DRUGS related term(s) Crime

Amendments

Cocaine: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S1682 [17MR]

Law enforcement: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (H.R. 4748), S10805, S10823 [20DE], H8813 [21DE]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), S6593 [2AU], S6654 [3AU], S6843, S6932, S6933 [5AU]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10364, S10413, S10415 [16DE], H8792 [21DE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), S6666 [3AU], H7316 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

America's Third War—National Guard's New Mission, H7526 [17NO]

Dems Tap Drug Maker Millions for PhRMA-Friendly Bill, H1606 [18MR]

Salvadoran Leader Speaks of Criminal Gangs' Links to Drug Cartels, H6998 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H4779 [23JN]

Camarena, Enrique (Kiki): tribute (see S. Res. 443), S1169 [4MR] (see H. Res. 1115), H933 [25FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 3479), S4849 [10JN] (see H.R. 5462), H4214 [28MY]

Charities: encourage pharmaceutical manufacturers and health care providers to donate prescription medications to nonprofit organizations that fill prescriptions for low-income individuals (see H. Res. 1311), H3078 [29AP]

Cocaine: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 6548), H8785 [17DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 3357), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5309), H3483 [13MY]

Controlled Substances Act: address use of intrathecal pumps (see S. 3274), S2758 [28AP]

Council on Integration of Health Care Education: establish (see H.R. 5392), H3823 [25MY]

Courts: appoint additional district judges in Southwest border States and Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys to prosecute border-related offenses (see H.R. 6195), H6988 [23SE]

———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 6059), H6570 [30JY]

Crime: clarify that persons who conspire or engage in conduct within the U.S. to possess, traffic, or abet traffickers of illegal drugs outside the U.S., may be criminally prosecuted in the U.S. (see S. 3218), S2377 [15AP] (see H.R. 5231), H3272 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see S. 3575), S5786 [13JY] (see H.R. 5710), H5502 [1JY]

———design, construct, and operate facilities to develop and produce biological products used to respond to potential bioterrorist attacks or naturally occurring pathogens (see S. 3140), S1750 [18MR]

———establish an America Rx drug discount program for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices (see H.R. 5888), H6163 [27JY]

———provide for use of unobligated discretionary stimulus funds to address AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists and other cost containment measures impacting State programs (see S. 3401), S4143 [24MY] (see S. 4006), S8477 [3DE]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see H.R. 5848), H5984 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S. (see S. 3332), S3407 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish public-private Meth Project Prevention Campaign Grant Program (see S. 3278), S2802 [29AP] (see H.R. 5916), H6283 [28JY]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 3740), S6883 [5AU]

———make grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other entities for prescription drug disposal units and for prescription drug abuse education (see H.R. 5925), H6402 (see H.R. 5925), H6454 [29JY]

———provide grants for juvenile mentoring (see S. 3353), S3643 [12MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve traffic safety of teen drivers (see S. 3679), S6548 [30JY] (see H.R. 5949), H6404 (see H.R. 5949), H6455 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (see H.R. 5516), H4386 [10JN]

———share information about use of controlled substances by veterans with State prescription monitoring programs to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines (see S. 3575), S5786 [13JY]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 1140), H1169 [4MR] (see H. Res. 1155), H1323 [10MR]

———ensure U.S. global HIV/AIDS assistance prioritizes saving lives by focusing on access to treatment (see S. 3627), S6078 [21JY]

———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 6389), H7394 [29SE]

District of Columbia: disapprove legalization of marijuana for medical treatment (see H.J. Res. 93), H4779 [23JN]

FDA: create a three-tiered approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients (see H.R. 4732), H1026 [2MR]

———ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 4816), H1323 [10MR]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 3697), S6736 [4AU]

———modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 4956), H2457 [25MR]

———provide additional quality control of drugs (see S. 3690), S6651 [3AU]

———strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (see S. 3002), S482 [4FE]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4489), H325 [21JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: distribution and citation of scientific research in connection with foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 4913), H2260 [23MR]

Government regulations: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (see S. 4032), S10304 [15DE]

Health: allow the resell or transfer of covered outpatient drugs to individuals with HIV/AIDS in connection with medication regimen adherence services being provided by a licensed health care professional (see H.R. 6176), H6879 [22SE]

———expand and accelerate genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, increase drug safety, and identify novel treatments (see H.R. 5440), H4022 (see H.R. 5440), H4083 [27MY]

———extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 3709), S6882 [5AU] (see H.R. 5025), H2578 [14AP] (see H.R. 5040), H2640 [15AP]

———provide for insurance and Medicare Advantage reform, reduce disparities in Medicare, and regulate importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4813), H1323 [10MR]

———support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development of regenerative products and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 6173), H6879 [22SE]

Health care facilities: restore application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan drugs for children's hospitals (see S. 11), S7618 [28SE]

Health care professionals: support establishment of Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy dual degree programs (see S. 3859), S7618 [28SE]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H3272 [6MY]

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: designate (see H. Res. 1451), H4635 [17JN]

Law enforcement: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (see S. 3467), S4744 [9JN] (see H.R. 4748), H1103 [3MR]

———support counternarcotics and related efforts in the Inter-American region (see S. 3172), S2115 [25MR]

———tribute to law enforcement service dogs and their handlers (see H. Res. 1614), H6682 [14SE]

Medicare: expand access to medication therapy management services (see S. 3543), S5538 [29JN]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H4871 [24JN]

———permit coverage of certain covered part D drugs for uses that are determined to be for medically accepted indications based upon clinical evidence in peer reviewed medical literature (see H.R. 5732), H5616 [14JY]

———prohibit mid-year changes in the formularies of Part D plans (see H.R. 4917), H2261 [23MR]

———provide coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services under part B (see H.R. 5389), H3822 [25MY]

———reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (see S. 4024), S8786 [10DE]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 3413, 3415), S4211 [25MY] (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: enhance penalties to combat fraud, establish a data-mining system and biometric technology program, and support GAO study on Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 5044), H2640 [15AP]

———enhance penalties to combat fraud and establish Medicare data-mining system and Beneficiary Verification Pilot Program (see S. 3632), S6200 [22JY]

Mental health: revise and extend substance use disorder and mental health programs (see H.R. 5466), H4214 [28MY]

Methamphetamine: provide grants for treatment of abuse (see H.R. 5678), H5501 [1JY]

Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1032), H327 [21JA]

Moriarty, NM: designate DWI Memorial of Perpetual Tears as the official National DWI Victims Memorial (see S. 3428), S4442 [26MY] (see H.R. 5415), H3870 [26MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H2935 [27AP]

National Drug Facts Week: recognize importance (see H. Res. 1678), H7395 [29SE]

National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H40 [12JA]

National Lock Your Meds Day: designate (see H. Res. 1580), H6405 (see H. Res. 1580), H6457 [29JY]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 5357), H3701 [20MY] (see H.R. 6253), H7389 [29SE] (see H. Con. Res. 273), H3123 [4MY]

———improve border security (see H.R. 5173), H3014 [28AP]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (see S. 3721), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5875), H6163 [27JY] (see H.R. 6080), H6578 [9AU]

Native Americans: prevent use of Indian reservations located on U.S. borders to facilitate cross-border drug trafficking (see H.R. 4747), H1103 [3MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises (see S. 3031), S742 [24FE]

———develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and provide for enhanced penalties for certain drug offenses on Federal lands (see H.R. 5645), H5302 [30JN]

———eradicate marijuana cultivation and develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking on public lands (see H. Res. 1540), H5818 [20JY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize and amend relative to drug courts (see H.R. 6090), H6626 [10AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 5936), H6403 (see H.R. 5936), H6455 [29JY]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure that rules for approval of pharmaceutical and biological products do not require medical ethics violations in human and vertebrate animal testing (see S. 3921), S7788 [29SE]

———importation of prescription drugs (see S. 3415), S4211 [25MY]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (see S. 3397), S4143 [24MY] (see H.R. 5809), H5920 [21JY]

———require mail-order pharmacies to notify customers when generic drugs become available and prevent such pharmacies from substituting drugs without prescriber authorization (see H.R. 6255), H7389 [29SE]

Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S4143 [24MY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 671), S7789 [29SE] (see H. Res. 1709), H7396 [29SE]

Safety: improve (see H.R. 6543), H8785 [17DE]

———provide for the mandatory recall of adulterated or misbranded drugs (see H.R. 5740), H5617 [14JY]

Small business: express importance of biotechnology firms meeting small business standards to the U.S., its people, and its economy (see H. Res. 1179), H1396 [12MR]

Sports: clarify relationship between the policies of leagues or associations and State or local law regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 3851), S7618 [28SE]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see S. 4011), S8599 [7DE]

Descriptions

DEA Authorization of Certain Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes To Transmit DEA-licensed Practitioners' Orders To Deliver Pain Medications, S11026 [22DE]

Letters

Address increasing relationship between Iran and Venezuela: several Senators, S4634 [8JN]

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act: Cindy Brownstein, Spina Bifida Association, E1011 [28MY]

———Judith S. Palfrey, American Academy of Pediatrics, E1010 [28MY]

———Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Foundation, E1010 [28MY]

———Mark Ballow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, E1011 [28MY]

———Sharon Voyer Lavigne, University of Connecticut Health Center, E1010 [28MY]

HIV vaccine development: Senator Coburn, S3904 [18MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act: Senator Coburn, S6390 [28JY]

National security situation along southern border with Mexico: Representative Burton, H8771 [17DE]

———several Representatives, H7525 [17NO], H8771 [17DE]

Restore application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan drugs for children's hospitals: James Mandell and Robert K. Coughlin, S7621 [28SE]

———several Senators, S7621 [28SE]

Lists

Health organizations supporting H. Res. 1003, National Influenza Vaccination Week, H347 [26JA]

Messages

Interdiction of Aircraft Engaged in Illicit Drug Trafficking: President Obama, S152 [22JA], H337 [26JA]

National Drug Control Strategy: President Obama, S3535 [11MY], H3296 [11MY]

Remarks in House

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: funding, H6883 [23SE]

Arizona: tribute to National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Arizona region task force, H2703 [21AP]

Calderon Hinojosa, Felipe: address to joint meeting of Congress by Mexican President, H3691, H3693-H3698 [20MY]

Camarena, Enrique (Kiki): tribute (H. Res. 1115), H1238-H1240 [10MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (H.R. 5462), H7195, H7196 [28SE], H7380 [29SE], E1010 [28MY], E1827 [29SE]

CIA: make unclassified version of report on Peruvian narcotics operations publicly available, H883 [25FE]

Cocaine: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), H6196-H6204 [28JY], E1498 [30JY], E1665 [16SE]

Community Challenge (organization): anniversary, E1101 [15JN]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 5309), E847 [13MY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (H.R. 1866), E774 [6MY]

Crime: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 3245), H6202, H6203 [28JY]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 265), H6199 [28JY]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (H.R. 2923), H6846-H6848 [22SE], E1761 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (H.R. 5710), H6850-H6852 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement program to re-label prescription drugs used in VA hospitals to be sent home with discharged patients for outpatient use, H6245 [28JY]

———provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (H.R. 5516), E1072 [10JN]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (H. Res. 1155), H3420, H3421 [12MY], E850 [13MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2366), E926 [25MY]

Drug abuse: 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. 2818), H7180, H7181 [28SE], H7379 [29SE]

El Salvador: support efforts to strengthen the rule of law and combat crime and corruption, H6997 [28SE]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (H.R. 4489), E70 [21JA]

Health: request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements, H2828 [22AP]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico, H1341 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H2672, H2673 [20AP], H2824 [22AP], H2987 [28AP], H3173 [5MY], H3525-H3530 [18MY], H3639 [19MY], H3688 [20MY], H3793 [25MY], H3862, H3866 [26MY], H4402 [14JN], H4621-H4625 [17JN], H7525 [17NO], H8770-H8772 [17DE]

———require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (H.R. 4748), H6104-H6106 [27JY]

———require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (H.R. 4748), Senate amendment, H8813, H8814 [21DE]

———tribute to law enforcement service dogs and their handlers (H. Res. 1614), H6731-H6733 [15SE]

Medicare: eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H1365 [12MR], H1575 [17MR], H2255 [23MR], H2264 [24MR], H4250 [9JN]

———release of part D prescription drug benefit rebate checks, H4334, H4335, H4336 [10JN], H4438, H4439, H4442 [15JN]

Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens, H1447 [16MR], H2481 [13AP], H6688 [15SE], H7419, H7421-H7423 [15NO], H8357 [15DE]

———assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (H. Res. 1032), H269 [21JA], H1190-H1193 [9MR]

———murder of U.S. consulate employees, H1521 [17MR]

———U.S. policy, H7421-H7423 [15NO]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H6967 [23SE], E1867 [29SE]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of RxIMPACT Day, E340 [10MR]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (H.R. 5143), H6129-H6133 [27JY], E1461 [28JY], E1527 [30JY]

National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (H. Res. 1003), H345-H348 [26JA]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, H3061 [29AP], H3298, H3301 [11MY], H3314, H3316 [12MY], H3546 [19MY], H3841 [26MY], H3873, H4077 [27MY], H5206 [30JN], H5734 [20JY], H7581 [18NO]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities funding, H6168 [28JY]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (H.R. 5357), E906 [20MY]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (H.R. 6253), H7501 [17NO], H7649 [30NO], H7858 [2DE]

———improve border security, H1032 [3MR], H1174 [9MR], H1342 [11MR], H2192 [22MR], H2248 [23MR], H2322, H2443 [25MR], H2508, H2511 [14AP], H2925 [27AP], H3060 [29AP], H3128, H3130 [5MY], H3488 [18MY], H3692, H3693, H3697 [20MY], H3793, H3814-H3821 [25MY], H4592, H4593 [16JN], H4621-H4625 [17JN], H4674 [22JN], H5299 [30JN], H5352, H5385-H5387 [1JY], H6050 [27JY]

———improve border security (H.R. 5173), H3525-H3530 [18MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), H6168, H6253-H6257 [28JY], E1466 [29JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 6080), H6584-H6589 [10AU]

Newton, NJ: tribute to Merriam Avenue Elementary School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E966 [28MY]

NIH: anniversary of National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, E586 [20AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of immigration policies, H6654-H6658 [14SE], H6858 [22SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and provide for enhanced penalties for certain drug offenses on Federal lands (H.R. 5645), E1307 [13JY]

———eradicate marijuana cultivation and develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking on public lands (H. Res. 1540), H5823 [21JY], H8060-H8062 [7DE], H8244 [8DE], E2203 [18DE]

ORCA House Inc.: anniversary, E1664 [16SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: coverage and treatment of mental health services, H2257 [23MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H1365 [12MR]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, H5386 [1JY]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), H6855-H6857 [22SE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), Senate amendments, H8792-H8798 [21DE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), H7316-H7318 [29SE]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards recipients, E527 [13AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3053), H272 [21JA]

Recovery Resources (organization): anniversary, E1970 [18NO]

Rochelle Park, NJ: tribute to Midland School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E503 [25MR]

Senior citizens: address needs to improve quality of life, H5550 [14JY]

Targacept, Inc.: tribute to Alzheimer's disease research, E2107 [9DE]

U.S.-Mexico Parliamentary Exchange: report on congressional delegation trip to Campeche, Mexico, H4442 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: report on U.S. counternarcotics strategy, S6512 [29JY]

Camarena, Enrique (Kiki): tribute (S. Res. 443), S1207 [4MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (S. 3479), S4851 [10JN]

Children and youth: increase in drug use, S11028 [22DE]

———increased use of K2 herbal incense products, S7344 [22SE]

Cocaine: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S1680-S1683 [17MR], S6866 [5AU]

Crime: clarify that persons who conspire or engage in conduct within the U.S. to possess, traffic, or abet traffickers of illegal drugs outside the U.S., may be criminally prosecuted in the U.S. (S. 3218), S2388 [15AP]

———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 258), S6536 [29JY]

DEA: authorize certain health care professionals in nursing homes to transmit DEA-licensed practitioners' orders to deliver pain medications, S10925 [21DE], S11026 [22DE]

———enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (H.R. 2923), S7562 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (S. 3575), S5791, S5792 [13JY]

———design, construct, and operate facilities to develop and produce biological products used to respond to potential bioterrorist attacks or naturally occurring pathogens (S. 3140), S1751 [18MR]

———provide for use of unobligated discretionary stimulus funds to address AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists and other cost containment measures impacting State programs (S. 4006), S8510 [3DE], S8513 [4DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S., S5227-S5230 [22JN]

———U.S. Customs and Border Protection Southwest border staffing funding, S6839, S6840 [5AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 3740), S6897 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: named J.D. Power and Associates top mail order pharmacy program, S11027 [22DE]

———share information about use of controlled substances by veterans with State prescription monitoring programs to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines (S. 3575), S5791, S5792 [13JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: address prescription drug abuse among the Armed Forces and veterans, S7023 [13SE]

Diseases: development of an HIV vaccine, S3904 [18MY]

———ensure U.S. global HIV/AIDS assistance prioritizes saving lives by focusing on access to treatment (S. 3627), S6085 [21JY]

El Dorado, AR: El Dorado PRIDE Youth Team recipient of PRIDE Youth Programs (organization) International PRIDE Team of the Year award, S4846 [10JN]

FDA: strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (S. 3002), S494 [4FE], S613 [22FE]

Government regulations: more effectively regulate anabolic steroids (S. 4032), S10305 [15DE]

Guatemala: importance of Guatemalan Presidential selection of Attorney General relative to criminal and human rights issues, S2371 [15AP]

Health care facilities: restore application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan drugs for children's hospitals (S. 11), S7620 [28SE], S8343 [1DE]

Health care professionals: recognize contribution of pharmacies to U.S. health system, S1515 [15MR]

———support establishment of Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy dual degree programs (S. 3859), S7634 [28SE]

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: observance, S3904 [18MY]

International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala: reaffirm commitment to mission, S5311 [23JN]

Iran: address increasing relationship with Venezuela, S3059 [4MY], S4633-S4636 [8JN]

———impact of presence in Latin American countries, S1217-S1220 [5MR]

Law enforcement: expand Operation Streamline to Tucson, AZ, sector to increase prosecution and imprisonment of illegal border crossers, S4475-S4479 [27MY], S4567 [28MY], S4599 [7JN], S6839, S6840 [5AU]

———require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (H.R. 4748), S10805 [20DE]

Medicaid: maintain rebates on certain pharmaceuticals, S6766 [5AU]

Medicare: eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, S4572 [28MY], S7932 [17NO]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (S. 3543), S5539 [29JN]

———part D prescription drug benefit funding, S784-S787 [25FE]

———reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (S. 4024), S8787, S8788 [10DE]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 3415), S4218 [25MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate fraudulent payments for prescription drugs and prohibit Federal coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for child molesters and rapists and of drugs to induce abortion, S1942, S1998 [24MR]

Moriarty, NM: designate DWI Memorial of Perpetual Tears as the official National DWI Victims Memorial (S. 3428), S4444 [26MY]

National Alcohol-and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week: observance, S3533 [11MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (S. 714), S6353 [28JY], S7597 [28SE]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, S4182 [25MY], S4417-S4420, S4422, S4429-S4432 [26MY], S4475-S4479 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]

———improve border security, S2607, S2608 [26AP], S4599 [7JN], S5388-S5390 [24JN], S6499 [29JY], S10657 [18DE]

———improve border security through reductions in unobligated appropriations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S4183-S4185, S4193, S4194 [25MY], S4417-S4420, S4423, S4429-S4432 [26MY], S4475-S4481 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), S6838-S6843 [5AU]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 5875), unanimous-consent agreement, S6839 [5AU]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (H.R. 6080), S6996-S6999 [12AU]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises (S. 3031), S744-S746 [24FE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize, S7261 [21SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (S. 3415), S4218 [25MY]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10364 [16DE], S11022 [22DE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), S4162 [24MY], S6666, S6667 [3AU], S6860, S6861 [5AU], S7770 [29SE]

Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S4162 [24MY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 671), S7773 [29SE]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (S. 902), S2806 [29AP]

Reports

Marijuana Smoking and Fungal Sensitization: Representative Kagen, Viswanath P. Kurup, Peter G. Sohnle, and Jordan N. Fink, H8244-H8246 [8DE]

Reports filed

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5462) (H. Rept. 111-642), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 111-615), H6878 [22SE]

Controlled Substance Monitoring Program Amendment and Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5710) (H. Rept. 111-616), H6878 [22SE]

Drug Free Communities Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3031), S2376 [15AP]

Fair Sentencing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1789), S1516 [15MR]

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3245) (H. Rept. 111-670), H7854 [1DE]

Merida Initiative To Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Submission of a Report on Effects on U.S. Border Security: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3239) (H. Rept. 111-429), H1219 [9MR]

Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. Rept. 111-641), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 714), S3358 [6MY]

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 369) (S. Rept. 111-123), S438 [2FE]

Safe Drug Disposal Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5809) (H. Rept. 111-618), H6878 [22SE]

Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 258), S6200 [22JY]

Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3397), S6519 [29JY]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2923, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, H6875 [22SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, H6159 [27JY]

Southwest border other-than-Mexican apprehensions by country of citizenship, S4476 [27MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1003, National Influenza Vaccination Week, H345 [26JA]

H. Res. 1032, assist Mexico in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens, H1190 [9MR]

H. Res. 1115, tribute to Enrique (Kiki) Camarena, H1238 [10MR]

H. Res. 1155, commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs, H3420 [12MY]

H. Res. 1540, eradicate marijuana cultivation and develop an Office of National Drug Control Policy coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking on public lands, H8060 [7DE]

H. Res. 1614, tribute to law enforcement service dogs and their handlers, H6731 [15SE]

H.R. 265, Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act, H6199-H6202 [28JY]

H.R. 2818, Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act, H7180 [28SE]

H.R. 2923, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, H6846 [22SE]

H.R. 4748, Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act, S10805 [20DE], H6104 [27JY]

H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, H6129-H6131 [27JY]

H.R. 5462, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act, H7195 [28SE]

H.R. 5710, Controlled Substance Monitoring Program amendment and reauthorization, H6850 [22SE]

H.R. 5809, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, H8792 [21DE]

H.R. 5809, Safe Drug Disposal Act, H6855 [22SE]

H.R. 5875, emergency supplemental appropriations for border security, H6253 [28JY]

H.R. 6080, emergency supplemental appropriations for border security, H6584 [10AU]

S. 11, restore application of the 340B drug discount program to orphan drugs for children's hospitals, S7621 [28SE]

S. 258, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S6536 [29JY]

S. 1789, Fair Sentencing Act, S1682 [17MR], H6196 [28JY]

S. 3031, Drug Free Communities Enhancement Act, S744 [24FE]

S. 3397, Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act, S6666 [3AU]

S. 3575, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act, S5791 [13JY]

S. 3859, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy Dual Degree Program Act, S7634 [28SE]

S. Res. 443, tribute to Enrique (Kiki) Camarena, S1186, S1208 [4MR]

S. Res. 539, Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day, S4148, S4162 [24MY]

S. Res. 671, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S7774, S7838 [29SE]