 68), S143 [24JA]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide for an on-going cost-of-living increase in disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for States (see H.R. 4606), H12048 [16DE]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (see S. 2074), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4447), H11109 [6DE]

———provide for health opportunity accounts (see S. 1833), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3757), H7861 [13SE]

———provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H7741 [7SE]

———provide health information technology grants to States and reduce number of medical and medication errors, unnecessary hospitalizations, infections, and inappropriate care (see H.R. 4142), H9102 [25OC]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1693 [17MR]

———provide public disclosure of average manufacturer prices and best prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3546), H7558 [28JY]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7813 [8SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 401), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 910), H792 [17FE]

———recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (see S. 1969), S12447 [7NO]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see S. Con. Res. 65), S13161 [17NO] (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7561 [28JY]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 57), H73 [4JA]

———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]

———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H4138 [26MY]

———require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month (see H.R. 4362), H10908 [17NO]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H2101 [14AP]

———require States that provide prescription drug coverage to cover drugs that treat obesity (see H.R. 286), H137 [6JA]

———require States to provide oral health services to children and aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 4624), H12167 [17DE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H4984 [22JN]

Medicare: adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 2218), H3112 [10MY]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 647), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9469 [29JY] (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———assure cost credibility of the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 729), H523 [9FE]

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]

———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see S. 2071), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4403), H11033 [18NO]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 236), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 709), H522 [9FE]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 655), H411 [8FE]

———contain costs of prescription drug program (see S. 581), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 918), H793 [17FE]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see S. 566), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 1144), H1023 [8MR]

———coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2841), H4355 [9JN]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H3196 [11MY]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 173), S573 [26JA]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 3633), H7612 [29JY]

———coverage of infertility treatment services for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2758), H4186 [7JN]

———coverage of kidney disease education services (see S. 717), S3278 [6AP]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see S. 784), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 1447), H1694 [17MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S2517 [11MR] (see H.R. 1582), H1895 [12AP]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 3161), H5600 [30JN]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H5361 [28JN]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H795 [17FE]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 390), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 827), H629 [15FE]

———delay implementation of prescription drug benefit for individuals who are not lowest-income subsidy eligible individuals (see H.R. 3870), H8340 [22SE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 345), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 873), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 752), consideration (see H. Res. 584), H11109 [6DE]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see S. 1345), S7820 [30JN]

———eliminate waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2343), H3260 [12MY] (see H.R. 3202), H5637 [11JY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (see S. 1593), S9468 [29JY] (see H.R. 1819), H2548 [26AP]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7558 [28JY]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see S. 1179), S6154 [7JN] (see H.R. 2746), H4186 [7JN]

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

———establish a floor for physician payment rates (see H.R. 4078), H8985 [19OC]

———establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries (see S. 1001), S4936 [11MY]

———establish criminal penalties for defrauding individuals relative to enrollment in a prescription drug plan (see H.R. 4406), H11033 [18NO]

———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 1733), S10233 [20SE]

———exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H522 [9FE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 927), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 1946), H2647 [27AP]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 3047), H5100 [23JN]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H4721 [17JN]

———extend coverage of orthopedic shoes to individuals without diabetes who medically require them (see H.R. 2324), H3260 [12MY]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 4410), H11034 [18NO]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and waive penalties for late enrollment (see H.R. 4399), H11033 [18NO]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see S. 1403), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 4050), H8808 [7OC]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 1372), H1691 [17MR]

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see S. 626), S2734 [15MR] (see H.R. 3612), H7561 [28JY]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see S. 933), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2350), H3261 [12MY]

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

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see S. 635), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1298), H1507 [15MR]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 152), H76 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 764), S3481 [12AP] (see H.R. 1572), H1894 [12AP]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (see S. 411), S1513 [16FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 1632), H2100 [14AP]

———improve quality of care in skilled nursing facilities through development of quality measures and changes in reimbursement (see H.R. 1166), H1024 [8MR]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 61), S143 [24JA]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 868), H718 [16FE]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (see S. 1909), S11768 [24OC] (see H.R. 2807), H4295 [8JN]

———improve voluntary prescription drug benefit and provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 4395), H11033 [18NO]

———increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 862), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 1729), H2393 [20AP]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 4371), H10908 [17NO]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 657), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 3795), H8087 [15SE]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S4936 [11MY]

———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see S. 1108), S5851 [24MY] (see H.R. 2525), H3768 [23MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1109), S5851 [24MY] (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1148), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2736), H4141 [26MY]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4551), H11878 [15DE]

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

———permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4206), H9555 [2NO]

———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]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 1217), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

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

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H9042 [20OC]

———prevent a decrease in benefits resulting from part D premiums increases (see H.R. 3637), H7612 [29JY]

———prohibit disclosure of Social Security numbers on Medicare-related mailings (see H.R. 2518), H3767 [23MY]

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see S. 2080, 2080), S13451 [12DE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas (see H.R. 1280), H1416 [14MR]

———protect enrollees eligible for prescription drug benefit coverage from abusive marketing practices (see H.R. 4645), H12289 [18DE]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S5531 [19MY] (see S. 1574), S9467 [29JY]

———provide access to audiologists (see S. 277), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 415), H234 [26JA]

———provide additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 2487), H3693 [19MY]

———provide beneficiaries access to information on the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and provide incentives for such facilities to improve the quality of care (see S. 708), S3200 [5AP]

———provide beneficiaries prescription drugs at reduced prices (see H.R. 2685), H4140 [26MY]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 40), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 467), H284 [1FE]

———provide beneficiaries with access to prescription drugs at Federal Supply Schedule prices (see H.R. 4610), H12049 [16DE] (see H.R. 4652), H13189 [22DE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received an organ transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 2051), H2879 [3MY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S8664 [21JY]

———provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (see S. 2022), S12949 [16NO]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3022), H4984 [22JN]

———provide exception to reduction in unused medical residency positions for small family practice residency programs (see H.R. 4039), H8808 [7OC]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H11109 [6DE]

———provide extended and additional protections to certain beneficiaries (see S. 2168), S14317 [21DE]

———provide for cost-based reimbursement for ambulance services furnished by, or under arrangements with, a critical access hospital (see H.R. 4269), H10144 [9NO]

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

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 175), H77 [4JA]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7611 [29JY]

———provide geographic equity in fee-for-service reimbursement for providers (see H.R. 1627), H1969 [13AP]

———provide incentives for provision of high quality care (see S. 1356), S7820 [30JN]

———provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission (see H.R. 1381), H1692 [17MR]

———provide incentives to physicians for writing electronic prescriptions (see S. 1910), S11768 [24OC]

———provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 686), H521 [9FE]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 1589), S9468 [29JY]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H3261 [12MY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 911), S4397 [27AP] (see H.R. 872), H719 [16FE]

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H5600 [30JN]

———remove prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty and extend the initial enrollment period (see H.R. 4557), H11879 [15DE]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 70), S143 [24JA]

———repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund (see S. 124), S145 [24JA]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 916), H793 [17FE]

———require hospitals and critical access hospitals to meet certain requirements in order to advertise that the hospital has the capability of addressing emergency and acute coronary syndromes (see S. 1277), S6909 [21JN]

———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 252), H136 [6JA]

———require hospitals to make an effort to contact a surrogate decisionmaker of patients who arrive at an emergency department physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners (see H.R. 2560), H3892 [24MY]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H791 [17FE]

———require preparation of audit reports based on the financial auditing of Medicare Advantage organizations and make such reports available to the public (see H.R. 2760), H4186 [7JN]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data to promote improved consumer information and choice (see H.R. 4349), H10502 [16NO]

———require that prescription drug plans or Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans with initial coverage limits obtain signed certification prior to enrolling benficiaries (see S. 2026), S12949 [16NO]

———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]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 222), S647 [31JA] (see S. 1900), S11665 [20OC] (see H.R. 201), H78 [4JA]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]

———waive late enrollment penalty for certain beneficiaries living abroad and provide a special Medigap open enrollment period which prohibits underwriting (see H.R. 3654), H7672 [6SE] (see H.R. 3901), H8386 [27SE]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 79), H74 [4JA]

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

———coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]

———coverage of incontinence undergarments (see H.R. 1052), H940 [2MR]

———eliminate coverage of drugs when used for treatment of erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 3543), H7558 [28JY]

———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]

———reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 3437), H6649 [26JY]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

Members of Congress: ensure that prescription drug coverage for Members is not better than coverage for Medicare beneficiaries (see S. 143), S145 [24JA]

Mental health: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (see S. 289), S979 [3FE] (see H.R. 2515), H3694 [19MY]

———combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see S. 843), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 2421), H3554 [18MY]

———extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (see H.R. 4579), H12047 [16DE]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see S. Res. 124), S4258 [26AP] (see H. Res. 158), H1509 [15MR]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 537), S2148 [7MR] (see H.R. 1106), H982 [3MR]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H77 [4JA]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1790), H2471 [21AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H1692 [17MR]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

Minimum wage: provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining levels for employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the current Federal rate (see H.R. 4505), H11503 [13DE]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 2721), H4141 [26MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1580), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

———reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality of minorities by improving data collection, providing performance incentives, and expanding programs seeking to eliminate health disparities (see S. 1929), S12006 [27OC]

Month of Global Health: designate (see S. Res. 225), S9468 [29JY]

———observance (see H. Res. 514), H9276 [26OC]

Movement Disorders Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 405), H7561 [28JY]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (see S. 87), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 835), H629 [15FE] (see H.R. 1623), H1969 [13AP]

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 Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 43), S1116 [8FE]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 121), S4184 [25AP]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 20), S2995 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 90), S144 [24JA]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H982 [3MR]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 278), S11477 [18OC]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 305), H4187 [7JN]

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 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 115), S4021 [20AP]

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

National Dyspraxia Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 211), S8949 [26JY]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 180), S7294 [23JN] (see H. Res. 335), H4896 [21JN]

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

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S5071 [12MY]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S739 [1FE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3694 [19MY]

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 1774), S10513 [27SE] (see H.R. 3005), H4895 [21JN]

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 117), S4021 [20AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 250), H2738 [28AP]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 193), H5252 [27JN]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 236), S9985 [13SE] (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4486 [14JN]

National Indoor Comfort Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 130), H847 [1MR]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 579), S2383 [9MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 2231), H3112 [10MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see S. 1500), S8949 [26JY] (see H.R. 3313), H5913 [14JY]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H10226 [15NO]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S5921 [25MY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S12839 [15NO] (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 57), S1514 [16FE]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H584 [10FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]

National objectives: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H846 [1MR]

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

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA] (see S. 2007), S12766 [14NO] (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 15), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 676), H412 [8FE] (see H.R. 1399), H1692 [17MR] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 (see H.R. 2197), H3054 [5MY] (see H.R. 2599), H3893 [24MY] (see H.R. 3075), H5251 [27JN] (see H.R. 4256), H10038 [8NO]

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

———reduce health care costs, expand access to affordable coverage, improve health care, and strengthen the health care safety net (see S. 4), S9157 [27JY] (see S. 1503), S8949 [26JY]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (see S. 1074), S5437 [18MY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3055 [5MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8088 [15SE] (see H. Res. 464), H8387 [27SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 218), S9285 [28JY] (see S. Res. 230), S9468 [29JY]

National Radiation Protection Professionals Week: designate (see S. Res. 335), S13786 [16DE]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S5437 [18MY] (see S. Res. 160), S6101 [6JN]

National School Lunch Act: expand fruit and vegetable pilot program and include Head Start programs (see H.R. 203), H78 [4JA]

———permit certain summer food pilot programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see S. 1005), S4936 [11MY]

———provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H718 [16FE]

———restore funds under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (see H.R. 204), H78 [4JA]

National School-Based Health Centers Month: establish (see H. Res. 164), H1622 [16MR]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see S. 2145), S14064 [19DE]

———increase number of political subdivisions directly receiving awards under program to improve State and local preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies (see H.R. 1987), H2736 [28AP]

———prepare and strengthen biodefenses against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness (see S. 1873), S11422 [17OC]

———protect human health and the environment from the release of hazardous substances by terrorists (see H.R. 1562), H1894 [12AP]

———protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H3113 [10MY]

———strengthen the national biodefense system (see S. 3), S142 [24JA]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 112), S3735 [15AP]

National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day: establish (see S. Res. 195), S7987 [11JY] (see H. Con. Res. 205), H5637 [11JY]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 257), S10594 [28SE]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (see S. Res. 40), S1050 [7FE] (see H. Res. 150), H1371 [10MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H1507 [15MR]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 215), S647 [31JA]

NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (see H. Res. 145), H1264 [9MR]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 4137), H9102 [25OC]

———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]

———conduct and support research on animals to develop techniques for the derivation of stem cells from embryos that do not harm the embryos (see H.R. 2574), H3892 [24MY]

———establish the American Center for Cures (see S. 2104), S13570 [14DE]

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

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 130), S4547 [28AP]

NRC: establish guidelines and procedures for tracking, controlling, and accounting for individual spent fuel rods and segments (see S. 1194), S6225 [8JN]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (see S. 2099), S13570 [14DE] (see H.R. 4538), H11653 [14DE]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 1194), H1263 [9MR]

Obesity: combat (see H. Con. Res. 204), H5637 [11JY]

Occupational safety and health: provide enhanced criminal penalties for willful violations of occupational standards for asbestos (see S. 668), S2995 [17MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: apply to Federal and State government employers (see H.R. 3473), H6933 [27JY]

———expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 944), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2004), H2736 [28AP]

———improve safety and health of working environments (see S. 2065, 2066), S13361 [18NO]

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 947), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2005), H2736 [28AP]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H2471 [21AP]

———provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 1081), H981 [3MR]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see S. 637), S2846 [16MR] (see S. 874), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1955), H2734 [28AP]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 4386), H10909 [17NO]

Pain: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain (see S. 999), S4936 [11MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H3261 [12MY]

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]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see S. 1619), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 110), H74 [4JA]

Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 2299), H3198 [11MY]

———impact of illegal importation of prescription drugs on regulatory protections afforded consumers (see H. Con. Res. 75), H796 [17FE]

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

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 578), H351 [2FE]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (see S. 226), S738 [1FE]

———standardize certification of Internet pharmacies and prohibit certain advertising by, and use of certain bank instruments for purchases from, illegal Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 1808), H2471 [21AP]

Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see S. 606), S2517 [11MR]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H78 [4JA]

———require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (see S. 116), S145 [24JA]

Psoriasis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 206), S8746 [22JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see S. 1489), S8948 [26JY] (see H.R. 4166), H9361 [27OC]

———amend relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (see S. 655), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 1569), H1894 [12AP]

———continue Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revitalization program (see H.R. 1570), H1894 [12AP]

———enhance biodefense and pandemic preparedness activities (see S. 1880), S11422 [17OC]

———expand health care access and choice of coverage through Individual Membership Associations (see H.R. 2728), H4141 [26MY]

———increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see S. 1840), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3547), H7558 [28JY]

———provide protections for first responders (see S. 1437), S8559 [20JY]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S9931 [12SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals (see H.R. 275), H137 [6JA]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Guam eligible to receive compensation (see H.R. 2910), H4560 [15JN]

———make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (see S. 2132), S13786 [16DE]

———make residents of Idaho who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (see S. 998), S4936 [11MY]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (see S. 977), S4645 [9MY]

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

———improve security of radiation sources (see S. 1150), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2689), H4140 [26MY]

———procure and stockpile safe and effective radioprotectant drugs (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1509 [15MR]

———study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H3434 [17MY]

Railroads: ensure safe and secure transportation of extremely hazardous materials (see S. 773), S3555 [13AP]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see S. Res. 277), S11477 [18OC] (see H. Res. 485), H8734 [6OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see S. 365), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 2096), S13570 [14DE] (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

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

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 550), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———prevent Federal infringement on State or private programs funding embryonic stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3893 [24MY]

———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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see S. 424), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]

———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]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 689), S3147 [4AP] (see H.R. 2417), H3435 [17MY]

———develop additional methods for assessing the health effects of drinking water contaminants on infants, children, women, and pregnant women (see H.R. 4198), H9554 [2NO]

———provide procedures for claims relative to drinking water (see H.R. 1540), H1850 [8AP]

———reauthorize and extend provisions relating to contaminant prevention, detection, and response (see S. 1426), S8488 [19JY]

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

———promote a culture of safety within the health care system through the establishment of a National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Program (see S. 1784), S10594 [28SE]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 4268), H10144 [9NO] (see H.R. 4568), H12047 [16DE]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 4118), H9043 [20OC]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 222), H78 [4JA]

———prohibit human chimeras (see S. 659), S2994 [17MR] (see S. 1373), S7986 [11JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 658), S2994 [17MR] (see S. 1520), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR] (see H.R. 3932), H8513 [28SE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 876), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1822), H2548 [26AP]

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 a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see S. 275), S978 [3FE]

———establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 736), H523 [9FE]

———improve opportunities for older workers by providing tax incentives to employers, extending COBRA coverage, improving job training, and establishing a Federal Task Force on Older Workers (see S. 1826), S11212 [6OC]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see H.R. 3254), H5740 [12JY]

———provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 580), H351 [2FE]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (see H. Res. 194), H1846 [6AP]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 1720), H2393 [20AP]

———require information on the contents of sludge to be provided to purchasers of the sludge and the public (see H.R. 4130), H9102 [25OC]

Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (see S. 723), S3278 [6AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 406), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), consideration (see H. Res. 379), H6431 [25JY]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H285 [1FE]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 710), S3201 [5AP] (see S. 740), S3358 [7AP]

———amend certain disability insurance and SSI programs to provide equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions (see H.R. 4095), H9042 [20OC]

———assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 287), H137 [6JA]

———authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2799), H4295 [8JN]

———constitutional amendment relative to maintenance of a system of social insurance (see H.J. Res. 25), H796 [17FE]

———continuation of benefit payment through the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3459), H6933 [27JY] (see H.R. 4224), H9641 [3NO]

———encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H8387 [27SE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 114), S144 [24JA]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H1695 [17MR]

———improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (see S. 2164), S14316 [21DE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 961), H795 [17FE]

———make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2137), S13786 [16DE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 1587), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 4150), H9275 [26OC]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1104), S5778 [23MY] (see H.R. 1233), H1369 [10MR]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1298), S7293 [23JN] (see H.R. 3040), H4984 [22JN]

———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (see H.R. 1330), H1620 [16MR]

———provide benefits to certain uninsured children living without parents (see H.R. 2622), H4072 [25MY]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1049), S5300 [17MY] (see H.R. 3050), H5100 [23JN]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 2192), H3054 [5MY]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see S. 747), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 2948), H4655 [16JN]

Sports: establish standards for the testing of prohibited substances and methods for certain professional sports associations (see H.R. 2516), H3694 [19MY]

States: establish demonstration projects to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]

———provide grants for developing trauma care systems (see S. 265), S886 [2FE]

———provide grants for health care tribunals (see H.R. 1546), H1893 [12AP]

———provide grants to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]

———provide with resources needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use (see S. 1974), S12526 [8NO]

———revise laws and regulations to enable individuals and small businesses to obtain health insurance through the combination of a health savings account and a high-deductible health plan (see H. Res. 371), H6205 [20JY]

Stroke: provide programs for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1064), S5437 [18MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see S. Res. 162), S6154 [7JN] (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see S. 961), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 1600), H1968 [13AP]

Taxation: add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (see S. 1008), S5070 [12MY]

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 218), H78 [4JA]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H72 [4JA]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see S. 1244), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 2682), H4139 [26MY] (see H.R. 2935), H4654 [16JN]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care services in computing adjusted gross income (see H.R. 4104), H9043 [20OC]

———allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care (see H.R. 349), H195 [25JA]

———allow a nonrefundable credit for elder care expenses (see S. 835), S3817 [18AP]

———allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 321), H194 [25JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see S. 160), S436 [25JA] (see S. 1178), S6154 [7JN] (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY] (see H.R. 4219), H9640 [3NO]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 322), H194 [25JA]

———allow a refundable credit to subsidize the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4173), H9425 [28OC]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S5436 [18MY] (see H.R. 414), H234 [26JA]

———allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (see H.R. 3076), H5252 [27JN]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 3077), H5252 [27JN]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 370), H233 [26JA]

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 1140), H1023 [8MR]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 994), H845 [1MR]

———allow full deductibility of health insurance costs of individuals (see H.R. 2176), H3054 [5MY] (see H.R. 4218), H9640 [3NO]

———allow full deduction of medical costs, not compensated by insurance or otherwise, for residents in Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see H.R. 4034), H8808 [7OC]

———allow individuals a credit for health insurance costs and allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments (see H.R. 2203), H3055 [5MY]

———allow individuals a refundable and advanceable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 2732), H4141 [26MY]

———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]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (see S. 1893), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 4082), H8985 [19OC]

———allow tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds (see H.R. 1650), H2101 [14AP]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1005), H846 [1MR]

———allow use of flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements in combination with health savings accounts (see H.R. 4511), H11503 [13DE]

———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (see S. 897), S4184 [25AP] (see H.R. 3599), H7560 [28JY]

———encourage funding of collectively bargained retiree health benefits (see S. 1573), S9467 [29JY]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 772), S3555 [13AP] (see H.R. 1634), H2100 [14AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1360), S7820 [30JN]

———impose an excise tax on the termination of retiree prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 462), H284 [1FE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP and Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical services (see H.R. 4276), H10144 [9NO]

———improve health coverage tax credit (see S. 1365), S7820 [30JN]

———increase deduction for purchase of qualified heath care information technology by medical care providers and allow a credit for telecommunications charges paid or incurred by such providers (see H.R. 4641), H12289 [18DE]

———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 1275), H1416 [14MR]

———permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts (see H.R. 2063), H2879 [3MY]

———permit rollovers from retirement plans to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3873), H8341 [22SE]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see S. 663), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 727), H522 [9FE]

———provide a credit for health insurance costs of eligible disaster relief recipients (see H.R. 4086), H8985 [19OC]

———provide a credit for offering employer-based health insurance coverage and establish health plan purchasing pools (see S. 1329), S7613 [29JN]

———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H1023 [8MR]

———provide a credit to physicians who provide charity care (see H.R. 3614), H7561 [28JY]

———provide a credit to physicians who serve a substantial number of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 3299), H5913 [14JY]

———provide a credit to primary health providers who establish practices in health professional shortage areas (see S. 824), S3817 [18AP]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2474), H3693 [19MY]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 118), H75 [4JA]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 2053), S13360 (see S. 2073), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 453), H283 [1FE] (see H.R. 4464), H11219 [7DE]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (see H.R. 3444), H6650 [26JY]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for the deductibility of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2001, 2002), H2736 [28AP] (see H.R. 4527), H11652 [14DE]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see S. 978), S4645 [9MY] (see H.R. 1872), H2646 [27AP]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 1706), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 976), H795 [17FE] (see H.R. 4220), H9640 [3NO]

———provide that employees of certain companies seeking bankruptcy protection are eligible for the health coverage tax credit (see H.R. 4385), H10909 [17NO]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 774), S3555 [13AP] (see H.R. 137), H76 (see H.R. 179), H77 [4JA] (see H.R. 1014), H846 [1MR] (see H.R. 1517), H1845 [6AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits and increase the distribution age for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 1809), H2471 [21AP]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see S. 1514), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3428), H6649 [26JY]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H1893 [12AP]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 2486), H3693 [19MY]

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 3012), H4896 [21JN]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 180), H77 [4JA]

———treatment of tax attributes in connection with a discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy case of a company having asbestos-related claims against it (see H.R. 3533), H7557 [28JY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see S. 309), S1115 [8FE] (see H.R. 1803), H2471 [21AP]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1998), H2736 [28AP]

Technology: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S8419 [18JY] (see H.R. 4642), H12289 [18DE]

———enhance adoption of health information technology and improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare (see S. 1355), S7820 [30JN]

———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]

———provide access to telehealth services in the home (see H.R. 3588), H7560 [28JY]

———recognize contributions of environmental systems and the technicians who install and maintain them (see H. Res. 130), H847 [1MR]

———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]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

Terrorism: criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (see S. 1532), S9284 [28JY]

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]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3593), H7560 [28JY]

———require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales (see H.R. 2749), H4186 [7JN]

Treaties and agreements: avoid inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would restrict access of U.S. consumers to imported prescription drugs (see S. 1551), S9285 [28JY] (see H.R. 3583), H7559 [28JY]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H4295 [8JN]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H4802 [20JN]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (see S. 36), S142 [24JA] (see H.R. 2065), H2880 [3MY]

Veterans: add nasopharyngeal cancer to the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam (see H.R. 3209), H5739 [12JY]

———clarify availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 2966), H4721 [17JN]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see S. 1571), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 90), H74 [4JA]

———establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3434), H6649 [26JY]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S142 [24JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H1691 [17MR]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 558), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 303), H193 [25JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 303), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H3113 [10MY]

———extend period of eligibility after discharge or release for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf Conflict or future hostilities (see S. 481), S1867 [1MR]

———extend period of time which a veteran's multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, military service during a period of war (see S. 2147), S14185 [20DE]

———health care funding (see S. 331), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 4309), H10156 [10NO]

———improve availability of benefits for veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 4183), H9472 [1NO]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 170), H77 [4JA]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror (see H.R. 922), H793 [17FE]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4355), H10502 [16NO]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H1967 [13AP]

———improve treatment provided to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 1448), S8664 [21JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 845), S3897 [19AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H2976 [4MY] (see H.R. 2368), H3330 [16MY]

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (see H.R. 917), H793 [17FE]

———provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1646), S9833 [8SE]

———provide that veterans of conflicts where depleted uranium munitions are used shall be considered radiation-exposed for purposes of the service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 4184), H9472 [1NO]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H4721 [17JN]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10038 [8NO]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 1315), H1508 [15MR]

———exempt nonprofit small public water systems from certain drinking water standards relating to naturally occurring contaminants (see S. 41), S143 [24JA]

———improve water quality in an equitable manner (see H.R. 4541), H11653 [14DE]

———prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 2161), S14316 [21DE]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

Winter Outdoors Month: designate (see H. Res. 557), H10502 [16NO]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H941 [2MR]

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 3411), H6380 [22JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see S. 20), S142 [24JA] (see S. 844), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1709), H2149 [19AP]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services (see S. 366), S1260 [10FE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]

———provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H4141 [26MY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1289), S7070 [22JN] (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H11220 [7DE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 707), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 2861), H4355 [9JN]

———repeal law that gags doctors and denies women information and referrals concerning their reproductive health options (see S. 839), S3897 [19AP]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H9472 [1NO]

Year of Polio Education: designate (see S. Res. 304), S12682 [10NO]

Conference reports

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services (H.R. 2528), H10749-H10786 [17NO]

E-Mails

Impact of military service on Armed Forces members and their families: Alan Neville, S3545 [13AP]

———Carrie Philpott, S3546 [13AP]

———Christopher Perkins, S3545 [13AP]

———D. Bottoms, S3545 [13AP]

———Doris Fulmer, S3545 [13AP]

———Doug Brewer, S3547 [13AP]

———Gail Mountain, S3547 [13AP]

———George Cleveland, S3547 [13AP]

———Heidi Behr, S3546 [13AP]

———Holly Ortman, S3547 [13AP]

———Jack Cooper, S3545 [13AP]

———James Tate, S3545 [13AP]

———Jean Harris-Letts, S3547 [13AP]

———Kara Block, S3546 [13AP]

———Kathy Hartman, S3546 [13AP]

———Katie Laude, S3547 [13AP]

———Linda Brown, S3547 [13AP]

———Mark Vaughn, S3546 [13AP]

———Nada Smith McLeskey, S3547 [13AP]

———Pamela Goers, S3545 [13AP]

———Richard Perez, Sr., S3548 [13AP]

———Sandy Fox, S3546 [13AP]

———Sarah O'Malley, S3547 [13AP]

———Stephen Cleff, S3545 [13AP]

———Theresa Grof, S3546 [13AP]

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]

Explanations

American Center for Cures Act (S. 2104), S13579 [14DE]

Factsheets

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (S. 338), S1213 [9FE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Impact on Enforcement and Implementation of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: Office of U.S. Trade Representative, H6922 [27JY]

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act (S. 1217), S6321 [9JN]

Medicaid Indian Health Act (S. 2074), S13385 [18NO]

Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act (S. 1808), S10803 [30SE]

Will Lower Drug Prices Jeopardize Drug Research? Donald Light and Joel Lexchin, American Journal of Bioethics, H5523-H5525 [30JN]

Letters

Adult day health care in California: Senators Feinstein and Boxer, S14151 [20DE]

———several members of the California congressional delegation, S14151 [20DE]

Albuquerque Indian Health Center: Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, S4589 [28AP]

———Charles W. Grimm, Dept. of HHS, S4587 [28AP]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S4588 [28AP]

———Senator Bingaman, S4586, S4587 [28AP]

———Senator Bingaman and Representative Tom Udall, S4588 [28AP]

———several Members of Congress, S4587 [28AP]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Physicians for a National Health Program (organization), S1840 [1MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1209 [9FE]

———Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S1210 [9FE]

———Hal Daub, American Health Care Association, S1208 [9FE]

———James Firman, National Council on the Aging, S1210 [9FE]

———James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S1210 [9FE]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S1209 [9FE]

———Margaret A. Murray, Association for Community Affiliated Plans, S1209 [9FE]

———Michael J. Fitzpatrick, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S1210 [9FE]

———Michael Rodgers, Catholic Health Association, S1210 [9FE]

———Richard Haught and James B. Bramson, American Dental Association, S1211 [9FE]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S1211 [9FE]

Canada's universal health care system: Alain Batty and Basil (Buzz) Hargrove, H11871 [15DE]

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act: Christine M. de Vries, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S6043 [26MY]

———David Dempsey, National Association of Social Workers, S6042 [26MY]

Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act: Jordan Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S13378 [18NO]

———Philip Shettle, American Osteopathic Association, S13377 [18NO]

———William K. Mygdal, Penny Tenzer, Warren Newton, and Perry Dickinson, Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Alliance, S13378 [18NO]

Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act: James D. Randles, Military Order of the Purple Heart, E2248 [3NO]

Compulsory licensing of the influenza medication, Tamiflu: Representatives Kucinich, Sanders, and Berry, E2374 [16NO]

Concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits: Charles S. Abell, Dept. of Defense, S3620 [14AP]

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program allocation modification: Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America and Timothy J. Regan, Emissions Control Technology Association, S5271 [17MY]

Deficit Reduction Act Medicaid and Medicare provisions: William D. Novelli, AARP, S14083, S14157 [20DE]

Deficit Reduction Act Medicaid provisions: Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, S14157 [20DE]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S14157 [20DE]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, S14158 [20DE]

———Miriam A. Rollin, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S14158 [20DE]

———several organizations, S14082 [20DE]

———several Senators, S13530 [14DE]

Dept. of Agriculture Team Nutrition program funding to support nutrition education and promote physical activities in schools: Sue A. Nelson, American Heart Association, S10281 [21SE]

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

Disapproval of EPA rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions: several organizations, S9956 [13SE]

Early Treatment for HIV Act: A. Gene Copello, AIDS Institute, S1120 [8FE]

———American Academy of HIV Medicine, S1120 [8FE]

———Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, S1122 [8FE]

———Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, S1121 [8FE]

———Lynda Dee, AIDS Action Baltimore, Inc., S1122 [8FE]

———Marsha A. Martin, AIDS Action Council, S1120, S1122 [8FE]

———Rick Stoller, Partnership Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Ryan Clary, Project Inform (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———Thomas Bruner, Cascade AIDS Project (organization), S1121 [8FE]

———William E. Arnold, Title II Community AIDS National Network (organization), S1121 [8FE]

Ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Shay Bilchik, Child Welfare League of America, H7914 [14SE]

EPA regulations establishing national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions: Allen R. Schaeffer, Diesel Technology Forum, S6791 [20JN]

———Conrad G. Schneider, Clean Air Task Force, S6792 [20JN]

———Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense (organization), S6791 [20JN]

———James J. Parker, Caterpillar, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———John A. Paul, Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, S6793 [20JN]

———Joseph P. Koncelik, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, S6792 [20JN]

———Mike Cross, Cummins, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———Patricia Monahan, Union of Concerned Scientists, S6793 [20JN]

———State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, S6793 [20JN]

———Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America, S6791 [20JN]

———Timothy J. Regan, Emissions Control Technology Association, S6793 [20JN]

———Vicki L. Deisner, Ohio Environmental Council, S6792 [20JN]

———William C. Habig, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, S6792 [20JN]

Ethanol-based gasoline impact on California air quality: Winston H. Hickox, California Evironmental Protection Agency, S6610 [15JN]

Extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States: Lillian B. Koller, Hawaii Dept. of Human Services, S13183 [17NO]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S3939 [19AP]

———Barry B. Direnfeld, Asbestos Study Group, S3940 [19AP]

———Senators Specter and Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7287-S7289 [23JN]

———several veterans' organizations, S3940 [19AP]

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Carol Berkowitz, American Academy of Pediatrics, S1478 [16FE]

Hanford Nuclear Reservation case: Representative DeFazio, H2208 [20AP]

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]

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act: Carole Rogin, Hearing Industries Association, S5439 [18MY]

———Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance, S5438 [18MY]

———Dolores E. Battle, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, S5438 [18MY]

———Harlan S. Cato, International Hearing Society, S5438 [18MY]

———Richard E. Gans, American Academy of Audiology, S5439 [18MY]

———Terry Portis, Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc., S5439 [18MY]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), H6979 [28JY]

———Michael Balboni, National Conference of State Legislatures, H6978 [28JY]

———Miles J. Zaremski, ABA, H6979 [28JY]

Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act: Daniel Perry, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, S4123 [21AP]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act: Kimberly Ruff-Wilbert, United Spinal Association, S9522 [29JY]

———Lynn Breedlove, National Disability Rights Network, S9522 [29JY]

———Paul Marchand, Disability Policy Collaboration, S9522 [29JY]

———Robert Bacon and Lucille Zeph, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, S9523 [29JY]

———Suellen R. Galbraith, American Network of Community Options and Resources, S9522 [29JY]

Increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes: Dominique Leganx, S6905 [21JN]

———Laura Rutledge, S6905 [21JN]

———Liz Kramm, S6905 [21JN]

Increase the period of TRICARE health benefits for children of Armed Forces members who die while serving on active duty: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, S3720 [15AP]

———Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, S3720 [15AP]

Liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines: Erwin Chemerinsky, S14247 [21DE], E2650 [22DE]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, H4203 [8JN]

———several Representatives, H4203 [8JN]

Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act: Carol Carothers, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine, S9514 [29JY]

———Dennis P. King, Spring Harbor Hospital, Westbrook, ME, S9513 [29JY]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, and Melissa Staats, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, S9512 [29JY]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, S9513 [29JY]

———Michael J. Fitzpatrick, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S9512 [29JY]

———Rick Pollack, National Hospital Association, S9512 [29JY]

———Robert E. Suter, American College of Emergency Physicians, S9513 [29JY]

———Steven R. Michaud, Maine Hospital Association, S9513 [29JY]

———Steven S. Sharfstein, National Psychiatric Association, S9512 [29JY]

Medicaid Formula Fairness Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S4957 [11MY]

Medicaid funding: Mark R. Warner and Mike Huckabee, National Governors Association, H2517 [26AP]

Medicaid funding and Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment: several organizations, S2810 [16MR]

Medicaid Health Plan Rebate Act: Thomas Johnson, Medicaid Health Plans of America (organization), S9508 [29JY]

Medical debt of individuals who file for bankruptcy protection: several medical and law professors, S6010 [26MY]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S2078 [4MR]

Medical malpractice insurance: James W. Carney, Carney, Appleby, Kielsen & Skinner, P.L.C., S3813 [18AP]

Medicare Payment Adjustment to Community Health Centers (PATCH) Act: Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S9515 [29JY]

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

Occupational safety and health law enforcement relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, H10240 [16NO]

Older Worker Opportunity Act: Carol Eschner and Patricia Delmenhorst, Interfaith Older Adult Programs, Inc., S11218 [6OC]

———Charles E.M. Kolb, Committee for Economic Development, S11219 [6OC]

———John L. Miller, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc., S11218 [6OC]

———Robert Kellerman and Michael Krauss, AgeAdvantAge, Inc., S11218 [6OC]

Parkinson's disease research improvement: Nancy M. Schlichting, Henry Ford Health System, S13681 [15DE]

———Parkinson's Action Network, S13681 [15DE]

Pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection: Representative Burton, H6983 [28JY]

Permit National Dairy Promotion and Research Board diversion of funds for activities that improve public health and the environment: Idaho congressional delegation, S10265 [21SE]

Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act: George Thomas, American Osteopathic Association, S5539 [19MY]

———Michael D. Maves, American Medical Association, S5538 [19MY]

Privatization of Environmental Health Perspectives (publication): several Representatives, E2376 [16NO]

Prosecution of physicians for prescribing certain controlled substances for pain relief or management: National Association of Attorneys General, E691 [19AP]

Reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system: Nancy Sanders and Janet Schaffel, S1605 [17FE]

Reopening of Canadian border relative to Dept. of Agriculture ruling on risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease): several Senators, S1967 [3MR]

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]

Review studies on human testing of pesticides before issuing EPA final rule: Joseph M. Conlon, American Mosquito Control Association, S7557 [29JN]

Safety of silicone breast implants: Scott L. Spear, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, E591 [7AP]

Small Business Health Fairness Act: Al Redmer, Jr., Maryland Insurance Administration, H6505 [26JY]

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]

Tribute to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E2115 [18OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2115 [18OC]

TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen: Dirk Kempthorne and Michael F. Easley, National Governors Association, S8626 [21JY]

———Douglas Holtz-Eakin, CBO, H3907 [25MY]

———Joseph L. Barnes, Fleet Reserve Association, S8627 [21JY]

———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association, S8627 [21JY]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., H3886 [24MY]

———Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, S8627 [21JY]

———Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3907 [25MY]

———Richard M. Dean, Air Force Sergeants Association, S8627 [21JY]

———Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, H3886 [24MY]

———Roger P. Lempke, Adjutants General Association of the U.S., H3886 [24MY]

———Stephen M. Koper, National Guard Association of the U.S., S8627 [21JY], H3886, H3887 [24MY]

———Steven P. Strobridge, Military Officers Association of America, H3886 [24MY]

Veterans health care funding: Jane E. Fyer, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S3454 [12AP]

———Jim Nicholson, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3466 [12AP]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, S3454 [12AP]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H10124 [9NO]

———Senator Santorum, S7569 [29JN]

———several veterans organizations, S3464 [12AP], H1645, H1662 [17MR]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S3463 [12AP]

———Thomas P. Cadmus, American Legion, H1645, H1662 [17MR]

Victims of torture treatment programs funding: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H11056 [6DE]

Lists

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

Committee on Government Reform (House) Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources methamphetamine hearings since 2001, H10371 [16NO]

Diseases and conditions treatable with stem cells, S9326 [29JY]

Groups supporting S. Res. 112, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3760 [15AP]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act letters of support, H6868 [27JY]

National Guard members in States with Representatives on the Committee on Rules (House), H3905 [25MY]

New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology Stem Cell Research Grant recipients, E2616 [19DE]

Organizations supporting S. 338, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment, S1208 [9FE]

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

Organzations supporting S. 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S6321 [9JN]

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

Messages

State of the Union: President Bush, S878-S881 [2FE]

Motions

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2777 [3MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2614 [27AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4113 [26MY], H9562 [3NO]

Insurance: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H7007 [28JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6506 [26JY]

Pamphlets

Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, E591-E594 [7AP]

Poems

``New Hope,'' Mattie J.T. Stepanek, E1094 [25MY]

Press releases

Harvard Study Shows Legislation a Danger to Millions Bankrupted by Medical Bills: Physicians for a National Health Program (organization), S1840 [1MR]

House Republicans Arrogance Unchecked: Representative Slaughter, H3083 [10MY]

Legion Leader Says Proposed Budget Reaches Deep Into Veterans' Pockets: American Legion, E184 [8FE]

Senate To Quickly Take Up $1.5 Billion Measure for Veterans if Sent From the House: Senator Craig, Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), H5568 [30JN]

Proposals

Committee on the Judiciary (House) characterization of Democratic amendments in report on H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2702 [28AP]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S1013-S1042 [7FE]

Quotations

Support for S. 2104, American Center for Cures Act, S13590 [14DE]

Regulations

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): Senate health and fitness facility by the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, S2237 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (H.R. 356), H175 [25JA]

———pro choice versus right to life, H11473 [13DE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 552), E144 [2FE]

———rate, E1121 [26MY]

Africa: develop plan to protect blood supply from infectious diseases, H5286 [28JN]

Africa Malaria Day: observance, E786 [27AP]

Aguillon, Mariela: PacifiCare Foundation Latino Health Scholarship recipient, E2165 [25OC]

AID: Child Survival and Health Account funding to combat malaria through reductions in allocation of foreign aid to Egypt, H5261, H5298 [28JN]

Air pollution: modify allocation of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds to include areas in non-attainment or maintenance for fine and coarse particulate matter, H1310, H1311 [10MR]

Alachua County, FL: American Heart Association donation of defibrillators to schools, E712 [21AP]

ALS Awareness Month: observance, E871 [4MY]

AMA: removal of Texas from list of States in medical liability crisis, H3268 [16MY]

American Cancer Fund for Children, Inc.: tribute, E2281 [7NO]

American Cancer Society: observance of Great American Smokeout, E2374 [16NO], E2387 [17NO]

———tribute to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, E781 [27AP]

———tribute to Relay for Life, E796 [27AP]

American Dental Association: observance of Give Kids a Smile! National Children's Dental Access Day, E237 [15FE]

American Heart Association: tribute to Go Red for Women Campaign, E200 [9FE]

American Legacy Foundation: EPA Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award recipient, E735 [22AP]

American Stroke Month: observance, E1133 [26MY]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute, E503 [17MR]

———tribute (H. Res. 220), H9055 [25OC], E2286 [7NO]

Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 3074), E1367 [27JN]

Appropriations: require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H7838 [13SE], H8921, H8976 [19OC], H9092-H9094 [25OC], H9960 [7NO], H11202 [7DE]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members, H4022 [25MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, H3748 [23MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members returning from service in Afghanistan and Iraq, H947 [3MR], H1028 [9MR], H2132 [19AP], H9022 [20OC]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews, H3921 [25MY]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (H.R. 1308), H2749 [3MY]

———express support for members and their families, H2107, H2108 [19AP]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors, H4177, H4178 [7JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (H.R. 2131), E1120 [26MY], E1342 [24JN]

———improve care for military victims of sexual assault, H3922, H4026 [25MY]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (H.R. 2046), H3740-H3743 [23MY], E855 [3MY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3922, H4009-H4013 [25MY]

———require GAO study on compensation and benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, H4022 [25MY]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (H.R. 1639), E671 [15AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 602), E150 [2FE]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, H3885 [24MY], H3900, H3904, H3907, H3921, H4044, H4045, H4054 [25MY], H4080 [26MY], E1127 [26MY]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (H.R. 2125), E897 [5MY]

Arnold, Hersha: American Cancer Society Jerry Maldavir Award recipient, E1839 [14SE]

Asthma Awareness Day: observance, H2746 [3MY]

Bankruptcy: establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, H2059 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, H2055, H2059 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed and income from any employment in which he can no longer engage due to medical disability, H1979, H1980 [14AP]

———increase payments of wages and benefits to employees and require payment to retirees for lost health benefits by companies filing for bankruptcy, H2065 [14AP]

Beach, Bonny: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1355 [24JN]

Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (H. Con. Res. 145), E896 [5MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2509-H2520 [26AP], E875 [4MY]

Black, Peter M.: ROFEH International (nonprofit organization) Distinguished Service award recipient, E1937 [22SE]

Bloomsburg, PA: anniversary of Bloomsburg Hospital, E1789 [8SE]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina: tribute, E1987 [29SE]

Boulder County, CO: anniversary of Boulder County AIDS Project, E1415 [30JN]

Brazil: compulsory licensing of AIDS drug in order to produce generic version, E1389 [28JN], E1435 [1JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9281 [27OC], E2175 [25OC], E2188 [27OC], E2221 [28OC]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Morris Heights Health Center, E817 [28AP]

———tribute to ``Towards a Sustainable Bronx'' Conference, E409 [10MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H369, H383-H398 [8FE], H606 [15FE], H722 [17FE], H9954-H9960 [7NO], H9988, H9989 [8NO], H10230 [16NO], H12234-H12241 [18DE]

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

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Dinner and Dance, E1863 [15SE]

Burn Awareness Week: observance, E297 [18FE]

Bush, President: domestic policy, H4716 [17JN], H8739 [7OC]

Camden County, NC: environmental impact of proposed landfill, H9540 [2NO]

Canada: Supreme Court ruling allowing private health insurance, H4725 [20JN]

Center for Reproductive Rights: release of documents on abortion legalization strategies, E340 [2MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (H.R. 4124), E2153 [24OC]

———funding, H5049 [23JN]

———hereditary blood disorders hemophilia research funding, H1270 [10MR]

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]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (H. Res. 261), H8683-H8685 [6OC], E1562 [21JY], E1732 [29JY]

Century Council (nonprofit organization): tribute to cooperation with Nickelodeon (television network) on underage drinking education program, H8990 [20OC], E2149 [20OC]

Chemicals: eliminate use of methyl bromide for fumigation purposes, E1357 [27JN]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2563-H2572 [27AP], H2702 [28AP], H2779 [3MY], H2985, H2986, H2990, H2996, H2997 [5MY], H3079-H3084 [10MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2768-H2778 [3MY], E903 [5MY]

Children and youth: child abuse prevention, H817 [1MR]

———coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control, H5172-H5174 [24JN]

———encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, H6408 [25JY]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (H.R. 2238), E936 [11MY]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (H.R. 2000), E814 [28AP]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy and the number of abortions, H2570 [27AP], H5032 [23JN]

———increase in childhood obesity, H4204 [8JN]

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

———prevent implementation of a universal mental health screening program, E1357 [27JN]

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

———study and improve air quality inside school buses (H.R. 3253), E1460 [12JY]

Children's Hospice International (organization): anniversary, E1093 [25MY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO, E924 [10MY]

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome: research funding, H3884 [24MY]

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E935 [11MY]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 10), E18 [4JA]

Class Act Group, Inc.: tribute, E2478 [7DE]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (H.R. 299), E57 [25JA]

Coast Guard: study ecological and health effects of 1978 oil spill in Newtown Creek in New York, NY, H8035 [15SE]

Colorado Trail for Multiple Sclerosis (organization): tribute, E1191 [9JN]

Commerce City Community Health Services, Inc.: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hero in Health Award recipient, E1104 [26MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: grant extension to States for expiring, unexpended funding, H5151, H5152 [24JN]

———reauthorize, H8489, H8491-H8493 [28SE], H8712-H8714 [6OC], E2000 [29SE], E2004 [3OC], E2037 [6OC], E2051, E2053 [7OC]

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day: observance, E227 [14FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H6939 [28JY], H7570 [29JY]

Constitutional amendments: right to high quality health care (H.J. Res. 30), E323 [1MR]

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

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (H.R. 4202), E2249 [3NO]

Council of Economic Advisers: prohibit funding to produce a President's economic report regarding a certain average cost of developing and introducing a new prescription drug to the market, H5522-H5526 [30JN]

Courts: guarantee incapacitated individuals explicit due process rights of hapeas corpus when a court orders their death by removal of nutrition, hydration, and medical treatment, H972 [3MR]

———permit civil actions alleging that products claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart disease or other complications, H8935, H8936 [19OC]

———prohibit punitive damages against manufacturers of medical products that comply with FDA standards, H6862-H6867 [27JY], H6986, H6987, H6996, H6999, H7000 [28JY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (H.R. 1360), E506 [17MR]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, H12054 [17DE], H12227-H12230 [18DE], H13181 [22DE], E2650 [22DE]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), H1599-H1604, H1606 [16MR], H1625 [17MR], H1722, H1727, H1734 [20MR], E512 [17MR]

———set caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits, H8718, H8719 [6OC]

———treatment of class action lawsuits involving the arthritis drug Vioxx, H753 [17FE], H6110 [20JY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2750, H2786, H2787 [3MY], H2943 [4MY], H3169 [11MY], E892, E897, E900, E907 [5MY]

CPSC: issue safety standards for lead-containing dishware (H.R. 4154), E2184 [27OC]

Credit: require credit card issuers to apply low interest rates to credit extended to pay certain medical expenses and prohibit hospitals from immediately reporting patients who are delinquent with payment (H.R. 1238), E418 [10MR]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing interest rates of consumers which incur medical expenses and have difficulty repaying in a timely manner, H1975 [14AP]

Crime: exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2567, H2570, H2572, H2609-H2612 [27AP]

———exempt persons from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions in cases of incest, H2569 [27AP]

———exempt taxi and bus drivers and certain health care professionals from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2607-H2609 [27AP]

———prohibit a parent who caused a minor to become pregnant from suing anyone taking the minor across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2614 [27AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H1900, H1943 [13AP], H2481 [26AP], H2555, H2556, H2593-H2616 [27AP], E813, E814, E817, E831 [28AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), amendment process, H2450 [21AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2562-H2573 [27AP]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 714), E202 [9FE]

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (H.R. 1214), E406 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, H9699 [7NO]

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America: tribute, E2334 [10NO]

Crowder, Ron: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1224 [14JN]

Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (H. Con. Res. 206), E1571 [21JY]

Curry, Ulysses S.: West Fresno Health Care Coalition Community Health Champion Award recipient, E2397 [18NO]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of liver transplant program at Baylor University Medical Center, E2427 [18NO]

Daly City, CA: anniversary of Doelger Senior Center, E1824 [13SE]

Death and dying: encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives, H10113 [9NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2985 [5MY], H3756-H3761 [23MY], H4174-H4179 [7JN], H5948-H5954 [18JY], H8854 [18OC], H9416-H9418 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4222 [8JN]

———ensure that chickens purchased for school nutrition programs comply with existing law stating that chickens must be wholesome, H4269 [8JN]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (H.R. 3160), E1427 [1JY]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

———organic food standards, H9392, H9393 [28OC]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (H.R. 384), E98 [26JA]

———require testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) at the request of any livestock producer or processor, H4270 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: basic and applied research and development projects funding, H4737 [20JN]

———implement a mental health awareness campaign for families of servicemembers deployed to a combat theater, H4003, H4006 [25MY]

———Ovarian Cancer Research Program funding, H4094 [26MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide retirement benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, E2328 [10NO]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, E1351 [24JN]

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

———community health centers funding, H4993, H5060, H5061 [23JN]

———community health centers programs funding, H389 [8FE], H591 [15FE]

———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]

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

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

———establish 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]

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

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

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

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

———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]

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

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

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

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

———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]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to the National Medical Preparedness Consortium to standardize training, health care policies, and standards of care to prepare for mass casualties from a terrorist event, H3481, H3482 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H5443 [29JN], E1419 [1JY]

———lead hazard control grants funding, H5398, H5399 [29JN]

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

———establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect, H7915 [14SE]

———inclusion of emergency contraception in National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Examinations, H8403, H8404 [28SE]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4519-H4524 [15JN], E1312 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses, H5666, H5686 [12JY]

Dept. of State: Global HIV/AIDS Initiative funding, H5306, H5307 [28JN]

———make available unused EB-3 visas to help bring nurses into the U.S., H3119, H3120 [11MY]

———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6046, H6047, H6048 [19JY]

———strengthen requirement for availability to travel worldwide relative to restrictive medical conditions for new entrants to the Foreign Service, H6042 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (H.R. 1741), H5562 [30JN]

———conduct demonstration project to improve Veterans Health Administration business practices, H5754 [13JY]

———expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (H.R. 3052), E1340 [24JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5562-H5569, H5585-H5591, H5596 [30JN], H5712 [12JY], E1421 [1JY], E1447 [11JY], E1517 [18JY]

———pain management research programs funding, H4099 [26MY]

———priorities, H5255 [28JN]

———reintegration services funding, H1432 [15MR], H1524 [16MR]

———veterans health care funding through reductions in Base Realignment and Closure Account funding, H4096, H4097 [26MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: consider effect of certain regulatory requirements on competitiveness of U.S. business, H4110 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H3771 [24MY], H4085-H4114 [26MY], H9562 [3NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, H10915-H10925 [18NO], E2403 [18NO], E2487 [8DE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4078-H4084 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 564), H10912, H10913 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), motion to instruct conferees, H9562-H9566 [3NO]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (H.R. 1973), H2477 [26AP], H8922 [19OC], H9106 [26OC], H9279 [27OC], H9703-H9709 [7NO], E818 [28AP]

Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (H.R. 3850), E1912 [21SE]

———provide financial assistance to the U.N. Population Fund to provide urgent medical and health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka, H3017 [5MY]

———provide financial assistance to the U.N. Population Fund to provide urgent medical and health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka (H.R. 1011), E325 [2MR]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (H. Res. 477), E2000 [29SE]

Discrimination: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, H176 [25JA], H5032 [23JN]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (H.R. 1227), H1327 [10MR], E411 [10MR], E437 [14MR]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine, E622 [12AP]

———anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (H. Res. 208), H2171-H2174 [20AP]

———authorize assistance to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, H5286, H5295, H5296 [28JN], H6130 [20JY]

———authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (H.R. 1719), E713 [21AP]

———Cushing's disease research funding, E2116 [18OC]

———elimination of rubella in the U.S., E714 [21AP]

———ensure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine and syringes, E2358 [15NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (H.R. 4033), E2078 [7OC]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H9311, H9312 [27OC], E2238 [1NO]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (H.R. 3616), E2334 [10NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 37), H9330, H9331 [27OC]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (H.R. 2945), E1257 [17JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (H.R. 1262), E416 [10MR]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, H5714 [12JY], H9073 [25OC], H9280, H9332 [27OC], H9437, H9440, H9441, H9448, H9451 [1NO], H9699, H9939-H9941 [7NO], H10148 [10NO], H11185 [7DE], H12264 [18DE], E2303 [8NO]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (H.R. 3369), H8800 [7OC]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (H.R. 4245), H9932, H9939 [7NO]

———increase awareness and education about Kawasaki Disease, E883 [5MY]

———provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, H10518 [17NO]

———recognize importance of sun safety (H. Res. 169), H4148-H4150 [7JN], E1161 [8JN]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (H.R. 2812), E1161 [8JN]

———tribute to hepatitis B awareness campaign, E1696 [29JY]

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]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): impact on enforcement and implementation of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, H6922 [27JY]

Dorchester, MA: anniversary of American Community Health Center Movement, E2388 [17NO]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3414-H3421 [17MY]

Drugs: abuses in pediatric HIV drug trials, E37 [6JA]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H606 [15FE], H1328 [10MR], H1754 [5AP], H3406 [17MY], H4159 [7JN], H4373 [13JN], H4784 [20JN], H4861 [21JN], H5219 [27JN], E1159, E1162 [8JN]

———efforts of certain organizations to legalize marijuana, E78 [25JA], E101 [26JA]

———ensure sufficient vaccine supply, H3586 [19MY]

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane, H2950 [4MY], H4477 [14JN]

———establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 1132), H6681-H6686 [27JY], E691 [19AP], E1811 [8SE], E1989 [29SE]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H3762-H3765 [23MY]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (H.R. 3598), H6939 [28JY], E1662 [29JY]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 45), H6679-H6681 [27JY]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H5126-H5128 [24JN]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H4988, H5037 [23JN]

———prohibit prosecution of physicians for prescribing certain controlled substances for pain relief or management, E691 [19AP]

———promote fairer prescription drug pricing through Internet sites supported by public-private partnerships, H11658 [15DE]

———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (H.R. 1616), H4194 [8JN]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4411 [14JN], H10068, H10069, H10073 [9NO]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (H.R. 313), H3681 [19MY]

———provide incentives for investment in research and development of new medicines and to enhance access to new medicines (H.R. 417), E149 [2FE]

———provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease, H9280 [27OC]

———provide residential substance abuse treatment programs to those who pass a regularly administered drug-screening test and provide aftercare to prisoners formerly enrolled in such programs, H8473 [28SE]

———reduce foreign shipments of pseudoephedrine used in the production of methamphetamine, H4437 [14JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H3762-H3765 [23MY], H7839 [13SE], H9074 [25OC], H11509, H11510, H11517, H11519, H11520, H11522, H11531, H11535, H11539 [14DE], E2549 [15DE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (H.R. 314), H3681 [19MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (H.R. 3889), H10368-H10377 [16NO]

———review expiration dates for prescription drugs, H4300 [9JN]

Dystonia: call for further study of the neurological disorder (H. Con. Res. 122), E852 [3MY]

East Deer, PA: tribute to disaster response team responding to train derailment, E309 [1MR]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H3592, H3608, H3674 [19MY]

———continue ban on human testing of pesticides, H3671 [19MY], H7020 [28JY]

———study of effects of pesticides on small children in Duval County, FL, H1827 [6AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (H.R. 476), E120 [1FE]

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (H.R. 475), E120 [1FE]

———anniversary, E145 [2FE]

FBI: prohibit funding to issue national security letters to obtain health insurance records, H4543-H4546 [15JN]

FDA: drug and medical device approval process, H815 [1MR]

———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]

———promote competition and drug safety through increased research, E903 [5MY]

———safety of silicone breast implants, E590 [7AP]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug, H6209 [21JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (H.R. 1079), H1332 [10MR], E357 [3MR]

Federal aid programs: 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]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas, H5222 [27JN]

———extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals and Medicaid transitional medical assistance programs, H8948, H8950 [19OC]

———promote economic security, health insurance, and educational opportunities for low-income families, H7821 [13SE], H8841 [17OC]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (H.R. 2671), E1113 [26MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (H.R. 3156), E1441 [1JY]

———amend relative to medical device user fees (H.R. 3423), H6510 [26JY], E1633 [27JY], E1687 [29JY]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (H.R. 2345), E950 [12MY]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (S. 172), H9196-H9198 [26OC]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (H.R. 1232), E413 [10MR]

———reduce fatalities and injuries, make safety a national priority, and support national initiative focusing on firefighter safety (H. Con. Res. 180), H4820-H4823, H4860 [21JN], E1318 [23JN]

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.: tribute to Active for Life program, E1418 [1JY]

Food: ensure that health claims for foods and dietary supplements include accurate statements of the curative, mitigation, treatment, and prevention effects of nutrients on disease or health-related conditions (H.R. 2352), E968 [13MY]

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (H.R. 4282), E2313 [9NO]

Food industry: benefits of freezing foods, E419 [10MR]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries and provide access to certain family planning services, H6050-H6052 [19JY], E1572 [21JY]

———public health and preventable illness initiatives funding, H1646 [17MR]

Fremont, CA: anniversary of Washington Hospital Service League, E8 [4JA]

Friedreich's Ataxia Awareness Day: observance, E1020 [19MY]

Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E2514 [13DE]

Garland, TX: tribute to Garland Wellness Initiative, E1590 [25JY]

Genesee County, MI: tribute to Genesee County Medical Society, E2235 [1NO]

Georgetown, DE: tribute to La Red Health Center, E824 [28AP]

Georgetown County, SC: tribute, E1198 [9JN]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale Adventist Medical Center, E433 [14MR]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H5303 [28JN]

Government regulations: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (H.R. 2357), H8953 [19OC]

Greenville, SC: tribute to Greenville SAFE KIDS Coalition, E754 [25AP]

Hainesport, NJ: anniversary of the Lester A. Drenk Behavorial Health Center, E290 [18FE]

Haiti: anniversary of political uprising and humanitarian crisis, E343 [2MR], E371 [7MR], E389 [9MR]

———concerns over political uprising and humanitarian crisis, E1199 [9JN]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (H.R. 945), E280 [18FE], E398 [9MR]

Hanford, WA: nuclear waste site reclamation project funding, H3778 [24MY], H10062 [9NO]

Hazardous substances: increase security of transport, H3447-H3452 [18MY]

———phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (H.R. 4011), H9282 [27OC]

———reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (H.R. 4308), E2337 [10NO]

Health care facilities: provide grants to set up medical malpractice mediation programs and train mediators, H6867, H6869 [27JY]

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 (H.R. 215), E18 [4JA]

———reform the medical malpractice system, H6861 [27JY], E1640 [27JY]

———reform the medical malpractice system (H.R. 2657), H6408 [25JY]

———uphold State licensing standards for persons practicing dentistry in the U.S., E2044 [6OC]

———workforce development and education funding, H5158, H5161, H5162 [24JN]

HemCon, Inc.: Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Top 10 Greatest Inventions award recipient, E1168 [8JN]

Hilton Head Island, SC: tribute to Mental Health Association of Beaufort and Jasper Counties, SC, for sponsorship of ``Nothing to Hide'' mental illness awareness project, H946 [3MR]

———tribute to Sunset Rotary Club for sponsorship of ``Nothing to Hide'' mental illness awareness project, H946 [3MR]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (H. Con. Res. 175), H5927-H5930, H5934 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY], E1521 [19JY], E1544 [20JY], E1702 [29JY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (H.R. 1471), E583 [7AP]

Hope for Vision (organization): tribute, H11041 [6DE]

Hospice of Napa Valley, Inc.: tribute, E196 [9FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN]

———smoking policies in House office buildings, H4941 [22JN]

Houston, TX: conduct risk assessment of air toxics in communities near industrial facilities, H7022 [28JY]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (H.R. 3708), H7823 [13SE]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 3975), H10235-H10242 [16NO], E2394 [17NO]

———enforcement of occupational safety and health laws relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H10240-H10242 [16NO]

———ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7913 [14SE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), H8650 [6OC]

———provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), H8406-H8408 [28SE]

———simplify process for Hurricane Katrina victims to request disaster-related assistance, H7650 [6SE]

Illinois: tribute to All Kids health care program, E2254 [3NO]

Immigration: authorize Federal payment to emergency ambulance and medical services providers for the cost of uncompensated care of aliens aided by the border patrol or other Federal immigration official (H.R. 2934), E1259 [17JN]

———recapture unused employment-based immigrant visa numbers to facilitate improved health care for all persons in the U.S. (H.R. 139), E24 [4JA]

Indian Medical Association: anniversary, E1054 [23MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (H.R. 3438), E1621 [27JY]

———funding through reductions in OSHA and Dept. of Education funding, H5059 [23JN]

Influenza: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity (H.R. 813), H1900 [13AP]

Information services: use of electronic medical records to decrease health care costs and improve patient safety, H569 [10FE], H8715 [6OC], H9365 [28OC], H9941-H9943 [7NO]

Insurance: coverage of bone mass measurements (H.R. 2946), E1258 [17JN]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 1849), H9281 [27OC]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), H6668-H6672 [27JY]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 4519), H12072-H12075 [17DE]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (H.R. 477), E118 [1FE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (H.R. 3055), E1339 [24JN]

———health savings accounts, H6433 [26JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, H186 [25JA], H1218-H1224 [9MR], H2541-H2547 [26AP]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H6383 [25JY], H6438, H6439 [26JY], H6654, H6655, H6656 [27JY], H6974-H7013 [28JY], H8714-H8720 [6OC], E1640 [27JY], E1721, E1722 [29JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6860-H6869 [27JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H7010 [28JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent request, H6984, H6986 [28JY]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (H.R. 2072), E862 [4MY]

———maintain certain forms of coverage mandated by State laws, H6507 [26JY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (H.R. 2793), E1162 [8JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (H.R. 4289), E2310 [9NO]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2259), E937 [11MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 1258), H8218, H8219, H8220 [21SE]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (H. Res. 215), H2480 [26AP], H3773 [24MY], H4300 [9JN], H4903 [22JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, H996 [8MR], H4146 [7JN]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, H6110 [20JY], H7001, H7010, H7011 [28JY]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (H.R. 3359), E1540 [20JY]

———require group and individual health plans to provide coverage for second opinions (H.R. 2936), E1266 [17JN]

———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (H.R. 2937), E1265 [17JN]

Kalamazoo, MI: Bronson Methodist Hospital recipient of NIST Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, E2463 [7DE]

Kick Butts Day: observance, E634 [13AP]

Kodsi, Rahmin: ROFEH International (nonprofit organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E1937 [22SE]

Law enforcement: make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, H7912 [14SE]

Legal Services of Northern Virgina (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2312 [9NO]

Lexington, MO: anniversary of Lions Club, E1829 [13SE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center, E409 [10MR]

Lum, Joann: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1237 [15JN]

Ly, May Ying: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1176 [8JN]

Medicaid: anniversary, E1742 [29JY]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, H8949 [19OC]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 3800), H8516 [29SE], H8949 [19OC]

———funding, H590, H606 [15FE], H1558, H1560 [16MR], H1671 [17MR], H2509-H2520 [26AP], H2640 [27AP], H2652, H2656, H2697, H2700, H2708, H2712, H2715, H2716 [28AP], H2787 [3MY], H9078 [25OC], H9106 [26OC], H9606 [3NO], H9938, H9945, H9946 [7NO], H10045 [9NO], H10150 [10NO], H12236 [18DE], E875 [4MY]

———improve documentation requirements for applicants, H12276 [18DE], E2561, E2576 [17DE]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (H.R. 3980), H8950 [19OC]

———provide for health opportunity accounts, H9550 [2NO]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (H.R. 1426), E508 [17MR]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (H. Con. Res. 231), E1681 [29JY]

———reduce benefits and increase cost to beneficiaries, H11962, H11963 [16DE]

———reform, H374 [8FE], H3248 [12MY], H4493 [15JN], H8987 [20OC], H9050 [25OC], H10008 [8NO], H10118, H10119, H10123 [9NO], H10622-H10630, H10639, H10640, H10642, H10643, H10644 [17NO], E2409 [18NO], E2443 [6DE]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories, H12275 [18DE]

———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (H.R. 2648), H5037 [23JN]

———require States to pay dispensing fees to pharmacies for prescriptions, H10639 [17NO]

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

Medicare: anniversary, H9934 [7NO], H10149 [10NO], H10190 [15NO], E1679, E1744 [29JY]

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (H.R. 4520), E2513 [13DE]

———cost estimates for prescription drug benefit program, H526 [10FE], H699 [16FE], H757 [17FE], H3247 [12MY]

———cost of prescription drug benefit coverage implementation, H11275 [8DE], H11510 [14DE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (H.R. 2257), E1220 [14JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1582), E626 [12AP]

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

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 752), E1940 [22SE]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (H.R. 2746), E1152 [7JN]

———establish pay for performance system to adequately reimburse physicians, H10367 [16NO]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (H.R. 1946), E779 [27AP]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (H.R. 4410), H11189 [7DE]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 152), E22 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 1572), E629 [12AP]

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

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (H.R. 4371), E2391 [17NO]

———Medicare Advantage Risk Program and physician payments funding, H11961, H11962, H11965 [16DE]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 2736), E1111 [26MY]

———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]

———prescription drug benefit coverage, H9968 [8NO], H10149 [10NO], H10164, H10166, H10167, H10190, H10193, H10195, H10208-H10214 [15NO], H10231, H10232, H10233 [16NO], H11115, H11116, H11184 [7DE], H11508, H11509, H11510 [14DE], H11659 [15DE], E2394 [17NO]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3046 [5MY]

———prohibit disclosure of Social Security numbers on Medicare-related mailings (H.R. 2518), E1060 [23MY]

———prohibit Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, H5123-H5125 [24JN]

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

———provide additional beneficiary protections (H.R. 2487), E1046 [20MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), H11511, H11512 [14DE], H12055 [17DE], E1932, E1940 [22SE]

———provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (H.R. 686), H495 [9FE]

———reform, H2538, H2539 [26AP], H5950 [18JY], H8987, H9027 [20OC], H10031, H10032 [8NO], H11338 [13DE], H12055 [17DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (H.R. 2356), E990 [16MY]

———require hospitals to make an effort to contact a surrogate decisionmaker of patients who arrive at an emergency department physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners (H.R. 2560), H3880 [24MY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: implementation and funding, H1757-H1763 [5AP]

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

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

Mental health: extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (H.R. 4579), H12125-H12128 [17DE]

———integrate medical and mental health services to coordinate more effective diagnosis and treatment, H2399 [21AP], H9943-H9945 [7NO]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (H.R. 181), E1 [4JA]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (H.R. 1790), H10185-H10187 [15NO], E2379, E2380 [17NO]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (H.R. 1402), H10166 [15NO]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (H.R. 1940), H8989 [20OC]

Milbank Memorial Fund (organization): anniversary, E2498 [8DE]

Mineola, NY: Winthrop-University Hospital recipient of Health Grades, Inc., Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, E200 [9FE]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H3244-H3246 [12MY], H4336-H4339 [9JN], H5056-H5059 [23JN]

———address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life of Caribbean Americans, E1167 [8JN]

———eliminate disparities in care for racial and ethnic minorities, H2555 [27AP]

———expand health care access, E819 [28AP]

———health disparities reduction funding, H5064 [23JN]

———improve health of minority individuals, H6208 [21JY], H6439 [26JY], E1095 [25MY]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3561), H6412 [25JY], H9035 [20OC], E1712 [29JY]

Moore, David L.: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1214 [14JN]

Mosely, Edward R.: West Fresno Health Care Coalition Community Health Champion Award recipient, E2403 [18NO]

Moses and Aaron Foundation: tribute to Special Fund for Children, E1636 [27JY]

Mount Carmel, IL: tribute to North Intermediate Center of Education for participation in International Walk to School Day, E1969 [28SE]

Movement Disorders Awareness Month: observance (H. Res. 405), E1663 [29JY]

NASA: submit plan to protect whistleblowers who expose potentially catastrophic risks to health or safety, H6365, H6366 [22JY]

National Addiction Counselors' Day: observance, E1895 [20SE]

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

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H8218, H8219 [21SE], E1700 [29JY], E1832 [13SE], E1903 [20SE], E1908 [21SE], E1978 [28SE]

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E1045, E1047, E1052 [20MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H430-H437 [9FE], E210 [10FE], E252 [16FE]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize, E1147 [7JN]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H5109 [24JN]

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

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: observance, E320 [1MR]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, E513 [17MR]

National Folic Acid Week: observance, E78 [25JA]

National Gaucher Foundation: tribute, E2164 [25OC]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), H6390-H6392 [25JY], E1654 [27JY], E1716 [29JY], E1762 [6SE]

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

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 250), H3028, H3029 [5MY], E874, E877 [4MY], E929, E933 [11MY]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals, E1434 [1JY]

National Hospice Month: observance, H9559 [3NO]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 178), H8481-H8485 [28SE]

National Indoor Comfort Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 130), H2166 [20AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 3313), E1500 [15JY]

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 Institute on Drug Abuse: address relationship between alcohol and drug addiction and the spread of HIV/AIDS, E2452 [6DE], E2463 [7DE]

National Kidney Foundation of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont: tribute, E797 [27AP]

National Kidney Month: observance, E356 [3MR], E393 [9MR]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 262), H8712-H8714 [6OC], E2012, E2037, E2042 [6OC], E2051, E2053 [7OC]

National Men's Health Week: observance, H4492 [15JN], E1220 [14JN]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E740 [22AP]

National Minority Health Month: observance, E830 [28AP]

National Nurses Week: observance, H3201 [12MY], E946 [11MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 245), E936 [11MY], E967 [13MY]

National objectives: improve quality, efficiency, standards, and technology of health care, H6995 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), H11871 [15DE]

———policy to promote heart health, E185 [8FE]

———policy to promote women's heart health, E804 [27AP]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H174 [25JA], H1610 [16MR], H1647 [17MR], H2554 [27AP], H2749, H2806-H2809 [3MY], H2982 [5MY], H3162 [11MY], H3246-H3249 [12MY], H4056 [25MY], H4192 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4409 [14JN], H4717 [17JN], H5172 [24JN], H6436 [26JY], H8959-H8966 [19OC], H9026-H9031, H9033, H9035 [20OC], E423 [10MR], E1155 [8JN], E1526 [19JY], E2136 [20OC]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3075), E1361 [27JN]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H3162 [11MY], H3897 [25MY], H4075 [26MY], H8923 [19OC], H9032 [20OC], E1164 [8JN]

———policy to provide preventative health care, H2983 [5MY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H2982 [5MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 444), H9709-H9713 [7NO], E2295 [8NO], E2337 [10NO]

National Prematurity Awareness Day: observance, H10167 [15NO]

National School Backpack Awareness Day: observance, E1897 [20SE]

National School Lunch Week: observance, E2029 [6OC]

National security: protect food supply, E329 [2MR]

———protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (H.R. 2237), H3747 [23MY], H4490 [15JN]

———strengthen the national biodefense system, H5105 [24JN], H5714 [12JY]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E2236 [1NO]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (H. Res. 150), E420 [10MR]

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

NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (H. Res. 145), H1605 [16MR]

New Jersey: State human embryonic stem cell research grants, H12072 [17DE], E2616 [19DE]

New Kensington, PA: opening of Joslin Diabetic Clinic, E1228 [14JN]

New York: workers compensation and worker retraining funding for first responders to terrorist attacks upon the U.S., H5047-H5049 [23JN]

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]

———conduct and support research on animals to develop techniques for the derivation of stem cells from embryos that do not harm the embryos (H.R. 2574), H4125-H4130 [26MY], H4183 [7JN]

———funding, H1630, H1646 [17MR], H5049 [23JN], H10518, H10521, H10522, H10523 [17NO]

Norton, Ruth Ann: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1157 [8JN]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (H.R. 4538), E2536 [14DE]

———spent nuclear fuel storage sites, H3789, H3791, H3794 [24MY]

Nuclear Medicine Week: observance, E2058 [7OC]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (H.R. 1194), H1209 [9MR]

Obesity: combat, H5806 [14JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2004), H5696 [12JY]

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace, H5696 [12JY]

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (H.R. 2005), E820, E823 [28AP]

Occupational Therapy Month: observance, E894 [5MY]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (H.R. 1792), E743 [22AP], E1921 [21SE]

Older Women's League: tribute, E2163 [25OC]

Olivas, Alma: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1218 [14JN]

Oncology Nursing Society: anniversary, E723 [21AP], E745 [22AP], E773 [26AP]

109th Congress: goals, H4 [4JA]

OSHA: expand voluntary compliance programs, H3242 [12MY]

Pamela B. Katten Memorial Leukemia Research Foundation: tribute, E2296 [8NO]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 276), H8658, H8659 [6OC], E2014 [6OC]

Parma, OH: tribute to Parma Veterans Center, E1146 [7JN]

Petroleum: maintain environmental and public health protections in efforts to provide reliable and affordable energy, H8770, H8772, H8777, H8787 [7OC]

Pfizer, Inc.: tribute to humanitarian support for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, E298 [18FE]

Pharmaceuticals: development of electronic prescribing systems to improve patient safety and quality of care for patients, H722 [17FE]

———establish uniform standards for restocking of unused drugs, H2652 [28AP]

———health risks associated with non-FDA-approved inhaled compounded drugs in nebulizers, H2788 [3MY]

———impact of industry lobbyists, H2534 [26AP]

———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]

———pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H6867, H6868 [27JY], H6983, H7000 [28JY]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 578), E144 [2FE]

———require pharmacists manage and monitor medications for patients with chronic illness, H8737 [7OC]

Postal Service: use the Civil Service Retirement System savings for the Postal Service's unfunded health care liability and maintain military service retirement credits costs, H6544 [26JY]

Pregnancy Care Centers (organization): anniversary, E694 [19AP]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E3 [4JA]

Pulmonary Hypertension Association: tribute, H4053 [25MY]

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

———procure and stockpile safe and effective radioprotectant drugs (H. Con. Res. 97), E456 [16MR]

———study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (H.R. 2410), H3338 [17MY]

Real estate: enumerate harmful uses of land which constitute a threat to public health and safety in cases of eminent domain, H9594, H9595 [3NO]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (H. Res. 485), H9058, H9059, H9074 [25OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), H11055-H11059 [6DE], E811 [28AP], E2464, E2477 [7DE], E2503 [12DE], E2561 [17DE], E2634 [22DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3889 [24MY], H5082 [23JN], H8729 [6OC]

Research: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (H.R. 3854), E1918 [21SE]

———prevent Federal infringement on State or private programs funding embryonic stem cell research (H. Con. Res. 166), H3849 [24MY]

———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]

———provide for adult stem cell research, H721 [17FE], H3203 [12MY], H3548, H3551 [18MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (H.R. 583), E151, E156 [2FE]

———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]

Roads and highways: establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program, H1424 [15MR]

Roche, Inc.: anniversary, E1169 [8JN], E1214, E1225 [14JN], E1234 [15JN]

Rory David Deutsch Foundation: tribute, E69 [25JA]

Safety: 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]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, E787 [27AP]

———tribute to Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour, E1831 [13SE]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of San Mateo County Medical Association, E1891 [20SE]

Schiavo, Terri: legal dispute over removal of feeding tubes, H1427 [15MR], H1835-H1837 [6AP]

Schwartz, William: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award recipient, E628 [12AP]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (H.R. 4568), H12059-H12063 [17DE]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (H.R. 222), H800 [1MR], E18 [4JA]

———prohibit the cloning of humans, H4563 [16JN], H4806, H4808 [21JN], H4990 [23JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H5081 [23JN]

Secaucus, NJ: tribute to Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, E2115 [18OC]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, H8907 [18OC]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (H.R. 782), E222 [10FE]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (H.R. 3254), E1461 [12JY]

———provide greater health care freedom (H.R. 580), E133 [2FE]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (H. Res. 194), E584 [7AP]

Sensenbrenner, Representative: recusal from legislative consideration of Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act due to conflict of interest, H6868 [27JY]

Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day: observance, E925 [10MY]

Small business: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H2583, H2584 [27AP], H6384, H6408 [25JY], E1637, E1640 [27JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, H2750 [3MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H1427 [15MR], H6309 [21JY], H6384, H6408, H6417 [25JY], H6438, H6477-H6509 [26JY], H6656 [27JY], E150 [2FE], E750 [22AP], E1635, E1637, E1640 [27JY], E1665 [29JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), consideration (H. Res. 379), H6466-H6472 [26JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), motion to recommit, H6507 [26JY]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers, H5719-H5723 [12JY]

Smith, Noel: West Fresno Health Care Coalition Community Health Champion Award recipient, E2401 [18NO]

Social Security: amend certain disability insurance and SSI programs to provide equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions (H.R. 4095), E2143 [20OC]

———disability and survior benefits, H841 [1MR]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 594), E130 [1FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (H.R. 2071), H8950 [19OC], E874 [4MY]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 3040), H4982 [22JN]

———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (H.R. 1330), H1540, H1543 [16MR]

———reform, H202 [26JA], H241, H262-H270 [1FE], H375, H390, H393 [8FE], H418, H484, H485, H495-H512 [9FE], H526, H568 [10FE], H614-H621 [15FE], H634, H635 [16FE], H721 [17FE], H800, H812, H816, H836-H842 [1MR], H852, H920-H937 [2MR], H945, H947, H948 [3MR], H992, H994, H995, H996, H1004, H1016-H1021 [8MR], H1027, H1028, H1206, H1208 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1337-H1349 [10MR], H1374 [14MR], H1426 [15MR], H1512, H1513, H1514, H1537-H1544, H1556, H1579, H1582, H1583, H1594, H1607, H1610-H1614 [16MR], H1626, H1683 [17MR], H1738, H1753, H1755, H1769-H1774 [5AP], H1787, H1788 [6AP], H1869, H1881-H1886 [12AP], H1952-H1958 [13AP], H1972, H1973, H1974, H2087-H2092 [14AP], H2128, H2139-H2143 [19AP], H2458-H2464 [21AP], H2535-H2541 [26AP], H2555, H2556, H2632-H2638, H2640 [27AP], H2653, H2697, H2698, H2721 [28AP], H2745, H2747, H2749, H2750, H2782, H2785, H2802-H2804 [3MY], H2885, H2887, H2969-H2973 [4MY], H2982, H2984 [5MY], H3092-H3098 [10MY], H3116, H3118, H3119, H3171-H3177 [11MY], H3241 [12MY], H3294 [16MY], H3336, H3337, H3408-H3414 [17MY], H3441 [18MY], H3587, H3589 [19MY], H3756-H3758 [23MY], H3774 [24MY], H3898, H3900 [25MY], H4123 [26MY], H4173-H4179 [7JN], H4193 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4474 [14JN], H4490 [15JN], H4565 [16JN], H4658, H4712-H4714 [17JN], H4900, H4902, H4965, H4977-H4983 [22JN], H5103, H5104, H5105 [24JN], H5239-H5242 [27JN], H5258, H5259, H5260, H5262 [28JN], H5368, H5369, H5370, H5371 [29JN], H5596 [30JN], H5643, H5645 [12JY], H5791-H5798 [13JY], H6110, H6111, H6113 [20JY], H6207 [21JY], H6439 [26JY], H6655 [27JY], H10507 [17NO], E584 [7AP], E973 [13MY], E1692 [29JY]

———restore solvency, H6209 [21JY]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H2787 [3MY]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (H.R. 2948), E1253 [17JN]

Spina Bifida Association of America: tribute, E2038 [6OC]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E2006 [3OC], E2038 [6OC], E2111 [18OC]

Spoor, Kathy: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1239 [15JN]

St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing: anniversary, E1759 [6SE]

States: require public hearings when an insurer proposes increases in medical malpractice liability insurance, H6869 [27JY]

Suicide Prevention Month: observance, E1909 [21SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, E1149 [7JN], E1246 [15JN]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (H.R. 1600), E642 [13AP]

Survivors of Torture, International (organization): tribute, E2464 [7DE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (H.R. 218), E18 [4JA]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 37), H5720 [12JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (H.R. 2935), E1264 [17JN]

———allow a refundable credit to subsidize the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (H.R. 4173), E2215 [28OC]

———allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (H.R. 3076), E1365 [27JN]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (H.R. 3077), E1370 [27JN]

———allow use of flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements in combination with health savings accounts (H.R. 4511), H11337 [13DE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (H.R. 1634), H5173 [24JN]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (H.R. 727), E198 [9FE]

———provide a credit to physicians who provide charity care (H.R. 3614), E1693 [29JY]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (H.R. 2474), E1033 [20MY]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (H.R. 3444), E1617 [27JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (H.R. 2073), H3757 [23MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 179), E5 [4JA]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (H.R. 180), E5 [4JA]

Technology: recognize contributions of environmental systems and the technicians who install and maintain them (H. Res. 130), H2166 [20AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (H.R. 896), E284 [18FE]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for Moldovan woman who was the victim of sex trafficking in Turkey, E1971 [28SE]

———tribute to health care professionals for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7823 [13SE]

Tishcon Corp.: tribute, E762 [26AP]

Tobacco products: effects of smoking during pregnancy, H8251 [22SE]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (H.R. 2811), E1176 [8JN], E1186 [9JN]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4593-H4599 [16JN], H5289, H5294 [28JN]

U.S. Boxing Commission: require copies of boxing contracts, establish minimum standards for medical services availability, encourage insurance and pension funds, and agree on minimum standards with foreign boxing entities, H10354 [16NO]

U.S. Health Service: establish, H2982 [5MY]

United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley, Inc.: opening of Kernan Health Center, E1577 [22JY]

University of California, San Francisco, Fresno: tribute to Fresno, CA, Medical Education and Research Center opening, E675 [18AP]

University of Texas: tribute to Southwestern Medical School biomedical research program, H3064 [10MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H181 [25JA], H1423 [15MR], H1564, H1565 [16MR], H5242, H5243 [27JN], H12150-H12155 [17DE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 303), E934 [11MY]

———health care funding, H398-H402 [8FE], H512-H518 [9FE], H525 [10FE], H589, H604, H621-H626 [15FE], H1432, H1477, H1478, H1481 [15MR], H1524, H1563, H1572, H1609 [16MR], H1644-H1646, H1662 [17MR], H2709, H2710, H2715 [28AP], H4078-H4084, H4092-H4095, H4105, H4106, H4111 [26MY], H4909, H4910 [22JN], H5148, H5166 [24JN], H5221 [27JN], H5255, H5268-H5273, H5294 [28JN], H5367, H5371, H5385, H5386, H5470 [29JN], H5482 [30JN], H5646 [12JY], H5744, H5745, H5746, H5747, H5748, H5749, H5753, H5754 [13JY], H5884, H5897-H5900 [14JY], H5919-H5923, H5948, H5949 [18JY], H5979 [19JY], H6458-H6463 [26JY], H7020, H7021, H7022 [28JY], H9956-H9959 [7NO], H10120, H10124, H10126 [9NO], H10153 [10NO], H10921-H10924 [18NO], E184 [8FE], E1493 [15JY], E1586 [22JY], E1620 [27JY], E1732, E1742 [29JY], E1751 [6SE]

———health care funding (H.R. 515), H517 [9FE], H9993 [8NO], E178 [8FE]

———impact of budget proposals, H355 [8FE], H10148 [10NO]

———improve availability of benefits for veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (H.R. 4183), E2240 [1NO]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, H3091 [10MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H4024 [25MY], H4092, H4094 [26MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 1588), H1946 [13AP], E2248 [3NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H3906 [25MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2368), E984 [16MY]

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (H.R. 917), E624 [12AP]

———provide that veterans of conflicts where depleted uranium munitions are used shall be considered radiation-exposed for purposes of the service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 4184), E2240 [1NO]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (H.R. 4259), E2493 [8DE]

Violence Against Women Act: prohibit insurance providers from basing coverage decisions on victim's history of abuse, H8404 [28SE]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: employee health care plan, H9247 [26OC]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (H.R. 1315), E452 [16MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (H.R. 1126), H3589 [19MY]

West Milford, NJ: tribute to Upper Greenwood Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps, E2231 [1NO]

Winter Outdoors Month: designate (H. Res. 557), E2363 [15NO], E2373 [16NO]

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (H.R. 1245), H5034 [23JN], E925 [10MY]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (H.R. 1709), H2556 [27AP], E707 [20AP]

———impact of Bush administration budget proposal, H1610 [16MR]

———prenatal care for pregnant women funding, H7962 [15SE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (H.R. 2122), E888 [5MY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (H.R. 2861), H10167 [15NO], E1185 [9JN]

World AIDS Day: observance, E2452, E2460 [6DE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (S. 51), S512-S514, S536 [26JA]

———pro choice versus right to life relative to unborn disabled children, S10531-S10534 [28SE]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, S10221 [20SE]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (S. 1779), S10596 [28SE]

AID: Child Survival and Maternal Health Program funding, S2727 [15MR], S2945 [17MR], S7893 [1JY]

———safe drinking water programs funding, S8534 [20JY]

Alaska: improve sanitation in rural and native villages (S. 1409), S8326 [14JY]

Albuquerque, NM: designate the Albuquerque Indian Health Center as a critical access facility and provide funds for that Center (S. 972), S4586-S4589 [28AP]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (S. Res. 204), S10150 [15SE]

American Cancer Society: observance of Great American Smokeout, S13153 [17NO]

American Legacy Foundation: EPA Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award recipient, S4150 [22AP]

American Thoracic Society: anniversary, S5919 [25MY]

American Veterinary Medical Association: tribute, S9439 [29JY]

Anabolic Steroid Control Act: technical corrections (S. 893), S4162 [25AP]

Animals: add non-human primates to the definition of prohibited wildlife species (S. 1509), S9183 [27JY]

———establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (S. 914), S4404 [27AP]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (S. 2002), S12767 [14NO]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (S. 38), S683-S685 [1FE]

———ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (S. 11), S147 [24JA], S684 [1FE]

———ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (S. 871), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (S. 612), S2647 [14MR]

———expand and enhance benefits (S. 460), S1720-S1722 [18FE]

———impact of military service on members and their families, S3545 [13AP]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, S12596-S12598 [9NO], S12808 [15NO]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (S. 1341), S7822-S7825 [30JN]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (S. 121), S310 [24JA], S685 [1FE]

———increase the period of TRICARE health benefits for children of members who die while serving on active duty, S3719 [15AP]

———provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers, S4082, S4083, S4094 [21AP]

———provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers (S. 806), S3682 [14AP]

———provide for parental involvement in abortions of dependent children of members, S12562, S12563 [9NO]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent, S12423 [7NO]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (S. 337), S1261 [10FE]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, S3628-S3630 [14AP], S8625-S8631 [21JY]

———war-related illness research funding, S11252, S11253 [7OC]

Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act: funding, S11972 [27OC]

Bankruptcy: clarify treatment of debtors with serious medical conditons, servicemen called to active duty, and low income veterans, S1845-S1850, S1852-S1854 [1MR], S1907, S1913-S1915 [2MR]

———establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, S1895-S1900, S1906, S1907, S1924 [2MR], S2324 [9MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, S1895-S1900, S1907, S1913, S1923 [2MR], S2203 [8MR], S2324 [9MR]

———exempt from means testing economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1923, S1924, S1925 [2MR]

———exempt from means testing income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed and income from any employment in which he can no longer engage due to medical disability, S2323 [9MR], S2416 [10MR]

———increase amount of claims for income given priority in bankruptcy and provide cash payments to retirees for lost health benefits from bankruptcy of their former employer (S. 329), S1203 [9FE]

———increase payments of wages and benefits to employees and require payment to retirees for lost health benefits by companies filing for bankruptcy, S1905, S1926 [2MR], S1994, S1995 [3MR]

———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, S2203-S2215 [8MR]

———preserve existing protections for economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1908 [2MR]

———prevent courts from dismissing companies' Coal Act obligations to pay workers promised benefits, S1905, S1906 [2MR], S2331, S2332 [9MR]

———prevent courts from dismissing companies' Coal Act obligations to pay workers promised benefits (S. 594), S2487 [10MR], S2967 [17MR]

Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes: anniversary, S9981 [13SE]

Binational Health Week: observance, S11298 [7OC]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, S2801, S2809-S2817 [16MR], S2876-S2886, S2919, S2946 [17MR]

———establish (S. 338), S1208, S1211-S1214 [9FE], S1257 [10FE]

Bradley University: Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week award recipient, S10185 [19SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S11555, S11556 [19OC], S11735 [21OC], S11765 [24OC], S11818 [25OC], S12074 [31OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S9712-S9715 [7SE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S6721 [16JN]

Business and industry: promote development of health care cooperatives to help businesses pool the health care purchasing power of employers (S. 820), S3749 [15AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: arthritis program funding, S11992 [27OC]

———establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 1902), S11669-S11671 [20OC]

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]

———provide for the production of a corrected ``Medicare and You'' handbook, S11881, S11905 [26OC]

Century Council (nonprofit organization): tribute to cooperation with Nickelodeon (television network) on underage drinking education program, S11657 [20OC]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care (S. 526), S2037, S2040 [3MR]

———reauthorize and improve early learning opportunities and school preparedness (S. 525), S2031, S2037 [3MR], S2063 [4MR]

Children and youth: coordinate Federal policies and activities to prevent childhood obesity and establish grants for State childhood obesity prevention and control (S. 799), S3670 [14AP]

———encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S13551-S13553 [14DE]

———encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (S. 1324), S7531, S7537 [28JN]

———improve emergency medical services for children (S. 760), S3432-S3434 [11AP]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (S. 174), S581-S583, S586 [26JA]

———increase physical activities and provide fresh fruit and vegetables in schools, S2308 [9MR]

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

Children's Hospice International (organization): anniversary, S5843 [24MY]

Citizens' Health Care Working Group: implementation of proposals, S5037, S5038 [12MY]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (S. 162), S491 [25JA]

Colleges and universities: award grants to eligible entities to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking (S. 1436), S8563 [20JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate): retain jurisdiction over Medicare supplemental policies in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, S1484 [16FE]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): legislative agenda, S542 [26JA]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11297 [7OC]

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (S. 1889), S11564 [19OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S6076 [6JN], S13307 [18NO]

———disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S.J. Res. 4), S1349 [14FE], S1591 [17FE], S1927 [2MR], S1961-S1979 [3MR]

———establish an expedited procedure for congressional consideration of health care reform legislation (S. 934), S4549 [28AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 1214), S6316-S6318 [9JN]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (S. 1442), S8667 [21JY]

Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (S. 88), S256 [24JA]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure, S12 [4JA], S1009-S1042 [7FE], S1101 [8FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S3905-S3941 [19AP], S5493 [19MY], S6278 [9JN], S7287 [23JN], S12873, S12875 [16NO], S13483 [13DE]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, S14142-S14146 [20DE], S14234-S14238, S14242-S14244, S14246, S14249 [21DE], S14424 [22DE]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), unanimous-consent request, S2920 [17MR]

———require justification at the start of class action lawsuits for obtaining protective orders for document secrecy, S1230, S1244 [10FE]

———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation (S. 1337), S7635-S7639 [29JN]

———treatment of end-of-life care laws, S8617 [21JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), S7924 [1JY], S8090 [11JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 403), S1577 [16FE], S1694 [17FE]

Danbury, CT: tribute to Winter Wonderland Walk for the Cure Day, S14311 [21DE]

Death and dying: protect rights of the incapacitated and improve end-of-life care and decisionmaking, S3120-S3122 [4AP]

Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 56), S1560 [16FE], S1607 [17FE], S1956 [2MR]

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: transport and distribution of wheelchairs to victims of overseas conflicts, landmines, and crippling illnesses, S11252 [7OC]

Delaware: tribute to community health centers, S9452 [29JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S110, S116 [24JA]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on Social Security privatization proposals, S553 [26JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: change in Federal regulations relaxing prohibition of beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S26 [4JA], S1591 [17FE]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 1357), S7851 [30JN]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (S. 108), S278 [24JA]

———Team Nutrition program funding to support nutrition education and promote physical activities in schools, S10268, S10281-S10284 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program funding for force protection work and medical care at the Vaccine Health Care Centers, S3890 [19AP]

———Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program for Epilespy Research funding, S3996 [20AP]

———require a report on the Composite Health Care System II and efforts to develop a medical records system compatible with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs system, S12805 [15NO]

Dept. of Energy: clarify eligibility of certain employees under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (S. 2098), S13573 [14DE]

———prohibit spent nuclear fuel from being deposited into, or transported to, a non-federally-owned, offsite facility and conduct study on the storage, reprocessing, and recycling of spent nuclear fuel, S7218-S7220 [23JN]

———provide retirement benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, S12386-S12389 [4NO], S12440-S12442 [7NO], S12514 [8NO]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, S11976, S11983, S11984 [27OC]

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

———community health centers programs funding, S11789 [25OC]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———provide grants to States 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]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program methamphetamine enforcement and clean up program funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2938, S2939 [17MR]

———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]

———establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse (S. 2046), S13173 [17NO]

Dept. of State: make available unused EB-3 visas to help bring nurses into the U.S., S3887 [19AP]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program allocation modification, S5269-S5271 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina, S10348 [22SE]

———commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 259), S10603 [28SE]

———commend efforts of staff in response to Hurricane Katrina (S. Res. 263), S10911 [3OC]

———commend efforts to provide long-term care to veterans, S8744 [22JY]

———conduct veterans disability compensation information campaign, S10355 [22SE]

———ensure adequate veterans' health care funding and conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (S. 963), S6400 [13JN]

———improve health care for veterans (S. 1182), S6161-S6163 [7JN]

———improve mental health services at all facilities (S. 1177), S6157 [7JN]

———improve outreach programs (S. 1342), S7827 [30JN]

———improve outreach programs (S. 1990), S12684 [10NO]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (S. 996), S4939 [11MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), unanimous-consent request, S7797-S7799 [30JN], S8394 [18JY]

———permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (S. 614), S2648 [14MR]

———place conditions on the use of funding for reviewing or revoking approved disability claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, S10331 [22SE]

———provide veterans benefits handbooks to all county veterans service officers, S10357 [22SE]

———Readjustment Counseling Service funding, S10351, S10357 [22SE]

———submit plan for conducting reviews of certain post-traumatic stress disorder cases, S10358 [22SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10335-S10349, S10351-S10360, S10391 [22SE], S10421 [26SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, S13300-S13302, S13329 [18NO], S14294 [21DE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13300 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), unanimous-consent agreement, S10332 [22SE]

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

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (H.R. 1973), S13063 [16NO]

———make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (S. 492), S1885-S1888 [2MR], S9424 [29JY], S10713 [29SE]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks, S3176 [5AP]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (S. 2170), S14329 [21DE]

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]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include forseeable catastrophic events as major disasters and permit States affected by an event elsewhere to receive assistance (S. 2133), S13798 [16DE]

Discrimination: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, S4217-S4219 [25AP], S4254 [26AP]

———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (S. 1983), S12614 [9NO]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (S. 306), S1056-S1058 [7FE], S1452, S1459-S1486 [16FE], S1594-S1597 [17FE]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine, S3442, S3448, S3479 [12AP]

———anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (S. Res. 101), S3338 [6AP]

———avian flu prevention and response funding, S4087, S4088 [21AP]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (S. 756), S3431 [11AP]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (S. 258), S887-S889 [2FE]

———establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu, S14250 [21DE]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (S. 1353), S7836 [30JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (S. 1930), S12013 [27OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 37), S227 [24JA], S10520 [27SE], S10584 [28SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 602), S2495, S2496 [10MR]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries, S381 [25JA]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 1828), S11220-S11222 [6OC]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (S. 2115), S13680 [15DE]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S10529-S10531 [28SE], S10652-S10656, S10685-S10693, S10701, S10714 [29SE], S11818 [25OC], S11886-S11889 [26OC], S11958-S11969, S11972, S11978-S11980 [27OC], S12079, S12090, S12096 [1NO], S12805 [15NO], S13605 [15DE], S13948, S13960 [17DE], S14235, S14286, S14288, S14293 [21DE]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (S. 1821), S11132-S11139 [5OC], S11451, S11468 [18OC]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (S. 969), S4581 [28AP], S8447 [19JY], S10626-S10629 [28SE]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, S6905 [21JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (S. Con. Res. 48), S9183 [27JY]

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

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (S. Res. 42), S1063 [7FE]

———provide assistance to countries to combat malaria, S8475 [19JY]

———provide assistance to countries to combat tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases (S. 950), S4568 [28AP]

———reauthorize and extend certain programs to provide coordinated services and research relative to children and families with HIV/AIDS (S. 1051), S5305, S5306 [17MY]

———recognize importance of sun safety (S. Res. 167), S6341 [9JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (S. Res. 182), S7538 [28JN]

Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (S. 1698), S10039, S10043 [14SE]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S8397-S8399 [18JY]

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

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

———establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 1132), S9584 [29JY]

———expand the clinical trials drug data bank (S. 470), S1797-S1804 [28FE], S13095 [17NO]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S6473 [14JN]

———improve accessibility to and administration of immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, including influenza (S. 1527), S9292 [28JY]

———include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid (S. 1137), S6030 [26MY]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 45), S231 [24JA], S829 [1FE], S8501 [19JY]

———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (S. 1113), S5854 [24MY]

———protect the public from unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs, S5433 [18MY]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation, S1598 [17FE]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, S10025 [14SE], S12814, S12817 [15NO]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (S. 430), S1649 [17FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, S9873, S9874 [9SE], S9972 [13SE], S9997-S9999 [14SE], S13517, S13521 [14DE], S13712 [16DE], S14234 [21DE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (S. 103), S6473 [14JN], S7608 [29JN], S8547 [20JY], S12520 [8NO]

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

Dry Ridge, KY: Crittenden-Mount Zion Elementary School recipient of Fitness for Life Around Grant County (community coalition) Silver Award for the Worksite Wellness Program, S13445 [12DE]

Ecology and environment: promote healthy communities (S. 2047), S13174 [17NO]

Economy: develop agenda to enhance competitiveness of the U.S. economy, S13486 [13DE]

Education: establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program specializing in underserved treatment areas (S. 92), S259 [24JA]

———increase faculty in palliative care medicine at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools and promote development of careers as academic palliative specialists who emphasize teaching, S3121 [4AP]

———increase faculty in palliative care medicine at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools and promote development of careers as academic palliative specialists who emphasize teaching (S. 1000), S4941 [11MY]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (S. 89), S257 [24JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (S. 91), S258 [24JA]

Electric Factory Concerts (business): tribute for production of ``Live 8 2005'' concert in Philadelphia, PA, S12443 [7NO]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (S. 1085), S5549 [19MY]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (S. 932), S4428 [27AP]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2954 [17MR]

———Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, S9369, S9370 [29JY]

———continue ban on human testing of pesticides, S7552-S7561 [29JN], S7800 [30JN]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions, S6790-S6794 [20JN], S6900-S6902 [21JN]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (S. 1265), S6761 [16JN]

———establish performance standards for fine particulates for certain pulp and paper mills that use tires as a fuel source (S. 2011), S12849 [15NO]

———proposed new National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter, S14300 [21DE]

———review studies on human testing of pesticides before issuing final rule, S7552-S7560 [29JN], S7800 [30JN]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (S. Res. 67), S1811 [28FE]

Families and domestic relations: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 1283), S6933 [21JN]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 609), S2982 [17MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (S. 282), S984 [3FE]

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]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety (S. 930), S4426, S4427 [27AP], S13095 [17NO]

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

———issue comprehensive labeling guidelines for over-the-counter sunscreen products, S10330 [22SE]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 666), S3037-S3054 [17MR]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (S. 511), S2020 [3MR]

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

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (S. 1225), S6407-S6409 [13JN]

———extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States (S. 2051), S13181 [17NO]

———extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid transitional medical assistance, and related programs (S. 1778), S10517 [27SE], S10696 [29SE]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 127), S316 [24JA]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (S. 1149), S6043 [26MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to medical device user fees (H.R. 3423), S9196 [27JY]

———amend relative to medical device user fees (S. 1420), S8940 [26JY]

———establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (S. 399), S1531, S1534 [16FE]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (S. 742), S3407 [11AP]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (S. 172), S9585 [29JY]

Federal-State relations: establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (S. 1638), S9844 [8SE]

Food: promote food safety and protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S81-S84 [20JA]

———promote food safety and protect the animal feed supply from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S. 73), S249 [24JA]

Food Safety Administration: establish (S. 729), S3302 [6AP]

Foreign aid: global gag rule issued as executive order to deny U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions, S14176 [20DE]

———improve global water supply, S682 [1FE]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense nurse anesthetist training program located at U.S. Army Medical Dept. Center and School, S4391 [27AP]

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health: improve (S. 302), S1054 [7FE], S9197 [27JY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S2938, S2947 [17MR]

———funding through reductions in Iraq Economic Support Fund funding, S8470, S8471 [19JY]

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

Government: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (S. 611), S2646 [14MR]

Government regulations: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (S. 1406), S8320 [14JY]

Hanford, WA: nuclear waste site reclamation project funding, S12748 [14NO]

Hawaii: improve provision of health care and services to veterans (S. 1176), S6157 [7JN]

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (S. 1391), S8235, S8236 [13JY]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (S. 189), S599 [26JA]

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

Health care professionals: educate concerning substance use disorders and addiction (S. 538), S2162 [7MR]

———establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (S. 506), S2010 [3MR]

———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]

———provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 67), S245 [24JA]

Health Workforce Advisory Commission: establish (S. 831), S3823 [18AP]

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: prohibit funding for observance activities, S11875, S11876 [26OC]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (S. 709), S3215, S3217 [5AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (S. 1264), S6759 [16JN]

Hunger: encourage effective use of community resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through food recovery and job training (S. 1885), S11480-S11482 [18OC]

Hurricanes: ensure that prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex is applied in an abortion-neutral manner relative to elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S14249 [21DE]

———improve reporting relative to safety of workers in response and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina (S. 1771), S10435, S10436, S10460 [26SE], S10520 [27SE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S12106-S12114 [1NO], S12301 [3NO]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), S10147 [15SE], S10360 [22SE], S10415-S10419 [26SE], S10578, S10579, S10625, S10626 [28SE], S10784-S10791 [30SE], S11167-S11172 [5OC], S11472 [18OC], S14075 [20DE]

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1716), unanimous-consent request, S10579-S10582 [28SE], S10785 [30SE], S11165 [5OC], S11522-S11524 [19OC]

———provide emergency relief to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1637), S9895 [12SE], S13407 [18NO]

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

———provide Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance for States providing assistance to Katrina survivors and accommodate special needs of such survivors under the Medicare program (S. 1688), S9941 [12SE]

———provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), S10622 [28SE]

———reallocate certain unspent emergency relief funding to meet the immediate health care, housing, education, and financial needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina, S11167-S11172 [5OC]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (S. 674), S3055 [17MR]

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

Indian Health Service: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program and Special Diabetes Program for Indians funding through reductions in Federal land acquisition funding, S7491 [28JN]

———Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program and Special Diabetes Program for Indians funding through reductions in federal land acquisition funding, S7495-S7497 [28JN]

———funding, S7365 [24JN], S7591 [29JN]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S2941 [17MR], S11869-S11872, S11881, S11894 [26OC]

Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 239), S10391 [22SE]

Influenza: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity (S. 375), S1415 [15FE]

Insurance: continue State oversight of association health plans, S8940 [26JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (S. 910), S4263 [26AP]

———enhance long-term care insurance benefits (S. 1602), S9520-S9523 [29JY]

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

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), S11597 [19OC]

———extend period for COBRA coverage for victims of terrorist attacks (S. 224), S740 [1FE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children, S12939 [16NO], S13123, S13124 [17NO]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (S. 1303), S7308 [23JN]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, S833 [2FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 354), S1603-S1605 [17FE]

———medical malpractice insurance reform, S3813 [18AP]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (S. 577), S2392 [9MR]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1012), S5075 [12MY]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (S. 1015), S5103 [12MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (S. 803), S3680 [14AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (S. 1132), S6028 [26MY]

Japan: urge honoring of commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (S. Con. Res. 67), S13402 [18NO]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to efforts of Nathan Adelson Hospice to expand care to underserved minority communities, S733 [1FE]

Law enforcement: make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, S11055 [4OC], S13754-S13756 [16DE]

Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 241), S10151 [15SE]

Libby, MT: require vermiculite mining companies to establish a medical trust fund for treating asbestos-related illnesses before emerging from bankruptcy, S2055 [4MR], S2215 [8MR]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: extend termination date for mandatory price reporting (S. 1613), S9648 [6SE], S9995 [13SE], S10794 [30SE]

Medicaid: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 49), S9542-S9544 [29JY]

———apply the current Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State to certain subsequent fiscal years (S. 1754), S10381 [22SE]

———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]

———clarify treatment of prescription drug distributor service fees, S14205 [21DE]

———contain costs of prescription drug program, S2145 [7MR]

———coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease, S11989 [27OC]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (S. 66), S245 [24JA]

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

———eliminate targeted case management reforms, S12321 [3NO]

———exclude discounts provided to mail order and nursing facility pharmacies from the determination of average manufacturer price, S12318 [3NO]

———exclude prompt-pay discounts from pharmacy reimbursement methodology, S12327 [3NO]

———extend prescription drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (S. 1585), S9507 [29JY]

———funding, S2604, S2609, S2611, S2618 [14MR], S2709 [15MR], S2801, S2809 [16MR], S2876-S2886, S2919, S2946 [17MR], S4500, S4512, S4515, S4520, S4522, S4523 [28AP], S12194-S12196 [2NO], S13479-S13483, S13494 [13DE], S13527-S13530 [14DE], S14097, S14104-S14108, S14150-S14156 [20DE], S14209, S14215 [21DE]

———impact of budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children (S. Res. 302), S12690 [10NO]

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (S. 1808), S10802 [30SE]

———include pharmacy benefit managers as liable third party payors, S14205 [21DE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (S. 440), S1655 [17FE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV, S12217 [2NO], S12323 [3NO]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (S. 311), S1119 [8FE], S1602 [17FE], S6732 [16JN]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (S. 1592), S9511 [29JY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (S. 1007), S4956-S4958 [11MY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State and extend rebates for prescription drugs to enrollees in Medicaid managed care organizations, S12185-S12188 [2NO], S12307 [3NO]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (S. 68), S246 [24JA]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S14117 [20DE], S14219 [21DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 183), S592, S593 [26JA]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (S. 2074), S13381-S13384 [18NO], S14155 [20DE]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, S9776-S9778, S9783 [8SE], S11522-S11524 [19OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (S. 401), S1535-S1540 [16FE]

———recognize importance and ensure that reconciliation legislation reported by a conference committee does not have an adverse affect on beneficiaries (S. 1969), S12460 [7NO], S12551 [8NO]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (S. Con. Res. 65), S13185 [17NO]

———reduce benefits and increase cost to beneficiaries, S14077 [20DE]

———reform, S11757 [24OC], S14116, S14117 [20DE], S14220 [21DE]

———require Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to post public notification of State waivers, S12326 [3NO]

———require States to pay dispensing fees to pharmacies for prescriptions, S12326 [3NO]

Medicare: amend bad debt collection policy, S12327 [3NO], S12443 [7NO]

———anniversary, S9425 [29JY]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 50), S9544-S9547 [29JY]

———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (S. 2071), S13377 [18NO]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (S. 236), S744 [1FE]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled, S11853-S11855, S11858 [26OC]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (S. 566), S2270 [8MR], S13342 [18NO]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (S. 784), S3657 [14AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 604), S2521 [11MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2604 [14MR]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms, S12336 [3NO]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (S. 390), S1431, S1432 [15FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 345), S1272, S1273 [10FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 873), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP], S10525 [27SE]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (S. 1593), S9514 [29JY]

———ensure that savings from reducing overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans is reserved for deficit reduction and to strengthen the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, S2937 [17MR]

———establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries, S3121 [4AP]

———establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries (S. 1001), S4941 [11MY]

———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (S. 1733), S10237 [20SE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (S. 927), S4422 [27AP]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (S. 1403), S8317 [14JY]

———funding, S14116 [20DE], S14208, S14215 [21DE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (S. 626), S2740 [15MR]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (S. 933), S4549 [28AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (S. 635), S2849 [16MR]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (S. 764), S3487 [12AP]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (S. 411), S1555 [16FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (S. 1010), S13153 [17NO]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 61), S242 [24JA]

———improve (S. 18), S111, S208-S210 [24JA]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (S. 1909), S11769 [24OC]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (S. 657), S3010 [17MR]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (S. 1002), S4946-S4950 [11MY]

———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (S. 1108), S5852 [24MY]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 1148), S6042 [26MY]

———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]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (S. 1217), S6320 [9JN]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, S132-S134 [24JA]

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

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (S. 2080), S13453 [12DE]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (S. 1081), S5537, S5538 [19MY]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (S. 1574), S9495 [29JY]

———provide access to audiologists (S. 277), S982 [3FE], S8294 [14JY]

———provide beneficiaries access to information on the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and provide incentives for such facilities to improve the quality of care (S. 708), S3214 [5AP]

———provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (S. 2022), S12955 [16NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans, S13119, S13128, S13129 [17NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), S11231 [6OC], S12726 [14NO], S12826-S12828 [15NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), unanimous-consent request, S12828 [15NO]

———provide extended and additional protections to certain beneficiaries (S. 2168), S14329 [21DE]

———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]

———provide incentives for provision of high quality care (S. 1356), S7848-S7850 [30JN], S9108 [27JY]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (S. 1589), S9509 [29JY]

———reform, S11757 [24OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage, S16 [4JA]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (S. 911), S4399 [27AP]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (S. 70), S246 [24JA]

———repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund (S. 124), S316 [24JA]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps, S14159, S14160 [20DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (S. 438), S1654 [17FE]

———repeal part B premium increase, S12121, S12122, S12146 [1NO], S12302, S12303 [3NO]

———require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a prescription drug plan, S12313 [3NO]

———require that prescription drug plans or Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans with initial coverage limits obtain signed certification prior to enrolling benficiaries (S. 2026), S12958 [16NO]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (S. 222), S672 [31JA]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (S. 1900), S11667 [20OC]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (S. 300), S1053 [7FE]

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: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (S. 289), S988 [3FE], S3862 [18AP]

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

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S2945, S2946 [17MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 1580), S9498, S9499, S9508 [29JY]

———reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality of minorities by improving data collection, providing performance incentives, and expanding programs seeking to eliminate health disparities, S12322 [3NO]

Month of Global Health: designate (S. Res. 225), S9537 [29JY], S11499 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: make certain funding to States dependent upon the existence and enforcement of motorcycle helmet laws, S4915-S4917 [11MY]

National Academies of Practice: grant Federal charter (S. 87), S256 [24JA]

National Addiction Counselors' Day: observance, S10229 [20SE]

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

National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 43), S1138 [8FE], S3086 [17MR]

National Basketball Association: tribute to sponsorship of Basketball Without Borders, S3479 [12AP]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 121), S4194 [25AP], S4604 [28AP]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (S. 90), S257 [24JA]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 278), S11498 [18OC]

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 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 115), S4036 [20AP], S4788 [9MY]

National Dairy Promotion and Research Board: permit diversion of funds for activities that improve public health and the environment, S10264-S10266 [21SE]

National Dyspraxia Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 211), S8986 [26JY]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (S. Res. 141), S5183 [12MY]

———observance, S9888, S9889 [9SE], S9925 [12SE]

National Health Center Week: designate (S. Res. 31), S824 [1FE], S8500 [19JY], S9452 [29JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (S. 1774), S10516 [27SE]

National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 117), S4605 [28AP], S4864 [10MY]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 236), S9989 [13SE]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 579), S2394-S2396 [9MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 757), S11555, S11556 [19OC], S11735 [21OC], S11765 [24OC], S11818 [25OC], S12002, S12003 [27OC]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 262), S11297 [7OC]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 154), S5936 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 57), S1577 [16FE]

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

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S15-S18 [4JA], S96 [20JA], S138 [24JA], S7805 [30JN], S9107-S9109 [27JY]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 16), S110, S111, S127, S183 [24JA]

———reduce health care costs, expand access to affordable coverage, improve health care, and strengthen the health care safety net (S. 1503), S8963 [26JY]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care, S1482 [16FE]

———reorient the nation's health care system towards prevention, wellness, and self care (S. 1074), S5446 [18MY]

National Prematurity Awareness Day: observance, S12739 [14NO]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 230), S9583 [29JY]

National Public Health Week: observance, S3272 [6AP]

National Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 145), S5448 [18MY]

———designate (S. Res. 160), S6112 [6JN]

National School Backpack Awareness Day: observance, S9927 [12SE]

National School Breakfast Week: observance, S2381 [9MR]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (S. 2145), S14065-S14068 [19DE]

———strengthen the national biodefense system, S1598 [17FE]

———strengthen the national biodefense system (S. 3), S109, S146 [24JA], S3262-S3265 [6AP], S3442 [12AP]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 112), S3760, S3761 [15AP]

National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 257), S10623 [28SE]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (S. Res. 40), S1062 [7FE], S7199 [22JN]

National Wear Red Day: observance, S993 [3FE]

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

Native Americans: health care, housing, and education funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2936 [17MR]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 215), S660 [31JA]

NIH: establish the American Center for Cures (S. 2104), S13578 [14DE]

———funding, S2762-S2768, S2808 [16MR], S13290, S13291 [18NO], S13603, S13604 [15DE], S14285, S14288 [21DE]

NOAA: National Waterborne Disease Recognition and Disaster Preparedness Program funding, S10075 [15SE]

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (S. Res. 130), S4602 [28AP]

North Dakota: tribute to health care professionals, S9153 [27JY]

Northwest Research and Education Institute: tribute, S14053 [19DE]

NRC: establish guidelines and procedures for tracking, controlling, and accounting for individual spent fuel rods and segments (S. 1194), S6228 [8JN]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (S. 2099), S13574 [14DE]

———spent nuclear fuel storage sites, S10222 [20SE]

Occupational safety and health: provide enhanced criminal penalties for willful violations of occupational standards for asbestos (S. 668), S3054 [17MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 944), S4562 [28AP]

———improve safety and health of working environments (S. 2065), S13370 [18NO]

———improve safety and health of working environments (S. 2066), S13370 [18NO]

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (S. 947), S4566 [28AP]

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]

Oncology Nursing Society: anniversary, S4104 [21AP], S4255 [26AP]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (S. 874), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP]

Oregon: bipartisan agenda and legislative goals, S3344-S3346 [7AP]

Pain: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain, S3121 [4AP]

———provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain (S. 999), S4941 [11MY]

Performance Pipe Manufacturing (business): Fitness for Life Around Grant County (community coalition) Gold Award for the Worksite Wellness Program recipient, S13446 [12DE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (S. 1619), S9729 [7SE]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure vaccine awareness, sufficient vaccine supply ,and vaccine production capacity, S3442 [12AP], S3610 [14AP]

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

———place restrictions on, and study the impact of, direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, S7876-S7879, S7886 [1JY]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (S. 226), S741 [1FE]

Plummer, ID: Benewah Medical Center and Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center recipient of Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Leadership Award, S4541 [28AP]

Pope John Paul II: get well wishes, S833 [2FE]

Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, S6447, S6448 [14JN], S6601-S6606, S6609-S6614 [15JN]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 606), S2521 [11MR]

Privacy: require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (S. 116), S289-S291 [24JA]

Psoriasis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 206), S8753 [22JY], S9318 [28JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (S. 655), S9198 [27JY]

———increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (S. 1840), S11230 [6OC]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation: anniversary, S6221 [8JN]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make former nuclear weapons workers in Iowa who were exposed to radiation eligible to receive compensation, S6813 [20JN]

———make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (S. 2132), S13775, S13776, S13797 [16DE]

———make residents of Idaho who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (S. 998), S4940 [11MY], S11993, S11994 [27OC]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation, S4540 [28AP]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (S. 977), S4648 [9MY], S4861, S4862 [10MY]

Radioactive substances: improve security of radiation sources (S. 1150), S6044 [26MY]

Railroads: ensure safe and secure transportation of extremely hazardous materials (S. 773), S3560 [13AP]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (S. Res. 277), S11497 [18OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (S. 365), S1305 [10FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S109 [24JA], S4226 [26AP]

Research: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (S. 550), S2252 [8MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (S. 424), S1634 [17FE]

———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]

Roads and highways: establish a safe routes to school program, S4253 [26AP]

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]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (S. 689), S3149 [4AP]

———reauthorize and extend provisions relating to contaminant prevention, detection, and response (S. 1426), S8490 [19JY]

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

———promote a culture of safety within the health care system through the establishment of a National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Program (S. 1784), S10599 [28SE]

Sarbanes, Senator: get well wishes, S5198 [16MY]

Schwarzenegger, Arnold: tribute to California initiative to require healthier food in schools, S2308 [9MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (S. 658), S3011 [17MR]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (S. 876), S4120-S4123 [21AP]

Senate: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S13-S15 [4JA]

———legislative priorities, S376 [25JA], S6188-S6190 [8JN], S6716 [16JN]

Senior citizens: coordination of health care, S4640 [9MY]

———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]

———improve opportunities for older workers by providing tax incentives to employers, extending COBRA coverage, improving job training, and establishing a Federal Task Force on Older Workers (S. 1826), S11214 [6OC]

Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (S. 723), S3290 [6AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (S. 406), S1452, S1541-S1550 [16FE], S4012 [20AP]

Social Security: advertising campaign designed to build public support for privatization proposals, S547 [26JA]

———allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 740), S3359-S3361 [7AP]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 114), S287 [24JA]

———history, S2057-S2059 [4MR]

———impact of progressive price indexing on benefits, S7544 [29JN]

———improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (S. 2164), unanimous-consent request, S14290 [21DE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (S. 1587), S9509 [29JY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1104), S5788 [23MY]

———privatization proposals, S547-S550, S553 [26JA]

———protection of disability benefits, S625 [31JA]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1049), S5302-S5305 [17MY]

———reform, S96 [20JA], S119 [24JA], S617, S618, S619, S624-S626 [31JA], S1106 [8FE], S1154-S1156 [9FE], S1219-S1223, S1254 [10FE], S1314-S1316 [14FE], S1439-S1444, S1454-S1457 [16FE], S1583-S1590 [17FE], S1815 [1MR], S1915 [2MR], S1960 [3MR], S2059-S2061 [4MR], S2232 [8MR], S2305 [9MR], S2510 [11MR], S2589, S2611, S2623 [14MR], S2662-S2665, S2667, S2668, S2676-S2678, S2685-S2693, S2711 [15MR], S3228-S3235 [5AP], S3352 [7AP], S3444 [12AP], S4447, S4488 [28AP], S5051 [12MY], S6146 [7JN], S7402 [27JN], S7544 [29JN]

———restore solvency before allowing new tax cuts or mandatory spending unless paid for or approved by a supermajority, S2668-S2676, S2680-S2683, S2692 [15MR]

Specter, Senator: get well wishes, S1484 [16FE]

States: provide grants for developing trauma care systems (S. 265), S894 [2FE]

———provide with resources needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use (S. 1974), S12530 [8NO]

Stroke: provide programs for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (S. 1064), S5441 [18MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6149 [7JN], S6222 [8JN]

———anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (S. Res. 162), S6135-S6138, S6170, S6171 [7JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (S. 1244), S6489-S6492 [14JN]

———allow a nonrefundable credit for elder care expenses (S. 835), S3831 [18AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (S. 1060), S5438 [18MY]

———allow employers a tax credit for employment and business practices favorable to U.S. employees, S13120, S13129 [17NO]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 484), S1875 [1MR]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (S. 1893), S11567 [19OC]

———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (S. 897), S4190 [25AP]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (S. 663), S3031 [17MR]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance, S13120, S13129 [17NO]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (S. 2053), S13364 [18NO]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (S. 2073), S13379 [18NO]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (S. 1706), S10121 [15SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S2914-S2916, S2932, S2933 [17MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (S. 774), S3562 [13AP]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (S. 1514), S9185 [27JY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (S. 309), S1119 [8FE]

Technology: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (S. 1418), S8393, S8420 [18JY], S8546 [20JY], S8591 [21JY], S13260-S13277 [17NO]

———enhance adoption of health information technology and improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare (S. 1355), S7840-S7848 [30JN], S9108 [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, S2946 [17MR]

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

———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]

Terrorism: criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (S. 1532), S9296 [28JY]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (S. 36), S227 [24JA]

University of Minnesota: partnership with Rwanda to institute comprehensive medical training and support program for Rwandans infected with HIV/AIDS, S8534 [20JY]

University of North Dakota: anniversary of School of Medicine and Health Sciences, S10035 [14SE]

Veterans: ensure that future health care funding accounts for inflation and population changes, S8801 [25JY]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (S. 1571), S9493 [29JY]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (S. 13), S111, S168 [24JA], S510-S512 [26JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits, S3620 [14AP]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (S. 558), S2258 [8MR]

———health care funding, S1223 [10FE], S1588 [17FE], S2720-S2726 [15MR], S2788-S2793, S2806, S2807 [16MR], S3451-S3468 [12AP], S4500 [28AP], S4826 [10MY], S7420 [27JN], S7486, S7489-S7491, S7498-S7500, S7509 [28JN], S7545-S7547, S7550, S7568-S7582, S7587 [29JN], S7678, S7807, S7871 [30JN], S7897 [1JY], S7946, S7966, S7979 [11JY], S8106-S8110 [12JY], S8207 [13JY], S8394 [18JY], S8902, S8918 [26JY], S9332-S9334, S9367, S9370-S9372 [29JY], S10346, S10347, S10349 [22SE], S11100, S11117 [5OC], S11914 [26OC], S12635, S12636 [10NO], S12941 [16NO], S14294 [21DE]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans, S10356 [22SE]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, S3458 [12AP]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, S12807 [15NO]

———improve treatment provided to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 1448), S8678-S8680 [21JY]

———increase treatment and support services funding through reduction in tax cuts, S13130 [17NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (S. 845), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S12489 [8NO]

———provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1646), S9849 [8SE]

Warren, Elizabeth: results of study on medical bankruptcies, S1996 [3MR]

Water: exempt nonprofit small public water systems from certain drinking water standards relating to naturally occurring contaminants (S. 41), S228 [24JA]

———prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (S. 2161), S14322 [21DE]

Williamstown, KY: Mason Corinth Elementary School recipient of Fitness for Life Around Grant County (community coalition) Silver Award for the Worksite Wellness Program, S13445 [12DE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (S. 1172), S6109, S6110 [6JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care, S2916, S2934 [17MR]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (S. 20), S111 [24JA], S6222 [8JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (S. 844), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

———global improvement of access to quality health care relative to reproductive and sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, S2289 [8MR]

———protection of reproductive rights, S6135-S6138 [7JN]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (S. 1289), S7075 [22JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 707), S3212-S3214 [5AP], S12739 [14NO]

———repeal law that gags doctors and denies women information and referrals concerning their reproductive health options (S. 839), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

World AIDS Day: observance, S13444 [12DE], S13496 [13DE]

Year of Polio Education: designate (S. Res. 304), S12693 [10NO], S13417 [18NO]

Reports

Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (105th Congress), H2571 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (106th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (107th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

Committee on Rules (House) Votes Preventing Amendments to H.R. 1268, Supplemental Appropriations Legislation, From Being Brought to Floor for Consideration: Committee on the Budget (House), H5563 [30JN]

Over a Barrel—Why Aren't Oil Companies Using Ethanol To Lower Gasoline Prices? Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America, S6604-S6606 [15JN]

Presidential Mission on Children Orphaned by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Office of National AIDS Policy (1999), H8860 [18OC]

Scientific Reasons for Methamphetamine Effects, H10375 [16NO]

Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight Children and Obesity, H5174 [24JN]

Ten Years of Kicking Butts—Reducing Youth Smoking in the United States—Kick Butts Day 10th Anniversary Report: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), E634 [13AP]

Reports filed

Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1873), S11768 [24OC]

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]

Caring for Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 525) (S. Rept. 109-130), S9599 [1SE]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) (H. Rept. 109-51), H2469 [21AP], H3051 [5MY]

Combat Meth Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 103), S9282 [28JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Construction, Quality of Life, and Veterans: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 109-308), H10908 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. Rept. 109-185), H6649 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 525, Small Business Health Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 379) (H. Rept. 109-183), H6431 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 109-56), H2548 [26AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1334, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 162) (H. Rept. 109-20), H1620 [16MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 298) (H. Rept. 109-97), H4072 [25MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 109-305), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 109-95), H3767 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2528), S8664 [21JY]

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1265) (S. Rept. 109-133), S9727 [7SE]

Drug Free Sports Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3084) (H. Rept. 109-210), H7556 [28JY]

Extend Issuance of Special Postage Stamps To Fund Breast Cancer Research: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 37) (S. Rept. 109-140), S10424 [26SE]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 852), S6740 [16JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 852) (S. Rept. 109-97), S7818 [30JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Regulation of Noncorrective Contact Lenses as Medical Devices: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 172) (S. Rept. 109-110), S9157 [27JY]

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 109-75), S6020 [26MY]

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 306), S1259 [10FE]

Lift the Patient Limitation on Prescribing Drug Addiction Treatments by Medical Practitioners in Group Practices: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 109-116), H4354 [9JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 109-116), H5637 [11JY]

Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1420) (S. Rept. 109-107), S8826 [25JY]

Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3889) (H. Rept. 109-299), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3889) (H. Rept. 109-299), H10501 [16NO]

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1132) (H. Rept. 109-191), H6932 [27JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 518) (S. Rept. 109-117), S9466 [29JY]

National Health Museum Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2015) (S. Rept. 109-212), S14316 [21DE]

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]

Public Health Service Act Amendments Relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 655) (S. Rept. 109-91), S7427 [27JN]

Recognize Importance of Sun Safety: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. Rept. 109-103), H4185 [7JN]

Reliable Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 606) (S. Rept. 109-74), S6020 [26MY]

Rural and Native Alaskan Villages Sanitation Improvement: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1409) (S. Rept. 109-159), S11768 [24OC]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Removal to Federal Court Certain State Cases Involving the Rights of Incapacitated Persons: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 181) (H. Rept. 109-27), H1729, H1735 [20MR]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 162, Consideration of H.R. 1334, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 109-21), H1620 [16MR]

Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2046) (H. Rept. 109-88), H3693 [19MY]

Small Business Health Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 525) (H. Rept. 109-41), H1967 [13AP]

State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3204) (H. Rept. 109-192), H6932 [27JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 288), S1259 [10FE]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 288) (S. Rept. 109-121), S9466 [29JY]

Veterans Health Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1182) (S. Rept. 109-177), S12681 [10NO]

Water for the Poor Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 1973) (H. Rept. 109-260), H9425 [28OC]

Wired for Health Care Quality Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1418) (S. Rept. 109-111), S9157 [27JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4106 [26MY]

Statements

American Veterinary Medical Association Convention: Henry E. Childers, American Veterinary Medical Association, S9439 [29JY]

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

Deficit Reduction Act Provisions Relative to Medicaid Benefits: Mark B. McClellan, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S14117 [20DE], S14211 [21DE]

Disapproval of Rule Submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture Relating to Risk Zones for Introduction of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease): Executive Office of the President, S1979 [3MR]

Expand Applicability of Laws Preventing Governmental Discrimination Against Health Care Entities Who Refuse To Perform or Provide Training in Performing Abortions: Senator Boxer, S4221-S4223 [25AP]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: John Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, S3940 [19AP]

———Senator Specter, S3906-S3908 [19AP]

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Executive Office of the President, S1481 [16FE]

Improving Quality of Care—How the VA Outpaces Other Systems in Delivering Patient Care: RAND Corp., S1588 [17FE]

Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Extension to Enrollees of Managed Care Organizations: American Public Human Services Association, S9508 [29JY]

Medical Malpractice—Is MAG Mutual Gouging Its Doctors? American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H6980 [28JY]

NIH and Dept. of Education Funding: Senator Specter, S2764 [16MR]

Policy Recommendations: Dominican American National Roundtable (organization), E1710 [29JY]

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]

Walter Ginter Recovering Drug Addict: Walter Ginter, E1903 [20SE]

Studies

Illness and Injury as Contributors to Bankruptcy: David U. Himmelstein, Elizabeth Warren, Deborah Thorne, and Steffie Woolhandler, H2056-H2058 [14AP]

Summaries

American Center for Cures Act (S. 2104), S13579, S13580-S13583 [14DE]

Committee on Finance (Senate) Contribution to Budget Reconciliation Legislation, S12070-S12073 [31OC]

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

Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (S. 282), S985 [3FE]

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

Health Insurance Reform Principles: Senator Enzi, S7806 [30JN]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act (S. 1602), S9521 [29JY]

Medicaid Health Plan Rebate Act (S. 1585), S9507 [29JY]

Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act (S. 1808), S10803 [30SE]

Medicare Early Access Act (H.R. 2072), E862 [4MY]

MediKids Health Insurance Act (H.R. 3055), E1339 [24JN]

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

Rocky Flats Employee Benefit Initiatives: Dept. of Energy, S12388 [4NO]

Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) Act (S. 835), S3832 [18AP]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, S10421 [26SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4086-H4089 [26MY], H10915-H10920 [18NO]

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage reduction, S10381 [22SE]

Polls on requiring parental involvement in minors' abortions, S5432 [18MY]

Proposed VA budget for fiscal year 2006, S2723 [15MR]

Senator Santorum voting record on veterans health care funding: Democratic Policy Committee, S7571-S7573 [29JN]

Testimonies

Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatment: Josephine Nabukenya, E2166 [25OC]

United States National Health Insurance Act: Carol McMann, E1164 [8JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 30, support goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, H430 [9FE]

H. Con. Res. 175, acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, H5927 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY]

H. Con. Res. 178, support goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, H8481 [28SE]

H. Con. Res. 180, reduce firefighter fatalities and injuries, make safety a national priority, and support national initiative focusing on firefighter safety, H4820 [21JN]

H. Res. 130, recognize contributions of environmental systems and the technicians who install and maintain them and support goals and ideals of National Indoor Comfort Week, H2166 [20AP]

H. Res. 169, recognize importance of sun safety, H4148 [7JN]

H. Res. 208, Salk polio vaccine development anniversary, H2171 [20AP]

H. Res. 220, tribute to America's Blood Centers (organization), H9055 [25OC]

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2562 [27AP]

H. Res. 250, support goals and ideals of National Hepatitis B Awareness Week, H3029 [5MY]

H. Res. 253, characterization of Democratic amendments to Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2768 [3MY]

H. Res. 261, tribute to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, H8683 [6OC]

H. Res. 276, support goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, H8658 [6OC]

H. Res. 289, support goals and ideals of National Health Center Week, H6390 [25JY]

H. Res. 298, consideration of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H4078 [26MY]

H. Res. 379, consideration of H.R. 525, Small Business Health Fairness Act, H6466 [26JY]

H. Res. 385, consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act, H6860 [27JY]

H. Res. 444, Gynecological Resolution for Advancement of Ovarian Cancer Education, H9709 [7NO]

H. Res. 485, support goals of Red Ribbon Week, H9058 [25OC]

H. Res. 564, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H10912 [18NO]

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act, H6974-H6977 [28JY]

H.R. 525, Small Business Health Fairness Act, H6478-H6484 [26JY]

H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2606 [27AP]

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

H.R. 1132, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, H6681-H6683 [27JY]

H.R. 1332, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act, H1599 [16MR]

H.R. 1790, Child Medication Safety Act, H10185 [15NO]

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

H.R. 1973, Water for the Poor Act, H9703-H9705 [7NO]

H.R. 2017, victims of torture treatment programs funding, H11056 [6DE]

H.R. 2046, Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act, H3740 [23MY]

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

H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services appropriations, S10335-S10346 [22SE], S10453-S10459 [26SE]

H.R. 3130, Dept. of Veterans Affairs supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care, H5585 [30JN]

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

H.R. 3204, State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act, H6668 [27JY]

H.R. 3614, Charity Care for the Uninsured Act, E1693 [29JY]

H.R. 3864, Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act, H8406 [28SE]

H.R. 3975, Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act, H10235-H10238 [16NO]

H.R. 4519, State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act, H12072 [17DE]

H.R. 4568, Proficiency Testing Improvement Act, H12059 [17DE]

H.R. 4579, extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, H12125 [17DE]

S. 4, Healthy America Act, S9160-S9182 [27JY]

S. 11, Standing With Our Troops Act, S148-S156 [24JA]

S. 13, Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act, S169-S174 [24JA]

S. 16, Affordable Health Care Act, S184-S204 [24JA]

S. 18, Meeting Our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act, S207 [24JA]

S. 20, Prevention First Act, S210-S214 [24JA]

S. 36, U.S. Military Cancer Institute, S227 [24JA]

S. 37, extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S228 [24JA], S10520 [27SE], H9330 [27OC]

S. 45, lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, S232 [24JA], S8501 [19JY], H6679 [27JY]

S. 61, Equity for Clinical Social Workers Act, S242 [24JA]

S. 66, Nursing School Clinics Act, S245 [24JA]

S. 67, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S246 [24JA]

S. 68, Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act, S246 [24JA]

S. 70, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act, S247 [24JA]

S. 73, Animal Feed Protection Act, S249 [24JA]

S. 87, National Academies of Practice Recognition Act, S256 [24JA]

S. 88, Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act, S256 [24JA]

S. 89, Strengthen the Public Health Service Act, S257 [24JA]

S. 90, National Center for Social Work Research Act, S257 [24JA]

S. 91, Strengthen Social Work Training Act, S259 [24JA]

S. 92, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act, S259 [24JA]

S. 102, Exile Meth Act, S262 [24JA]

S. 103, Combat Meth Act, S262 [24JA]

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

S. 116, Privacy Act, S291-S300 [24JA]

S. 121, increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits for Armed Forces members, S311-S313 [24JA]

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

S. 124, repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund, S316 [24JA]

S. 127, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S316 [24JA]

S. 143, Taste of Our Own Medicine Act, S363 [24JA]

S. 162, clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated, S491 [25JA]

S. 172, regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices, S580 [26JA], S9585 [29JY], H9196 [26OC]

S. 173, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act, S580 [26JA]

S. 215, Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S660-S668 [31JA]

S. 226, Improved Vaccine Supply Act, S741 [1FE]

S. 258, Training and Research in Urology Act, S888 [2FE]

S. 265, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, S894 [2FE]

S. 289, diversion courts appropriations, S989 [3FE], S3862 [18AP]

S. 302, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Improvement Act, S1054 [7FE], S9197 [27JY]

S. 306, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, S1459-S1476 [16FE]

S. 309, treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, S1119 [8FE]

S. 311, Early Treatment for HIV Act, S1122 [8FE]

S. 329, Bankruptcy Fairness Act, S1204 [9FE]

S. 345, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S1273 [10FE]

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

S. 365, refugee victims of torture treatment programs funding, S1305 [10FE]

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

S. 399, Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, S1532-S1534 [16FE]

S. 401, Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act, S1536-S1539 [16FE]

S. 406, Small Business Health Fairness Act, S1542-S1549 [16FE]

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

S. 411, MediFair Act, S1556 [16FE]

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

S. 430, Arrest Methamphetamine Act, S1650 [17FE]

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

S. 470, Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) Act, S1798-S1803 [28FE]

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

S. 484, allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums, S1875 [1MR]

S. 492, Safe Water—Currency for Peace Act, S1932-S1934 [2MR]

S. 511, RU-486 Suspension and Review Act, S2020 [3MR]

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

S. 525, Caring for Children Act, S2032-S2037 [3MR]

S. 526, Child Care Quality Incentive Act, S2038 [3MR]

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

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

S. 538, Health Professionals Substance Abuse Education Act, S2162-S2164 [7MR]

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

S. 550, Microbicide Development Act, S2253-S2255 [8MR]

S. 558, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S2258 [8MR]

S. 566, Medicare Dual Eligible Prescription Drug Coverage Act, S2271 [8MR]

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

S. 579, Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, S2396 [9MR]

S. 655, Public Health Service Act amendment relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, S9198 [27JY]

S. 663, Equity for Our Nation's Self Employed Act, S3032 [17MR]

S. 666, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S3037-S3053 [17MR]

S. 674, provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India, S3056 [17MR]

S. 689, Community Drinking Water Assistance Act, S3150 [4AP]

S. 707, Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act, S3212 [5AP]

S. 709, Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, S3215-S3217 [5AP]

S. 723, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act, S3291-S3294 [6AP]

S. 729, Safe Food Act, S3303-S3312 [6AP]

S. 740, Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act, S3361 [7AP]

S. 760, emergency medical services for children improvement, S3433 [11AP]

S. 764, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act, S3487 [12AP]

S. 773, Extremely Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Act, S3561 [13AP]

S. 784, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act, S3657 [14AP]

S. 799, Prevention of Childhood Obesity Act, S3670-S3674 [14AP]

S. 803, Help Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Act, S3680-S3682 [14AP]

S. 806, provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers, S3682 [14AP]

S. 820, Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperative Act, S3750 [15AP]

S. 831, Health Workforce Advisory Commission Act, S3824 [18AP]

S. 835, Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) Act, S3832 [18AP]

S. 845, permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits, S3901 [19AP]

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

S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S3908-S3939 [19AP]

S. 873, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S4114 [21AP]

S. 874, Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act, S4114-S4118 [21AP]

S. 876, Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act, S4121 [21AP]

S. 893, Anabolic Steroid Control Act technical corrections, S4162 [25AP]

S. 897, clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of insurance plans sponsored by bona fide associations, S4191 [25AP]

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

S. 908, Commonsense Consumption Act, S4261 [26AP]

S. 934, Reform Health Care Now Act, S4550 [28AP]

S. 947, Workplace Wrongful Death Accountability Act, S4566 [28AP]

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

S. 969, Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act, S4582-S4585 [28AP]

S. 972, Albuquerque Indian Health Center Act, S4589 [28AP]

S. 999, Conquering Pain Act, S4941-S4944 [11MY]

S. 1000, Palliative Care Training Act, S4944 [11MY]

S. 1001, Medicare Hospice Demonstration Act, S4944-S4946 [11MY]

S. 1007, Medicaid Formula Fairness Act, S4957 [11MY]

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

S. 1015, Health Care Choice Act, S5103-S5105 [12MY]

S. 1049, Covering Kids Act, S5303 [17MY]

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

S. 1060, Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act, S5439 [18MY]

S. 1126, prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, S5933 [25MY]

S. 1132, Treatment of Children's Deformities Act, S6028 [26MY]

S. 1137, include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid, S6031 [26MY]

S. 1148, Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act, S6043 [26MY]

S. 1150, Dirty Bomb Prevention Act, S6044-S6046 [26MY]

S. 1172, Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act, S6110 [6JN]

S. 1176, Neighbor Islands Veterans Health Care Improvements Act, S6227 [8JN]

S. 1177, Veterans Mental Health Care Capacity Enhancement Act, S6158 [7JN]

S. 1182, Veterans Health Care Act, S6163-S6165 [7JN]

S. 1194, Spent Nuclear Fuel Tracking and Accountability Act, S6228 [8JN]

S. 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S6322 [9JN]

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. 1244, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act, S6490 [14JN]

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

S. 1264, Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, S6760 [16JN]

S. 1265, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, S6762 [16JN]

S. 1303, MediKids Health Insurance Act, S7308-S7312 [23JN]

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

S. 1324, Childhood Obesity Reduction Act, S7531-S7534 [28JN]

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

S. 1337, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, S7637 [29JN]

S. 1341, Veterans' Enhanced Transition Services Act, S7825-S7827 [30JN]

S. 1342, Veterans Outreach Improvement Act, S7828 [30JN]

S. 1353, ALS Registry Act, S7836 [30JN]

S. 1355, Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act, S7842-S7846 [30JN]

S. 1403, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act, S8318 [14JY]

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

S. 1409, improve water sanitation in Alaskan rural and native villages, S8326 [14JY]

S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S8421-S8426 [18JY], S13261-S13271 [17NO]

S. 1448, Post-Traumatic Stress Order Treatment Improvement Act, S8680 [21JY]

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

S. 1503, Healthy America Act, S8964-S8986 [26JY]

S. 1509, Captive Primate Safety Act, S9184 [27JY]

S. 1514, OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act, S9185 [27JY]

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

S. 1571, Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act, S9493 [29JY]

S. 1574, Affordable Access to Medicare Providers Act, S9495 [29JY]

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

S. 1585, Medicaid Health Plan Rebate Act, S9508 [29JY]

S. 1587, permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures, S9509 [29JY]

S. 1589, Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act, S9510 [29JY]

S. 1613, Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act termination date for mandatory price reporting extension, S9995 [13SE]

S. 1619, School Environment Protection Act, S9729-S9734 [7SE]

S. 1637, Katrina Emergency Relief Act, S9838-S9844 [8SE]

S. 1646, provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9849 [8SE]

S. 1698, Vaccines for the New Millennium Act, S10040-S10043 [14SE]

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. 1774, Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act, S10515 [27SE]

S. 1778, Medicare Cost-Sharing and Welfare Extension Act, S10696 [29SE]

S. 1779, Downed Animal Protection Act, S10597 [28SE]

S. 1808, Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act, S10803-S10805 [30SE]

S. 1821, Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act, S11133-S11138 [5OC]

S. 1826, Older Worker Opportunity Act, S11215-S11218 [6OC]

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

S. 1841, Medicare Informed Choice Act, S11231 [6OC]

S. 1873, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act, S11424-S11433 [17OC]

S. 1885, Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act, S11480 [18OC]

S. 1893, Biotechnology Future Investment Expansion Act, S11567 [19OC]

S. 1900, Keep the Promise of Medicare Act, S11667 [20OC]

S. 1902, Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, S11671 [20OC]

S. 1930, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Act, S12013 [27OC]

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

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

S. 1956, Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients (ACCESS) Act, S12355-S12357 [3NO]

S. 1974, Drug Free Varsity Sports Act, S12530 [8NO]

S. 1983, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act, S12615 [9NO]

S. 2002, BSE and Other Prion Disease Prevention and Public Health Protection Act, S12768-S12770 [14NO]

S. 2011, Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act, S12849 [15NO]

S. 2022, Remote Monitoring Access Act, S12955 [16NO]

S. 2026, Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Disclosure Act, S12959 [16NO]

S. 2046, National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse Act, S13174 [17NO]

S. 2051, extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States, S13182 [17NO]

S. 2053, Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act, S13363 [18NO]

S. 2065, Occupational Safety Partnership Act, S13371-S13374 [18NO]

S. 2066, Occupational Safety Fairness Act, S13374 [18NO]

S. 2071, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act, S13377 [18NO]

S. 2073, Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act, S13380 [18NO]

S. 2074, Medicaid Indian Health Act, S13384 [18NO]

S. 2080, Equal Access to Medicare Act, S13453 [12DE]

S. 2099, Spent Nuclear Fuel On-Site Storage Security Act, S13575 [14DE]

S. 2104, American Center for Cures Act, S13583-S13589 [14DE]

S. 2115, Parkinson's disease research improvement, S13680 [15DE]

S. 2132, make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, S13798 [16DE]

S. 2133, Disaster Relief Act, S13798-S13800 [16DE]

S. 2137, All Kids Healthy Insurance Coverage Act, S13802-S13804 [16DE]

S. 2170, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act, S14329-S14332 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 20, National Brain Injury Awareness Month, S3072 [17MR]

S. Con. Res. 30, national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4597 [28AP]

S. Con. Res. 48, issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome, S9188 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 49, Medicaid anniversary, S9541 [29JY]

S. Con. Res. 50, Medicare anniversary, S9544 [29JY]

S. Con. Res. 65, recognize importance of Medicaid prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers, S13184 [17NO]

S. Con. Res. 67, urge Japan to honor commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals, S13401, S13403 [18NO]

S. Con. Res. 69, support goals and ideals of Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day, S13592 [14DE]

S. Res. 31, National Health Center Week, S823 [1FE], S8500 [19JY]

S. Res. 40, support goals and ideals of National Time Out Day, S7199 [22JN]

S. Res. 40, support goals and ideas of National Time Out Day, S1062 [7FE]

S. Res. 42, promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine, S1063 [7FE]

S. Res. 43, National Asbestos Awareness Day, S1138 [8FE], S3086 [17MR]

S. Res. 56, Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, S1560 [16FE], S1957 [2MR]

S. Res. 57, National MPS Awareness Day, S1560, S1578 [16FE]

S. Res. 64, prepare comprehensive strategy for international negotiations to reduce global mercury use to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment, S1683 [17FE]

S. Res. 67, Extension Living Well Week, S1810, S1811 [28FE]

S. Res. 101, Salk polio vaccine development anniversary, S3318, S3338 [6AP]

S. Res. 112, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3753, S3761 [15AP]

S. Res. 114, American Thoracic Society anniversary, S4036 [20AP]

S. Res. 115, National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, S4036 [20AP], S4788 [9MY]

S. Res. 117, National Hepatitis B Awareness Week, S4037 [20AP], S4605 [28AP]

S. Res. 121, support goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, S4193 [25AP], S4604 [28AP]

S. Res. 124, increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals, S4264 [26AP]

S. Res. 130, North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, S4596, S4604 [28AP]

S. Res. 141, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day, S5172, S5184 [12MY]

S. Res. 145, National Safety Month, S5448 [18MY]

S. Res. 154, National Mammography Day, S5936 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]

S. Res. 160, National Safety Month, S6110, S6112 [6JN]

S. Res. 162, anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6170 [7JN]

S. Res. 167, recognize importance of sun safety, S6340, S6341 [9JN]

S. Res. 180, support goals and ideals of National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week, S7318 [23JN]

S. Res. 182, support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, S7538 [28JN]

S. Res. 195, National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, S7997 [11JY]

S. Res. 204, American Academy of Pediatrics anniversary, S8683 [21JY], S10150 [15SE]

S. Res. 206, Psoriasis Awareness Month, S8753 [22JY], S9318 [28JY]

S. Res. 211, National Dyspraxia Awareness Day, S8986 [26JY]

S. Res. 218, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S9307 [28JY]

S. Res. 225, Month of Global Health, S9537 [29JY], S11499 [18OC]

S. Res. 230, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S9540, S9583 [29JY]

S. Res. 236, support goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, S9989 [13SE]

S. Res. 239, support goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month, S10129 [15SE], S10391 [22SE]

S. Res. 241, Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month, S10130, S10151 [15SE]

S. Res. 257, support goals and ideals of National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, S10602, S10623 [28SE]

S. Res. 259, commend efforts of Dept. of Veterans Affairs staff in response to Hurricane Katrina, S10603 [28SE]

S. Res. 261, require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, S10760 [29SE]

S. Res. 263, commend efforts of Dept. of Veterans Affairs staff in response to Hurricane Katrina, S10827, S10911 [3OC]

S. Res. 277, support goals of Red Ribbon Week, S11483, S11498 [18OC]

S. Res. 278, National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, S11483, S11498 [18OC]

S. Res. 302, impact of Medicaid budget reconciliation legislation on the health and well-being of children, S12689 [10NO]

S. Res. 304, Year of Polio Education, S12693 [10NO], S13417 [18NO]

S. Res. 313, National Methamphetamine Prevention Week, S12852 [15NO]

S. Res. 331, address fertility issues facing cancer survivors, S13591 [14DE]

S. Res. 335, National Radiation Protection Professionals Week, S13811 [16DE]

S.J. Res. 4, congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S1979 [3MR]

Transcripts

Bethalto Doctor Closes Office Due to Rising Medical Malpractice Rates: Erin O'Neill, KSDK-TV (St. Louis, MO), H6383 [25JY]

Social Security reform: ``Doonesbury'' (comic strip), Gary Trudeau, H1869 [12AP]

``We Become Silent,'' Kevin P. Miller, E1649-E1652 [27JY]