FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8536, S8574, S8583, S8584, S8585, S8586, S8587, S8588, S8589, S8590, S8591, S8592, S8593, S8594, S8595, S8596, S8597, S8598, S8599, S8600, S8601, S8602, S8603, S8604, S8605, S8606, S8607, S8608 [30JY], S8620, S8623, S8632, S8633 [31JY], S8648, S8650, S8651, S8653, S8656, S8659, S8660, S8661, S8663, S8691, S8692, S8693, S8694, S8695, S8696, S8697, S8698, S8699 [3AU], S8722, S8723, S8725, S8775, S8776 [4AU], S8877 [5AU], H7805, H7806, H7807, H7808, H7811, H7816, H7819, H7820, H7821, H7822, H7824, H7825, H7826 [8JY], H7843, H7845, H7846, H7847, H7848, H7849, H7850, H7851 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7794 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10538 [7OC]

Tobacco products: provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1108) (H.R. 1256), H4344 [1AP]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), S5952, S5953 [2JN], S6051, S6052, S6053, S6054, S6055, S6078, S6101, S6124, S6125, S6126, S6128 [3JN], S6216, S6217, S6218, S6219, S6220, S6226, S6227 [4JN], S6274, S6275, S6278, S6279, S6282, S6284, S6285, S6290, S6295, S6298, S6299, S6302, S6303, S6305, S6310, S6315 [8JN], H6630 [12JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8730 [4AU]

Articles and editorials

PHRMA Defends Vulnerable Dems, S6233 [8JN]

Voice for the Consumer, S1052 [29JA], E274 [13FE]

Vote for Safer Food, H9132 [30JY]

White House Affirms Deal on Drug Cost, S10184 [7OC], S12753 [9DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 666), S3609 [23MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 1406), S7192 [7JY] (see H.R. 2997), H7144 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (see H. Res. 609), H7740 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 799), H10518 [6OC]

Business and industry: establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections (see S. 1477), S7779 [21JY]

Children and youth: study presence of contaminants and impurities in cosmetics and personal care products marketed to and used by children (see S. 925), S4891 [29AP]

Cures Acceleration Network: establish to accelerate research discoveries into life-saving therapies (see S. 914), S4807 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 3242), H8302 [16JY]

———expand authority to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation (see H.R. 3932), H11867 [27OC]

———implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see S. 586), S3073 [12MR] (see H.R. 1483), H3400 [12MR]

———provide authority to order a mandatory recall of any product that is regulated by the FDA (see H.R. 841), H921 [3FE]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 3262), H8409 [20JY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 332), S894 [27JA] (see H.R. 2112), H4838 [27AP]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma inhalers and spacers for emergency use (see S. 2817), S12008 [30NO]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 287), S9840 [24SE]

Drugs: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2726), H6264 [4JN]

———establish standards for the inclusion of risks, benefits, and comparative clinical effectiveness information in drug and device labeling and advertising (see S. 1142), S5819 [21MY]

———increase Federal oversight of methadone (see S. 754), S4063 [31MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 1259), H2923 [3MR]

———increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 1450), H3338 [11MR]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 540), S2828 [5MR] (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 619), S3163 [17MR]

Federal Tobacco Regulatory Agency: establish (see S. 579), S3073 [12MR]

Fish and fishing: ensure sale and consumption of raw oysters and direct the FDA to conduct an education campaign on the risks associated with consuming raw oysters (see S. 2752), S11290 [9NO]

———prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to post-harvest processing of oysters (see S. 2735), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 4022), H12364 [4NO]

Folic acid: evaluate evidence on whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent birth defects (see H. Res. 202), H2886 [2MR]

Food: ensure safety (see H.R. 999), H1247 [11FE] (see H.R. 1332), H3053 [5MR]

———ensure safety of imported food (see S. 429), S2229 [12FE] (see H.R. 2800), H6537 [10JN]

———ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see S. 92), S41 [6JA]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (see S. 510), S2691 [3MR]

———provide for enhanced foodborne illness surveillance and food safety capacity and establish regional food safety centers of excellence (see S. 1269), S6650 [16JN]

———use consumer information maintained by retailers to improve recalls of food (see H.R. 1907), H4520 [2AP]

Food industry: require processors of food products to certify that the processed food products are not adulterated (see S. 2819), S12008 [30NO]

Government regulations: finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 1112), S5700 [20MY]

———prohibit use of Federal funds to approve certain biologics license applications (see S. 613), S3163 [17MR]

———revise regulations applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is below a certain level (see H.R. 3317), H8707 [23JY]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

Health: ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance authorities of FDA (see S. 882), S4669 [23AP]

———ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (see H.R. 3394), H9055 [29JY]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 3261), H8409 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: define term ``first applicant'' for purposes of filing an abbreviated application for a new drug (see S. 1315), S6887 [22JN] (see H.R. 3777), H11166 [8OC]

———importation of prescription drugs (see S. 80), S41 [6JA] (see S. 525), S2766 [4MR] (see S. 1232), S6452 [10JN] (see H.R. 1298), H2978 [4MR]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 369), S1431 [3FE] (see H.R. 1706), H4025 [25MR]

Product safety: improve safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market (see H.R. 759), H778 [28JA]

———improve safety of food in the global market (see H.R. 2749), H6305 [8JN]

———improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H9054 [29JY]

Sunscreen: establish a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products (see H.R. 2088), H4732 [23AP]

Tobacco products: provide with certain regulatory authority (see S. 982), S5128 [5MY] (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1108) (H.R. 1256), consideration (see H. Res. 307), H4249 [31MR]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 532), H6616 [11JN]

Cloture motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8619 [31JY], S8661 [3AU]

Tobacco products: provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), S5887 [21MY], S6171 [4JN], S6244 [8JN], S6412 [10JN]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5918 [2JN]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2997), H10358-H10402 [30SE]

Letters

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Charles D. Connor, American Lung Association, S6409 [10JN]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, S6408 [10JN]

———David T. Tayloe, Jr., American Academy of Pediatrics, S6409 [10JN]

———Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S6409 [10JN]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), S6409 [10JN]

———Michael D. Maves, AMA, S6409 [10JN]

———Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S5936 [2JN]

———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4340 [1AP]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4340 [1AP]

———several former Federal health officials, S6408 [10JN]

Food Safety Enhancement Act: Representative Peterson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H9014 [29JY]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9014 [29JY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9014 [29JY]

Importation of prescription drugs, S12778 [9DE], S13227 [15DE]

———Margaret A. Hamburg, FDA, S13227 [15DE]

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: Senator Specter, S7225 [8JY]

Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act: Senator Reid, S10184 [7OC]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S9714 [23SE]

Phase out nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals: several health organizations, E2093 [31JY]

Lists

Supporters of S. 914, Cures Acceleration Network establishment, and NIH reauthorization and National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities elevation to Institute status, S4817 [28AP]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8724, S8726 [4AU], H7852, H7853, H7854 [9JY], H10021 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7796, H7797 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10538 [7OC]

Product safety: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9161 [30JY]

Tobacco products: provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), H4413 [2AP], H6651 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H7819, H7820 [8JY]

———allow consideration of additional amendments to appropriations legislation, H7852, H7853 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7799-H7828 [8JY], H7843-H7855 [9JY], H10021 [29SE], E1693, E1695, E1700, E1701, E1705, E1707 [9JY], E1731 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), conference report, H11061-H11077 [7OC], E2489 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7783-H7798 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10528-H10540 [7OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1639, E1640, E1641, E1645, E1648, E1650, E1651, E1653, E1656, E1657, E1658, E1659, E1660, E1661 [7JY], E1663, E1664, E1666, E1667, E1668, E1669, E1670, E1671, E1672, E1673, E1674, E1675, E1676, E1677, E1679, E1680, E1681, E1683, E1684, E1685 [8JY], E1688, E1692, E1697, E1698, E1699 [9JY], E1727 [10JY], E1761 [14JY], E1808 [16JY], E1857, E1859 [21JY], E2124 [31JY], E2456 [6OC], E2478, E2483, E2485 [8OC], E2532, E2534 [14OC], E2590, E2598 [21OC], E2740 [6NO], E2779 [17NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), motion to instruct conferees, H10021-H10023 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), motion to recommit, H7852-H7854 [9JY]

———require appropriations legislation conference report to be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H10021-H10023 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain changes in the Supplemental Review Assistance Program eligibility assessment and disaster payment schedule, H7802 [8JY]

———clarify definition of catfish as related to the domestic catfish industry, H7804, H7805 [8JY]

———expand the Child and Adult Care Food Program, H7803 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (H.R. 3242), E1819 [16JY]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: anniversary, E2373 [25SE]

Drugs: phase out nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals, H14945 [15DE], E2093 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: restore White House Office of Consumer Affairs, E274 [13FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (H.R. 1259), H4086, H4087 [30MR]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (H.R. 1346), E575 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases, H14746 [11DE]

Funding, H7816, H7817 [8JY]

Health: ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (H.R. 3394), E2086 [29JY]

———prevent tax increases on medical devices, H9465 [14SE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H7784, H7785, H7787-H7791 [8JY]

Labeling: mandated change to dietary supplement labels, H3608 [18MR]

Pharmaceuticals: define term ``first applicant'' for purposes of filing an abbreviated application for a new drug (H.R. 3777), E2487 [8OC]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, H12889 [7NO]

Product safety: improve safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market (H.R. 759), H3148 [11MR]

———improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H8272 [16JY], H8990-H9016 [29JY], H9140-H9165 [30JY], E2093, E2143, E2154, E2177 [31JY], E2356 [24SE]

———improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), consideration (H. Res. 691), H9131-H9138 [30JY]

———improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), motion to recommit, H9162 [30JY]

———use of food facility registration fees to purchase food for inspection purposes, H9162-H9164 [30JY]

Safety: grant quarantine authority in a geographic area if there is evidence of food-borne health risk, H9136 [30JY]

Tobacco products: constitutionality of certain tobacco advertising regulations, H6625, H6657 [12JN]

———investigation of allegations of spiking, H6629 [12JN]

———prohibit diversion of funds to tobacco regulatory efforts from other FDA programs and initiatives, H4413 [2AP]

———prohibit use of flavors, herbs, and spices in cigarettes, H6627, H6628 [12JN]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1108) (H.R. 1256), H3800-H3805 [24MR]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1108) (H.R. 1256), earmark declaration, E831 [31MR]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), H4318-H4368 [1AP], H4491 [2AP], E854, E859, E867, E873, E875, E885 [2AP], E893, E912, E920 [21AP]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), consideration (H. Res. 307), H4310-H4318 [1AP]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 532), H6623-H6630 [12JN]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), motion to recommit, H4413 [2AP]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), Senate amendment, H6630-H6660 [12JN], E1426 [15JN], E1493, E1502 [18JN]

———restrict marketing aimed at children, H6628 [12JN]

———strategies to reduce the harm of products and the number of smokers, H6626, H6627 [12JN]

U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (organization): tribute, E2509 [13OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, S8724, S8725, S8726 [4AU]

———ensure contracts are competitively awarded, S8718 [4AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8534-S8537 [30JY], S8619-S8623 [31JY], S8647-S8651, S8653-S8663, S8677 [3AU], S8711-S8730 [4AU], S8978 [6AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), conference report, S10280-S10284 [8OC], S10357 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), motion to commit, S8724-S8726 [4AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), unanimous-consent agreement, S8723 [4AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), unanimous-consent request, S8658 [3AU]

Appropriations: eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, S8649 [3AU], S10282 [8OC]

Business and industry: establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections (S. 1477), S7783 [21JY]

Children and youth: study presence of contaminants and impurities in cosmetics and personal care products marketed to and used by children (S. 925), S4910 [30AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S6023 [3JN], S6712 [17JN]

Cures Acceleration Network: establish to accelerate research discoveries into life-saving therapies (S. 914), S4813 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide transparency and accountability in conferences and meetings costs, S8719 [4AU]

Dept. of HHS: implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (S. 586), S3079 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7305, S7306 [9JY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (S. 332), S896 [27JA]

———establish a review process that would recommend solutions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of rare and neglected diseases in the developing world, S8620 [31JY], S8651 [3AU], S10281 [8OC]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: anniversary (S. Res. 287), S9853 [24SE]

Drugs: establish standards for the inclusion of risks, benefits, and comparative clinical effectiveness information in drug and device labeling and advertising (S. 1142), S5848 [21MY]

———increase access to lower-cost, generic versions of biologic drugs, S7180 [7JY], S7335 [10JY], S7391 [13JY], S7593-S7595 [16JY], S8186 [28JY]

———increase Federal oversight of methadone (S. 754), S4080 [31MR]

EPA: clarify authority to regulate pesticides, S6500 [11JN]

Executive Office of the President: restore White House Office of Consumer Affairs, S1051 [29JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices, S1861 [6FE]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (S. 540), S2846-S2848 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (S. 619), S3179 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to post-harvest processing of oysters (S. 2735), S11148 [5NO]

Food: ensure safety of imported food (S. 429), S2239-S2243 [12FE]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S2692 [3MR], S6912 [23JN], S7285 [9JY], S10658 [22OC], S11396 [17NO]

———provide for enhanced foodborne illness surveillance and food safety capacity and establish regional food safety centers of excellence (S. 1269), S6911-S6913 [23JN], S7285 [9JY], S10658 [22OC]

Food industry: require processors of food products to certify that the processed food products are not adulterated (S. 2819), S12009-S12011 [30NO]

FTC: establish an interagency working group responsible for creating a national strategy to combat obesity, S2949 [10MR]

Hamburg, Margaret A.: confirmation as FDA Commissioner, S5608, S5609 [19MY]

———nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S5561 [18MY]

Health: ensure safety and quality of medical products and enhance authorities of FDA (S. 882), S4686 [23AP]

———prevent tax increases on medical devices, S13655 [21DE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S5927-S5929 [2JN], S6171 [4JN], S6233, S6234, S6246, S6247 [8JN], S6415 [10JN], S7299 [9JY], S10182-S10188, S10192 [7OC], S10404 [14OC], S10687-S10689 [22OC], S10804 [28OC], S10955 [30OC], S11876 [20NO], S12546, S12547 [6DE], S12686-S12688 [8DE], S12751-S12759, S12765, S12770-S12774, S12776-S12780, S12784-S12789, S12792 [9DE], S12870-S12872 [10DE], S12978 [11DE], S13082, S13083 [12DE], S13167, S13168, S13177 [14DE], S13212, S13216, S13219, S13221-S13235, S13238, S13239 [15DE], S13622 [20DE]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 525), S2780 [5MR]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 1232), S6478 [10JN], S6481 [11JN], S6866 [22JN], S8216 [29JY], S9713-S9715 [23SE], S9898 [29SE]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, S13240 [15DE]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 369), S1433 [3FE]

Technology: ensure technology is available to achieve reductions required by tobacco product standards, S6144 [4JN]

Tobacco products: clarify authority to regulate activities by a tobacco product manufacturer that affects tobacco producers, S6144 [4JN]

———discourage use and reduce consumption by children and youth, S5997, S6001 [3JN], S6162-S6168 [4JN]

———prohibit use of flavors, herbs, and spices in cigarettes, S6411 [10JN]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), S4399 [2AP], S4405 [20AP], S5567 [19MY], S5887 [21MY], S6017-S6024 [3JN], S6140, S6155, S6161-S6174 [4JN], S6231, S6233, S6234, S6241-S6247 [8JN], S6327-S6329, S6335-S6342, S6347, S6352-S6354 [9JN], S6401, S6405, S6412, S6415 [10JN], S6497-S6501 [11JN], S6712 [17JN]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), motion to proceed, S5918-S5922, S5924-S5941, S5984 [2JN], S5985, S5988, S5994, S5997-S6012, S6017 [3JN]

———provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), unanimous-consent agreement, S6228 [4JN], S6318 [8JN], S6389 [9JN]

———regulation of smokeless tobacco products, S5999-S6001 [3JN]

———require tobacco product testing of domestic and foreign manufactured products be performed in U.S. laboratories, S6144 [4JN]

———restrict marketing aimed at children, S5927 [2JN]

Reports

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in Conference Report on H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations, S10283 [8OC]

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in S. 1406, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations, S8549 [30JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2997) (H. Rept. 111-279), H10407 [30SE]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2997) (H. Rept. 111-181), H7144 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1406) (S. Rept. 111-39), S7192 [7JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 799) (H. Rept. 111-287), H10518 [6OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 111-72), H4249 [31MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 111-235), H9054 [29JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 111-191), H7740 [7JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 111-145), H6616 [11JN]

Dextromethorphan Distribution Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1259) (H. Rept. 111-49), H3833 [24MR]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1256) (H. Rept. 111-58), H4127 [30MR]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1256) (H. Rept. 111-58), H4127 [30MR]

Food Safety Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2749) (H. Rept. 111-234), H9054 [29JY]

Nomination of Margaret A. Hamburg To Be FDA Commissioner: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S5435 [13MY]

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 369), S10486 [15OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8716, S8723 [4AU], H7853 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7784 [8JY]

Product safety: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9162 [30JY]

Tobacco products: provide with certain regulatory authority (H.R. 1256), S6412 [10JN]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H7788 [8JY]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2997): conference report, H11063-H11071 [7OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S6023, S6024 [3JN], S6712 [17JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10282 [8OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1406, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8623 [31JY]

Testimonies

Can Tobacco Cure Smoking? Review of Tobacco Harm Reduction: Richard H. Carmona, Public Health Service (2003), S5999-S6001 [3JN]

FDA Oversight Authority of Tobacco Industry: Steve Troxler, H4315 [1AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 307, consideration of H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H4310 [1AP]

H. Res. 532, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H6623 [12JN]

H. Res. 609, consideration of H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7783 [8JY]

H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act, H9131 [30JY]

H. Res. 799, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H10528 [7OC]

H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S6501-S6523 [11JN], H4318-H4338 [1AP], H6630-H6651 [12JN]

H.R. 1259, Dextromethorphan Distribution Act, H4086 [30MR]

H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act, H8990-H9007 [29JY], H9140-H9156 [30JY]

H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8877-S8887 [5AU]

S. 332, Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act, S897 [27JA]

S. 369, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, S1433 [3FE]

S. 429, Ending Agricultural Threats—Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act, S2240-S2242 [12FE]

S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S2693-S2705 [3MR]

S. 914, Cures Acceleration Network establishment to accelerate research discoveries into life-saving therapies, and NIH reauthorization and National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities elevation to Institute status, S4815-S4817 [28AP]

S. 982, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S5143-S5163 [5MY]

S. 1142, Informed Health Care Decision Making Act, S5849 [21MY]

S. 2819, Processed Food Safety Act, S12011 [30NO]

S. Res. 287, Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act anniversary, S9853 [24SE]