NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: make emergency supplemental (see S. 3272), S6868 [16JY]

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

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

Diseases: enhance public and private research efforts to develop new tools and therapies that prevent, detect, and cure diseases (see S. 2988), S3891 [7MY]

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

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

———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 S. 3092), S5204 [5JN] (see H.R. 6203), H5043 [5JN]

———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]

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

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see S. 2773), S2133 [13MR] (see H.R. 6089), H4320 [20MY]

Medicaid: provide coverage of drugs prescribed for certain NIH research study child participants (see S. 2629), S970 [13FE] (see H.R. 5468), H994 [14FE]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see S. 2569), S445 [29JA]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 6568), H6824 [22JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 5808), H2355 [15AP]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H2355 [15AP]

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

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H942 [13FE]

Letters

Disease research funding: Representative Cohen, H4435 [21MY]

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

Investigation of Alan Schatzberg at Stanford University under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Senator Grassley, S5956-S5958 [23JN]

Investigation of Charles B. Nemeroff of Emory University relative to financial disclosure requirements: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S10467 [2OC]

Investigation of Frederick Goodwin of George Washington University Medical Center under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S10642, S10643 [19NO]

Investigation of Physicians at University of Texas System under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Senator Grassley, S8166 [9SE]

Investigation under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act into payments made by several pharmacuetical companies to Dr. Alan Schatzberg of Stanford University: Senator Grassley, S7890-S7893 [31JY]

National Pain Care Policy Act: Jackie S. Rowles, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, H8676 [23SE]

NIH disease research funding: Representative Cohen, H5186 [10JN]

NIH extramural funding program oversight and transparency: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S5030 [4JN]

NIH research programs funding: Elias A. Zerhouni, Dept. of HHS, S10047 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Diseases: increase Alzheimer's disease research funding, E1583 [29JY]

Dystonia Awareness Week; observance, E974 [20MY]

Funding, H605, H606 [6FE], H2579 [23AP], E514 [4AP], E777 [30AP], E1583 [29JY]

Health: improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (H.R. 2994), H8674-H8676 [23SE]

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

———tribute to hearing loss research, E1340 [25JN]

Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: tribute, E1058 [23MY]

Iraq: impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, H1593 [12MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (H.R. 6568), H9914-H9916 [25SE]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: funding, E777 [30AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (H.R. 5808), E615 [15AP]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1157), H9912, H9913 [25SE]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 5809), E615 [15AP]

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

Tribute, E2261 [19NO]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (H. Res. 981), H2508-H2510 [22AP], E828 [6MY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: make emergency supplemental (S. 3272), S6872 [16JY]

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

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, S6951 [21JY], S7888 [31JY]

———enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (H.R. 1727), unanimous-consent request, S9227 [23SE]

———enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (S. 1183), S10043-S10048 [29SE]

———enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (S. 1183), unanimous-consent request, S10045 [29SE]

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

———enhance public and private research efforts to develop new tools and therapies that prevent, detect, and cure diseases (S. 2988), S3894 [7MY]

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

Funding, S1935 [12MR], S2046, S2047, S2100 [13MR], S5010 [4JN]

Medicaid: provide coverage of drugs prescribed for certain NIH research study child participants (S. 2629), S975-S977 [13FE]

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]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (S. 2569), S448 [29JA]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1157), S10018 [27SE]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 579), S3177 [21AP]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 579), unanimous-consent request, S3179 [21AP], S3493-S3496 [29AP]

Reports filed

Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 110-889), H9972 [25SE]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 579), S2435 [3AP]

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

National Pain Care Policy Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2994) (H. Rept. 110-871), H9082 [23SE]

Statements

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

Tables

Selected disclosures by Dr. Alan Schatzberg and related information reported by pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers, S5958 [23JN], S7891 [31JY]

Selected disclosures by Dr. Augustus J. Rush, Jr., and related information reported by pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers, S8167 [9SE]

Selected disclosures by Dr. Karen Wagner and related information reported by pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers, S8168 [9SE]

Selected disclosures by Frederick Goodwin and related information reported by pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers, S10642, S10643 [19NO]

Speaker event and professional programs databases of Dr. Karen Wagner, S8169 [9SE]

Texts of

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

H. Res. 981, World Glaucoma Day, H2508 [22AP]

H.R. 1157, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, H9912 [25SE]

H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act, H8674 [23SE]

H.R. 6568, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act, H9914 [25SE]

S. 2629, Medicaid coverage of drugs prescribed for certain NIH research study child participants, S976 [13FE]

S. 2988, Accelerating Cures Act, S3894-S3899 [7MY]

S. 3272, NIH emergency supplemental appropriations, S6873 [16JY]

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