SENIOR CITIZENS

Agenda

Emergency meeting on status of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House), H9955 [20DE]

Amendments

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H371 [20JA]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), consideration (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8749, S8752, S8776, S8780 [17DE], H8763, H8882 [13DE], H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8757 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

Analyses

Five Budget Reasons To Repeal the Democrats' Costly New Health Care Law: Representative Paul Ryan, S77 [25JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9998 [20DE], H10025 [23DE]

Articles and editorials

Budget Office—GOP Medicare Plan Could Lead to Rationing, H2417 [7AP]

Definition of Insanity, S6310 [6OC]

Entitlement Bandits, S4374 [6JY]

GOP Takes Packaging Path, H8755 [13DE]

Health Care Reform Is Constitutional, H221 [18JA]

Ludicrous and Cruel, S2310 [8AP]

Medicare Reimbursement Changes Will Benefit Iowa Hospitals, Doctors, S453 [2FE]

Prepare To Die for Lack of Money, H318 [19JA]

Repeal of ``Obamacare'' Would Help Wyoming, S392 [1FE]

Seniors, Life's Calling You, Send Your RSVP, E386 [1MR]

Together, Wherever We Go, S7359 [10NO]

Uncovered—New $2 Billion Bailout in Obamacare, S2068 [4AP]

While AARP Waffles AMAC Proposes Change in Social Security, S3989 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: repeal health-care related provisions and rescind relevant unobligated appropriations (see H.R. 556), H550 [8FE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2575 [11AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (see H. Res. 218), H2602 [12AP]

Budget Control Act: exempt Medicare from fallback sequestration (see H.R. 3519), H7928 [29NO]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H5883 [1AU]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H5883 [1AU]

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 2957), H6231 [15SE]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 9), H41 [5JA]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (see H. Res. 26), H102 [6JA]

Crime: increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 774), H1177 (see H.R. 774), H1196 [17FE]

———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see S. 465), S1120 [2MR]

———prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 577), H598 [9FE]

DEA: authorize certain health care professionals in nursing homes to transmit DEA-licensed practitioners' orders to deliver pain medications (see S. 1560), S5624 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a demonstration program to test the viability of community integrated small house nursing care homes (see S. 2022), S8734 [16DE]

———establish an America Rx drug discount program for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices (see H.R. 2296), H4456 [22JN]

———integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 525), S1502 [9MR]

———provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2786), H5885 [1AU]

———reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H7133 [26OC]

———remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 1275), S4076 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide specialized housing and social services to elderly individuals who are the primary caregiver of a related child (see H.R. 2963), H6232 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice: assist State oversight of proceedings, conduct background checks, and improve monitoring relative to adult guardianships and conservatorships of protected persons (see S. 1744), S6871 [20OC]

———encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see S. 1263), S4075 [23JN] (see H.R. 112), H37 [5JA]

———establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see S. 462), S1120 [2MR] (see H.R. 2564), H5125 [15JY]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]

Dept. of Labor: expand the Senior Community Service Employment Program (see H.R. 3749), H10014 [20DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H679 [10FE]

———prohibit hiring of additional employees to enforce individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 434), H469 [25JA]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 1776), H3108 [5MY]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3198), H6920 [13OC]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see S. Res. 176), S2839 [10MY] (see H. Res. 351), H5086 [14JY]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3300 [13MY]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H8879 [13DE]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H. Res. 501), H9945 [19DE]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), consideration (see H. Res. 502), H9945 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3630), H8322 [9DE] (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H8727 [12DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 502), H9945 [19DE]

———provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (see H.R. 3765), H10026 [23DE]

Education: make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 42), S123 [25JA]

Employment: encourage Federal job training programs that target older adults to work with nonprofit organizations to implement research-based technology curriculum designed for older adults (see H.R. 877), H1524 [2MR]

———promote labor force participation of older Americans to increase retirement security, reduce shortage of experienced workers, maintain economic growth, and improve Nation's fiscal outlook (see S. 145, 150), S126 [25JA]

ERISA: require a lifetime income disclosure (see S. 267), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 677), H723 [11FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H6456 [23SE]

Families and domestic relations: help middle class families succeed (see S. 2), S121 [25JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 1440), H2569 [8AP]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY] (see H.R. 2711), H5780 [29JY]

———increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment in a calendar year (see H.R. 3758), H10015 [20DE]

Financial institutions: offer services to protect seniors from affinity scams (see H.R. 370), H394 [20JA]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 773), H1177 (see H.R. 773), H1196 [17FE]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2605), H5373 [21JY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 1420), S4911 [26JY] (see H.R. 2651), H5579 [26JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see S. 397), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 739), H1039 (see H.R. 739), H1069 [16FE]

Health: delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits (see S. 281), S544 [3FE] (see H.R. 1185), H1984 [17MR]

———develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see S. 1982), S8547 [13DE]

———eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H7007 [24OC]

———establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent abuse in later life (see S. 464), S1120 [2MR]

———establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, establish State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and provide quality assurance for home and community-based services (see S. 1750), S6871 [20OC]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see S. 915), S2777 [9MY] (see H.R. 1200), H1984 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 364), H394 [20JA] (see H.R. 397), H433 [24JA] (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE] (see H.R. 3682), H9430 [15DE]

———provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 151), H39 [5JA]

———reform provision of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 63), H35 [5JA]

———require formal rulemaking process for rules relating to health care reform (see H.R. 1432), H2534 [7AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize and rescind health-care related provisions funding (see H.R. 698), H774 [14FE]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 141), H38 [5JA] (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 397), H433 [24JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 192), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA] (see H.R. 429), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 26), H102 [6JA]

———repeal title I (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA]

Health care professionals: attract and retain health providers trained in geriatrics and gerontology by providing loan forgiveness and career advancement opportunities (see S. 1095), S3426 [26MY]

———support establishment of Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy dual degree programs (see S. 53), S123 [25JA]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 119), H37 [5JA] (see H.R. 334), H353 [19JA]

Medicaid: require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 1101), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2841), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2841), H5939 [6SE]

———require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 1606), H2911 [15AP]

Medicare: adjust payments for long-term care hospital services (see H.R. 3516), H7927 [29NO]

———adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see S. 1242), S3970 [21JN] (see H.R. 2249), H4363 [21JN]

———allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see S. 1317), S4292 [30JN]

———allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (see H.R. 2435), H4747 [7JY]

———amend provisions relative to payment for partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H7713 [16NO]

———apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 688), S1977 [30MR] (see H.R. 1273), H2106 [30MR]

———apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]

———apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see S. 1999), S8679 [15DE] (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

———authorize certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services (see S. 1468), S5250 [2AU]

———authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S122 [25JA]

———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see H.R. 1357), H2292 [4AP]

———clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in participating long-term care hospitals (see S. 1486), S5250 [2AU]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 1718), S6600 [17OC] (see H.R. 1063), H1796 [14MR]

———clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 778), S2348 [8AP]

———clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 1051), H1768 [11MR]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 818), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1543), H2854 [14AP]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 604), S1826 [17MR]

———cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see S. 725), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 3150), H6781 [11OC]

———create additional residency slots in participating teaching hospitals, expand primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, and provide tax incentives for practicing-teaching physicians (see H.R. 2224), H4326 [16JN]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 560), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 374), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 2783), H5885 [1AU]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]

———ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 2468), H4792 [8JY]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 227), S359 [31JA] (see H.R. 2267), H4364 [21JN]

———establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 1042), S3224 [23MY] (see H.R. 1700), H2998 [3MY]

———establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 3315), H7256 [2NO]

———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 501), S1406 [8MR]

———establish smart card pilot program (see S. 1551), S5536 [13SE] (see H.R. 2925), H6181 [14SE]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 733), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 905), H1573 [3MR]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (see S. 274), S543 [3FE]

———extend certain geographic practice cost index adjustments (see H.R. 3258), H7068 [25OC]

———extend reasonable cost contracts (see S. 1497), S5251 [2AU] (see H.R. 2770), H5884 [1AU]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 1096), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2020), H3754 [26MY]

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2785), H5885 [1AU]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4945 [12JY]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 38), S123 [25JA]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2201), H4277 [15JN]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (see S. 1416), S4911 [26JY] (see H.R. 2645), H5579 [26JY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1173), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 2108), H4034 [3JN]

———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. 1055), H1769 [11MR]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 583), S1676 [15MR]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 103), H36 [5JA]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 2824), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2863), H5964 [7SE]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S1060 [1MR] (see H.R. 1005), H1723 [10MR]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1900), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 1656), H2913 [15AP]

———prevent dismantling of program and establishment as a voucher program (see S. 789), S2387 [12AP]

———prevent fraud and abuse and require National Provider Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under part D (see H.R. 3474), H7889 [18NO]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1573 [3MR]

———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 659), S1933 [29MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1680), S6390 [11OC]

———provide a grace period for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services suppliers to receive accreditation (see H.R. 3328), H7256 [2NO]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4035 [3JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3622), H8318 [8DE]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 859), H1454 [1MR]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see S. 738), S2187 [6AP] (see H.R. 1386), H2409 [6AP]

———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 1217), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2233), H4327 [16JN]

———provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 1290), H2214 [31MR]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H1618 [8MR]

———provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B (see H.R. 1654), H2913 [15AP]

———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see S. 1655), S6185 [5OC] (see H.R. 1252), H2106 [30MR]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 1203), S3813 [15JN] (see H.R. 2195), H4277 [15JN]

———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 58), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 876), H1524 [2MR]

———provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6413 [22SE]

———provide for temporary retention of sole community hospital status (see S. 408), S871 [17FE]

———provide for treatment of certain physician pathology services (see S. 1967), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 2461), H4792 [8JY]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 483), S1219 [3MR] (see H.R. 831), H1390 [28FE]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), H1250 (see H.R. 814), H1362 [18FE]

———recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 891), S2730 [5MY]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H5885 [1AU]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H5883 [1AU]

———reduce the costs of prescription drugs (see S. 1699), S6461 [12OC]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 37), S123 [25JA]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1768 [11MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 829), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1546), H2854 [14AP]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1206), S3813 [15JN] (see H.R. 2190), H4277 [15JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 44), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2248), H4363 [21JN]

———require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 1256), H2106 [30MR]

———restore certain trust fund amounts transferred by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 2694), H5780 [29JY]

———restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 3212), H6976 [14OC]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 722), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 3506), H7898 [22NO]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see S. 960), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1845), H3218 [11MY]

———treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes of reimbursements to critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1398), H2410 [6AP]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests and provide for greater transparency in proceedings (see H.R. 560), H550 [8FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 537), H549 [8FE]

———clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

———curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S4023 [22JN] (see H.R. 3399), H7405 [10NO]

———enhance penalties to combat fraud and establish a Medicare data-mining system and biometric technology program (see H.R. 3735), H9945 [19DE]

———improve oversight of nursing facilities by preventing inappropriate influence over surveyors (see H.R. 2522), H5018 [13JY]

———prevent misuse, overutilization, and trafficking of prescription drugs by limiting access to such drugs by high-risk beneficiaries (see S. 882), S2686 [4MY]

———provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1589), H2910 [15AP]

———provide legal safe harbors to providers who participate in electronic health record meaningful use program or demonstrate use of other certified health information technology (see H.R. 3239), H6987 [21OC]

National Caretakers Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S4292 [30JN]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 284), S5992 [26SE]

National Family Caregivers Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 473), H7891 [18NO]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 266), S5624 [14SE]

Older Americans Act: improve programs and services by ensuring family caregiver support, strengthening long-term care ombudsman program, and enhancing legal assistance programs (see S. 1819), S7187 [8NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see S. 244), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 782), H1177 (see H.R. 782), H1196 [17FE]

———allow States to opt out of Medicaid expansion-related provisions (see S. 1587), S5838 [21SE] (see H.R. 3326), H7256 [2NO]

———constitutionality (see H. Res. 469), H7714 [16NO] (see H. Res. 475), H7928 [29NO]

———deauthorize and rescind funding (see H.R. 698), H774 [14FE]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———delay implementation until Supreme Court determination of constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 663), H723 [11FE]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 1324), H2266 [1AP]

———expedite Supreme Court review on constitutionality (see H.R. 1010), H1724 [10MR]

———freeze implementation and establish the Affordable Care Evaluation Commission to assess impact on health care delivery and the economy (see H.R. 3095), H6624 [5OC]

———permit States to elect not to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange (see H.R. 118), H37 [5JA]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2213 [31MR]

———repeal (see S. 16), S122 [25JA] (see S. 192), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 2), H33 (see H.R. 105), H36 (see H.R. 141), H38 (see H.R. 145), H39 [5JA] (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA] (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 364), H394 [20JA] (see H.R. 397), H433 [24JA] (see H.R. 429), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE] (see H.R. 3682), H9430 [15DE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 1173), H1983 [17MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 26), H102 [6JA]

———repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 450), H506 [26JA]

———repeal provisions and rescind unobligated appropriations related to patient centered outcomes research (see H.R. 556), H550 [8FE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 668), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 452), H506 [26JA]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see S. 1479), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 1580), H2910 [15AP]

———urge Federal courts to expedite disposition of actions challenging constitutionality of provisions (see H. Res. 74, 76), H551 [8FE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 147), H39 [5JA]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (see S. Res. 230), S4485 [11JY]

Social Security: adjust normal and early retirement ages for receipts of benefits, increase maximum age for delayed retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing of benefits (see S. 804), S2446 [13AP]

———allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see S. 118), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 1001), H1723 [10MR]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 2290), H4456 [22JN]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 2292), H4456 [22JN]

———empower States with programmatic flexibility and financial predictability to improve Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2013), H3754 [26MY]

———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 796), H1249 (see H.R. 796), H1361 [18FE]

———ensure timely payment of benefits in August, 2011 (see S. 1364), S4555 [13JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see S. 1876), S7612 [16NO] (see H.R. 456), H507 [26JA] (see H.R. 776), H1177 (see H.R. 776), H1196 [17FE] (see H.R. 1086), H1841 [15MR]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]

———establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts (see S. 582), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1118), H1905 [16MR]

———establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds (see S. 123), S125 [25JA]

———establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 234), H134 [7JA]

———establish the Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 2889), H6097 [12SE]

———extend solvency of the trust funds by increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see S. 1213), S3891 [16JN]

———guarantee right to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1052), H1768 [11MR]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 239), H135 [7JA]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H550 [8FE]

———increase full retirement age and early retirement age (see H.R. 867), H1523 [2MR]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 2294), H4456 [22JN]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H134 [7JA]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 454), S1120 [2MR]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 978), H1664 [9MR]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H2664 [13AP]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 2293), H4456 [22JN]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 2291), H4456 [22JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 2010), S8733 [16DE] (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 113), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 2797), H5895 [5AU]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 234), H134 [7JA]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 863), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 935), H1575 [3MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 238), H135 [7JA]

———allow seniors a one-time, tax-free retirement plan distribution to pay for essential repairs to a principal residence, medical expenses, or expenses attributable to a federally declared disaster (see H.R. 2385), H4574 [24JN]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 1006), S3052 [17MY] (see H.R. 1058), H1796 [14MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 557), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 2502), H4945 [12JY]

———amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see H.R. 3551), H8124 [2DE]

———encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1534), H2854 [14AP]

———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 1557), S5624 [14SE]

———increase amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have attained age 50 (see H.R. 331), H353 [19JA]

———increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (see H.R. 499), H508 [26JA]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 336), S683 [14FE] (see H.R. 696), H774 [14FE]

———repeal inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1944), H3342 [23MY]

———repeal inclusion of gross income in Social Security benefits (see H.R. 150), H39 [5JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 149), H39 [5JA]

———repeal taxes on income and improve income security of senior citizens (see H.R. 1140), H1906 [16MR]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 148), H39 [5JA]

———waive penalty on distributions from qualified retirement plans for certain mortgage payments and for unemployed individuals, and increase age at which distributions from such plans are to begin (see H.R. 2756), H5884 [1AU]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 1056), S3275 [24MY] (see H.R. 1780), H3108 [5MY]

———improve public transportation services for seniors (see S. 1942), S8183 [5DE]

Veterans: allow an occupancy preference in housing projects on Dept. of Veterans Affairs property with assistance under Dept. of HUD program for supportive housing for low-income elderly persons (see H.R. 3546), H8075 [1DE]

Year of the Family Caregiver: designate (see S. Res. 235), S4802 [21JY]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to proceed, S8673 [15DE]

Excerpts

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34): Medicare policy statement, H3823 [1JN]

Factsheets

Independence at Home—Better Health Care at Lower Cost, S6307 [6OC]

Letters

Construction of natural gas pipeline in Puerto Rico: Rossana Lopez Leon, Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly, H3004, H3005, H3006, H3007 [4MY]

Court ruling on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Representative Burgess, H747 [14FE], H1205 [18FE]

Dept. of HHS integration of mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams: several organizations, S1508 [9MR]

Exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit: several Representatives, H6516 [4OC]

Health care reform funding: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, E731 [15AP]

Medicare funding: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1484 [9MR]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H9964 [20DE]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H9965 [20DE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H9965 [20DE]

———Kent Tolley, National Roofing Contractors Association, H9965 [20DE]

———Pete Isberg, National Payroll Reporting Consortium, H9965-H9967 [20DE]

———Robert A. Sunshine, CBO, H8811 [13DE]

———Stephen C. Goss, SSA, H8799 [13DE]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8754 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act impact on Medicare funding: Senator Hatch and Judd Gregg, S78 [25JA]

Presidential requirement to submit proposed legislation relative to Medicare Trustees funding warning: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House) and Senator Sessions, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S3759 [14JN]

———several Senators, S3802 [15JN]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H306 [19JA]

Motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8820 [13DE], H9978 [20DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H321 [19JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H321 [19JA]

Press releases

Hatch, Gregg Urge Medicare Trustees To Provide ``An Accurate and Complete Assessment'' of New Health Law's Impact on Medicare: Senator Hatch and Judd Gregg, S78 [25JA]

NFIB Expresses Significant Concern About Payroll Tax Impact on Small Business: National Federation of Independent Business, H9965 [20DE]

Proclamations

National Elder American Month: Representative Nugent, E886 [12MY]

Remarks in House

Americans for Democratic Action (organization): tribute to launch of campaign to address employment, the economy, Social Security and, raising the minimum wage, E729 [15AP]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), H2648 [13AP], H2788, H2795-H2798 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2616-H2624, H2626, H2627 [13AP]

Aston Park Health Care Center, Inc.: tribute, E855 [11MY]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Aging and Disability Center of Broward County Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Seniors Hall of Fame inductees, E898 [13MY]

Budget: reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner, H5287 [21JY]

———reform entitlement programs, H5296 [21JY], H5759, H5761, H5767-H5769, H5771, H5773, H5774 [29JY]

Budget Control Act: protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts, E2107 [18NO]

Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.: anniversary, E698 [12AP], E757 [15AP]

Chaldean American Ladies of Charity (organization): anniversary, E1751 [4OC]

Cheshire Home, Inc.: anniversary, E1849 [13OC]

Christian Church Homes of Northern California (organization): anniversary, E1643 [15SE]

Cogswell Hall, Inc.: tribute, E1644 [15SE]

Colet, Venancia R.: Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award recipient, E1461 [1AU]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H230 [18JA], H266 [19JA], H360, H361-H373, H389 [20JA], H2944, H2945 [3MY], E95, E96 [24JA]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H107-H118 [7JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2846-H2851 [14AP]

Cooperative Housing Corp.: anniversary, E1763 [4OC], E1919 [24OC]

Denton, TX: anniversary of Good Samaritan Society Denton Village, E1700 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Assistance Program funding, H4181, H4182 [14JN]

———Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4128, H4129, H4145 [14JN]

———The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding, H4129, H4145 [14JN], E1106 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: funding for implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurers to spend a certain percentage of premiums on clinical services, H1261, H1262 [18FE]

———preserve Prevention and Public Health Fund for activities for senior citizens, H2646 [13AP]

Dept. of HUD: preserve FHA Refinance Program assistance for senior citizens, H1702, H1703 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research, H518 [8FE]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (H.R. 3198), E1863 [13OC]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (H.R. 1897), H7919 [29NO]

Economy: address issues relative to economic disparity, H5298 [21JY], H7073, H7119, H7120 [26OC], H7238-H7240 [2NO], H7582 [15NO]

———address issues relative to senior citizens, H7122-H7128 [26OC]

———create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 3638), H8914 [14DE]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9985, H9987-H9995 [20DE]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), consideration (H. Res. 502), H9949-H9960 [20DE]

———impact of switch to chained consumer price index as means to measure inflation, H5377 [22JY]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H8919 [14DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8351-H8356 [12DE], H8733, H8734, H8735, H8737, H8739, H8740, H8741, H8742, H8743, H8744, H8745, H8762-H8824 [13DE], H8905, H8907, H8908, H8909, H8911, H8912, H8913, H8914, H8919, H8959, H8961 [14DE], H8971, H8981, H8982, H8983, H8984, H8999 [15DE], H9799, H9801, H9818, H9919, H9920 [16DE], H9932, H9933, H9937, H9943 [19DE], H9997 [20DE], E2229 [12DE], E2255, E2259, E2260 [14DE], E2278, E2280 [15DE], E2309 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9948, H9949, H9960-H9978, H10000, H10001, H10002, H10003, H10005-H10009, H10011 [20DE], E2337 [21DE], E2340, E2342 [23DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8745-H8759 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9949-H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9978-H9986 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to recommit, H8822, H8823 [13DE]

———provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (H.R. 3765), H10021 [23DE]

Election Assistance Commission: provide that any successor agency shall remain responsible for enforcement of laws relative to the elderly, disabled, Armed Forces members', and overseas citizens' right to vote, H8032, H8033 [1DE]

Eliza Bryant Village (organization): tribute, E1798 [6OC]

EPA: preserve authority to protect the health of vulnerable children and seniors, including children with asthma and lung diseases, from the effects of air pollution, H2505 [7AP]

———prevent delays of implementation of standards for cement manufacturing facilities until the President certifies that such delays will have no adverse affect on public health and vulnerable subpopulations, H6602-H6604 [5OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (H.R. 1440), E673 [8AP], E1943 [26OC]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify that agency rule reform should take into account impacts on certain vulnerable subpopulations, H8092 [2DE]

———ensure agency rule reform does not create regulatory burdens for providing low-cost prescription drugs for seniors, veterans, servicemen, and their families, H8103 [2DE]

Flint Township, MI: tribute to Genesee Gardens retirement community Wall of Honor in recognition of veterans, E45 [11JA]

FRS: ensure authority of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect seniors from abusive, predatory, unfair, and deceptive financial practices, H5346 [21JY]

———grant Consumer Financial Protection Bureau additional oversight of lending practices, H5338 [21JY]

Georgia: tribute to 12th Congressional District staff for assisting citizens with Social Security and Medicare benefits claims, H9800 [16DE]

Government regulations: impact of certain paperwork reduction measures on senior citizens, E1901 [24OC]

Health: allow States to implement single-payer health care plans, H205 [18JA], H258 [19JA], E102 [24JA]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), E518 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H407 [24JA], H1584 [8MR], H1976 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

———protect Medicare, TRICARE, and VA health care programs, H2680, H2683 [14AP]

———provide greater health care freedom (H.R. 151), E1 [5JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———health-care related provisions implementation funding, H389 [20JA], H812 [15FE], H1203-H1219 [18FE], H1443-H1445 [1MR], H1598 [8MR], H1657-H1660 [9MR], H1677 [10MR], H1761 [11MR], H1808 [15MR], H2097 [30MR], H3901 [1JN]

———IRS funding for implementation of health-care related provisions, H1281 [18FE]

———repeal (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions, H3817 [1JN], H8120 [2DE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H71, H72, H82-H95, H98-H101 [6JA], H106, H107, H120-H124, H127-H133 [7JA], H206, H209-H230, H232, H233, H236-H252 [18JA], H257, H258, H259, H260, H261, H262-H325, H328, H332-H338, H344-H350 [19JA], H359, H360, H361, H378, H379, H387-H390 [20JA], H405, H406, H421 [24JA], H587-H589 [9FE], H667 [10FE], H747 [14FE], H1046 [16FE], H1516 [2MR], H1763 [11MR], H1980 [17MR], H2255-H2258 [1AP], H2624 [13AP], H5880 [1AU], H6677 [11OC], E83, E84, E86, E92 [20JA], E95, E97 [24JA], E120, E129 [26JA], E203 [10FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H107-H118 [7JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H321 [19JA]

Kagan, Elena: possible recusal from certain Supreme Court cases involving health care reform legislation relative to past role as Solicitor General, H4756 [8JY]

LeadingAge (organization): anniversary, E1742 [3OC]

LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for Community Caregivers Award recipients, E2241 [13DE]

Martin's Point Health Care (organization): tribute to Medicare Advantage health plans, E1840 [12OC]

Massachusetts Senior Action Council: anniversary, E989 [27MY]

Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio (organization): anniversary, E1756 [4OC]

Medicaid: reform, H2301, H2302 [5AP], H2614, H2616, H2652 [13AP], H2671, H2672, H2675, H2820, H2822, H2823, H2831-H2834 [14AP], H2879-H2882 [15AP], H2942 [3MY], H3375, H3376, H3399, H3400 [24MY], H3773 [31MY], H5134 [18JY], H5280 [20JY], H5298 [21JY], H5501 [26JY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H8144, H8145, H8146 [6DE]

———anniversary, E1431 [28JY]

———apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (H.R. 1273), H4952 [13JY]

———authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, H5289 [21JY]

———change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (H.R. 1357), H4952 [13JY]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (H.R. 1543), E718 [14AP]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H100 [6JA], H2509 [7AP], H2827 [14AP], H3272 [12MY]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (H.R. 3269), E1949 [27OC]

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (H.R. 2785), E1470 [1AU]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (H.R. 2645), E1411 [26JY]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H1583 [8MR]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (H.R. 859), E387 [1MR]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (H.R. 1386), E652 [6AP]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (H.R. 2195), H4200 [15JN]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (H.R. 814), E625 [4AP]

———reform, H100 [6JA], H2301, H2302, H2303 [5AP], H2333 [6AP], H2419-H2422, H2508-H2514, H2522-H2524 [7AP], H2537, H2539, H2545, H2550 [8AP], H2589, H2594-H2597 [12AP], H2611, H2614, H2615, H2616, H2621, H2648, H2651, H2652 [13AP], H2671, H2672, H2674, H2675, H2681-H2684, H2795, H2797, H2805-H2818, H2820-H2835, H2837, H2848 [14AP], H2860, H2879-H2882, H2892, H2893, H2898, H2900, H2903 [15AP], H2925 [2MY], H3009 [4MY], H3169 [11MY], H3230, H3231, H3265, H3275 [12MY], H3351, H3352, H3371, H3374-H3385, H3396, H3401 [24MY], H3423 [25MY], H3685, H3686 [26MY], H3765, H3767, H3768, H3770, H3773, H3787, H3788, H3799, H3800, H3803 [31MY], H3814, H3815, H3816, H3818-H3828 [1JN], H3925, H3927, H3978-H3980 [2JN], H3989, H3990, H4027-H4031 [3JN], H4094, H4095, H4096 [14JN], H4190, H4192, H4196, H4199, H4200, H4201 [15JN], H4282 [16JN], H4335 [21JN], H4376, H4378 [22JN], H4472, H4474, H4475, H4511-H4515, H4517, H4520 [23JN], H4593 [6JY], H4685, H4686 [7JY], H4862, H4869, H4934-H4940 [12JY], H5031 [14JY], H5134 [18JY], H5167, H5169, H5206, H5229-H5234, H5235, H5236 [19JY], H5277-H5282 [20JY], H5298 [21JY], H5388 [22JY], H5481-H5487 [25JY], H5499, H5501 [26JY], H5666, H5677 [28JY], H6188, H6189 [15SE], H7122-H7128 [26OC], E639 [5AP], E761 [15AP], E773 [2MY], E900 [13MY], E990 [27MY], E1078 [13JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 1041), H2669 [14AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (H.R. 1546), E717 [14AP]

———require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (H.R. 1256), E569 [30MR]

———skilled nursing facilities and rehab centers funding, H6358 [22SE]

———solvency, H114 [7JA], H245 [18JA], H4593 [6JY], H8183, H8184 [6DE]

———women's health funding, E1531 [26AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests, E1833 [12OC]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H2527 [7AP]

———provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1589), E737 [15AP]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, H7942 [30NO], E2030 [10NO]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 473), H7834 [18NO]

National Nursing Home Week: observance, E889 [13MY]

National objectives: protect vulnerable populations and revitalize the middle class, H6517 [4OC], H6790 [12OC]

National Senior Health and Fitness Day: observance, E954 [25MY]

Nevada Fall Free Coalition: tribute to Nevada Fall Prevention Day, E1689 [22SE]

New Jersey Culture Change Collaborative (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1168 [22JN]

North Smithfield, RI: Meadows senior housing community named National Affordable Housing Management Association ``community of quality'', H1464 [2MR]

Obama, President: proposal to slow growth of Medicare costs by strengthening the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H4028 [3JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions, H2580 [12AP]

———constitutionality, H7880 [18NO]

———deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———impact, H4190 [15JN], H5392 [22JY], H7154 [27OC]

———impact of repeal on senior citizen prescription drug rebates, H270, H271 [19JA], H8201 [7DE]

———impact of repeal on senior citizens, H87 [6JA]

———impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H3226 [12MY], H4355 [21JN]

———impact on hospitals and health care professionals, H7811-H7817 [17NO]

———impact on Medicare funding, H87 [6JA], H5483-H5487 [25JY], H6337-H6340 [21SE], H8063-H8069 [1DE], H8145 [6DE]

———impact on senior citizens, H8144 [6DE]

———implementation, H1429-H1435 [1MR], H1537 [3MR], H1910 [17MR], H2283 [4AP], H2651 [13AP], H2818 [14AP], H3273-H3275 [12MY], H3788-H3794 [31MY]

———implementation funding, H389 [20JA], H812 [15FE], H1203-H1219 [18FE], H1443-H1445 [1MR], H1598 [8MR], H1657-H1660 [9MR], H1677 [10MR], H1761 [11MR], H1808 [15MR], H2097 [30MR], H3901 [1JN]

———Independent Payment Advisory Board funding, H1345, H1346 [18FE]

———IRS funding for implementation of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1220, H1221 [18FE]

———IRS implementation funding, H1281 [18FE]

———repeal, H49, H50, H51, H52 [6JA], H1561-H1563 [3MR], H1975 [17MR], H2029-H2033 [29MR], H2260-H2262 [1AP], H2279-H2283 [4AP], H3102 [5MY], H3119 [10MY], H3817 [1JN], H4202 [15JN], H4519 [23JN], H5118-H5120 [15JY], H6568 [5OC], H7423, H7430 [14NO], H7590 [15NO], H7817-H7819 [17NO], H7902 [29NO], H7994 [30NO], H8069-H8071 [1DE], H8120 [2DE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H6989 [24OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H71, H72, H82-H95, H98-H101 [6JA], H106, H107, H120-H124, H127-H133 [7JA], H206, H209-H230, H232, H233, H236-H252 [18JA], H257, H258, H259, H260, H261, H262-H325, H328, H332-H338, H344-H350 [19JA], H359, H360, H361, H378, H379, H387-H390 [20JA], H405, H406, H421 [24JA], H587-H589 [9FE], H667 [10FE], H747 [14FE], H1046 [16FE], H1516 [2MR], H1763 [11MR], H1980 [17MR], H2255-H2258 [1AP], H2624 [13AP], H5880 [1AU], H6677 [11OC], E83, E84, E86, E92 [20JA], E95, E97 [24JA], E120, E129 [26JA], E203 [10FE]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H107-H118 [7JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H321 [19JA]

———repeal (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

———repeal of Patient's Bill of Rights, H241 [18JA]

———Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H7407 [14NO], H8069 [1DE], H8914 [14DE]

Pawtucket, RI: anniversary of Leon Mathieu Senior Center, H7081 [26OC]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 147), E7 [5JA]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP), E386 [1MR]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H5295, H5297 [21JY], H5973, H5974 [8SE], H6147 [14SE], H6352 [22SE], H6860 [13OC], H7425-H7430 [14NO], E1376 [21JY]

Public debt: exclude cuts to social programs that support low-income individuals from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H6515 [4OC]

———exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H4867 [12JY], H5089 [15JY], H5502 [26JY], H5705, H5706 [28JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8909 [14DE]

Retirement Housing Foundation: anniversary, E191 [10FE]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center, E2219 [8DE]

Social Security: benefits funding, H8743, H8818 [13DE]

———budget treatment of trust funds, H7083 [26OC], H7925 [29NO]

———court decision requiring participation in Medicare to receive retirement benefits, H2260, H2261 [1AP]

———efforts to reduce benefits, H4866, H4868, H4869 [12JY], H5789 [30JY]

———funding, H1823, H1824 [15MR], H2302 [5AP], E639 [5AP]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E4 [5JA]

———privatization proposals, H1034 [16FE], H2508 [7AP], H2849 [14AP], H4474 [23JN]

———prohibit reduction in benefits as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, H8266 [8DE]

———reform, H5979 [8SE], H7271 [3NO], E1586 [9SE]

———solvency, H6562 [5OC]

SSA: funding, H1032-H1035 [16FE]

States: protect pensions of government retirees, E98 [24JA]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 1058), H7124 [26OC]

———amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (H.R. 3551), H8139 [6DE], H8972 [15DE]

———increase amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have attained age 50 (H.R. 331), E97 [24JA]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, H2513 [7AP], H7941 [30NO]

———repeal inclusion of gross income in Social Security benefits (H.R. 150), E3 [5JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 149), E3 [5JA]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 148), E9 [5JA]

University of Maine: anniversary of Cooperative Extension Senior Companion Program, E1028 [2JN]

Veterans: allow an occupancy preference in housing projects on Dept. of Veterans Affairs property with assistance under Dept. of HUD program for supportive housing for low-income elderly persons (H.R. 3546), E2149 [1DE]

Warminster, PA: tribute to Ann's Choice retirement community, H1755 [11MR]

Women: health care for women, H282, H283 [19JA], H366, H367 [20JA], H1789-H1794 [14MR]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: observance, H4194 [15JN], E1113 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: impact of spending cuts on women and children, S1185-S1192 [3MR], S3253-S3257 [24MY]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), S2422-S2426, S2432 [13AP], S2461, S2465, S2467, S2489 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), unanimous-consent agreement, S2438 [13AP]

Armed Forces: treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S7279 [9NO]

Budget: impact of proposed House budget cuts on Federal aid programs, S2103, S2104 [5AP]

Budget Control Act: protect Medicare from budget cuts, S7608-S7610 [16NO]

Care & Comfort (organization): tribute, S7610 [16NO]

DEA: authorize certain health care professionals in nursing homes to transmit DEA-licensed practitioners' orders to deliver pain medications (S. 1560), S5627 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 525), S1508 [9MR]

———remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (S. 1275), S4101 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (S. 1263), S4096 [23JN]

———establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (S. 462), S1142 [2MR]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (S. Res. 176), S2848 [10MY]

Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, S3721-S3723 [13JN]

———impact of economic recession, S4116 [27JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3756 [14JN]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8470 [12DE], S8494, S8499, S8502, S8540, S8553 [13DE], S8555, S8558, S8559, S8567-S8570, S8574, S8577-S8586, S8617 [14DE], S8669 [15DE], S8703, S8711-S8717 [16DE], S8746-S8753 [17DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent agreement, S8742 [16DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent request, S8556, S8567, S8570 [14DE]

———provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (H.R. 3765), unanimous-consent agreement, S8789 [23DE]

———revitalize the middle class, S2668-S2671 [4MY]

EPA: implement rule relating to mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act to prevent air pollution which causes numerous adverse health effects, S7322 [10NO]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent individuals from importing prescription drugs from Canada for personal use, S6650 [18OC], S6730, S6749 [19OC], S6794, S6797, S6801 [20OC]

Good Shepherd Food-Bank (organization): anniversary, S3610 [8JN]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 1420), S4915 [26JY], S4917, S4936 [27JY], S4996 [28JY]

Health: delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits, S1665 [15MR], S1729 [16MR], S1784, S1787, S1788 [17MR], S1953-S1955 [30MR], S3656 [9JN]

———establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent abuse in later life (S. 464), S1144 [2MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S2378 [12AP], S2440 [13AP], S6301, S6306 [6OC]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, S402 [1FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S373-S377, S382, S383-S403 [1FE], S431-S433, S435, S474, S475 [2FE], S499, S539 [3FE], S735-S738 [15FE], S1420 [9MR], S1617 [15MR], S1713-S1715 [16MR], S2006 [31MR], S3714 [13JN], S6149 [5OC], S8024 [30NO], S8620 [15DE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), S247 [25JA], S249, S263-S265 [26JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (S. 192), S263 [26JA], S295 [27JA]

Health care professionals: attract and retain health providers trained in geriatrics and gerontology by providing loan forgiveness and career advancement opportunities (S. 1095), S3434 [26MY]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform, S774 [16FE]

Martin's Point Health Care (organization): tribute to Medicare Advantage health plans, S6502 [13OC]

Medicaid: improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services, S6909 [31OC]

———reform, S2483 [14AP], S2906 [12MY], S3330 [25MY], S3717-S3719 [13JN], S4116, S4118 [27JN]

———require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (S. 1101), S3436 [26MY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (S. 1242), S3975 [21JN]

———allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (S. 1317), S4305 [30JN]

———clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in participating long-term care hospitals (S. 1486), S5261 [2AU]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (S. 1718), S6602-S6604 [17OC]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (S. 818), S2510 [14AP]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (S. 604), S1829, S1830 [17MR]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 560), S1561 [10MR]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (S. 374), S873 [17FE]

———ensure equitable reimbursement for all rural States, S56 [5JA]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 227), S360 [31JA]

———establish smart card pilot program (S. 1551), S5580 [13SE]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (S. 733), S2139 [5AP]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (S. 274), S546 [3FE]

———funding, S1484 [9MR]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (S. 1096), S3434 [26MY]

———increase minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies (S. 1416), S4912 [26JY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (S. 1173), S3690 [9JN]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 583), S1680 [15MR]

———prevent dismantling of program and establishment as a voucher program (S. 789), S2430 [13AP]

———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 659), S1934 [29MR]

———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (S. 1655), S6187 [5OC]

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (S. 1203), S3831 [15JN]

———provide for temporary retention of sole community hospital status (S. 408), S908 [17FE]

———reform, S1315-S1318 [7MR], S2377 [12AP], S2409, S2433, S2440 [13AP], S2465, S2473, S2483, S2486, S2488 [14AP], S2667 [4MY], S2906 [12MY], S3099 [18MY], S3205 [23MY], S3252-S3257 [24MY], S3289, S3295-S3300, S3302, S3306-S3310, S3316-S3319, S3323-S3331, S3333, S3335 [25MY], S3380-S3386, S3408-S3411 [26MY], S3508 [6JN], S3516 [7JN], S3669 [9JN], S3741, S3746, S3757-S3759 [14JN], S3787, S3791-S3793, S3797, S3798, S3801, S3803 [15JN], S3851, S3877 [16JN], S3981 [22JN], S4112, S4118 [27JN], S4165, S4171, S4185 [29JN], S4335, S4338, S4354 [6JY], S4422, S4445 [7JY], S4498, S4503 [12JY], S4547, S4549 [13JY], S4657 [19JY], S4689, S4693 [20JY], S4756, S4757, S4771-S4773, S4792 [21JY], S5209 [2AU], S8707 [16DE]

———require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (S. 1206), S3836 [15JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 44), S2369 [12AP]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (S. 722), S2089, S2090 [4AP]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (S. 960), S2933 [12MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S4372 [6JY]

———prevent misuse, overutilization, and trafficking of prescription drugs by limiting access to such drugs by high-risk beneficiaries (S. 882), S6592 [17OC]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 284), S6008 [26SE]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, S7610 [16NO]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 266), S6143 [4OC]

Obama, President: proposal to slow growth of Medicare costs by strengthening the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S3099 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions, S402 [1FE]

———allow States to opt out of certain provisions (S. 244), S608-S610 [7FE], S775 [16FE], S1101-S1103 [2MR], S1713 [16MR]

———expedite Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S456 [2FE]

———financial assessment of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S6072 [4OC]

———impact, S1772-S1778 [17MR], S1883 [28MR], S2226 [7AP], S4421 [7JY], S8382 [7DE]

———impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4416 [7JY]

———impact on Medicare funding, S78 [25JA], S464, S465 [2FE], S7348, S7349 [10NO]

———implementation, S1710, S1712 [16MR], S1971 [30MR]

———implementation of Medicare reforms and improvements in care, S1789 [17MR], S5851 [22SE], S8445 [8DE]

———repeal, S373-S377, S382, S383-S403 [1FE], S431-S433, S435, S474, S475 [2FE], S539 [3FE], S735-S738 [15FE], S1420 [9MR], S1617 [15MR], S1713-S1715 [16MR], S2006 [31MR], S3670 [9JN], S3714 [13JN], S3945 [21JN], S4017 [22JN], S4438-S4440 [7JY], S4920-S4922 [27JY], S6149 [5OC], S6298 [6OC], S7021, S7037 [2NO], S7274, S7275 [9NO], S8024 [30NO], S8403 [7DE], S8620 [15DE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S447 [2FE], S6310-S6312 [6OC], S6568-S6571 [17OC], S6705 [19OC], S6909 [31OC], S7038 [2NO], S7274, S7275 [9NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (S. 720), S7046-S7049 [2NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (S. 720), unanimous-consent request, S7045, S7046 [2NO]

———repeal (H.R. 2), S247 [25JA], S249, S263-S265 [26JA]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 668), S2066 [4AP], S2472 [14AP], S3306, S3307 [25MY]

———repeal (S. 192), S263 [26JA], S295 [27JA], S499 [3FE]

———Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S7648-S7650 [17NO], S7987 [29NO], S8432 [8DE]

———U.S. district court rulings on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, S371-S377, S391 [1FE], S444 [2FE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, S5639 [15SE]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, S4504 [12JY]

———exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit (S. Res. 230), S4488 [11JY], S4795 [21JY]

Smith, Ruth: University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation Senior Star Award recipient, S7825 [18NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4507 [12JY], S4589 [14JY], S4657-S4660 [19JY]

———efforts to reduce benefits, S4694 [20JY], S4757 [21JY]

———ensure timely payment of benefits in August, 2011 (S. 1364), S4558 [13JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (S. 1876), S7637, S7638 [17NO], S7988 [29NO]

———establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts, S1723-S1726 [16MR], S1784 [17MR]

———extend solvency of the trust funds by increasing the normal and early retirement ages and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (S. 1213), S3987-S3989 [22JN], S4408 [7JY], S4747 [21JY], S4977 [28JY]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 454), S1140 [2MR]

———privatization proposals, S7989 [29NO]

———prohibit reduction in benefits and creation of private retirement accounts as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, S1784 [17MR]

———prohibit reduction in benefits as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, S4444-S4446 [7JY], S4543 [13JY]

———solvency, S462 [2FE], S776 [16FE], S1195, S1197 [3MR], S1315-S1318 [7MR], S3797 [15JN], S4275 [30JN], S4433-S4435 [7JY], S4693 [20JY]

Taxation: expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (S. 1557), S5625 [14SE]

Year of the Family Caregiver: designate (S. Res. 235), S4811 [21JY]

Reports

Update on Job Growth Under Health Reform, H113 [7JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 35, Correction in Enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and Continuing Appropriations for Other Federal Departments and Agencies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 112-60), H2602 [12AP], H2664 [13AP]

Consideration of H. Res. 501, Sense of the House on Job Creation Incentives and Tax Provisions and Federal Programs Extension and Reform Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act and H. Res. 9, Instruct Certain Committees To Report Legislation Replacing Health Care Reform Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 26) (H. Rept. 112-2), H102 [6JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 112-328), H8727 [12DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H10026 [23DE]

Instruct Certain Committees To Report Legislation Replacing Health Care Reform Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 9) (H. Rept. 112-1), H102 [6JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2617 [13AP]

Statements

Equitable Medicare Reimbursement for All Rural States: Senator Grassley, S57-S59 [5JA]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: OMB, H8750 [13DE]

No Social Security Cuts on the Table: John Burton, E1586 [9SE]

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act: Several Republican Senators, H9953 [20DE]

Surveys

Living Well at the End of Life—A National Conversation: National Journal and Regence Foundation, H1585-H1594 [8MR]

Tables

Budgetary effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8811 [13DE], H9982 [20DE]

Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, H9983 [20DE]

Effects on revenues and direct spending of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H314, H352 [19JA]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 35, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to health care reform funding, H2795 [14AP]

H. Res. 9, instruct certain committees of the House to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation, H361 [20JA], H2945 [3MY]

H. Res. 26, consideration of H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act and H. Res. 9, instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation, H107 [7JA]

H. Res. 218, consideration of H. Con. Res. 35, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to health care reform funding, H2616 [13AP]

H. Res. 491, consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8745 [13DE]

H. Res. 501, sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H9987 [20DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of H. Res. 501, sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H9949 [20DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9949 [20DE]

H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H209 [18JA]

H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8763-H8799 [13DE]

H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, S8749-S8752 [17DE], H9960-H9963 [20DE]

H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, H10021-H10025 [23DE]

S. 2, Middle Class Success Act, S128 [25JA]

S. 31, Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act, S151 [25JA]

S. 462, Elder Abuse Victims Act, S1143 [2MR]

S. 464, End Abuse in Later Life Act, S1144 [2MR]

S. 560, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S1561-S1563 [10MR]

S. 722, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, S2089 [4AP]

S. 733, exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals, S2140 [5AP]

S. 1173, Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act, S3690-S3692 [9JN]

S. 1213, Defend and Save Social Security Act, S3893 [16JN]

S. 1275, Social Security Number Protection Act, S4102 [23JN]

S. 1718, Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act, S6602 [17OC]

S. 1819, Strengthening Services for America's Seniors Act, S7189-S7191 [8NO]

S. 1942, Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act, S8184 [5DE]

S. Res. 176, issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research, S2848 [10MY]

S. Res. 223, National Caretakers Day, S4298 [30JN]

S. Res. 230, exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, S4487 [11JY]

S. Res. 235, Year of the Family Caregiver, S4808, S4811 [21JY]

S. Res. 266, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S5628 [14SE], S6143 [4OC]

S. Res. 284, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S5994, S6008 [26SE]