DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Amendments

Appropriations: authorize for the health centers program (H.R. 1343), S9426 [24SE]

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

Children and youth: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5956, H5959 [24JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (H. Res. 1276), H5738 [20JN]

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]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (H.R. 6469), S10421, S10491 [2OC], H10807 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Clinical Equivalence of Generic and Brand-Name Drugs Used in Cardiovascular Disease—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, S10863-S10875 [10DE]

Bills and resolutions

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a Wellness Trust (see S. 3674), S10324 [1OC] (see H.R. 7287), H10844 [19NO]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5728 [19JN]

———enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth and sudden unexpected infant death (see S. 3142), S5697 [17JN]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1858), technical corrections (see S. Con. Res. 76), S2977 [14AP] (see H.R. 5919), H2852 [29AP]

———examine and improve the child welfare workforce (see S. 2944), S3594 [30AP]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 5876), H2657 [23AP] (see H.R. 6358), H6009 [24JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (see H. Res. 1276), H5480 [17JN]

Colleges and universities: establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see S. 3311), S7148 [23JY] (see H.R. 6948), H8475 [18SE]

Dental Health Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 3067), S4793 [22MY]

Departmental Appeals Board: temporarily delay application of proposed changes (see S. 2849), S2945 [10AP] (see H.R. 5763), H2223 [10AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3230), S6441 [8JY]

Diseases: develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy (see S. Con. Res. 98), S8528 [15SE] (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8127 [15SE]

———directly administer Ryan White part A and B grants for eligible areas, States, or territories that failed to make appropriate use of previous Ryan White part A and B grants (see H.R. 5292), H812 [7FE]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 3187), S6158 [25JN]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8049 [11SE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H6824 [22JY]

———reduce incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish position of National Diabetes Coordinator (see S. 2742), S1876 [11MR]

Drugs: establish a drug discount program for individuals without prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 6619), H7164 [24JY]

———establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction (see H.R. 6901), H8127 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 5640), H1770 [14MR]

Federal aid programs: carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to health care and improve outcomes (see H.R. 7079), H9972 [25SE]

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

Fish and fishing: establish a program to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (see S. 2688), S1521 [4MR] (see H.R. 5738), H2150 [9AP] (see H.R. 5956), H3018 [1MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 7143), H10130 [26SE]

Government regulations: expand authority to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation (see H.R. 6376, 6378), H6173 [26JN]

———prohibit implementation or enforcement of proposed rule limiting patients' access to basic reproductive health care services and information (see S. 20), S10742 [20NO] (see H.R. 7310), H10867 [9DE]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize the Select Agent Program and improve oversight of high containment laboratories (see S. 3127), S5592 [12JN] (see H.R. 6671), H7628 [30JY]

Health: 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]

———establish a comprehensive plan to prevent, treat, and reduce obesity and promote healthy nutritional choices (see S. 3584), S9492 [25SE] (see H.R. 7179), H10299 [27SE]

———establish an interagency task force responsible for creating a national strategy to combat obesity (see S. 3321), S7148 [23JY]

———expand and accelerate genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, increase drug safety, and identify novel treatments (see H.R. 6498), H6576 [15JY]

———expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting (see S. 2723), S1703 [6MR] (see H.R. 5549), H1416 [6MR]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see H.R. 5835), H2485 [17AP]

———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 for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 7141), H10130 [26SE]

———recognize importance of workplace wellness as a strategy to help maximize employees' health and well being (see S. Res. 673), S9204 [22SE]

Health care facilities: establish a small house nursing home loan program (see S. 3732), S10946 [11DE]

Health care professionals: award grants for demonstration programs to enable States to develop health care volunteer indemnity programs (see S. 3354), S7629 [29JY]

———provide grants or contracts to create prescription drug education and outreach academic detailing programs (see S. 3396), S7904 [31JY] (see H.R. 6752), H7787 [31JY]

Iodine: educate the public on the importance of adequate iodine intake (see H. Con. Res. 347), H3403 [8MY]

Medicaid: disapprove rule on optional State plan case management services (see S.J. Res. 30), S2133 [13MR] (see H.J. Res. 78), H1701 [13MR]

Medicare: apply exceptions process for tiered formulary drugs to specialty tier drugs and limit cost-sharing for specialty tier drugs (see H.R. 6684), H7784 [31JY]

———enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 6761), H7787 [31JY]

———extend and revise incentive payments for physician scarcity areas (see H.R. 6386), H6174 [26JN]

———limit prescription drug program premium increases to no more than Social Security cost-of-living adjustment and require Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 5317), H812 [7FE]

———reduce fraud (see S. 3164), S5832 [19JN]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]

———respond to a funding warning by introducing principles of value-based health care and reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 2662), S1121 [25FE] (see H.R. 5480), H1031 [25FE]

———waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (see H. Res. 1368), H7057 [23JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H1700 [13MR]

Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System: establish (see H.R. 5874), H2552 [22AP]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 1094), H2151 [9AP]

National Neurotechnology Initiative: implement (see S. 2989), S3891 [7MY] (see H.R. 5989), H3186 [7MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise (see H.R. 6391), H6174 [26JN]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

NIH: make a prize payment to the first person who develops a cure for clear cell sarcoma of the tendons and aponeuroses (see H.R. 7121), H10130 [26SE]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (see S. 3503), S8947 [17SE] (see H.R. 6469), H6406 [10JY]

Physical activity guidelines: require publishing for the general public (see S. 2748), S1999 [12MR] (see H.R. 5639), H1701 [13MR]

Privacy: require removal of Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 3512), S8948 [17SE]

Public housing: train and employ residents in home-based health services in order to provide Medicaid-covered home-based health services to elderly and disabled residents (see H.R. 6033), H3776 [13MY]

Public welfare programs: ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (see S. 3492), S8855 [16SE]

Schools: make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 6201), H5043 [5JN]

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 6478), H6406 [10JY]

———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (see H.R. 5352), H869 [12FE]

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]

———establish a trust fund with proceeds from Internet gambling taxes to provide opportunities to individuals who are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining sectors of the economy (see H.R. 6501), H6576 [15JY]

———increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 6561), H6824 [22JY]

———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H1700 [13MR]

———provide grants to eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals (see S. 3053), S4792 [22MY]

Social Services Block Grant Program: funding (see H.R. 5133), H456 [23JA]

Stillbirths: provide for national collection of data in a standardized manner (see H.R. 5979), H3108 [6MY]

Technology: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 5885), H2758 [24AP]

Television: establish a Federal interagency task force to improve public awareness among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending digital television transition (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3018 [1MY]

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

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Animal Drug User Fee Act Performance Goals and Procedures, S8170 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding: several health organizations, S1970 [12MR]

Fostering Connections to Success Act: Candy Hill, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Karen Rousey, Baby Fold (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Lisa M. Carr and Lisa Hassenstab, Lutheran Services in America (organization), H5930 [24JN]

———Nathan Monell and Misty Stenslie, Foster Care Alumni of America (organization), H5928 [24JN]

LIHEAP funding: Coalition of Northeastern Governors, S5810 [19JN]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S958 [13FE]

———James H. Douglas and Jon Corzine, National Governors Association, S958 [13FE]

———Pete Hershberger, National Conference of State Legislatures, S958 [13FE]

Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act: Representatives Christopher H. Smith and Holden, H10175 [27SE]

Native American public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, H7117 [24JY]

NIH research programs funding, S10047 [29SE]

Prohibit Indian Health Service funding for abortions except under certain circumstances: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S43 [22JA]

———Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S43 [22JA]

———Wendy Wright, Concerned Women for America (organization), S43 [22JA]

Waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning: Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H7125 [24JY]

Lists

Organizations supporting Dept. of HHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding, S1970 [12MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, H5930 [24JN]

Motions

Children and youth: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5961 [24JN]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (H.R. 6469), H10807 [3OC]

Press releases

Medicare and Medical Liability Reform: Health Coalition on Liability and Access, H7127 [24JY]

Medicare Trigger Ignores Real Problem-Skyrocketing Health Care Costs: AARP, H7125 [24JY]

Remarks in House

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H5466-H5470 [17JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: funding, H2256-H2263 [14AP], H2358 [16AP], E618 [15AP]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), H5921-H5932 [24JN], E1377 [26JN], E1494 [17JY], E1774 [11SE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1858), H2038-H2041, H2058 [8AP], E546 [8AP], E550 [9AP]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, H8315 [17SE]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (H.R. 2188), E1494 [17JY], E1774 [11SE]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5949-H5962 [24JN], E1347 [25JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (H. Res. 1276), H5734-H5739 [20JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), motion to recommit, H5961 [24JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 6358), H6075-H6080 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States and local governments for voluntary electronic monitoring services to help locate missing elderly individuals, H8083 [15SE]

Dept. of Labor: award grants to provide rehabilitation services to current and former miners suffering from mental health impairments, H64, H65 [16JA]

Diseases: develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy, E2166 [30SE]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (H.R. 6884), E1767 [11SE]

———link between child vaccinations containing mercury and autism, H1996 [3AP]

Drug abuse: improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders, H8680 [23SE]

Drugs: establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction (H.R. 6901), H8678-H8681 [23SE], H9913 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize the Select Agent Program and improve oversight of high containment laboratories (H.R. 6671), E1623 [30JY]

Head Start Program: funding, H2256-H2263 [14AP]

Health: abstinence education program funding, E2072 [27SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research, H1225, H1226, H1227 [5MR], E877 [8MY]

Health care professionals: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (H.R. 3618), E764 [29AP]

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

Healthy Start Program: reauthorize (S. 1760), H8670, H8671 [23SE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H5735, H5736 [20JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H265 [16JA], H607, H611 [6FE], H1581 [12MR], H3890 [15MY], H4327 [21MY], E947 [15MY]

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

Medicare: improve quality and efficiency in the health care system, E44 [17JA]

———reform the prescription drug program, H601 [6FE]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (H.R. 6800), H10688 [2OC], E1695 [1AU]

———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]

———waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7122-H7134 [24JY]

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]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 972), H917, H918 [13FE], E201 [14FE]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (H.R. 6469), H8668-H8670 [23SE], H9913 [25SE], H10807 [3OC]

Pharmaceuticals: require parental consent before dispensing prescription drugs at residential programs, H5961 [24JN]

Physical activity guidelines: require publishing for the general public (H.R. 5639), E408 [13MR]

Schools: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (H.R. 2063), H2036-H2038 [8AP], E546 [8AP]

Senior citizens: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (H.R. 3701), E1267 [18JN]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 845), H2034-H2036 [8AP], E546 [8AP]

———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (H.R. 5352), H8519-H8522 [22SE], E2036 [27SE]

Social Security: increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (H.R. 6561), H7333 [30JY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (H.R. 741), H10173, H10180 [27SE]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Adoption Incentive Program: reauthorize, S4174 [14MY], S4781, S4782 [22MY]

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

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

Birth control: proposed regulation to change the definition of abortion, S7141 [23JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S594-S596 [4FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a Wellness Trust (S. 3674), S10337 [1OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (H.R. 507), unanimous-consent request, S9227, S9228 [23SE]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 661), S4175 [14MY]

———examine and improve the child welfare workforce (S. 2944), S3598 [30AP]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services, S1116 [25FE], S5010 [4JN]

Corbin, KY: West Knox Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports President's Challenge State Champion Award for Kentucky, S10309 [1OC]

Dental Health Improvement Act: reauthorize (S. 3067), S4803 [22MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 3230), S6864 [16JY]

Diseases: autism research, treatment, education and intervention funding, S2059 [13MR]

FDA: food safety program funding, S1986 [12MR]

———increase access to lower-cost, generic versions of drugs, S10862 [10DE]

Fetal alcohol syndrome: reauthorize and extend prevention and services program (S. 2141), S2813 [9AP]

Fish and fishing: establish a program to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (S. 2688), S1523 [4MR]

Fort Knox, KY: Walker Intermediate School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports President's Challenge State Champion Award for Kentucky, S10309 [1OC]

Government regulations: prohibit implementation or enforcement of proposed rule limiting patients' access to basic reproductive health care services and information (S. 20), S10745 [20NO]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize the Select Agent Program and improve oversight of high containment laboratories (S. 3127), S5686 [17JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), S3139 [17AP]

Health: establish a comprehensive plan to prevent, treat, and reduce obesity and promote healthy nutritional choices (S. 3584), S9498 [25SE]

———expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, S1839 [11MR]

———expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting (S. 2723), S1677 [6MR]

———recognize importance of workplace wellness as a strategy to help maximize employees' health and well being (S. Res. 673), S9179 [22SE]

Health care facilities: establish a small house nursing home loan program (S. 3732), S10947 [11DE]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, S7857 [31JY]

———award grants for demonstration programs to enable States to develop health care volunteer indemnity programs (S. 3354), S7631 [29JY]

———provide grants or contracts to create prescription drug education and outreach academic detailing programs (S. 3396), S7952 [31JY]

Healthy Start Program: reauthorize (S. 1760), S3644 [30AP]

HIV Health Care Services Program: reauthorize, S1978 [12MR]

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]

———funding, S42 [22JA], S1937-S1939 [12MR], S2047 [13MR]

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

———prohibit funding for abortions except under certain circumstances, S42, S43 [22JA], S1113, S1114, S1146 [25FE], S1150 [26FE]

———Urban Indian Health Program funding, S44 [22JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S59, S60 [22JA], S562, S581-S588, S590, S593, S594 [4FE], S619, S628, S637 [5FE], S679, S702, S720, S721 [6FE], S762 [7FE], S957-S960 [13FE], S1010-S1013, S1082 [14FE], S1935, S1962 [12MR], S2046, S2047, S2057 [13MR], S4578, S4587 [21MY], S5190 [5JN], S5789, S5809 [19JN], S5976 [24JN]

Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program: funding, S1970-S1972 [12MR]

Medicare: ensure competitive pricing among Medicare Advantage plans, S4780 [22MY]

———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and provide for the coverage and waiver of cost-sharing for preventive services, S5557 [12JN]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services, S6485, S6486 [9JY]

———reduce fraud (S. 3164), S5836 [19JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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]

National Neurotechnology Initiative: implement (S. 2989), S3899, S3900 [7MY]

Native Americans: allow tribal members to make their own health care choices, S1000-S1004, S1018-S1021, S1027 [14FE]

———grant rape and sexual assault victims the right to have assailants tested for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, S1028 [14FE]

———prioritize resources for basic medical services at Indian health care facilities, S1027-S1030 [14FE]

Office of Men's Health: establish (S. 640), S5689 [17JN]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (H.R. 6469), S10405, S10421 [2OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S2087 [13MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2191 [13MR], S3473 [29AP]

Privacy: require removal of Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (S. 3512), S8954 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (S. 3492), S10302 [1OC]

Research: develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan (S. 2313), S3847-S3849 [7MY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 1070), S4430-S4432 [20MY]

Social Security: combat waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1989 [12MR]

———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]

———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs, S7890 [31JY]

———provide grants to eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals (S. 3053), S4796 [22MY]

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

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

Reports filed

Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 110-420), S6722 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1276) (H. Rept. 110-717), H5480 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1760), S3507 [29AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3230) (S. Rept. 110-410), S6441 [8JY]

Elder Abuse Victims Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5352) (H. Rept. 110-864), H8577 [22SE]

Elder Justice Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1070) (S. Rept. 110-470), S9025 [18SE]

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2063) (H. Rept. 110-571), H2068 [8AP]

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]

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3825) (H. Rept. 110-570), H2068 [8AP]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1858) (S. Rept. 110-280), S2743 [8AP]

Nomination of Joxel Garcia To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Health: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2132 [13MR]

Nomination of Robert G. McSwain To Be Indian Health Service Director: Committee on Indian Affaris (Senate), S3401 [24AP]

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

Safety of Seniors Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3701) (H. Rept. 110-569), H2068 [8AP]

Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5876) (H. Rept. 110-669), H4828 [22MY]

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

Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1779) (S. Rept. 110-519), S10323 [1OC]

Waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act Requirements Relative to Action on Legislation in Response to a Medicare Funding Warning: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1368) (H. Rept. 110-769), H7057 [23JY]

Rulings of the Chair

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

Statements

Animal Drug User Fee Act Performance Goals and Procedures, S8170-S8171 [9SE]

Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act Performance Goals and Procedures, S8172 [9SE]

Attorney General's Investigation Reveals Flawed Lyme Disease Guideline Process, IDSA Agrees To Reassess Guidelines, Install Independent Arbiter: Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General, H10174 [27SE]

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]

LIHEAP Funding: Southern Governors' Association, S958 [13FE]

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

Summaries

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70): Vitter Amendment on Importation of Prescription Drugs, S2299 [1AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 972, support goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day, H917 [13FE]

H. Res. 1276, consideration of H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act, H5734 [20JN]

H. Res. 1368, waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a Medicare funding warning, H7122 [24JY]

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

H.R. 2063, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act, H2036 [8AP]

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

H.R. 5352, Elder Abuse Victims Act, H8519-H8521 [22SE]

H.R. 5919, technical corrections to S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, H2890 [30AP]

H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, H5921-H5927 [24JN]

H.R. 6358, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act, H6075-H6078 [25JN]

H.R. 6469, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network funding, S10421 [2OC], H8668 [23SE]

H.R. 6901, Meth Free Families and Communities Act, H8678 [23SE]

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

S. 845, Safety of Seniors Act, H2034 [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. 1760, Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program reauthorization, S3644 [30AP]

S. 1760, Healthy Start Program reauthorization, H8670 [23SE]

S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, H2038-H2040 [8AP]

S. 2688, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, S1523 [4MR]

S. 3053, provide grants to eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals, S4796 [22MY]

S. 3311, Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, S7151-S7153 [23JY]

S. 3354, Volunteer Health Care Program Act, S7632 [29JY]

S. 3512, Social Security Number Protection Act, S8955 [17SE]

S. 3584, Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act, S9499-S9502 [25SE]

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

S. Con. Res. 76, technical corrections to S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, S2980, S2983 [14AP]

S. Con. Res. 98, comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy development, S8533 [15SE]

S. Res. 673, recognize importance of workplace wellness as a strategy to help maximize employees' health and well being, S9184, S9214 [22SE]

S.J. Res. 30, disapprove Medicaid rule on optional State plan case management services, S2163 [13MR]

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]