HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 1343), S9426 [24SE]

———authorize appropriations for the health centers program (S. 901), S6977, S6978 [21JY]

Health: reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (S. 2932), S9325, S9340 [23SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (H.R. 1328), H5483, H5484 [17JN]

———revise and extend (S. 1200), S38, S42, S46, S59, S109, S110, S111, S153 [22JA], S212, S213 [23JA], S746 [6FE], S800 [7FE], S851 [11FE], S959, S960, S961, S986, S987, S988, S989 [13FE], S997, S998, S1004, S1006, S1010, S1014, S1015, S1025, S1030, S1037, S1040, S1076, S1077, S1078, S1079, S1080, S1081 [14FE], S1113 [25FE], S1208 [26FE]

Articles and editorials

New Rules on Stroke—Care Center Networks May Save Lives, S3021 [15AP]

Options for Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs, S2811-S2813 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 6093), H4321 [20MY]

Aurora, CO: convey certain non-Federal land to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be used for construction of a veterans medical facility (see S. 3030), S4375 [19MY] (see H.R. 6591), H7058 [23JY]

Bankruptcy: make debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability nondischargeable (see H.R. 5455), H993 [14FE] (see H.R. 5494), H1073 [26FE]

Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY: anniversary (see H. Res. 946), H557 [29JA]

Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H2149 [9AP]

Commission on Affordable Health Care: establish (see H.R. 6319), H5729 [19JN]

Consumers: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs (see H.R. 5033), H348 [17JA]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 3068), S4793 [22MY]

Contracts: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see S. 2838), S2817 [9AP] (see H.R. 6126), H4829 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to certain health care institutions and social services programs for the acquisition of local nutritious agricultural products (see S. 3588), S9492 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a National Trauma Institute (see H.R. 6010), H3402 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a small house nursing home loan program (see S. 3732), S10946 [11DE]

———reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 6215), H5110 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and construct a facility on the campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital to serve as headquarters for the Coast Guard (see H.R. 7291), H10844 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist veterans suffering from combat stress by increasing the number of mental health professionals through the Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 7214), H10331 [28SE]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases (see S. 2797), S2345 [2AP] (see H.R. 5856), H2551 [22AP]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6832), H7853 [8SE]

———carry out a pilot program to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from certain departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 5622), H1701 [13MR]

———carry out pilot program to provide education and training to emergency response providers and community leaders on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6998), H9083 [23SE]

———carry out pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6765), H7787 [31JY]

———display in each prosthetic and orthotic clinic an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 5730), H2069 [8AP]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (see H.R. 6366), H6089 [25JN]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4453 [21MY]

———establish licensure requirements for employees and contractors performing orthotics, pedorthics, or prosthetics services in States with private practice requirements (see H.R. 5623), H1701 [13MR]

———establish the Task Force on Medical Facility Improvements in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 5526), H1220 [4MR]

———expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas (see H.R. 6945), H8475 [18SE]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (see H.R. 5554), H1417 [6MR]

———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H6229 [8JY]

———expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished in a non-departmental facility (see H.R. 5888), H2758 [24AP]

———introduce pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms into contracts with community-based outpatient health care clinics (see S. 3216), S6286 [26JN]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 3308), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 6445), H6341 [9JY]

———provide a minimum disability rating for veterans receiving medical treatment for a service-connected disability (see S. 2825), S2636 [7AP]

———require pilot program on the use of community-based organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they need (see S. 2796), S2345 [2AP]

———submit quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in medical facilities (see H.R. 6764), H7787 [31JY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H2486 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: provide loans to implement green building technologies and practices to improve employee performance, reduce health care costs, and improve patient outcomes (see S. 3586), S9492 [25SE]

EPA: provide grants to certain health care institutions for use in improving building and maintenance operations to engage in environmentally sustainable practices (see S. 3587), S9492 [25SE]

FCC: establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license and establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee (see H.R. 6055), H3884 [14MY]

Fuga Tolani Teleso Satele Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Tafuna, American Samoa: designate (see H.R. 5438), H992 [14FE]

Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H.R. 5232), H620 [6FE]

Health: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 5942), H3018 [1MY]

———authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved (see H.R. 5544), H1416 [6MR]

———ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see S. 3312), S7148 [23JY] (see H.R. 6569), H6824 [22JY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 5192), H556 [29JA]

———improve surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions (see S. 3476), S8383 [11SE] (see H.R. 6905), H8127 [15SE]

———incorporate sustainable wellness programs in national health care system to address underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7788 [31JY]

———provide access to comprehensive primary health care services and improve primary health care delivery through expansion of community health center and National Health Service Corps programs (see S. 3412, 3413), S7905 [31JY]

———provide financial incentives to encourage adoption and use of interactive personal health records and to encourage health information exchange networks to link clinical data to such records (see H.R. 6345), H5864 [23JN]

———provide individuals access to their health information, ensure privacy and security in development of health information infrastructure, and impose penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information (see H.R. 5442), H993 [14FE]

———provide information and education to consumers on health care services and health insurance coverage (see S. 3402), S7904 [31JY]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see S. 2932), S3507 [29AP] (see H.R. 5669), H1888 [1AP]

Health care professionals: address health workforce shortages (see H.R. 7065), H9972 [25SE]

———assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with a certain number of beds (see H.R. 5739), H2150 [9AP]

———establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see H.R. 5496), H1074 [26FE]

———impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions (see S. 2788), S2231 [31MR]

———provide for a loan repayment program for faculty members at programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to alleviate faculty shortages (see H.R. 6551), H6727 [17JY]

———reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 6102), H4321 [20MY]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (see S. 3713), S10742 [20NO]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]

———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. 6015), H3403 [8MY]

Medicaid: clarify authority of States to use funds as the non-Federal share of expenditures for certain regional medical centers (see H.R. 5657), H1821 [31MR]

———establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (see H.R. 5721), H2069 [8AP]

———impose moratorium on implementation of a regulation related to the outpatient clinic and hospital facility services definition and upper payment limit (see H.R. 7219), H10641 [29SE]

———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 4990), H294 [16JA]

———require State plans to continue to cover non-emergency transportation to medically necessary services (see H.R. 7122), H10130 [26SE]

Medicare: continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see S. 3468), S8275 [10SE] (see H.R. 5174), H555 [29JA]

———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see S. 3613), S9657 [26SE] (see H.R. 7114), H10129 [26SE]

———exempt from critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain veterans (see H.R. 6557), H6733 [21JY]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 6082), H4064 [16MY]

———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 7067), H9972 [25SE]

———expand Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services to veterans (see S. 3095), S5204 [5JN]

———extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 6394), H6174 [26JN]

———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 2786), S2133 [13MR]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (see S. 2962), S3698 [1MY]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 5953), H3018 [1MY]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see S. 2781), S2133 [13MR]

———increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 5426), H942 [13FE]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see S. 2785), S2133 [13MR] (see H.R. 6091), H4320 [20MY]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 7105), H9973 [25SE]

———provide a temporary moratorium on enforcement of the cap amount on payments for hospice care (see S. 2727), S1703 [6MR] (see H.R. 5542), H1416 [6MR]

———provide for a geographic adjustment for cap on hospice care payments and require hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care (see H.R. 6158), H4830 [22MY]

———provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas (see S. 2545), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5125), H455 [23JA]

———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see S. 3300), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6912), H8275 [16SE]

———remove cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals (see S. 2853), S2977 [14AP]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see S. 3582), S9492 [25SE] (see H.R. 6966), H8476 [18SE]

———revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics (see S. 3367), S7780 [30JY]

———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (see S. 3116), S5524 [11JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 7139), H10130 [26SE]

———improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (see S. 2641), S1054 [14FE] (see H.R. 5799), H2354 [15AP] (see H.R. 7128), H10130 [26SE]

———preserve access to health care (see S. 3656), S10176 [30SE] (see H.R. 7241), H10699 [2OC]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (see S. 3161), S5832 [19JN]

National Assisted Living Week: designate (see S. Res. 652), S8179 [9SE]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H2266 [14AP]

National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD: designate as a replacement for Walter Reed Army Medical Center (see H.R. 5029), H294 [16JA]

National Nursing Home Week: designate (see S. Res. 543), S3595 [30AP] (see H. Res. 1203), H4060 [15MY]

Petty Officer 2d Class Danny Dietz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Aurora, CO: designate (see H.R. 6511), H6673 [16JY]

Public Health Service Act: protection of human subjects in research (see H.R. 7140), H10130 [26SE]

Senate Rules: allow part-time, voluntary provision of medical services in private medical facilities by certain Senators (see S. Res. 681), S9415 [24SE]

Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 7108), H9974 [25SE]

Social Security: disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S.J. Res. 44), S6937 [17JY]

———expand coverage options under the State Children's Health Insurance Program through premium assistance (see H.R. 6963), H8476 [18SE]

———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program and limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled (see S. 2936), S3507 [29AP]

———report on access to primary care and efforts to avoid displacement of private coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and urge use of surveys to measure physician access (see H.R. 6506), H6673 [16JY]

Taxation: allow a continuous levy on payments to Medicaid providers and suppliers (see S. 2843), S2945 [10AP] (see H.R. 5764), H2223 [10AP]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5737), H2149 [9AP]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H6407 [10JY]

———ensure access to services in at least one Veterans Health Administration full-service hospital in their State or comparable contract services in the State (see H.R. 6629), H7306 [29JY]

———extend operations of the Senior Oversight Committee on wounded warrior matters (see S. 2923), S3442 [28AP]

———health care funding (see S. 2639), S1054 [14FE]

———health care funding through reductions in LSC and Title X family planning programs funding (see H.R. 6712), H7785 [31JY]

———improve health care benefits (see S. 2889), S3144 [17AP]

William C. Tallent Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 6996), H9083 [23SE]

Cloture motions

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1045 [14FE], S1108 [25FE]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases authorization: James B. Peake, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S2358 [2AP]

Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital financial disclosure policies implementation: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S5031-S5033 [4JN]

Increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals under the Medicare program: Coalition for Direct Graduate Medical Education Fairness, S2158 [13MR]

———Douglas Strong, University of Michigan Health System, S2157 [13MR]

———Mark Cummings, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, S2157 [13MR]

———Peter B. Ajluni, American Osteopathic Association, S2158 [13MR]

Limit Medicare exception to prohibition on physician referrals for certain physician-owned hospitals: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H1270 [5MR]

Louisiana priorities relative to recovery from effects of Hurricane Gustav: Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu, Lt. Governor of Louisiana, and Mike Strain, Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture, S8930 [17SE]

Orlando, FL, VA Hospital construction funding: Representative Feeney, E1602 [30JY]

Public Health Emergency Response Act: several health organizations, S7155 [23JY], E1521 [22JY]

Veterans Health Care Act: James B. Peake, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3161 [17AP]

Veterans Pain Care Act: Richard Rosenquist, Pain Care Coalition, H4434 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Ann Arbor, MI: inclusion of University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, E1215 [12JN]

Appletime Childcare Center Inc.: tribute to Trike-a-Thon, E1856 [22SE]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (H.R. 6093), H6318 [9JY]

Aurora, CO: Veterans Medical Center construction funding, H7744 [31JY]

Bay Pines, FL: Bay Pines VA Hospital expansion funding, H7718 [31JY]

Boone, IA: tribute to Boone County Hospital employees, E2122 [28SE]

Brookfield, MO: tribute to Pershing Health System new addition, E2005 [25SE]

Bruce McCandless Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home: American Health Care Association Quality Award recipient, E2081 [27SE]

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 4918), H5947, H5974 [24JN], H6121 [26JN]

Buckhead Coalition: tribute for initiative to equip pharmacies with backup generators to be used in event of an emergency, E832 [6MY]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, H2425 [16AP]

Cadillac, MI: anniversary of Mercy Hospital Cadillac, E22 [16JA]

Caron, Leo H.: Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E572 [10AP]

Central Valley Health Network (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E392 [13MR]

Chillicothe, MO: anniversary of Henrick Medical Center, E1764 [11SE]

Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate (H.R. 5736), H8072 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress relative to the Armed Forces, H6348 [10JY]

———accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H435 [23JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 4133), H6325 [9JY]

Contracts: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (H.R. 6126), E1079 [23MY]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Resource Center of Dallas, E1862 [22SE]

Davis, Hilda: Maryland Veterans Advisory Council Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E574 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 1343), H4891-H4896 [4JN], H9923-H9926 [25SE], E878 [8MY], E2087 [27SE]

———make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery (H.R. 3561), E878 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to Las Vegas, NV, for the development of a cancer treatment facility (H.R. 1311), H1193 [4MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers, H9380, H9381 [24SE]

———allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (H.R. 1527), H7656 [31JY], H7903, H7907 [9SE], E1760 [10SE]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6832), H7909-H7913 [9SE], H8038 [11SE]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 5856), H4199-H4202 [20MY], E1002 [21MY], E1056 [23MY]

———E-85 fueling stations installation funding, H7751 [31JY]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers, H9379 [24SE]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (H.R. 6366), E1353 [25JN]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (S. 2160), H4434 [21MY]

———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (H.R. 2818), H5944-H5949, H5966 [24JN]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans, H2425 [16AP]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (H.R. 5554), H4193-H4196 [20MY], E1002 [21MY], E1056 [23MY]

———increase number of medical centers specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder in underserved urban areas, H7756, H7757 [31JY]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (H.R. 6625), H8373-H8375 [17SE], E1824 [17SE], E1841 [18SE]

———photovoltaic systems installation funding, H7752-H7754 [31JY]

———post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury treatment funding, H7757, H7758 [31JY]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (H.R. 6445), H7240-H7244 [29JY], H7650 [31JY], E1632 [31JY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (H.R. 3819), H4190, H4191 [20MY], E1002 [21MY], E1056 [23MY]

———State extended care facilities funding through reductions in general operating expenses, H7749, H7750 [31JY]

Dillon, Dustin: HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona ``No Limits'' Personal Achievement award recipient, E1889 [24SE]

Disasters: ensure that private for-profit nursing homes affected by major disasters receive the same reimbursement as public nursing homes (H.R. 7054), E1913 [25SE]

District of Columbia: Providence Hospital doctors inclusion in Washingtonian (publication) list of the region's best doctors, E889 [13MY]

East Chicago, IN: anniversary of St. Catherine Hospital, E1194 [11JN]

East Texas Area Health Education Center: National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Organization Eugene S. Mayer Program of Excellence Award recipient, E1124 [3JN]

Eglin AFB, FL: tribute to opening of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, E717 [24AP]

Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA: designate (H.R. 2245), H5969, H5970 [24JN], H6121 [26JN]

Epstein, Jerry B. and Pat: St. John's Foundation Spirit of St. John's Award recipients, E1879 [24SE], E2124, E2142 [28SE]

Euripides Rubio Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Ponce, PR: designate (H.R. 4289), H5947, H5972-H5974 [24JN]

FCC: establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license and establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee (H.R. 6055), E919 [14MY]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Hurley Medical Center, E20 [16JA]

Foster, Franklin: HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona ``No Limits'' Personal Achievement award recipient, E1889 [24SE]

Fresno, CA: tribute to efforts to establish a burn and trauma survivor family home on the campus of the Community Regional Medical Center, E432 [14MR]

Gulfport, MS: prohibit transfer of land by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to the city of Gulfport, MS, H7763 [31JY]

Hale, David: Twin Cities Business (publication) Health Care Hero award recipient, E1180 [10JN]

Hazleton, PA: tribute to Serento Gardens Alcoholism and Drug Services Center, E225 [25FE]

Health: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (H.R. 5942), H3753 [13MY]

———ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (H.R. 6569), E1521 [22JY]

———improve surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions (H.R. 6905), E1786 [15SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H10-H16 [15JA], H561 [6FE]

———provide individuals access to their health information, ensure privacy and security in development of health information infrastructure, and impose penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information (H.R. 5442), E199 [14FE]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (H.R. 5669), H1943 [2AP], H4896-H4899 [4JN], H9921 [25SE], E512 [4AP]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (S. 2932), H9920-H9922 [25SE]

———use of electronic medical records to decrease health care costs and improve patient safety, H14 [15JA], H601 [6FE]

Health care professionals: establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (H.R. 2583), H602 [6FE], H8681, H8682 [23SE]

———establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (H.R. 5496), E247 [26FE]

Hospice of Napa Valley, Inc.: anniversary, E2307 [20NO]

HospiceCare Inc.: anniversary, E1789 [15SE]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Methodist Hospital, E2203 [2OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 758), H8661-H8666 [23SE], E1980 [25SE], E2021 [26SE], E2118 [28SE], E2176, E2183 [30SE]

———maintain access to specialty hospitals under group health plans, H1292 [5MR]

———prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 5449), H975-H977 [14FE]

Iowa River Hospice (organization): anniversary, E1422 [9JY]

Laredo, TX: anniversary of Sisters of Mercy Casa de Misericordia, E1408 [8JY]

Lenawee, MI: anniversary of Eye Center, E1363 [26JN]

Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Alpena, MI: designate (S. 2339), H8071 [15SE], E1806 [16SE]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Home of the Innocents (health care facility), E1140 [4JN]

McPartlin, Geraldine (Jerre): Chicago, IL, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center Woman's Board Sister Huberta McCarthy R.S.M. Woman of Mercy award recipient, E731 [24AP]

Medicaid: establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (H.R. 5721), E544 [8AP]

———impose moratorium on implementation of a regulation related to the outpatient clinic and hospital facility services definition and upper payment limit (H.R. 7219), E2231 [3OC]

———increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 1666), H602 [6FE]

———restore disproportionate share hospital (DHS) payments to Hawaii and Tennessee, H5914 [24JN]

Medicare: bundle reimbursement payments to providers for end-stage renal disease services, H5907 [24JN]

———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (H.R. 7114), E2071 [27SE]

———increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments (H.R. 5426), E187 [13FE]

———limit exception to prohibition on physician referrals for certain physician-owned hospitals, H1262, H1264, H1267, H1269, H1270, H1298, H1299, H1302, H1303, H1305, H1306 [5MR], H5707 [19JN]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, H15 [15JA]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers, H5914 [24JN], H6202 [8JY]

———reform physician payment and modernize quality improvement organization (QIO) program, H598, H599, H602 [6FE]

———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (H.R. 1174), H946 [14FE], H6092 [26JN], H8105 [15SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (H.R. 7128), E2100 [28SE]

Mercy Health System: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award recipient, E727 [24AP]

Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (H.R. 1594), H8073-H8075 [15SE]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 4264), H5970-H5972 [24JN], H6121 [26JN], E1449 [14JY]

Mount Vernon, WA: anniversary of Skagit Valley Hospital, E658 [17AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 1106), H4120, H4121 [19MY], H4433 [21MY], E970 [20MY]

National Hospital Week: observance, H3753 [13MY]

Native Americans: health care funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, H7116 [24JY]

New York, NY: tribute to New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Ear Institute, E276 [28FE]

———tribute to St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, E2359 [10DE]

New York (NY) Times: response to article on Senator Murray amending legislation closing physician-owned hospitals in order to protect the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, H5707 [19JN]

NIH: funding, H605, H606 [6FE], H2579 [23AP], E514 [4AP]

Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): tribute to completion of SeaTac facility in Washington (State), E300 [5MR]

Orlando, FL: Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility project funding, H9381 [24SE]

———VA hospital construction funding, H7655 [31JY], E1602 [30JY]

Palestine Children's Relief Fund (organization): tribute, E2253 [19NO]

Philadelphia, PA: inclusion of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, E1183 [10JN]

Phoenixville Community Health Foundation: anniversary, E1162 [5JN]

Rocky Hill, CT: tribute to Stand Down program, H8070 [15SE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of AlmaVia of San Francisco (assisted living community), E2050 [27SE]

Scottsdale Healthcare (business): tribute to Salute to Military honorees, E1473 [16JY]

Seattle, WA: Harborview Medical Center recipient of American Hospital Association Foster G. McCaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, E1308 [20JN]

———tribute to Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, E1206 [11JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H2249 [14AP], H6495 [15JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H6332 [9JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H267 [16JA], H378 [22JA], H391, H392, H394, H395-H407, H434, H436, H439, H440 [23JA], H2865 [30AP], E83, E84 [28JA]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3864), H396 [23JA]

Sonoma County Medical Association: anniversary, E2158 [29SE], E2170 [30SE]

Springfield, MO: tribute to St. John's Health System, E2233 [3OC]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Bethesda Hospital, E736 [24AP]

Sunrise, FL: anniversary of Aigen Haifa chapter of Magen David Adom (organization), E767 [29AP]

Texas: tribute to children's hospitals, E1180 [10JN]

Ticonderoga, NY: anniversary of Moses-Ludington Hospital, E1844 [18SE]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize, H7799 [1AU]

———reauthorize (S. 793), H2041-H2045 [8AP], E546 [8AP]

U.S. Health Service: establish (H.R. 3000), H3006 [1MY]

University of Michigan Hospital and Health Center: International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Lindberg Bell Award recipient, E1386 [26JN]

Urbana, IL: anniversary of Prairie Center Health Systems, Inc., E604 [14AP]

Veterans: benefits funding, H1958 [2AP]

———celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (H. Res. 1335), H8068-H8071 [15SE]

———ensure access to services in an in-State Veterans Health Administration full-service hospital or comparable in-State contract services, H7745 [31JY]

———health care funding, H609, H610 [6FE], H1564-H1566 [12MR], H4205 [20MY], H4991 [5JN], H7650 [31JY], H9296, H9300 [24SE]

Village Health Partners (business): Health Care Information and Management System Society Davies Award for Excellence recipient, H1452 [11MR]

VITAS Hospice Care, Inc.: tribute to volunteers, E722 [24AP]

Walla Walla, WA: St. Mary Medical Center recipient of Premier-Care Science Select Practice National Quality Award, E323 [6MR]

WestCare Foundation: anniversary, E1787 [15SE]

WestCare Health System: tribute, E1126 [3JN]

White, Trudy: HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona ``No Limits'' Advocate award recipient, E1889 [24SE]

Wichita, KS: anniversary of Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E905 [13MY]

———anniversary of Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, H5176 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

Andrews AFB, MD: anniversary of Malcolm Grow Medical Center, S8125 [8SE]

Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status, S53 [22JA], S8820 [16SE]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), S1326 [28FE]

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 4918), S8004 [1AU]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1556 [5MR]

———allocation of funds to programs serving rural areas, S1016 [14FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): accomplishments in the 110th Congress, S7808 [31JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 3068), S4804 [22MY]

Contracts: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (S. 2838), S2819, S2820 [9AP]

Cottonwood, AZ: completion of Verde Valley Medical Center expansion project, S8164 [9SE]

Delaware: tribute to health centers, S6717 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, S1325-S1327 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 1343), S9372, S9373 [24SE], S9478 [25SE]

———authorize appropriations for the health centers program (S. 901), S6978, S6979 [21JY]

———establish a small house nursing home loan program (S. 3732), S10947 [11DE]

———reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (S. 2141), S2813 [9AP]

———Traumatic Brain Injury Program funding, S2090 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects and leases (S. 2797), S2357 [2AP]

———enhance rehabilitative treatment and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury (S. 1233), S4985 [3JN]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (S. 2160), S4985 [3JN]

———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (S. 2004), S4985 [3JN]

———modify authorities to accept new applications for State home construction projects grants and authorize facility construction grants for non-institutional care programs (S. 1441), S9381 [24SE]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 3308), S7076 [22JY], S7141 [23JY]

———provide a minimum disability rating for veterans receiving medical treatment for a service-connected disability (S. 2825), S2638 [7AP]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (S. 2142), S4985 [3JN]

———require pilot program on the use of community-based organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they need (S. 2796), S2356 [2AP]

Disasters: provide assistance to hospitals impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10459 [2OC]

Diseases: provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus (S. Con. Res. 63), S155 [22JA]

———remove barriers hindering cancer research and treatments, improve access to early detection measures and clinical trials, and reduce disparities in treatment, S4564 [21MY]

———require health insurance plans to pay for routine care costs for cancer patients enrolled in a clinical trial, S3769 [6MY]

Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA: designate (H.R. 2245), S8003 [1AU]

Euripides Rubio Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Ponce, PR: designate (H.R. 4289), S6610 [11JY]

Health: autism research, treatment, education and intervention funding, S1971 [12MR]

———ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (S. 3312), S7153 [23JY]

———provide access to comprehensive primary health care services and improve primary health care delivery through expansion of community health center and National Health Service Corps programs (S. 3413), S7971-S7973 [31JY]

———provide policies to improve health care for stroke victims, S3021 [15AP]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (S. 2932), S9340 [23SE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment, S7888 [31JY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 477), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (S. 3713), S10746 [20NO]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: prohibit funding for firearm programs, gun buyback programs, and programs discouraging or stigmatizing private ownership of firearms for certain purposes, S1104 [25FE]

———revise and extend (H.R. 1328), unanimous-consent agreement, S1082 [14FE]

———revise and extend (S. 1200), S25-S34, S36-S39, S41-S48, S52, S58-S65 [22JA], S158, S161-S163, S167-S174, S177-S179 [23JA], S957-S962 [13FE], S993-S1031, S1037, S1038, S1040-S1043, S1045, S1046 [14FE], S1098, S1101, S1103-S1114, S1116, S1146 [25FE], S1150-S1158, S1197 [26FE], S1264, S1275 [27FE]

———revise and extend (S. 1200), unanimous-consent agreement, S1098 [25FE], S1208 [26FE]

Indian Health Service: authorize use of an area distribution fund to allocate funding for Indian health care facility construction and modernization, S1005 [14FE], S1101, S1110, S1111 [25FE], S1151, S1152 [26FE]

———exclude tribes that receive revenue from casino-style gambling from benefiting from health care funds, S1104 [25FE]

———limit charges for contract health services provided by Medicare providers, S37-S39 [22JA]

Medicaid: restore disproportionate share hospital (DHS) payments to Hawaii and Tennessee, S6228 [26JN], S6482 [9JY], S6709 [15JY]

Medicare: establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (S. 3613), S9676 [26SE]

———expand Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services to veterans (S. 3095), S5215 [5JN]

———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (S. 2786), S2159 [13MR]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, S6311 [27JN]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (S. 2781), S2157, S2159 [13MR]

———preserve access to physicians' services (S. 2785), S5515 [11JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers, S5569 [12JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (S. 1605), S5561 [12JN]

———provide a temporary moratorium on enforcement of the cap amount on payments for hospice care (S. 2727), S1676 [6MR]

———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (S. 3300), S7075 [22JY]

———revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics, S9478 [25SE]

———revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics (S. 3367), S7785 [30JY]

———withhold payment for treatment of certain preventable medical injuries developed during hospital admission, S9355 [24SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the expansion of background check pilot program for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees, S1991 [12MR], S2061 [13MR]

———improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (S. 2641), S1058, S1059 [14FE], S7145 [23JY]

———preserve access to health care (S. 3656), S10456-S10458 [2OC]

———preserve access to health care (S. 3656), unanimous-consent request, S10623-S10625 [19NO]

———require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (S. 1577), S10466 [2OC]

Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research, S7888 [31JY]

———ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (S. 1375), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE], S9380, S9381 [24SE]

Mercy Clinics, Inc.: American Medical Group Association Acclaim Award recipient, S10557 [17NO]

Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (H.R. 1594), S10183 [30SE]

Monroe, LA: tribute to Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipients, S3204 [21AP]

———tribute to President's Council on Service and Civic Participation President's Call to Service Award recipients, S3204 [21AP]

National Assisted Living Week: designate (S. Res. 652), S9179 [22SE]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: anniversary of partnership with Government, S8475 [12SE]

Native Americans: health care funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, S6811-S6813 [16JY]

New Orleans, LA: provide economic assistance to hospitals affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9981 [27SE]

NIH: funding, S1935 [12MR], S2046, S2047, S2100 [13MR]

Scranton, PA: anniversary of Holy Family Residence of the Little Sisters of the Poor, S2611 [4AP]

Social Security: codify the unborn child rule allowing States to provide prenatal care to unborn children and their mothers under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1989 [12MR], S2082 [13MR]

———disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S.J. Res. 44), S6942-S6944 [17JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S3462 [29AP]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, S197 [23JA]

———facilitate coverage of pregnant women under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S2082 [13MR]

States: allow voluntary development of qualifying best practices for health care and provide differential rates of payment favoring treatment consistent with such practices under Medicare and Medicaid (S. 1471), S759 [7FE]

Tilton, NH: tribute to New Hampshire Veterans Home, S8475 [12SE]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (S. 793), S2090 [13MR], S2952-S2954 [10AP], S2972 [14AP]

Veterans: extend operations of the Senior Oversight Committee on wounded warrior matters (S. 2923), S3445 [28AP]

———health care funding, S637 [5FE], S1327 [28FE], S1801 [10MR], S1974 [12MR]

———health care funding (S. 2639), S1115 [25FE]

———improve health care benefits (S. 2889), S3160 [17AP]

———provide health care benefits to veterans with a service-connected disability at non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities that receive payments under Medicare or TRICARE program (S. 815), S9381 [24SE]

Reports filed

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 758) (H. Rept. 110-868), H9082 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5856) (H. Rept. 110-648), H4059 [15MY]

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6126) (H. Rept. 110-894), H10129 [26SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2838) (S. Rept. 110-518), S10323 [1OC]

Health Centers Renewal Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1343) (H. Rept. 110-680), H4973 [4JN]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 901) (S. Rept. 110-274), S1998 [12MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act Revision and Extension: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1328) (H. Rept. 110-564), H2016 [4AP], H5109 [9JN]

Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1311) (S. Rept. 110-380), S5656 [16JN]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1311) (H. Rept. 110-533), H1187 [3MR]

Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1577) (S. Rept. 110-474), S9203 [22SE]

Physician Workforce Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2583) (H. Rept. 110-872), H9083 [23SE]

Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5669) (H. Rept. 110-681), H4973 [4JN]

Rural Veterans Access to Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1527) (H. Rept. 110-817), H7805 [1AU]

Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 999), S3079 [16AP]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1418) (H. Rept. 110-567), H2068 [8AP]

Veteran Voting Support Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 6625) (H. Rept. 110-851), H8126 [15SE]

Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3819) (H. Rept. 110-638), H4059 [15MY]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2142) (S. Rept. 110-263), S1121 [25FE]

Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. Rept. 110-722), H5728 [19JN]

Veterans' Health Care Policy Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 6445) (H. Rept. 110-786), H7305 [29JY]

Veterans Pain Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2160) (S. Rept. 110-267), S1384 [28FE]

Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5554) (H. Rept. 110-639), H4059 [15MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1109 [25FE]

Statements

Consensus Statement Supporting the Congressional Military Pain Bill and the Veterans Pain Bill: Several Organizations, H4434 [21MY]

Indian Health Service Authorization of Use of an Area Distribution Fund To Allocate Funding for Indian Health Care Facility Construction and Modernization: Navajo Nation, S1151 [26FE]

Lack of Funding Will Result in Lost Opportunities: Senator Specter, S1935 [12MR]

NIH/LIHEAP/Mentoring Amendment to the Budget Resolution: Senator Specter, S1936 [12MR]

Summaries

Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act, S2161-S2163 [13MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 1106, National Autism Awareness Month, H4120 [19MY]

H. Res. 1335, celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes, H8068 [15SE]

H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, H8661-H8664 [23SE]

H.R. 1311, Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act, H1193 [4MR]

H.R. 1343, Health Care Safety Net Act, H9923 [25SE]

H.R. 1343, Health Centers Renewal Act, H4891-H4893 [4JN]

H.R. 1527, Rural Veterans Access to Care Act, H7903 [9SE]

H.R. 1594, Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA, H8073 [15SE]

H.R. 2245, Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA, H5969 [24JN]

H.R. 2583, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act, H8681 [23SE]

H.R. 2818, Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act, H5944 [24JN]

H.R. 3819, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act, H4190 [20MY]

H.R. 4264, Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL, H5970 [24JN]

H.R. 4289, Euripides Rubio Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Ponce, PR, H5972 [24JN]

H.R. 4918, Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, H5974 [24JN]

H.R. 5554, Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act, H4193 [20MY]

H.R. 5669, Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act, H4896 [4JN]

H.R. 5736, Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate, H8072 [15SE]

H.R. 5856, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act, H4199 [20MY]

H.R. 6445, Veterans' Health Care Policy Enhancement Act, H7240 [29JY]

H.R. 6625, Veteran Voting Support Act, H8373 [17SE]

H.R. 6832, Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects authorization and certain authorities extension, H7909-H7911 [9SE]

S. 793, Traumatic Brain Injury Act reauthorization, S2952 [10AP], H2041-H2043 [8AP]

S. 901, Health Care Safety Net Act, S6978 [21JY]

S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S1275-S1317 [27FE], S1607-S1653 [5MR]

S. 2339, Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Alpena, MI, H8071 [15SE]

S. 2797, Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases authorization, S2357 [2AP]

S. 2825, Veterans' Compensation Equity Act, S2638 [7AP]

S. 2889, Veterans Health Care Act, S3160 [17AP]

S. 2923, Senior Oversight Committee Extension Act, S3445 [28AP]

S. 2932, Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act, S9340 [23SE], H9920 [25SE]

S. 3095, Relief for Rural Veterans in Crisis Act, S5216 [5JN]

S. 3216, Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, S6294 [26JN]

S. 3312, Public Health Emergency Response Act, S7153-S7155 [23JY]

S. 3367, revise timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics, S7786 [30JY]

S. 3613, Independence at Home Act, S9676-S9680 [26SE]

S. 3713, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act, S10746 [20NO]

S. 3732, Promoting Small House Nursing Homes Act, S10948 [11DE]

S. Con. Res. 63, provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus, S155 [22JA]

S. Res. 543, National Nursing Home Week, S3600 [30AP]

S. Res. 652, National Assisted Living Week, S8186 [9SE], S9181 [22SE]

S. Res. 681, allow part-time, voluntary provision of medical services in private medical facilities by certain Senators, S9424 [24SE]

S.J. Res. 44, disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S6943 [17JY]