HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3344, H3345 [23MY], H3368, H3369, H3371, H3398 [24MY]

———convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3359 [24MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4562 [13JY], S4577, S4605, S4620, S4621 [14JY], S4629, S4644 [18JY], S4662, S4665, S4677, S4678 [19JY], S4701, S4702, S4703, S4727, S4728 [20JY], H3976, H3987 [2JN], H4044 [9JN], H4046, H4047, H4055, H4056, H4058, H4059, H4061, H4062, H4076 [13JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2935, H2936 [2MY], H2983, H2985 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

Analyses

Honoring All Veterans Act (S. 1060), S3343 [25MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S4712 [20JY], H8208 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

H.R. 3 a Deliberate Attack on Small Business, H3022 [4MY]

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

Parity for Kids' Mental Health, H6411 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, cover, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions (see S. 1489), S5250 [2AU]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see S. 906), S2731 [5MY] (see S. 1484), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 237), H2933 [2MY]

———prohibit taxpayer funded elective abortions (see S. 877), S2686 [4MY]

Armed Forces: conduct a comprehensive review of the health care services available for female members (see H.R. 1679), H2933 [2MY]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 1214), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 96), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

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 Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 393), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to reduce energy costs and increase resilience to improve security (see H.R. 706), H922 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 1216), H2036 [29MR]

———convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), consideration (see H. Res. 269), H3341 [23MY]

———encourage use of medical checklists through research (see H.R. 3386), H7397 [4NO]

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

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S791 [16FE] (see H.R. 733), H1038 (see H.R. 733), H1069 [16FE]

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 992), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 2187), H4277 [15JN]

———implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (see S. 54), S123 [25JA]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2558), H5125 [15JY]

———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]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 165), H39 [5JA]

———provide grants to eligible medical schools for constructing, renovating, or improving facilities to increase the supply of physicians (see S. 1480), S5250 [2AU]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see S. 958), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1852), H3218 [11MY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1440), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 2679), H5732 [28JY]

———require public disclosure of audits conducted of entities receiving family planning grants (see S. 814), S2446 [13AP]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H5660 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States for health care tribunals (see H.R. 314), H254 [18JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5085 [14JY]

———authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases, extend certain expiring provisions of law, and modify certain authorities (see H.R. 2646), H5579 [26JY]

———authorize waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans (see S. 914), S2777 [9MY]

———carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas (see H.R. 3369), H7397 [4NO]

———clarify eligibility of certain veterans who serve in Iraq following the end of U.S. military combat operations for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 804), H1250 (see H.R. 804), H1361 [18FE]

———conduct cost-benefit analyses for the provision of departmental medical care in certain geographic areas served by multiple departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 1298), H2214 [31MR]

———display in each facility a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H1250 (see H.R. 809), H1362 [18FE]

———educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 805), H1250 (see H.R. 805), H1361 [18FE]

———ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see S. 396), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 837), H1390 [28FE]

———ensure that law enforcement personnel charged with security functions at departmental medical centers receive active shooter training (see H.R. 2619), H5373 [21JY]

———enter into contracts with health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans who have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities (see H.R. 3723), H9926 [16DE]

———establish a pilot program under which veterans in Alaska may receive health care benefits at non-departmental medical facilities (see S. 1146), S3497 [6JN] (see H.R. 2203), H4277 [15JN]

———establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3216), H6976 [14OC]

———establish centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities and recognize Office of Rural Health resource centers (see S. 1127), S3427 [26MY]

———establish pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms for contracts with community-based outpatient health clinics (see S. 1089), S3426 [26MY]

———establish penalties for Veterans Health Administration employees who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices (see H.R. 2965), H6237 [19SE]

———expand medical facility in far south Texas (see H.R. 1318), H2265 [1AP]

———furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (see S. 277), S544 [3FE]

———improve education, employment, and independent living services for veterans, assistance for homeless veterans, health services, and departmental administration (see S. 1060), S3338 [25MY]

———limit authority to use bid savings on major medical facility projects for expansion or change of scope of such projects (see S. 928), S2839 [10MY]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 1264), S4075 [23JN]

———prohibit disposal of certain land and improvements in the Hudson Valley Healthcare System (see H.R. 2642), H5579 [26JY]

———provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 1755), S6872 [20OC] (see H.R. 3687), H9430 [15DE]

———provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system (see H.R. 1460), H2570 [8AP]

———report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the northern Rockies or Dakotas (see S. 666), S1933 [29MR]

———report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, TX, region (see S. 1272), S4076 [23JN] (see H.R. 3390), H7397 [4NO]

———require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical facilities (see S. 1689), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 2074), H3868 (see H.R. 2074), H3909 [1JN]

———require a strategic plan for the Office of Rural Health for improving access to, and quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas (see S. 1849), S7367 [10NO]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 1147), S3497 [6JN] (see H.R. 329), H353 [19JA]

———treat Vet Centers as Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to departmental facilities (see S. 696), S2046 [31MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 2055), H3804 [31MY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H3868 (see H. Res. 288), H3909 [1JN]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500), H9430 [15DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (see H.R. 3016), H6413 [22SE]

———make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H433 [24JA]

Disabled: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3755 [26MY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H6231 [15SE]

———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see S. Res. 243), S5071 [29JY] (see H. Res. 295), H3985 [2JN]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

———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 S. 1190), S3773 [14JN] (see H.R. 2159), H4185 [14JN]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Vet Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1743), H3107 [5MY]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H3644 (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [25MY]

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H1906 [16MR]

FHA: extend period of applicability of the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (see S. 1431), S4960 [27JY] (see H.R. 2573), H5149 [18JY]

George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see S. 269), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 558), H550 [8FE]

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: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 539), S1546 [10MR]

———improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H39 [5JA]

———improve medical justice system by encouraging prompt and fair resolution of disputes, fostering alternatives to litigation, and combating defensive medicine (see H.R. 2205), H4326 [16JN]

———improve understanding and coordination of critical care health services (see H.R. 971), H1664 [9MR]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3985 [2JN]

———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H506 [26JA]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H5579 [26JY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see S. 197), S272 [26JA] (see S. 218), S338 [27JA] (see S. 1099), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 5), H433 [24JA]

Health care professionals: assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients at all times in all non-Federal hospitals with 100 or more beds (see H.R. 2523), H5018 [13JY]

———authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or to a disaster area (see H.R. 3724), H9926 [16DE]

———impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions (see S. 121), S125 [25JA]

———prohibit health care entities from reporting certain professional review actions against health care professionals before adequate notice and hearing procedures are afforded to such professionals (see H.R. 2472), H4792 [8JY]

———reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 315), H254 [18JA]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3060 [4MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 536), H549 [8FE]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]

Major William Edward Adams Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Craig, CO: designate (see S. 327), S682 [14FE] (see H.R. 1658), H2913 [15AP]

Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA: designate (see S. 1705), S6505 [13OC] (see H.R. 3197), H6920 [13OC]

Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 643), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1187), H1984 [17MR]

———extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 2729), H5883 [1AU]

———provide coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (see S. 55), S123 [25JA]

———remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 340), H354 [19JA]

———require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H599 [9FE]

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]

———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 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]

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

———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]

———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]

———delay implementation of hospital readmissions reduction program (see H.R. 3683), H9430 [15DE]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1627), S5945 [23SE]

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

———ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H7828 [17NO]

———establish a cancer center construction loan program (see H.R. 2747), H5883 [1AU]

———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]

———exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H3342 [23MY]

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

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

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

———make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers and allow access to claims and payment data for purposes of conducting health research and detecting fraud (see S. 856), S2507 [14AP]

———make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 541), H550 [8FE]

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

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

———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 424), S1060 [1MR]

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

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

———provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H9925 [16DE]

———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 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 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 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]

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

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

———repeal reduction in disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 3633), H8727 [12DE]

———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 222), H134 [7JA]

———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]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: amend disproportionate share hospital payment program (see H.R. 342), H354 [19JA]

———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]

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

———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 Convenient Care Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 15), S127 [25JA]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 259), S5459 [8SE]

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S5251 [2AU]

National Patient Safety Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 158), H1665 [9MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 1324), H2266 [1AP]

———prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H1250 (see H.R. 816), H1362 [18FE]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see S. 1467), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 1179), H1983 [17MR]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H1984 [17MR]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H1982 [17MR]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (see H.R. 1214), H2036 [29MR]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2933 [2MY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 112), S1933 [29MR]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3342 [23MY]

Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H2912 [15AP]

Senior citizens: 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]

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

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 1630), H2912 [15AP]

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H723 [11FE]

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

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 84), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 879), H1524 [2MR] (see H.R. 2491), H4851 [11JY]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see S. 1474), S5250 [2AU]

———apply a 100 percent continuous levy to Medicare providers and certain Federal contractors with delinquent tax debt (see S. 478), S1219 [3MR]

———clarify waiver period with respect to a deductible made by a veteran for certain travel costs necessary to receive treatment at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 3350), H7330 [3NO]

———prevent extension of tax collection period merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries (see S. 993), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1871), H3278 [12MY]

———treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness (see S. 59), S123 [25JA]

Veterans: ensure access to services in at least one Dept. of Veterans Affairs full-service hospital in their State or comparable contract services in the State (see S. 910), S2777 [9MY] (see H.R. 1863), H3278 [12MY]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3290), H7206 [1NO]

Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 18), H42 [5JA]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to proceed, S4478 [11JY], S4542 [13JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to waive Budget Act, S4601 [14JY]

Conference reports

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): Part 1, H9004-H9428 [15DE]

———Part 2, H9433-H9797 [15DE]

Excerpts

2010 Guam Socioeconomic Needs Assessment Working Papers: Dept. of Defense Economic Adjustment Committee, S8718 [16DE]

Factsheets

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: ACLU, E1086 [14JN]

Letters

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]

FAA regulations on air medical transport safety: Daniel G. Harkins, Association of Air Medical Services, H2193 [31MR]

———Jack Parow, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H2175 [31MR]

Medical Neutrality Protection Act: Physicians for Human Rights (organization), E1409 [26JY]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Congressional Black Caucus female members, H3020 [4MY]

———District of Columbia Council, H3020 [4MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3031 [4MY]

———Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of Washington, DC, H3020 [4MY]

Provide abortion conscience protections for health care providers: Byron C. Calhoun, West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, H6878, H6897 [13OC]

———Edward J. Read, Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, H6877, H6897 [13OC]

———John Thorp, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, H6877, H6897 [13OC]

———Steve Calvin, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, H6878, H6897 [13OC]

Lists

California project labor agreement activity from 1984 through March 2010, H4051-H4055 [13JN]

Memorandums

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Guidelines for Visiting Injured or Ill Servicemen: C.W. Callahan, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, H8072 [1DE]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3041 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3386 [24MY], H3432 [25MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4478 [11JY], S4586 [14JY], S4703 [20JY], H4104 [14JN], H8203 [7DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H3038 [4MY]

Poems

``100 Years,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1419 [27JY]

Press releases

ACOG Opposes the Foxx Amendment to H.R. 1216: American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H3373 [24MY]

HHS Announces New Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Program: Dept. of HHS, H3370 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure conscience protections for health care providers do not exempt provision of emergency abortion services to protect the life of the pregnant woman, H6901, H6902 [13OC]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H338-H341, H343 [19JA], H802 [15FE], H2323 [5AP], H2337 [6AP], H3008, H3011, H3012, H3013, H3014, H3023-H3037, H3041-H3043, H3045 [4MY], H6871, H6873, H6875, H6889 [13OC], E90 [20JA], E812, E819, E827 [5MY], E849 [10MY], E855, E858, E859 [11MY], E1086 [14JN]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3014-H3023 [4MY]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H3041 [4MY]

———provide conscience protections for health care providers, H6877, H6896 [13OC]

Alexandria, VA: anniversary of Inova Alexandria Hospital ``Alexandria Plan'' for emergency room staffing, E945 [24MY]

Altoona, PA: tribute to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona ``Consider the Possibilities'' Personal Achievement Award recipients, E1632 [14SE]

Anderson, Ron: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1240 [6JY]

Armed Forces: expand access to treatment for servicemembers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder to include local and community medical facilities, H3711 [26MY]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, H8919 [14DE]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (H.R. 2085), E1021 [2JN]

———wounded warrior rehabilitation programs funding, H1089, H1090 [17FE]

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

Bakersfield, CA: anniversary of Clinica Sierra Vista (organization), E2323 [20DE]

Batavia, NY: expansion of Batavia VA Medical Center's Women's Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Residential Treatment Program, E2269 [15DE]

Beavers, Ruth: Points of Light Foundation Daily Point of Light Award recipient, E497 [16MR]

Bensalem, PA: anniversary of Mother Bachmann Maternity Center, H7075 [26OC]

Brandywine Health Foundation: anniversary, E2207 [8DE]

Brecksville, OH: anniversary of Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center campus, E1568 [8SE]

California: MemorialCare Health System recipient of Gallup, Inc., Great Workplace Award, E605 [1AP]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Shriners Hospitals for Children—Chicago, E752 [15AP]

Children's Free Ward Association: anniversary, E1009 [1JN]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of MetroHealth System, E1867 [14OC]

———grand opening of Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center Blind Rehabilitation Center, E1705 [23SE]

Coburn, Chris: Irish American Archive Society Walks of Life Award recipient, E327 [28FE]

Commonwealth Health Center Volunteers Association: anniversary, H7610 [15NO]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 217), H124 [7JA]

Deis, Terrence G.: inclusion on Becker's Hospital Review (publication) Top Hospital and Healthcare Industry Leaders to Know list, E1086 [14JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program funding through reductions in Afghanistan security forces funding, H4660, H4661 [6JY]

———encourage the Medical Research Program to use the most advanced technology when researching certain diseases, H3602 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers funding, H878 [15FE], H944, H1015 [16FE], H2050 [30MR], E249 [16FE], E254 [17FE], E296 [18FE]

———convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3361-H3388, H3396-H3401 [24MY], H3430, H3432-H3434 [25MY], E947, E950 [25MY], E1124 [16JN]

———convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3353-H3361, H3396 [24MY]

———convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), motion to recommit, H3432-H3434 [25MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (H.R. 733), H7719 [17NO]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (H.R. 2558), H6411 [22SE]

———prioritize graduate medical education funding to qualified teaching health centers in underserved areas, H3432, H3433 [25MY]

———prohibit graduate medical education funding from being used to provide abortions, abortion training, or distributed to organizations that discriminate against pro-life healh care providers, H3371-H3373 [24MY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (H.R. 1852), H3362, H3364 [24MY], H6254, H6255 [20SE], H6411 [22SE], E1680 [21SE]

———require posting on website of notice of rescission of unobligated funding for school-based health center construction, H2983-H2985 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases, extend certain expiring provisions of law, and modify certain authorities (H.R. 2646), H6246-H6249 [20SE]

———clarify eligibility of certain veterans who serve in Iraq following the end of U.S. military combat operations for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (H.R. 804), E542 [29MR]

———display in each facility a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 809), E557 [30MR]

———educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 805), E543 [29MR]

———electronic medical records funding, H4060 [13JN]

———ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (H.R. 837), H8013 [1DE]

———expand medical facility in far south Texas (H.R. 1318), H8013 [1DE]

———issue report on plans to rehabilitate and reuse national landmarks that are aging, outdated, or in obsolete condition, H3977 [2JN]

———prohibit funding for any project named for a current U.S. Senator or U.S. President, H4059 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for the proposed enhanced use lease plan at St. Albans VA Hospital, H4055, H4056 [13JN]

———require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical facilities (H.R. 2074), H6689-H6693 [11OC], E1890 [18OC]

———South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, recipient of Joint Commission (organization) Gold Seal of Approval, H8013 [1DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H3964-H3977, H3980 [2JN], H4046-H4066 [13JN], H4104-H4107 [14JN], E1074 [13JN], E1084, E1085, E1088, E1090, E1093 [14JN], E1102 [15JN]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9823-H9902, H9909, H9918-H9921 [16DE], E2288 [16DE], E2317 [19DE], E2321 [20DE], E2339, E2340 [23DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration (H. Res. 288), H3936-H3939 [2JN]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9812-H9821 [16DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to instruct conferees, H8203, H8204 [7DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to recommit, H4104 [14JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (H.R. 3016), H6924 [14OC]

———make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3602 [25MY]

Detroit, MI: Henry Ford Health System recipient of Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, E2225 [12DE]

Diseases: anniversary of first reported HIV/AIDS case in the U.S., E1116 [16JN]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (H.R. 1774), E826 [5MY]

———reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (H.R. 2159), E1082 [14JN]

Duarte, CA: tribute to City of Hope research and treatment center, H504 [26JA], E123 [26JA]

Economy: recognize contributions to economic growth of local communities, H6519 [4OC]

EPA: implement air pollution control standards for cement manufacturing facilities located near schools, day care centers, and certain hospitals, and provide community notification on emissions from such facilities, H6641 [6OC]

———require waste incinerators located near senior living facilities to use the most effective pollution control methods available and provide community notification on incinerator emissions, H6904 [13OC]

Fair Haven, CT: anniversary of Fair Haven Community Health Center, E1467 [1AU]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Inova Fairfax Hospital, E850 [10MY]

Flint, MI: tribute to Genesee County Free Medical Clinic, E483 [15MR]

Fort Wayne, IN: establish Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic at Fort Wayne VA Hospital, H6249 [20SE]

Fort Worth, TX: naming of Tarrant County Health Building as Dr. Marion J. Brooks Building, E1073 [13JN]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Fresno VA Medical Center No Veteran Dies Alone program, H8914 [14DE]

———tribute to opening of Community Regional Medical Center Terry's House facility, E26 [6JA]

GAO: conduct a study on the number of primary care physicians trained as a result of converting funding for graduate medical education from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations, H3365, H3368-H3370 [24MY]

———determine that there is no primary care physician shortage before converting funding for graduate medical education from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations, H3399 [24MY]

———require study to determine school districts most in need of constructing or renovating health center construction, H2985 [3MY]

George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate, H6248, H6249 [20SE]

Health: allow use of regenerative medicine for treatment and cure of chronic diseases, H378 [20JA]

———encourage use of electronic medical records, H246 [18JA]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors, E663 [7AP]

———improve understanding and coordination of critical care health services (H.R. 971), H8159 [6DE], E1000 [31MY]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (H.R. 2643), E1409 [26JY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H215, H225 [18JA], H288 [19JA], H4511 [23JN]

———societal impact of health care service cuts, H825 [15FE]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians, E1124 [16JN]

Hendersonville, NC: tribute to Brain Center Health and Rehabilitation, E869 [11MY]

Hospice of Harnett County, Inc.: anniversary, E1889 [18OC]

Hospitals: tribute to employees, H6520 [4OC]

Johnson City, TN: anniversary of Johnson City Medical Center, E984 [27MY]

La Grange, IL: opening of Women's Care Center of La Grange, E1924 [25OC]

Langbehn, Janice: Presidential Citizens Medal recipient, E2129 [29NO]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe, E1852 [13OC]

Lionville, PA: tribute to opening of Miller-Keystone Blood Center, E143 [8FE]

Major William Edward Adams Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Craig, CO: designate, H6248 [20SE]

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

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

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

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

———make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 541), E235 [15FE]

———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 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]

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

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

National Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Week: observance, E500 [16MR]

National Area Health Education Centers Week: observance, E598 [1AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H2507 [7AP], H2674 [14AP]

National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month: observance, E1000 [31MY]

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

National Rural Health Day: observance, E2076 [17NO]

New Lenox, IL: inclusion of Silver Cross Hospital on Thomson Reuters Corp., 100 Top Hospitals list, E2292 [16DE]

New York, NY: anniversary of AIDS Service Center of New York City, E2011 [4NO]

———inclusion of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Hospitals'' list, E1376 [21JY]

———tribute to Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders Center, E1937 [26OC]

———tribute to partnership between New York Presbyterian Hospital and New York Blood Center, E15 [6JA]

———tribute to Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Flower Ball honorees, E21 [6JA]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Center for Autism at the North Ward Center, H2674 [14AP]

Noble, Robert and Gloria: Manet Community Health Center, Inc., Elizabeth A. Swanton Community Service Award recipients, E1436 [28JY]

Norcross, George E., III: New Jersey Hospital Association Healthcare System Trustee of the Year award recipient, E517 [17MR]

Palo Alto, CA: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Medical Education Program funding, H5676 [28JY]

Parma, OH: anniversary of Parma Community General Hospital, E1086 [14JN]

———tribute to Parma Hospital Acute Rehabilitation Center, E323 [28FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: study methods to remove barriers to patient access to second opinions on genetic testing on patented genes, H4433 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on hospitals and health care professionals, H7811-H7817 [17NO]

———increase in health care jobs and impact on economy, H7005 [24OC]

———provide that, if repeal occurs, then Members of Congress will be dropped from enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H245 [18JA]

———provide that repeal will only occur when a majority of the Members of Congress waive enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H321, H323 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2969-H2977, H2983-H2985 [3MY], H3037-H3041 [4MY], E802, E803, E804 [4MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2943-H2952 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), motion to recommit, H3038-H3040 [4MY]

Pennsylvania: report on monthly constituent work period activities, E947 [25MY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1428 [1MR]

Pikeville, KY: Pikeville Medical Center recipient of American Alliance of Healthcare Providers Hospital of the Year award, E1213 [24JN]

Pittsfield, ME: Sebasticook Valley Hospital named Leapfrog Group (organization) ``Top Rural Hospital'', E11 [5JA]

Providence, RI: Providence VA Medical Center recipient of National Center for Patient Safety Cornerstone Recognition Program Bronze Award, H2048 [30MR]

Rancho Mirage, CA: anniversary of Barbara Sinatra Children's Center, E1990 [3NO]

Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving: tribute, E1798 [6OC]

Santa Rosa, CA: anniversary of Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, E878 [12MY]

Schools: require names and locations of each school-based health center that has applied for a grant be posted on a publicly available website, H3039-H3040 [4MY]

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

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (H.R. 675), E209 [11FE]

Sonoma County Indian Health Project, Inc.: anniversary, E1524 [19AU]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of St. John's Hospital, E1565 [8SE]

Trauma centers: funding, H1009 [16FE]

Veterans: need for veterans who served in Iraq to have medical care, mental health services, and nursing home care, H8956 [14DE]

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: guidelines for visiting injured or ill servicemen, H8072 [1DE]

Waterville, ME: Inland Hospital named Leapfrog Group (organization) ``Top Rural Hospital'', E6 [5JA]

Waukon, IA: Veterans Memorial Hospital recipient of Press Ganey Association Summit Award, E122 [26JA]

Women: prohibit Federal agents from accessing private medical records of victims of rape or incest, H3041-H3043 [4MY]

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: grand opening of Fisher House, E650 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), S2216 [7AP], S2753 [5MY], S2756 [9MY]

Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S8133 [1DE]

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 Defense: redirection of operation and maintenance funds to Guam for mental health facility, cultural repository, and school bus fleet, S8718 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (S. 393), S888 [17FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (S. 362), S3165 [19MY]

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (S. 992), S2954 [12MY]

———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]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (S. 958), S2932 [12MY]

———tribute to Emergency Medical Services for Children program, S3767 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases, extend certain expiring provisions of law, and modify certain authorities (H.R. 2646), S5932, S5941 [23SE]

———authorize waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans (S. 914), S2782 [9MY]

———establish a pilot program under which veterans in Alaska may receive health care benefits at non-departmental medical facilities (S. 1146), S7279 [9NO]

———establish pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms for contracts with community-based outpatient health clinics (S. 1089), S3432 [26MY]

———improve education, employment, and independent living services for veterans, assistance for homeless veterans, health services, and departmental administration (S. 1060), S3341-S3343 [25MY], S7277 [9NO]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 1264), S4097 [23JN]

———report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the northern Rockies or Dakotas (S. 666), S1936 [29MR]

———report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, TX, region (S. 1272), S4101 [23JN]

———tribute to efforts to reduce MRSA infections in intensive care units, S4515 [12JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: cap funding at a level provided for in concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2012, S4662, S4663 [19JY], S4690, S4691 [20JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4505 [12JY], S4542 [13JY], S4577, S4588, S4600-S4602, S4605 [14JY], S4629 [18JY], S4651, S4660 [19JY], S4687, S4688, S4690, S4691, S4695, S4700-S4713 [20JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, S8693, S8704-S8706, S8711, S8717-S8721 [16DE], S8746, S8753-S8760, S8763-S8766 [17DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8742 [16DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S8745 [17DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to proceed, S4477 [11JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), unanimous-consent agreement, S4575 [14JY], S4669 [19JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: integrate electronic health information systems, S7353 [10NO]

Diseases: anniversary of first reported HIV/AIDS case in the U.S., S3492 [6JN]

———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (S. Res. 243), S5051 [29JY]

Duarte, CA: tribute to City of Hope research and treatment center, S742 [15FE]

Fayetteville, AR: Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks recipient of Sec. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Performance Trophy Award, S8488 [12DE]

FHA: extend period of applicability of the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (S. 1431), S4961 [27JY]

Health: health care delivery reform, S1205 [3MR]

———importance of children's research hospitals and medical education of pediatricians, S2905 [12MY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S448 [2FE], S7274, S7275 [9NO]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe, S6762 [19OC]

Little Rock, AR: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System recipient of Sec. of Veterans Affairs' Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award, S8488 [12DE]

Major William Edward Adams Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Craig, CO: designate (S. 327), S684 [14FE]

Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA: designate (S. 1705), S6511 [13OC]

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

Medicaid: establish a demonstration project to encourage the provision of community-based services to disabled individuals, S6909 [31OC]

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]

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

———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]

———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]

———make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers and allow access to claims and payment data for purposes of conducting health research and detecting fraud (S. 856), S2531 [14AP]

———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]

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

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

Medicare/Medicaid: require provider payments to be made through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured depository institutions, S2369 [12AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education, S2525 [14AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S2525 [14AP]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 259), S5464, S5465 [8SE], S5476 [9SE], S5493 [12SE]

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S5270 [2AU], S5583 [13SE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (S. Res. 112), S1999 [30MR]

Southcentral Foundation: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S8598 [14DE]

Taxation: treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness (S. 59), S172 [25JA]

Veterans: ensure access to services in at least one Dept. of Veterans Affairs full-service hospital in their State or comparable contract services in the State (S. 910), S2779, S2780 [9MY]

Reports filed

Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 277) (S. Rept. 112-42), S5191 [1AU]

Collection of Copayments for Telehealth and Telemedicine Visits of Veterans Waiver Authorization: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 914) (S. Rept. 112-88), S6390 [11OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 112-332), H9430 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 237) (H. Rept. 112-71), H2933 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act School-Based Health Center Construction Mandatory Funding Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 112-70), H2933 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1216, Dept. of HHS Graduate Medical Education in Qualified Teaching Health Centers Funding Conversion to an Authorization of Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 112-86), H3341 [23MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 112-97), H3868, H3909 [1JN]

Consolidated Appropriations Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2055) (H. Rept. 112-331), H9430 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS Graduate Medical Education in Qualified Teaching Health Centers Funding Conversion From Direct Appropriations to an Authorization of Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 112-64), H2932 [2MY]

Dept. of HHS Support for Graduate Medical Education Programs in Children's Hospitals Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 958), S5498 [12SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Service: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2055) (H. Rept. 112-94), H3804 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2055) (S. Rept. 112-29), S4291 [30JN]

Energy Tax Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1852) (H. Rept. 112-205), H6096 [12SE]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 112-39), H3341 [23MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 112-39), H1982 [17MR]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 112-38), H1982 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act School-Based Health Center Construction Mandatory Funding Repeal: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1214) (H. Rept. 112-66), H2932 [2MY]

Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 112-209), H6230 [15SE]

Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2074) (H. Rept. 112-235), H6623 [5OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3399 [24MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H4059 [13JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act and H.R. 3672, disaster relief requirements appropriations, S8758 [17DE]

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055), H9825-H9890 [16DE]

———Dept. of Defense, H9825-H9830 [16DE]

———Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs, H9885-H9890 [16DE]

———Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, H9881-H9884 [16DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandatory funding for school-based health center construction repeal, H2943 [3MY]

H. Res. 237, consideration of H.R. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H3014 [4MY]

H. Res. 269, consideration of H.R. 1216, Dept. of HHS graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers funding conversion from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations, H3353 [24MY]

H. Res. 288, consideration of H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H3936 [2JN]

H. Res. 500, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act, H9812 [16DE]

H.R. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H3023 [4MY]

H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act school-based health center construction mandatory funding repeal, H2983 [3MY]

H.R. 1216, Dept. of HHS graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers funding conversion from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations, H3368 [24MY]

H.R. 1852, Dept. of HHS support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals reauthorization, H6254 [20SE]

H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S4577-S4583 [14JY], S4705-S4712 [20JY]

H.R. 2074, Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act, H6689 [11OC]

H.R. 2646, Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act, H6246-H6248 [20SE]

S. 59, treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness, S173 [25JA]

S. 393, Prescribe a Book Act, S889 [17FE]

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

S. 666, Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act, S1936 [29MR]

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

S. 856, Medicare Spending Transparency Act, S2531 [14AP]

S. 910, Veterans Health Equity Act, S2780 [9MY]

S. 1089, Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, S3432 [26MY]

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

S. 1264, Veteran Voting Support Act, S4097 [23JN]

S. 1705, Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA, S6512 [13OC]

S. Res. 15, National Convenient Care Clinic Week, S241 [25JA]

S. Res. 112, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S1938 [29MR], S2000 [30MR]

S. Res. 243, promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations, S5051, S5077 [29JY]

S. Res. 256, National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week, S5270 [2AU], S5584 [13SE]

S. Res. 259, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, S5463, S5465 [8SE]