HEALTH related term(s) Diseases

Addresses

Impact of Cell Phone Use on Human Health: Representative Kucinich, E1855 [13OC]

Mayo Medical School Expansion at Arizona State University: John Noseworthy, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, E1759 [4OC]

State of the Union: President Obama, S112-S117 [25JA], H457-H462 [25JA]

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]

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]

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]

Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), S2552 [14AP]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 202), S3978 [21JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4401, H4402, H4403, H4404, H4405, H4406, H4407, H4409, H4410 [22JN]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4390 [22JN]

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]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2962, H2963, H2964, H2966, H2967 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2640, H2642, H2643 [13AP]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2630 [13AP]

Radioactive substances: promote production of molybdenum-99 for medical isotope production and condition and phase out export of highly enriched uranium for production of medical isotopes (S. 99), S7775, S7778, S7780 [17NO]

Taxation: modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7090 [26OC]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 15), S4132 [27JN]

Analyses

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

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]

———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]

Deficit Is Worse Than We Think—Normal Interest Rates Would Raise Debt-Service Costs by $4.9 Trillion Over 10 Years, Dwarfing the Savings From Any Currently Contemplated Budget Deal, S4138 [28JN]

Definition of Insanity, S6310 [6OC]

Don't Cut Global Health Care, E400 [2MR]

Easy Chair—A Letter to Barack Obama, E1562 [8SE]

Entitlement Bandits, S4374 [6JY]

Food Day Includes Gravy, S6762 [19OC]

GOP Jobs Plan Vs. Obama's, S7271 [9NO]

GOP Jumps on Old CBO Job Numbers, H692 [11FE]

GOP Takes Packaging Path, H8755 [13DE]

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

Health Care Law—Provides New Peace of Mind for Millions of People With Chronic Health Conditions—Like Me, E1837 [12OC]

Health Care Reform Is Constitutional, H221 [18JA]

Healthcare—Stories From Illinois and Indiana, E26-E28 [6JA]

Healthcare—Stories From Maryland and Washington, DC, E25 [6JA]

Healthcare—Stories From Ohio, E29-E31 [6JA]

Healthcare—Stories From West Virginia and Pennsylvania, E22-E25 [6JA]

Hiding in Plain Sight—The Role of Contraception in Preventing HIV, E303-E305 [18FE]

House GOP Agenda—Curtailing Abortion, Cutting Kids, H945 [16FE]

Legacy of Mental Health Problems From Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Will Be Long-Lived, H4644 [6JY]

Ludicrous and Cruel, S2310 [8AP]

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

No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance, S3671 [9JN]

ObamaCare's Incentive To Drop Insurance, S465 [2FE]

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

Politics vs. Reality, S4373 [6JY]

PolitiFACT's Lie of the Year—`Government Takeover of Health Care', H1538 [3MR]

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

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

Three Gifts for Hard Times, E683 [8AP]

Time for a Budget Game-Changer, S2069 [4AP], S2220 [7AP]

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

Vilsack—U.S. Largely Safe From European E. Coli Outbreak, H4165 [14JN]

W.J. Stuntz, Who Stimulated Legal Minds, Dies at 52, E684 [8AP]

Xinjiang Procedure, H8299-H8302 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 314), S642 [10FE]

———ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

———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 Federal funding of abortions (see S. 1488), 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]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 374), H395 [20JA]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see S. 1005), S2992 [16MY]

Advertising: 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]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H9925 [16DE]

———prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 3554), H8124 [2DE]

———protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 3555), H8124 [2DE]

AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H4035 [3JN]

———establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2700), H5780 [29JY]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 327), S7613 [16NO]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: repeal and rescind all unobligated funds (see H.R. 599), H599 [9FE]

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

———rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see S. 391), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 525), H549 [8FE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see S. 810), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]

———provide pet owners the ability to receive copies of veterinary prescriptions (see H.R. 1406), H2410 [6AP]

Antitrust policy: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2533 [7AP]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1150), H1982 [17MR] (see H.R. 1943), H3342 [23MY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2575 [11AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 218), H2602 [12AP]

———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]

Arctic regions: study mental, behavioral, and physical health problems, institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Arctic health assessment program, and create NIH ``Arctic Desk'' (see S. 1227), S3891 [16JN]

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

———eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 179), H40 [5JA]

———ensure that members are entitled to refractive eye surgery (see H.R. 2703), H5780 [29JY]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 3385), H7397 [4NO]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 248), H135 [7JA]

———improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1942), H3342 [23MY]

———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]

———limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 652), H681 [10FE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H1841 [15MR] (see H.R. 1285), H2213 [31MR]

———provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see S. 325), S642 [10FE] (see H.R. 948), H1618 [8MR]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see S. 387), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 791), H1177 (see H.R. 791), H1197 [17FE]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H4456 [22JN]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see S. 579), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1089), H1841 [15MR]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries (see H.R. 403), H434 [24JA]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H2533 [7AP]

Army Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 96), S1502 [9MR]

Army Medical Specialist Corps: modify appointment and grade of the Chief (see S. 786), S2387 [12AP]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]

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

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H5883 [1AU]

———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]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 1122), H1905 [16MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 2127), H4035 [3JN]

———establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 1131), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2029), H3755 [26MY]

Children and youth: enhance early care and education (see S. 294), S614 [7FE]

———prevent States from prohibiting male circumcision (see H.R. 2400), H4575 [24JN]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H507 [26JA]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see S. 2020), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 854, 854), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1562, 1562), H2855 [14AP]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 740), S2187 [6AP]

Clean Air Act: recognize benefits of implementation (see S. Res. 119), S2046 [31MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H6460 [26SE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 1984), S8547 [13DE] (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

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]

Constitutional amendments: right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H774 [14FE]

Consumers: develop reports based on Medicare data, data that is publicly available, or private data that is provided by a requesting entity in order to improve the quality and efficiency of health care (see S. 848), S2507 [14AP]

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]

Controlled Substances Act: authorize practitioners other than physicians to dispense certain narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment without obtaining separate registration (see H.R. 1729), H3060 [4MY]

———place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see S. 605), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 1254), H2106 [30MR]

COPD Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 322), S7415 [14NO]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H8075 [1DE]

———reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits to certain individuals released from a public institution (see H.R. 2704), H5780 [29JY]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H7927 [29NO]

———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]

———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]

———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]

———restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 623), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 592), H599 [9FE]

CPSC: promulgate consumer product safety standards requiring child-proof closures on remote controls and other electronic products that use button cell batteries (see S. 1165), S3682 [9JN]

———require household cleaning products bear a label that contains a complete and accurate list of ingredients (see H.R. 3457), H7828 [17NO]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H3985 [2JN]

Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see S. 1765), S6917 [31OC] (see H.R. 1578), H2909 [15AP]

———increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see S. 1886), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 3468), H7829 [17NO] (see H.R. 3668), H8966 [14DE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 167), S126 [25JA] (see S. 1241), S3970 [21JN] (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

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

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1888), H3279 [12MY]

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

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 570), H598 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2795), H5938 [6SE]

———establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 1926), S8067 [30NO] (see H.R. 3525), H7998 [30NO]

———establish a program to provide loans for local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and nutrition and reduce energy consumption (see S. 1888), S7702 [17NO]

———establish an office to encourage local agricultural production and increase availability of fresh food in nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H6976 [14OC]

———increase access to healthy food for families and to credit for small and new farmers (see S. 2016), S8734 [16DE]

———protect against foodborne illnesses and provide enhanced notification of recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products (see S. 1529), S5458 [8SE]

———provide retail establishments with information on recalled meat, poultry, and eggs, require communication of such information to consumers, and protect against foodborne illnesses (see S. 1157), S3613 [8JN]

———require State electronic benefit transfer contracts to treat wireless program retail food stores in the same manner as wired program retail food stores (see S. 1593), S5838 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 26), H33 [5JA]

———authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see S. 1465), S5192 [1AU] (see H.R. 2751), H5884 [1AU]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H434 [24JA]

———enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (see H.R. 1284), H2213 [31MR]

———establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H2911 [15AP]

———expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license (see H.R. 1832), H3217 [11MY]

———report the long-term costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 974), H1664 [9MR]

———require regular audits of, and improvements to, the Transition Assistance Program (see S. 1104), S3427 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (see S. 919), S2777 [9MY]

———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]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———establish a pilot program that utilizes community, innovation, and technology to improve physical fitness education and curriculum in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2684), H5732 [28JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H1796 [14MR]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1311), S4292 [30JN]

———make grants to institutions of higher education for the expansion of master's degree in physical education programs that emphasize technology and innovative teaching practices (see H.R. 3597), H8260 [7DE]

———make grants to local educational agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities (see H.R. 2869), H6009 [8SE]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3189), H6920 [13OC]

Dept. of HHS: allocate funds for collection of statistics from most recent versions of the Standard Certificates of Live Birth and Death and Standard Report of Fetal Death (see H.R. 666), H723 [11FE]

———authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 1490), S5250 [2AU]

———authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2798), H5895 [5AU]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2799), H5895 [5AU]

———award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H6010 [8SE]

———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see S. 1437), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 2678), H5732 [28JY]

———collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4035 [3JN]

———conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 1919), H3301 [13MY]

———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]

———convert funding for personal responsibility education programs under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 1215), H2036 [29MR]

———develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 3314), H7255 [2NO]

———disapprove rule relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' (see H.J. Res. 19), H202 [12JA]

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

———enhance medical surge capacity by enabling issuance of waivers for certain public health emergency response requirements (see S. 1854), S7368 [10NO]

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

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1833), H3218 [11MY]

———establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (see S. 1609), S5902 [22SE]

———establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program (see S. 43), S123 [25JA]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1381), S4641 [18JY] (see H.R. 2557), H5125 [15JY]

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

———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]

———establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism and infectious disease (see S. 1257), S4024 [22JN] (see H.R. 2298), H4456 [22JN]

———establish National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center and authorize grants for State registries (see H.R. 3514), H7927 [29NO]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H9430 [15DE]

———establish performance-based quality measures under Medicare and affirmative defense in medical malpractice actions, and provide grants to States for administrative health care tribunals (see H.R. 2363), H4573 [24JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see S. 425), S1060 [1MR] (see H.R. 2595), H5284 [20JY]

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see S. 495), S1328 [7MR] (see H.R. 883), H1524 [2MR]

———extend authorization of appropriations for the sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program (see H.R. 2518), H5018 [13JY]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see S. 1613), S5903 [22SE] (see H.R. 3015), H6413 [22SE]

———improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 3144), H6676 [7OC]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1862), S7451 [15NO] (see H.R. 3418), H7578 [14NO]

———improve protections for human research subjects and, where appropriate because of the type research involved, reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2625), H5398 [22JY]

———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]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H4527 [23JN]

———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]

———issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see S. 756), S2266 [7AP]

———make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H4326 [16JN]

———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]

———make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental services (see H.R. 1666), H2933 [2MY]

———promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2141), H4035 [3JN]

———provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (see S. 1088), S3426 [26MY]

———provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 3625), H8318 [8DE]

———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1778), S7005 [1NO] (see H.R. 3134), H6672 [6OC]

———provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see S. 71), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 2486), H4850 [11JY]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 1037), H1768 [11MR]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see S. 966), S2928 [12MY]

———provide for participation in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program of certain specialists needed to respond to environmental public health emergencies (see S. 1505), S5251 [2AU]

———provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health Service Corps programs (see S. 48), S123 [25JA]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 975), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1426), H2533 [7AP]

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

———provide grants to newly accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools to increase the supply of physicians (see S. 1481), S5250 [2AU]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1573 [3MR]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 137), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 416), H468 [25JA]

———provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 3627), H8318 [8DE]

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

———reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 1855), S7368 [10NO] (see H.R. 2405), H4580 [28JN]

———reauthorize certain public health preparedness programs (see S. 1814), S7155 [7NO]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 1782), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

———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]

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

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (see S. 1013), S3052 [17MY] (see H.R. 1194), H1984 [17MR]

———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]

———revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see H.R. 3381), H7397 [4NO]

———revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing to prevent deaths from liver cancer (see S. 1809), S7127 [3NO]

———submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 528), H549 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow inclusion of public water systems and treatment works in the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (see H.R. 2890), H6097 [12SE]

———establish Office of Agriculture Inspection (see S. 1673), S6330 [6OC]

———make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H1905 [16MR]

———provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 2235), H4327 [16JN]

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]

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

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 791), S2387 [12AP] (see H.R. 1490), H2603 [12AP]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health to oversee contractor employee benefits of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 1030), H1725 [10MR]

———extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 202), H102 [6JA]

———issue interim occupational safety and health standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 522), H549 [8FE]

———pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 1029), H1725 [10MR]

———provide for expedited response to emergencies relative to oil or gas production or storage (see S. 589), S1677 [15MR]

———revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 128), H38 [5JA]

———strengthen quality control measures in place for certain lung disease claims and certain processes with independent reviews under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see S. 545), S1547 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 1802), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 3353), H7330 [3NO]

———identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to such emergencies (see S. 357), S747 [15FE]

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: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 800), S2387 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 1629), S5945 [23SE] (see H.R. 812), H1250 (see H.R. 812), H1362 [18FE] (see H.R. 3612), H8318 [8DE]

———clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3279), H7160 [27OC]

———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]

———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 center for technical assistance for non-departmental health care providers who furnish care to veterans in rural areas (see S. 1631), S5945 [23SE]

———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 a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H3755 [26MY]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see S. 1798), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 3337), H7329 [3NO]

———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]

———extend period of time for presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities of veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict and Afghanistan and Iraq wars (see H.R. 2996), H6342 [21SE]

———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 disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 1391), S4721 [20JY] (see H.R. 930), H1574 [3MR]

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

———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H3756 [26MY]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 28), H33 [5JA]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (see H.R. 168), H39 [5JA]

———improve provision of assistance to homeless veterans, regulation of fiduciary matters, housing programs and loans, and other benefits (see S. 1148), S3497 [6JN]

———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 957), S2875 [11MY] (see H.R. 1855), H3218 [11MY]

———improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for veterans' health care (see S. 1124), S3427 [26MY]

———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H6341 [21SE]

———permit disabled or injured Armed Forces members to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits after retirement (see H.R. 2002), H3753 [26MY]

———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H3107 [5MY]

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

———provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal (see S. 423), S1060 [1MR]

———provide certain abused dependents of veterans with health care (see H.R. 79), H35 [5JA]

———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 expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H4574 [24JN]

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

———provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (see S. 1799), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 1930), H3302 [13MY]

———provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see H.R. 2300), H4456 [22JN] (see H.R. 2345), H4527 [23JN]

———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 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 entrance into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 575), H598 [9FE]

———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]

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. 159), H39 [5JA] (see H.R. 396), H433 [24JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1599), S5902 [22SE] (see H.R. 3070), H6467 [29SE]

Developing countries: ensure affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation (see H.R. 80), H35 [5JA]

———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see S. 1841), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 2696), H5780 [29JY]

———expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see S. 1840), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 2695), H5780 [29JY]

Disasters: provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see S. 263), S543 [3FE]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H6455 [23SE]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see S. 795), S2387 [12AP] (see H.R. 1462), H2570 [8AP]

———commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 176), H1985 [17MR]

———de-link research and development incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and stimulate greater sharing of scientific knowledge (see S. 1138), S3428 [26MY]

———ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see S. Res. 144), S2446 [13AP] (see H. Res. 234), H2913 [15AP]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see S. 752), S2188 [6AP] (see H.R. 1394), H2410 [6AP]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 353), H354 [19JA]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H680 [10FE]

———establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see S. 494), S1328 [7MR] (see H.R. 912), H1574 [3MR]

———establish programs to provide services to individuals with autism and their families (see S. 1132), S3428 [26MY] (see H.R. 2007), H3754 [26MY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 1350), S4517 [12JY] (see H.R. 2505), H4945 [12JY]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 649), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1672), H2933 [2MY]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see S. 384), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 466), H507 [26JA]

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

———honor those who died from and those who continue to struggle with bacterial meningitis and support all work to eradicate disease in the U.S. (see H. Res. 403), H6271 [20SE]

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

———improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 1167), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 2123), H4034 [3JN]

———issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1573 [3MR]

———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]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 850), S2507 [14AP]

———provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 1221), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2194), H4277 [15JN]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H2998 [3MY]

———raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research and treatment of psychosocial needs of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a childhood cancer and their families (see H. Res. 262), H3160 [10MY]

———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]

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

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H5883 [1AU]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

———support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, leverage public and private investment in research, and focus on relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see S. 1107), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2033), H3755 [26MY]

———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 313), H4327 [16JN]

Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 1483), H2603 [12AP] (see H.R. 3026), H6413 [22SE]

———raise awareness of the risk of internal bleeding for patients taking anti-coagulant drugs (see H. Res. 279), H3645 (see H. Res. 279), H3683 [25MY]

———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]

Eating disorders: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment and improve access to treatment (see S. 481), S1219 [3MR] (see H.R. 1448), H2569 [8AP]

———increase public awareness and create educational programs (see H.R. 36), H34 [5JA]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H774 [14FE]

———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 332), H353 [19JA]

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]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (see S. 1720), S6600 [17OC]

———encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 3487), H7890 [18NO]

———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]

———modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (see H.R. 2990), H6341 [21SE]

———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: encourage individuals to seek training in use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators (see H. Res. 457), H7331 [3NO]

———ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 422), H469 [25JA]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 39), S123 [25JA]

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

———support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 392), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 2816), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2816), H5931 [30AU]

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

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 201), H2292 [4AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 576), S1676 [15MR]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 984), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]

Endangered Species Act: extend exemption relative to presence of Utah prairie dogs in or near airports and cemeteries (see S. 1580), S5773 [20SE] (see H.R. 2973), H6271 [20SE]

EPA: establish a program that tests chemicals found in drinking water to determine whether they are endocrine disruptors and the extent of their ability to interfere with human hormones (see H.R. 553), H550 [8FE]

———investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (see S. 76), S124 [25JA]

———promulgate regulations on management of medical waste (see H.R. 2546), H5086 [14JY]

———reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 711), S2046 [31MR]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1809), H3159 [10MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see S. 1273), S4076 [23JN] (see H.R. 2341), H4527 [23JN]

———preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H6456 [23SE]

Families and domestic relations: guarantee pay equity for women and family and medical leave, promote flexible work environments for working parents and caregivers, and improve child care (see S. 10), S122 [25JA]

———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H4527 [23JN]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H4277 [15JN]

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]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 1283), S4156 [28JN] (see H.R. 2364), H4573 [24JN]

FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 3737), H10013 [20DE]

———allow manufacturers to distribute and cite scientific research on health benefits of foods and dietary supplements without affecting regulatory category of the product (see H.R. 1364), H2326 [5AP]

———create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H6975 [14OC]

———enhance oversight of medical device recalls and provide for conditional clearance of certain medical devices (see S. 1995), S8602 [14DE]

———ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H6975 [14OC]

———ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H4573 [24JN]

———enter into agreements with certain countries regarding methods and approaches to harmonizing certain regulatory requirements on devices (see H.R. 3230), H6976 [14OC]

———establish a nanotechnology regulatory science program (see S. 1662), S6330 [6OC]

———establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk (see S. 458), S1120 [2MR]

———evaluate evidence on whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent birth defects (see H. Res. 17), H41 [5JA]

———expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device (see S. 1943), S8183 [5DE] (see H.R. 3203), H6975 [14OC]

———finalize a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products (see H.R. 2132), H4035 [3JN]

———finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (see S. 1064), S3338 [25MY]

———help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (see H.R. 1676), H2933 [2MY]

———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see S. 296), S614 [7FE] (see H.R. 2245), H4363 [21JN]

———improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), H6976 [14OC]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 606), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]

———improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements (see S. 1310), S4291 [30JN]

———improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see S. 2002), S8679 [15DE]

———make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H6975 [14OC]

———modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 1316), H2265 [1AP]

———nullify certain regulations relative to removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1752), S6872 [20OC]

———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 230), S359 [31JA] (see H.R. 521), H549 [8FE]

———promote development of medical devices for patients with rare diseases, improve medical device approval process, and lift profit cap on humanitarian use devices (see S. 1865), S7451 [15NO]

———provide for regulation of medical gases (see H.R. 2227), H4326 [16JN]

———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S6764 [19OC] (see H.R. 2182), H4276 [15JN]

———provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H6976 [14OC]

———reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H6975 [14OC]

———reduce regulatory burdens that unnecessarily delay new medical devices from reaching the market (see S. 1700), S6505 [13OC]

———regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary supplements (see H.R. 3380), H7397 [4NO]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 229), S359 [31JA] (see H.R. 520), H549 [8FE]

———revise regulations applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is below a certain level (see H.R. 1486), H2603 [12AP]

Federal aid programs: conform income calculations for purposes of eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan and Medicaid to existing low-income assistance programs (see S. 1376), S4640 [18JY]

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

———ensure Social Security and railroad retirement benefits are taken into account in determining eligibility for Medicaid and the refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plans (see S. 1378), S4640 [18JY]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 47), S123 [25JA]

———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 979), H1664 [9MR]

———provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 2958), H6231 [15SE]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1328), H2266 [1AP]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through the exchanges (see S. 196), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 360), H394 [20JA]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend (see H.R. 2465), H4792 [8JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1796 [14MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: ensure accurate, intelligible information on dosage delivery devices packaged with liquid over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 338), H354 [19JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 1582), S5773 [20SE] (see H.R. 3690), H9430 [15DE]

FEMA: ensure continuation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (see H.R. 1411), H2533 [7AP]

Food: ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (see H.R. 2045), H3755 [26MY]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 216), S338 [27JA]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]

———review claims about effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and diseases (see H.R. 2044), H3755 [26MY]

———strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 50), S123 [25JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1585), S5773 [20SE] (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]

———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H1618 [8MR]

Foreign trade: establish U.S. trade negotiating objectives relative to application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture (see H.R. 2707), H5780 [29JY]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs (see S. 308), S629 [8FE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 1374), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2543), H5086 [14JY]

Global Child Nutrition Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 217), H2575 [11AP]

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

Government regulations: prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H1664 [9MR]

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

Green, Christina Taylor: tribute to organ donation following death at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event in Tucson, AZ, and encourage organ donation as a personal choice (see H. Res. 55), H470 [25JA]

Gulf of Mexico: ensure Government access to independent, peer-reviewed scientific data to assess health of oil spill clean-up workers and vulnerable residents resulting from Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 832), H1390 [28FE]

Haiti: halt removal of aliens to Haiti until a report is made to Congress on the status of humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see H.R. 3507), H7898 [22NO]

———measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (see S. 1576), S5726 [19SE] (see H.R. 1016), H1724 [10MR]

———recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 26), S272 [26JA] (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 1183), S3727 [13JN] (see H.R. 3391), H7397 [4NO]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 2138), H4035 [3JN]

———establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings (see S. 1122), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 708), H922 [15FE]

———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 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]

———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H34 [5JA]

Health care facilities: 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]

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

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

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]

———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]

———encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 335), H4575 [24JN]

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

———limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 3586), H8260 [7DE]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2736), H5883 [1AU]

———provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 1979), S8490 [12DE]

———provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 51), S123 [25JA]

———require practitioners to obtain particular training or special certification on addiction and substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 2119), H4034 [3JN]

Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (see S. Res. 286), S6185 [5OC]

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

House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (see H. Res. 169), H1842 [15MR]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 15), H41 [5JA]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H774 [14FE]

———express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic (see S. Res. 162), S2687 [4MY]

———revitalize distressed housing, reform public housing demolition and disposition rules, provide agencies with resources to preserve units, and train residents to provide home-based health services (see H.R. 762), H1176 (see H.R. 762), H1195 [17FE]

Immigration: allow, and establish conditions for, temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. to receive medical treatment (see H.R. 2878), H6042 [9SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 332), S682 [14FE]

———make permanent the waiver of foreign country residence requirement relative to international medical graduates (see H.R. 2805), H5895 [5AU]

———modify requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1933), H3341 [23MY]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H1574 [3MR]

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 103), S125 [25JA] (see S. 1403), S4802 [21JY]

———funding through reductions in certain Dept. of Defense funding (see H.R. 2935), H6230 [15SE]

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

Insects: support efforts to control and eradicate bed bugs relative to public health (see H.R. 967), H1664 [9MR]

Insurance: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1839), H3218 [11MY]

———clarify congressional consent and expand flexibility for interstate health choice compacts (see H.R. 1915), H3301 [13MY]

———cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 1784), H3108 [5MY]

———ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 1058), S3275 [24MY] (see H.R. 1971), H3409 [24MY]

———exempt licensed independent insurance producer remuneration from the medical loss ratio (see H.R. 3183), H6919 [13OC]

———expand access to high risk insurance pools (see H.R. 3149), H6781 [11OC]

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

———improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance (see S. 159), S126 [25JA]

———increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 490), S1219 [3MR] (see H.R. 115), H37 [5JA]

———lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (see S. 1049), S3224 [23MY] (see H.R. 2676), H5661 [27JY]

———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1984 [17MR]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 660), S1933 [29MR]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H39 [5JA]

———provide access to affordable child-only health insurance coverage (see S. 1500), S5251 [2AU]

———provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy and alternative therapies for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 383), H395 [20JA]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 346), H354 [19JA] (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see S. 311), S629 [8FE] (see H.R. 1311), H2265 [1AP]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 563), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 105), H36 [5JA] (see H.R. 3000), H6342 [21SE]

———provide health care liability reform (see H.R. 896), H1573 [3MR]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see S. 773), S2348 [8AP]

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

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 20), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 1744), H3107 [5MY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 19), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 21), H33 [5JA] (see H.R. 1101), H1841 [15MR]

———repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H4326 [16JN]

———repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3868 (see H.R. 2077), H3909 [1JN]

———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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1045), S3224 [23MY] (see H.R. 1955), H3408 [24MY]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 1617), S5903 [22SE]

International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res. 360), H5285 [20JY]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 261), H3160 [10MY]

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]

Lauder, Evelyn Hausner: tribute (see S. Res. 335), S7829 [18NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 3108), H6624 [5OC]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S8148 [1DE] (see H.R. 3187), H6919 [13OC]

Marshall Islands: provide supplemental ex gratia compensation for impacts of the U.S. nuclear testing program (see S. 342), S683 [14FE]

Medicaid: apply prompt pay requirement to claims for payment for covered items and services furnished by any Medicaid health care entity (see H.R. 3587), H8260 [7DE]

———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1309), S4291 [30JN] (see H.R. 3364), H7397 [4NO]

———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]

———encourage States to increase generic drug utilization (see S. 1356), S4554 [13JY] (see H.R. 3342), H7330 [3NO]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H8075 [1DE]

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

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see S. 56), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2134), H4035 [3JN]

———improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), H4035 [3JN]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1301), H2214 [31MR]

———permit coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 1035), H1768 [11MR]

———protect eligibility of incarcerated youth for medical assistance (see H.R. 3172), H6853 [12OC]

———provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H1769 [11MR]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (see S. 36), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 857), H1454 [1MR]

———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 continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 669), H723 [11FE]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 989), H1665 [9MR]

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

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

———restore eligibility for citizens of the Freely Associated States (see S. 1504), S5251 [2AU]

———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 351), H354 [19JA]

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

Medical devices: recognize life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the lives of people in the U.S. (see S. Res. 95), S1406 [8MR] (see H. Res. 152), H1619 [8MR]

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 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]

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

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

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

———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 accreditation requirements for suppliers and providers of air ambulance services (see S. 1407), S4845 [22JY]

———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 certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral (see H.R. 1476), H2603 [12AP]

———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]

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

———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]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 1454), S5071 [29JY] (see H.R. 2969), H6271 [20SE]

———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]

———include neurologists as primary care physicians for purposes of incentive payments for primary care services (see S. 597), S1751 [16MR]

———increase civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse and amount of surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 173), H39 [5JA]

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

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 1172), H1983 [17MR]

———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]

———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 1958), H3408 [24MY]

———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]

———prevent payment adjustments for professionals who are not successful electronic prescribers and remove electronic prescribing as element for use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 2128), H4035 [3JN]

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

———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 a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 3667), H8966 [14DE]

———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 timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 2510), H5017 [13JY]

———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 payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H1768 [11MR]

———provide payments for unscheduled physician telephone consultation services when such payments are cost and quality effective (see H.R. 92), H36 [5JA]

———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]

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

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

———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 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]

———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]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (see S. 1800), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 2769), H5884 [1AU]

———promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations (see S. 40), S123 [25JA]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H2570 [8AP]

Minimum wage: provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining levels for employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the current Federal rate (see H.R. 42), H34 [5JA]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety practices and compliance in order to prevent mine accidents (see H.R. 3697), H9925 [16DE]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 153), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 1579), H2910 [15AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]

———support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations (see S. Res. 187), S3052 [17MY]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H4671 [6JY]

National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 191), S3171 [19MY] (see H. Res. 285), H3756 [26MY]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S871 [17FE]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3219 [11MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H434 [24JA]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H4748 [7JY]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 248), S5192 [1AU]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 347), S8547 [13DE]

National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 172), S2731 [5MY]

National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see H. Res. 494), H8880 [13DE]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 246), H3061 [4MY]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S4226 [29JN]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 75), S871 [17FE]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see S. 1052), S3274 [24MY] (see H.R. 1970), H3409 [24MY]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]

National Chiropractic Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 393), H5965 [7SE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]

National Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 720), H922 [15FE]

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

National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4076 [23JN]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]

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

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 262), S5536 [13SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 775), S2348 [8AP] (see H.R. 1810), H3159 [10MY]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 334), H4575 [24JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 204), S3428 [26MY]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 272), H3343 [23MY]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 276), S5945 [23SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see S. 1361), S4555 [13JY] (see H.R. 2521), H5018 [13JY]

National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 27), S272 [26JA]

National Kidney Cancer and Kidney Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 166), H1769 [11MR]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 192), S3171 [19MY]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 261), S5536 [13SE]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 207), S3727 [13JN]

National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 136), H1524 [2MR]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]

National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 181), S2929 [12MY]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1977 [30MR]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 75), H551 [8FE] (see H. Res. 83), H681 [10FE]

National objectives: improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (see S. 174), S127 [25JA]

———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]

———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]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]

———support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 242), S5071 [29JY]

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

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. Res. 173), S2778 [9MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S3428 [26MY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 278), S5945 [23SE] (see H. Res. 336), H4575 [24JN]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 125), S2047 [31MR] (see H. Res. 187), H2107 [30MR]

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

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see S. Res. 98), S1547 [10MR] (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National security: enhance security of chemical facilities (see S. 709), S2046 [31MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 236), S4802 [21JY]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 204), H2327 [5AP]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 66), S123 [25JA]

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine (see S. Res. 163), S2687 [4MY]

———establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 1080), H1840 [15MR]

———establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (see H.R. 2671), H5660 [27JY]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H10015 [20DE]

———expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H4327 [16JN]

———research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 2332), H4527 [23JN]

Nuclear weapons: designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing (see S. Res. 330), S7613 [16NO]

———protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 1491), H2603 [12AP]

———support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 275), S5903 [22SE] (see H. Res. 373), H5580 [26JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1166), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 190), H40 [5JA]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see H.R. 3570), H8186 [6DE]

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]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 429), H469 [25JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (see S. 1226), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2021), H3754 [26MY]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (see H. Res. 316), H4363 [21JN]

Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 134), S2188 [6AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 73), S124 [25JA] (see S. 248), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 439), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 844), H1390 [28FE]

———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]

———allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H1664 [9MR]

———apply Early Innovator grant funds returned by States to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2961), H6231 [15SE]

———apply extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through age 26 to retiree health plans (see H.R. 3299), H7207 [1NO]

———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]

———ensure that all Americans have access to waivers (see S. 1395), S4802 [21JY]

———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

———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]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 430), H6852 [12OC]

———permit individuals to opt out of health insurance mandate by waiving their right to taxpayer-funded medical assistance (see H.R. 767), H1176 (see H.R. 767), H1196 [17FE]

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

———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]

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

———provide for appropriate procedures for verification of citizenship status (see H.R. 1822), H3160 [10MY]

———provide for greater disclosure in the process for waiving annual limitation requirements (see H.R. 2035), H3755 [26MY]

———provide State flexibility for the offering of health benefits through alternative health arrangements (see H.R. 3072), H6467 [29SE]

———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 annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2327 [5AP]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see S. 312), S642 [10FE] (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]

———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 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 health insurance tax (see S. 1880), S7612 [16NO]

———repeal limits on distributions from tax-preferred accounts for certain medicines and tax increase on certain distributions from health and medical savings accounts (see H.R. 524), H549 [8FE]

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

———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]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (see H.R. 1213), H2036 [29MR]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2933 [2MY]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see S. 1368), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2529), H5085 [14JY]

———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]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1217), H2036 [29MR]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H2602 [12AP]

———require greater transparency on criteria used to grant certain waivers and ensure such waivers are treated in a fair and consistent manner (see S. 650), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1184), H1983 [17MR]

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

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]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs (see S. 319), S642 [10FE]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1211), S3813 [15JN] (see H.R. 965), H1664 [9MR]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 27), S122 [25JA]

———provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines and enhance access to new medicines (see S. 1137), S3428 [26MY]

———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]

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]

Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 205), S3613 [8JN]

Postal Service: extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2884), H6096 [12SE]

———recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see S. 1853), S7368 [10NO] (see H.R. 3591), H8260 [7DE]

Poverty: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see S. 1878), S7612 [16NO]

Privacy: ensure the privacy of individually identifiable health information in connection with risk adjustment (see H.R. 3218), H6976 [14OC]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H134 [7JA]

Project Chernobyl (organization): tribute to organization of Project 9/11 to identify and treat thyroid cancer in September 11, 2001, first responders (see S. Res. 314), S7155 [7NO]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 3382), H7397 [4NO]

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

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H723 [11FE]

———establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H1905 [16MR]

Public welfare programs: provide information and limits on total spending on means-tested welfare programs and provide additional work requirements (see S. 1904), S7702 [17NO]

Radioactive substances: promote production of molybdenum-99 for medical isotope production and condition and phase out export of highly enriched uranium for production of medical isotopes (see S. 99), S124 [25JA]

Railroads: require carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions (see H.R. 3383), H7397 [4NO]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 74), S871 [17FE]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2404), H4580 [28JN]

Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H6231 [15SE]

———promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H7890 [18NO]

———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H4574 [24JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H2533 [7AP]

Safety: support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 1862), H3278 [12MY]

Schools: end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6413 [22SE]

———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H598 [9FE]

Senior citizens: 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]

———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 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]

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

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

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6181 [14SE]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 178), S2840 [10MY]

Small business: ensure State-certified medical marijuana businesses have full access to banking services (see H.R. 1984), H3644 (see H.R. 1984), H3682 [25MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1050), H1768 [11MR]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 160), H39 [5JA]

———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 abstinence-only education programs (see S. 578), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]

———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]

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

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

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

———improve Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, provide for medical malpractice reform, repeal certain health care laws, and establish new child support and welfare formulas (see S. 1031), S3170 [19MY]

———improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1969), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 3620), H8318 [8DE]

———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]

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

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S2621 [3MY] (see H.R. 1683), H2998 [3MY]

———require continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 671), H723 [11FE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see S. 648), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 718), H922 [15FE]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 30), S6505 [13OC]

Sports: affirm exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including in combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care costs (see S. Res. 97), S1502 [9MR]

———encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see S. 601), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 1127), H1905 [16MR]

States: recognize and clarify authority to regulate medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services (see H.R. 1117), H1905 [16MR]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 245), S5071 [29JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 171), H39 [5JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE]

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

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 905), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———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 reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products (see H.R. 1788), H3109 [5MY]

———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 tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft (see H.R. 1011), H1724 [10MR]

———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]

———broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see S. 1366), S4555 [13JY] (see H.R. 2698), H5780 [29JY]

———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]

———eliminate certain tax benefits relating to abortion (see H.R. 1232), H2037 [29MR]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S7452 [15NO] (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

———exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1310), H2265 [1AP]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 1644), S6089 [4OC]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1171), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 2088), H3985 [2JN]

———extend health insurance costs tax credit (see S. 221), S338 [27JA]

———extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H3644 (see H.R. 1988), H3682 [25MY]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 755), H1176 (see H.R. 755), H1195 [17FE]

———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 369), H394 [20JA]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see S. 1098), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2010), H3754 [26MY]

———improve the health coverage tax credit (see S. 1117), S3427 [26MY]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 682), H724 [11FE]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1404), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 1004), H1723 [10MR]

———make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H9945 [19DE]

———make permanent the deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 880), H1524 [2MR]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (see S. 1762), S6917 [31OC] (see H.R. 2576), H5149 [18JY]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), consideration (see H. Res. 448), H7068 [25OC]

———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]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 3466), H7829 [17NO]

———provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see S. 965), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 3522), H7998 [30NO]

———provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures (see S. 88), S124 [25JA]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2755), H5884 [1AU]

———provide a tax credit for the employment of wounded warriors (see H.R. 3384), H7397 [4NO]

———provide for equity relating to medical costs (see H.R. 2662), H5580 [26JY]

———provide that the prohibition on suits to restrain assessment or collection of tax does not apply to the tax provisions of health care reform legislation (see H.R. 3558), H8125 [2DE]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 99), H36 [5JA]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 1278), S4076 [23JN] (see H.R. 2092), H3985 [2JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S122 [25JA] (see S. 262), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 436), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 488), H508 [26JA] (see H.R. 734), H1038 (see H.R. 734), H1069 [16FE]

———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]

———repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 1549), H2854 [14AP]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2911 [15AP]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H5579 [26JY]

Technology: 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]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see S. 2009), S8733 [16DE]

Transportation: advance use of cleaner construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects to improve air quality near construction sites (see S. 972), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 3122), H6671 [6OC]

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (see S. 1753), S6872 [20OC] (see H.R. 1120), H1905 [16MR] (see H.R. 3241), H7007 [24OC]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H3805 [31MY]

U.S. Army Nurse Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 31), S338 [27JA]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3615), H8318 [8DE]

———require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3601), H8261 [7DE]

Ventura County, CA: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (see H.R. 203), H102 [6JA]

Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 3721), H9926 [16DE]

———clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 2419), H4671 [6JY]

———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]

———establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H3754 [26MY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 344), S683 [14FE] (see H.R. 303), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

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

———provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam (see S. 873), S2621 [3MY]

———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]

———provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 2853), H5964 [7SE]

———provide individualized notice about available benefits, streamline benefits application processes, and automatically enroll veterans returning from combat zones into the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical system (see S. 1080), S3339 [25MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H5488 [25JY]

War: 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]

Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 999), S2992 [16MY]

———require a health advisory and drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (see S. 79), S124 [25JA]

———require a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate (see S. 78), S124 [25JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 3658), H8965 [14DE]

Water pollution: ban use of dispersants in oil spill cleanup efforts until it is determined that it is safe to use such dispersants (see H.R. 3562), H8135 [5DE]

———ensure safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances (see S. 661), S1933 [29MR]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3489), H7890 [18NO]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1382), H2409 [6AP]

Williams Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 256), H3160 [10MY]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H774 [14FE]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see S. 438), S1120 [2MR] (see H.R. 3526), H7998 [30NO]

———increase awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 3161), H6853 [12OC]

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see S. 1463), S5191 [1AU] (see H.R. 2758), H5884 [1AU]

———require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H6624 [5OC]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2731 [5MY] (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3061 [4MY]

World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 100), S1547 [10MR]

Worldwide Day of Play: designate (see S. Res. 279), S5945 [23SE] (see H. Res. 410), H6413 [22SE]

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

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]

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]

Conference reports

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

———Part 2, H9433-H9797 [15DE]

Excerpts

EPA endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases relative to Federal policy to mitigate climate change under the Clean Air Act: Federal Register, H2375-H2377 [6AP]

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]

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

Letters

American Medical Isotope Production Act: Dominique Delbeke, Society of Nuclear Medicine, S189 [25JA]

———Howard W. Dickson, Health Physics Society, S190 [25JA]

———several medical organizations, S190 [25JA]

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act: Cindy Brownstein, Spina Bifida Association, E979 [27MY]

———Dennis K. Ledford, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, E979 [27MY]

———Lori Wolf, Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, E980 [27MY]

———Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Foundation, E980 [27MY]

———Matthew E. Melmed, ZERO TO THREE—National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, E980 [27MY]

———O. Marion Burton, American Academy of Pediatrics, E980 [27MY]

———Richard N. Waldman, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, E980 [27MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs: Dover/Sherborn, MA, Public Schools, H7773 [17NO]

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]

Dept. of HHS renewal of authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs: Mary Jane Wallner and Wes Keller, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3785 [31MY]

———Patrick Lawler, Youth Villages (organization), H3785 [31MY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs funding: David H. Petraeus, S1398 [8MR]

Encourage FDA approval of artificial pancreas technologies: Representative Burton, E2139 [30NO]

Enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1601 [8MR]

Entitlement programs: Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus, H5293 [21JY]

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

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act: Andrew J. Reinhardt and Jennifer L. Comer, Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group (organization), H7915 [29NO]

———Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, H7912 [29NO]

———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H7915 [29NO]

———Fredric V. Rolando, National Association of Letter Carriers, H7916 [29NO]

———Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, H7915 [29NO]

———Joseph A. Beaudoin, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H7912 [29NO]

———Robert L. Wooten, American Academy of Physician Assistants, H7911 [29NO]

———several nursing associations, H7911 [29NO]

———Susan M. Carney, American Postal Workers Union, H7911 [29NO]

———T. Warner Hudson, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, H7915 [29NO]

Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act: B. Keith English, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, S7029 [2NO]

———Meri Armour, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, S7029 [2NO]

———several East Tennessee State University administrators and faculty, S7029 [2NO]

———William E. Evans, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, S7028 [2NO]

Government regulations impact on health care: Senator Roberts, S1534-S1536 [10MR]

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration proposed rule to regulate livestock and poultry marketing practices: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H4261 [15JN]

———several agriculture organizations, H4261 [15JN]

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

Health insurance premiums rates: Rich M. Macha, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (company), H4518 [23JN]

———Senator Alexander, S1773 [17MR]

Jobs and Energy Permitting Act: Collin P. O'Mara, Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources, H4409 [22JN]

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

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]

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]

Patent and Trademark Office policy preventing issuance of patents directed to or encompassing human organisms: James E. Rogan, Patent and Trademark Office, E1179, E1184 [23JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance policy updates: Andrew F. Sullivan, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (company), H4518 [23JN]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal: several Governors, H1285 [18FE]

Peer-Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program funding: Jonathan W. Simons and David H. Koch, Prostate Cancer Foundation, H4608 [6JY]

———Kevin S. Johnson, ZERO-The Project To End Prostate Cancer (organization), H4609 [6JY]

———Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium, H4608 [6JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding: Sarah Stoesz, Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, E621 [4AP]

Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research extension: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E2266 [14DE]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E2266 [14DE]

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]

President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Turberculosis and Malaria funding: several Representatives, H7938 [30NO]

Prohibit Dept. of Agriculture funding to delay implementation of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs: Ed Yates, California League of Food Processors, H4251 [15JN]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, H4252 [15JN]

———Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, H4252 [15JN]

———several Representatives, H4252 [15JN]

Protect Life Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6887 [13OC]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6887 [13OC]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6887 [13OC]

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]

Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act: Jurelang Zedkaia, President of the Marshall Islands, S690 [14FE]

Require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue: Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Black Women's Health Imperative (organization), E1778 [5OC]

———JoAnn Pushkin, Are You Dense Advocacy, Inc., E1778 [5OC]

———Nancy M. Cappello, Are You Dense, Inc., E1778 [5OC]

———Rhonda F. Turner, American Association of Breast Care Professionals, E1778 [5OC]

Revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies: Mental Health Liaison Group, S2192 [6AP]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Thomas J. Vilsack, Sec. of Agriculture, H5247 [20JY]

Synthetic Drug Control Act: Jan Rozga, E2216 [8DE]

———Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H8239 [7DE]

Lists

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

Organizations supporting Collins amendment to H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, on school breakfast and lunch programs nutrition standard implementation, S6589 [17OC]

Organizations supporting Woolsey amendment on school breakfast and lunch programs nutrition standard implementation to H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H4245 [15JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 347, National Cancer Act anniversary, S8550 [13DE]

Ten things everyone should know about prostate cancer, H4609 [6JY]

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]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2012: President Obama, S679-S681 [14FE], H728-H731 [14FE]

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]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4418 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6901 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H321 [19JA]

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

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2980 [3MY]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2645 [13AP]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: Veterans Employment Opportunities Act final regulations, S99-S104 [25JA], S1400-S1405 [8MR], H462-H467 [25JA], H1610-H1614 [8MR]

Press releases

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

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]

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

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

Proclamations

Furquan R. Stafford, Sr., Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E938 [24MY]

Georgia Sustainable Communities Alliance Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E767 [2MY]

Lupus and Community Empowering Support Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1493 [2AU]

Lupus And Community Empowering Support (LACES) Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1281 [11JY]

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]

———pro choice versus right to life, H338-H344 [19JA], H1832-H1836 [15MR], E507 [16MR]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H584 [9FE]

———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]

Alcohol Awareness Month: observance, H2607 [13AP]

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]

American Heart Month: observance, E278 [18FE]

American Parkinson Disease Association Inc.: anniversary of the Central Susquehanna Valley Chapter, E811 [5MY]

American Red Cross: anniversary of National Capital Region chapter, E569 [30MR]

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

Andrulot, Faith: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Excellence in Nursing Award recipient, E890 [13MY]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (H.R. 525), H1600-H1603 [8MR]

———improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, H420 [24JA], H968, H969 [16FE]

Antitrust policy: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (H.R. 1409), E661 [7AP]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H114 [7JA]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), H2788, H2798-H2803 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2616-H2624, H2626, H2627 [13AP]

———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]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7158 [27OC]

Arizona State University: tribute to expansion of Mayo Medical School, E1759 [4OC]

Armed Forces: ensure TRICARE network providers are covered by labor protection laws, H8932, H8936 [14DE]

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

———improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation, H3608, H3609 [25MY]

———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]

———limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program, H6567 [5OC]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE coverage for military retirees, E988 [27MY]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (H.R. 1417), E678 [8AP]

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

Army: HIV/AIDS research funding, H4604 [6JY]

Army Dental Corps: anniversary, H1075 [17FE]

Arturi, Marie Clarke: American Society of Hematology Outstanding Service Award recipient, E2186 [6DE]

Asheville, NC: anniversary of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Doctor's Medical Clinic, E1800 [6OC]

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (organization): anniversary, E865 [11MY]

Asian Week Foundation: tribute to Hep B Free Campaign, E900 [13MY]

Association of Air Medical Services: tribute to MedEvac Hour, E880 [12MY]

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

Austin, Yvonne: ConvaTec Inc., Great Comebacks Award recipient, E435 [8MR]

Bahrain: human rights violations, E735 [15AP]

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]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of St. Clair County Health Dept., E100 [24JA]

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

Bethesda, MD: tribute to ``Movement Is Life'' summit on arthritis and musculoskeletal health disparities, E296 [18FE]

Bevin Kalathil Varughese Memorial Foundation: tribute, E464 [11MR]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation, H1730 [11MR]

Blum, Justin F.: ConvaTec Inc., Great Comebacks Tony Snow Public Service Award recipient, E434 [8MR]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, H1968 [17MR], E501 [16MR], E516, E526 [17MR]

Brandywine Health Foundation: anniversary, E2207 [8DE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7013, H7021 [25OC], H7077 [26OC], E1730 [29SE], E1755, E1762 [4OC], E1801 [6OC], E1811 [11OC], E1864 [13OC], E1918 [24OC], E1921 [25OC], E1935 [26OC], E1948 [27OC], E1964 [31OC]

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H1789-H1794 [14MR], H1826 [15MR], H2256 [1AP]

———reform entitlement programs, H5026 [14JY], H5296 [21JY], H5759, H5761, H5767-H5769, H5771, H5773, H5774 [29JY]

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

California Prostate Cancer Coalition: tribute, E1502 [5AU]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (H.R. 2029), E979 [27MY]

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

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

Chicago House (organization): tribute, H3926 [2JN]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2413 [7AP]

———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 1562), H2607 [13AP]

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

Children's Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, E788 [3MY]

China: allegations of executions and harvesting of organs in Chinese prisons, H8299 [8DE]

Civitan International (organization): tribute to Wheeling, WV, chapter ``Employing Individuals With Disabilities'' learning session, H6989 [24OC]

Clean Air Act: impact, H536-H542 [8FE], H559 [9FE], H706 [11FE]

———impact of regulations on air quality, E1173 [23JN]

———impact of regulatory requirements on the environment and job creation, H642 [10FE], H1651, H1653 [9MR]

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

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

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

Committee on Small Business (House): accomplishments, H6787 [12OC]

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]

Congressional Neuroscience Caucus: tribute, H4565 [24JN]

Congressional Wellness Caucus: establish, H2925 [2MY]

Constitutional amendments: right to high quality health care (H.J. Res. 30), H2528 [7AP]

Constitution—U.S.: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H291 [19JA], H7622 [15NO]

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

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), H8238-H8244 [7DE], E2216, E2219 [8DE], E2224, E2226 [12DE], E2240 [13DE], E2270 [15DE], E2291 [16DE]

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

———restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (H.R. 592), H737 [14FE]

CPSC: hold Chinese manufacturers accountable for damages from installation of tainted drywall, H6259 [20SE]

Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 1578), E736 [15AP]

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

Dallas, TX: tribute to Prestonwood Pregnancy Center, H6923 [14OC]

Dan Marino Foundation: tribute to WalkAbout Autism event, H69 [6JA]

Danbury Visiting Nurse Association: anniversary, E569 [30MR]

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

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2092-H2094 [30MR], H2113 [31MR]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (H.R. 570), H1598-H1600 [8MR], E437 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Marketing Service funding, H4180, H4181 [14JN]

———Agricultural Marketing Service Microbiological Data Program funding, H4179, H4180 [14JN]

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

———Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration proposed rule to regulate livestock and poultry marketing practices, H4261, H4262 [15JN], E1113 [16JN]

———impact of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs on budgets of schools that serve primarily low-income children, E1879 [14OC], E1890 [18OC]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4215-H4217 [15JN]

———Organic Transition Program funding, H881, H882 [15FE]

———prohibit funding to delay implementation of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H4129, H4151 [14JN], H4245, H4251 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H7629 [16NO], H7730, H7735 [17NO]

———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4129, H4146 [14JN], H4194 [15JN], H5970 [8SE], E1106 [15JN]

———WIC breastfeeding programs funding, H4208, H4209 [15JN]

———WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program funding, H4170, H4171 [14JN]

———WIC funding, H4101, H4108, H4109, H4122, H4124, H4125, H4128-H4152, H4176-H4178 [14JN], H4194, H4207, H4208, H4240, H4274 [15JN], H5246 [20JY], E300 [18FE], E1098 [15JN], E1121, E1123 [16JN], E1162 [22JN]

———WIC funding through reductions in Brazil Cotton Institute funding, H4238, H4239 [15JN]

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]

———enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments, H3603 [25MY]

———expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H3691 [26MY], E960 [26MY]

———Gulf War Illness Research Program funding through reductions in Pentagon Channel funding, H4598 [6JY], E1254 [7JY]

———health effects of left-over munitions in congested residential areas of formerly used defense sites study funding, H4704 [7JY]

———lung cancer research funding, H4739 [7JY]

———Peer-Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program funding, H4607-H4609 [6JY]

———post-acute treatment guidelines for traumatic brain injury implementation funding, H4704, H4705 [7JY]

———prioritize suicide prevention programs, H4648 [6JY]

———provide severely injured Armed Forces members with rehabilitative equipment including recreational sports equipment, H3687, H3688 [26MY]

———traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder research and development funding, H4598-H4600 [6JY], H8013 [1DE], H8917 [14DE]

———traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4609, H4610 [6JY]

———triple negative breast cancer research funding, H4600 [6JY]

———Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding through reductions in Afghanistan security forces funding, H4770, H4771 [8JY]

Dept. of Education: improve academic content standards for physical education (H.R. 1057), E1721 [23SE]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3189), H6924 [14OC]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, H1185, H1186 [17FE]

———award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (H.R. 2874), H6105 [13SE]

———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (H.R. 2678), H5583 [27JY]

———Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight personnel funding, H1323 [18FE]

———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]

———disapprove rule relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' (H.J. Res. 19), H1787 [14MR]

———Early Retiree Reinsurance Program funding, H2797 [14AP]

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

———family planning services funding, H1005, H1006, H1010-H1018, H1022 [16FE], E249, E251 [16FE], E272, E277, E284, E288 [18FE]

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

———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]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (H.R. 2334), E1191 [23JN]

———National Health Service Corps program funding, H450 [25JA]

———post on website a notice of the amount of funds rescinded by repeal of the Prevention and Public Health Fund, H2640-H2642 [13AP]

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

———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]

———promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (H.R. 2141), H3921 [2JN]

———proposal to grant loans in order to launch health insurance co-ops in each State, H5167 [19JY]

———proposal to require all health plans to cover certain birth control procedures and drugs, H7382 [4NO]

———provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (H.R. 2486), E1282 [11JY]

———reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 2405), H8153-H8159 [6DE], E2205 [7DE]

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (H.R. 1194), H3784-H3787 [31MY], E518 [17MR]

———require posting on website a notice of the amount of funds rescinded by the repeal of the American Health Benefit Exchanges, H2962, H2963 [3MY]

———require posting on website names and locations of each school-based health center that has applied for a construction grant, H3039-H3040 [4MY]

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

———State health insurance exchange regulations or guidelines development funding, H1285, H1286 [18FE]

———study possible delays and potential enrollment reductions into Health Benefit Exchanges resulting from repeal of mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges, H2964-H2966 [3MY]

———submit a report outlining the difficulties States will face setting up health care exchanges without Federal assistance, H2964 [3MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow inclusion of public water systems and treatment works in the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (H.R. 2890), H6037 [9SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health to oversee contractor employee benefits of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (H.R. 1030), E448 [10MR]

———pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (H.R. 1029), E448 [10MR]

Dept. of State: President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding, H7938 [30NO]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: funding, H1049-H1051 [16FE], E744 [15AP]

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

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]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 812), E624 [4AP]

———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]

———funding, E1085 [14JN]

———medical and prosthetic research account funding, H3977 [2JN], H8203, H8204 [7DE]

———mental health treatment funding, E1090 [14JN]

———post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4104, H4105 [14JN]

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

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (H.R. 2377), H7212 [2NO]

———provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (H.R. 1930), E896 [13MY]

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

———suicide outreach prevention program funding, H3603 [25MY], H3976 [2JN]

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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H9897 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6522 [4OC], H7236 [2NO]

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1849 [16MR]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information, E1159 [22JN], E1921 [25OC]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (H.R. 1462), H2615 [13AP], E2158 [1DE]

———address HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia, H586 [9FE]

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

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

———Duchenne muscular dystrophy awareness and research funding, H4376 [22JN], E1158 [22JN]

———encourage research on artificial pancreas technology, E1239 [6JY]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), H4739 [7JY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), H6258 [20SE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (S. 384), H8324 [12DE], E2233 [13DE]

———global fight against malaria, E2197 [7DE]

———global HIV/AIDS assistance funding, E400 [2MR]

———HIV/AIDS elimination funding, H2612 [13AP]

———hydrocephalus research funding, E1497 [5AU]

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

———increase support and research to combat juvenile diabetes, H4375 [22JN], H5502 [26JY], H6488 [3OC], E1172 [23JN]

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

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (H.R. 1692), E800 [3MY]

———recognize importance of ovarian cancer awareness, E2328 [20DE]

———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]

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

District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H2544 [8AP], H2622, H2626, H2627 [13AP], H3027 [4MY], H9002 [15DE], E753 [15AP]

———tribute to Children's National Medical Center, E931 [23MY]

Domestic policy: societal impact of health care service cuts, H825 [15FE]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, H7023 [25OC]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H4190 [15JN]

Drugs: impact of substance abuse and addiction, E501 [16MR]

———increase awareness relative to potential risks associated with the use of anti-coagulant drugs to treat blood clots and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), E530 [17MR]

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

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (H.J. Res. 33), H2528 [7AP]

———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (H.R. 332), E101 [24JA]

Economy: 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]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, H7012 [25OC], H7077 [26OC]

———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 costs of war in Iraq, H414 [24JA], H4199 [15JN]

———impact of Government regulations, H633-H673 [10FE], H687-H714 [11FE], H1633 [9MR], H2024-H2029 [29MR], H4071-H4073 [13JN], H6406 [22SE], H6617-H6622 [5OC]

———modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy, H5950 [7SE]

———modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (H.R. 2990), H7901 [29NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5270-H5276 [20JY], H5401 [25JY], H5876-H5881 [1AU], H8904 [14DE]

———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]

Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Oak Point Intermediate School for money collected for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Pennies for Patients program, H3924 [2JN]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1876), E1959 [27OC]

EPA: allow extensions in the offshore drilling permitting process to allow time for State and local community input, H4405 [22JN]

———consider potential reductions in illness-related absences from work due to cement kiln-related illnesses when establishing a compliance date for cement manufacturing facility achievable standards, H6614 [5OC]

———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are causing respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and deaths, H6699 [11OC]

———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are damaging children's development, H6645-H6651 [6OC]

———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are increasing cancer risks, H6700-H6702 [11OC]

———enforce emission reductions from cement kilns if such emissions are harming brain development or causing learning disabilities in infants or children, H6582-H6587 [5OC]

———ensure analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions include impact on low-income communities and public health, H6423 [23SE]

———ensure protection of public health in case of public health emergency caused by climate change, H2375-H2379 [6AP]

———ensure regulation of particulate matter includes regulation of cadmium, lead, and asbestos, H8294, H8295 [8DE]

———grant authority to regulate emissions from offshore drilling companies' support vessels, H4402 [22JN]

———grant authority to regulate nuisance dust if State, local, or tribal laws are not sufficient to protect public health, H8283, H8284 [8DE]

———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]

———include findings for health costs and benefits resulting from implementing standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H6653, H6654 [6OC]

———include findings for health costs and benefits to standards for cement manufacturing facilities, H6589-H6592 [5OC]

———maintain current air quality standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators in certain metropolitan areas with worst air quality rankings, H6652, H6653 [6OC]

———maintain existing standards for cement manufacturing facilities if proposed changes impede Dept. of HHS mercury reduction goals, H6597 [5OC]

———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 delay in issuing standards for cement manufacturing facilities if cement kiln emissions are causing respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and deaths, H6600, H6601 [5OC]

———prevent delay in issuing standards for cement manufacturing facilities if cement kiln emissions are increasing risk of cancer, H6599, H6600 [5OC]

———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]

———recognize that mercury emitted from cement kilns is a potent neurotoxin, H6592-H6595 [5OC]

———recognize that mercury emitted from industrial boilers and waste incinerators is a potent neurotoxin, H6705, H6706 [11OC]

———require analysis of impact of delay of certain rules and actions on incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality, H6424 [23SE]

———require publication of notice in Federal Register estimating public health impact of delaying standards for cement manufacturing facilities, H6604 [5OC]

———require report on long-term impacts of State coal combustion residuals permit programs on human health and environment, H6951, H6952 [14OC]

———require study on health impact of increased air pollution in communities near refineries for the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5527 [26JY]

Ethnic groups: economic conditions, H2283-H2289 [4AP]

Executive Office of the President: Healthy Food Funding Initiative funding, H4165, H4166 [14JN]

FAA: exempt pilots of medical charter flights from rest requirements, H2188 [31MR]

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

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]

———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (H.R. 2364), E1199 [24JN], E1943 [26OC]

FDA: Center for Devices and Radiological Health funding, H4218 [15JN]

———Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition funding, H4164 [14JN]

———Center for Tobacco Products funding, H4218 [15JN]

———clarification of order approving the drug Makena for women at risk for preterm birth but denying Makena market exclusivity, H2050 [30MR]

———encourage approval of artificial pancreas technologies, E1939, E1946 [26OC], E2093 [18NO], E2139 [30NO]

———encourage approval of artificial pancreas technology, H6358 [22SE], E1785 [6OC]

———ensure regulations do not limit access to dietary supplements, H8266 [8DE]

———food safety activities funding, H4253-H4256 [15JN]

———help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (H.R. 1676), E778 [2MY]

———improve efficiency and transparency of medical device approval process, H637 [10FE]

———prohibit funding for approval of genetically-engineered salmon, H4240 [15JN]

———prohibit funding for distribution of mifepristone (RU-486) through telemedicine, H4268, H4269 [15JN], H4319 [16JN]

———recall of grapes and tomatoes for salmonella contamination, H8087 [2DE]

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

———exempt regulations protecting public health, environment, and food and workplace safety from agency rule reform, H8095, H8096 [2DE]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 2958), E1646 [15SE]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through the exchanges, H286, H287 [19JA]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend (H.R. 2465), H7908-H7916 [29NO]

Flanagan, Patricia: Rhode Island Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Silver Rattle Award recipient, H4955 [13JY]

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

Florham Park Memorial First Aid Squad, Inc.: anniversary, E975 [27MY]

Food: review claims about effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and diseases (H.R. 2044), E972 [27MY]

Food Day: observance, E1917 [24OC]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 949), E429 [8MR]

———sterilization campaign support organizations funding, H1186 [17FE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, H664 [10FE], H6768, H6770, H6777-H6779 [11OC], H6807, H6832-H6836 [12OC], E1826, E1834, E1837, E1838 [12OC], E1878 [14OC]

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

Foster, Daniel: delay in receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, H7641 [16NO]

Foundation Fighting Blindness: anniversary, E1025 [2JN]

Frank, Representative: explanation of personal injury, H8938 [14DE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2543), E1325 [14JY]

GAO: compare health care costs resulting from preemption of EPA regulation of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change with such costs if the EPA were to proceed with such regulation, H2374 [6AP]

———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]

———report on impact of funding by States to establish State-run American Health Benefit Exchanges rather than State exchanges established and operated by the Federal Government, H2966, H2967 [3MY]

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

———study impact of Prevention and Public Health Fund on States and local communities, H2643, H2644 [13AP]

———study impact of Prevention and Public Health Fund on the prevention of chronic diseases and promoting health, H2642, H2643 [13AP]

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

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Turberculosis and Malaria: funding, H7938 [30NO]

Godby, Dennis: tribute for running across country to promote natural medicine, E2068 [16NO]

Government regulations: exempt any rulemaking to carry out the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act from requirement of complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities, H8049, H8050 [1DE]

Haiti: measure progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts following earthquake (H.R. 1016), H3126-H3131 [10MY]

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]

Health care facilities: recognize contributions to economic growth of local communities, H6519 [4OC]

———trauma center funding, H1009 [16FE]

———tribute to hospital employees, H6520 [4OC]

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

———tribute to nurses, E703 [13AP], E715 [14AP]

———tribute to nurses in the District of Columbia and the metropolitan region, E828 [5MY]

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

Highmark Caring Place (organization): tribute, E2072 [17NO]

Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association: anniversary, E1172 [23JN]

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

House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food service facilities, H5380, H5381 [22JY]

House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (H. Res. 169), H7144 [27OC]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (H. Res. 15), H72 [6JA]

Houston, TX: tribute to Children's Assessment Center, H8993 [15DE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H3942 [2JN]

———modify requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas (H.R. 1933), H5821 [1AU], E1490 [2AU]

Indian Health Service: dental health programs funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior Solicitor General funding, H5575 [26JY]

———Sanitation Facilities Construction Program funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas and grazing management programs funding, H5443-H5445 [25JY]

Indiana: denial of waiver relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H7941 [30NO]

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

———prohibit insurance companies from participating in American Health Benefit Exchanges if they deny coverage for preexisting conditions, H2980 [3MY]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, H84 [6JA], H247 [18JA], H277, H283, H285, H297, H299, H333 [19JA]

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

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (H.R. 346), H2524 [7AP]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees, H3119 [10MY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance, H5591 [27JY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (H.R. 21), H214 [18JA]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (H.R. 1101), E487 [15MR]

Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: impact of proposed guidelines on food and beverage industries, H7638, H7640 [16NO], E2066 [16NO]

International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention: support and encourage global HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (H. Res. 360), E1368 [20JY]

International Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Awareness Day: observance, E1723 [26SE]

International Eye Foundation: anniversary, E777 [2MY]

IV Diagnostics, Inc.: Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana Chanute Prize for Team Innovation recipient, E2238 [13DE]

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

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International: tribute, E1785 [6OC]

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

Kahn, Dennis: American Cancer Society Cuisine for the Cure Event honoree, E811 [5MY]

Kaiser Permanente (company): tribute to breastfeeding initiative, E2217 [8DE]

Kidney Action Day: observance, E1053 [3JN]

Kidney Disease Awareness and Education Week: observance, E1645 [15SE]

Kroeker, Nico: tribute to Ripple Effect project providing increased access to clean drinking water, E1777 [5OC]

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

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

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (H.R. 3108), E1777 [5OC]

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

Louisville, KY: tribute to Kosair Children's Hospital for initiatives to help fight childhood obesity, H6794 [12OC]

Luke's Wings (organization): tribute, H8731 [13DE]

Lymphedema Awareness Day: observance, E1122 [16JN]

Man's Pink (organization): tribute for raising awareness of male breast cancer, H7021 [25OC]

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

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

McCook, IL: tribute to Silver Star Families of America (organization) Silver Star Banner recipients, E1557 [8SE]

Medford, NJ: tribute to Shawnee High School annual Brain Day in observance of Brain Awareness Week, H1968 [17MR]

Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, H287, H288 [19JA], H402 [24JA], H1429-H1435 [1MR], H1463 [2MR], H2657 [13AP], H3788-H3794 [31MY]

———improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (H.R. 2135), H4952 [13JY]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1301), E587 [31MR]

———permit coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (H.R. 1035), E463 [11MR]

———provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (H.R. 857), E390 [1MR]

———reform, H2301, H2302 [5AP], H2614, H2616, H2652 [13AP], H2671, H2672, H2675, H2808, H2820, H2822, H2823, H2831-H2834 [14AP], H2879-H2882 [15AP], H2942 [3MY], H3272 [12MY], H3375, H3376, H3399, H3400 [24MY], H3773 [31MY], H4094, H4096 [14JN], H4335 [21JN], H5134 [18JY], H5233 [19JY], H5280 [20JY], H5298 [21JY], H5501 [26JY], E773 [2MY]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 989), E441 [9MR]

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

———anniversary, E1431 [28JY]

———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]

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

———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 a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (H.R. 3667), H8914 [14DE]

———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]

———reform physicians reimbursement rates, H8058 [1DE], H8201 [7DE], H8352 [12DE], H10000 [20DE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H371, H372 [20JA], H4028 [3JN], H8801, H8806, H8807 [13DE], H9933 [19DE], H9967, H9970, H9971, H9976, H9980, H10008 [20DE], E2342 [23DE]

———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]

Members of Congress: encourage donation of frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., Hero Miles Program or the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (organization), H8266 [8DE]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (H.R. 2769), E1476 [1AU]

———tribute to event to raise resources to battle depression, H2648 [13AP]

Mental Health Month: observance, H3169 [11MY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1697 [22SE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families, H2295, H2296, H2299 [5AP], H8191 [7DE]

Mobley, William C.: Jerome Lejeune Foundation International Sisley-Jerome Lejeune Prize recipient, E2295 [16DE]

National Academy of Sciences: Institute of Medicine report on women's preventive health services, H5249 [20JY]

National Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Week: observance, E500, E503 [16MR]

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

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 265), E870 [11MY]

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

National Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute, E1758 [4OC]

———tribute to Breast Cancer Deadline 2020 initiative, E1677 [21SE]

National Cancer Research Month: observance, E959 [26MY]

National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities: tribute to Movement Is Life initiative, E1664 [20SE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H6418 [23SE], E1704, E1711, E1712, E1721 [23SE], E1731 [29SE]

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

National Dance Day: designate (H. Res. 342), E1261 [7JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7016, H7021, H7051-H7057 [25OC], H7083 [26OC], H7337 [4NO], E1812 [11OC], E1921, E1929, E1930 [25OC], E1933, E1942 [26OC], E1956 [27OC], E1971 [1NO], E1977 [2NO]

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

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

National Fragile X Advocacy Day: observance, H1463 [2MR]

National Hockey League: tribute to ``Hockey Fights Cancer on the Hill'', H6868 [13OC]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 276), E1958 [27OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (H.R. 2521), E1311 [13JY]

National Kidney Month: observance, E548 [29MR]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2127 [29NO]

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week: observance, E703 [13AP]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: observance, E700 [12AP]

National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E795 [3MY]

National Nurse Practitioner Week: observance, E2099 [18NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 83), E828 [5MY]

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

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

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

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

———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements, H1774 [14MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 407), E1678 [21SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: observance, H2925 [2MY]

National Physician Assistant Week: observance, H6792 [12OC]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 187), H2392 [6AP]

National Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: observance, H6258 [20SE]

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

National School Lunch Week: observance, E1865 [13OC], E1883 [14OC]

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

National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E952 [25MY]

Native Americans: programs funding, H5440 [25JY]

Nephrology Nurses Week: observance, E1591 [9SE]

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

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence: tribute, E1921 [25OC]

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

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack, E5 [5JA]

———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]

New York College of Podiatric Medicine: anniversary, E546 [29MR]

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

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine, E1176 [23JN]

———establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (H.R. 2671), E1459 [1AU]

———funding, H1009, H1013 [16FE], H1529 [3MR], H2813 [14AP], H7882, H7883 [18NO], E251 [16FE]

———research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (H.R. 2332), E1174 [23JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Bruce A. Beutler for physiology and medicine, E1788 [6OC]

North Carolina: cost of upgrading Medicaid billing system, H8994 [15DE]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to American Red Cross Northern Mariana Islands chapter, H1628 [9MR]

NRC: exempt rules under the Atomic Energy Act from agency rule reform, H8096, H8097 [2DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4357 [21JN], H4855 [12JY], H6963 [14OC]

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

———State of the Union Message, H503 [26JA]

Orlando, FL: tribute to Florida Hospital for Children for initiatives to help fight childhood obesity, E1882 [14OC]

Otto Bock Polyurethane Technologies Inc.: tribute to new facility in Rochester Hills, MI, E1828 [12OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow monitoring activities relative to air pollution to be conducted at the offshore source, H4401, H4402 [22JN], E1204 [24JN]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4096 [14JN], H4393-H4420 [22JN], H4928 [12JY], H6632 [6OC], H7192 [1NO], H7316 [3NO], E1171, E1173, E1176, E1188 [23JN], E1199, E1204 [24JN]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4378-H4392 [22JN]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), motion to recommit, H4418 [22JN]

———require oil companies to disclose any Federal subsidies they receive on permit applications, H4403 [22JN]

———require oil companies to disclose executive bonuses on permit applications, H4404 [22JN]

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

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7420 [14NO]

Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E925 [23MY]

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

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

Pasto, Linda: ConvaTec Inc., Great Comebacks Award recipient, E460 [11MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: codify policy preventing issuance of patents directed to or encompassing human organisms, E1159 [22JN], E1177 [23JN]

———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: allow States to opt out of certain provisions, H2580 [12AP]

———constitutionality, H7880 [18NO]

———deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———essential benefits provisions funding, H1327 [18FE]

———filing of lawsuits by States on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H289, H290 [19JA]

———impact, H4190 [15JN], H5392 [22JY], H7154 [27OC], H7427 [14NO], H8184 [6DE], H8980 [15DE]

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

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

———impact on employment, H688-H693 [11FE], H1366 [28FE], H1632 [9MR], H3327 [23MY], H7902 [29NO]

———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]

———impact on small businesses, H87 [6JA], H226, H229, H230, H243 [18JA], H271, H272, H289 [19JA], H4517 [23JN]

———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]

———implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, H267 [19JA]

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

———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]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services, H340 [19JA]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H945 [16FE], H6859, H6863, H6868, H6885-H6903, H6906-H6908, H6913 [13OC], E1869, E1872, E1874 [14OC], E1891 [18OC], E1902, E1913 [24OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), consideration (H. Res. 430), H6869-H6881 [13OC]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), motion to recommit, H6901, H6902 [13OC]

———preserve exchange grants for States that apply for early innovator grants before a certain date, H2967-H2969 [3MY]

———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 certain limitations on contributions to flexible spending accounts and on purchase of over the counter medications, H529 [8FE]

———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 mandatory funding for new entitlements in order to reduce the deficit, H5941 [7SE]

———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]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2952-H2969, H2977-H2982 [3MY], E801 [4MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2943-H2952 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), motion to recommit, H2980 [3MY]

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

———repeal of provisions that require extension of dependent coverage to adult children under age 26, H86 [6JA]

———repeal tax increase on certain distributions from health and medical savings accounts, H3119 [10MY]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2282 [4AP], H2612, H2614, H2633-H2647 [13AP], E716 [14AP], E807 [4MY]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2624-H2632 [13AP]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), motion to recommit, H2646 [13AP]

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

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]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 965), E437 [9MR]

———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]

———recognize importance and value of pharmacists, E428 [8MR]

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]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: allegations of mishandling of Federal funding, H8974 [15DE]

———funding, H518 [8FE], H611, H612 [10FE], H685 [11FE], H802 [15FE], H945, H1006, H1015 [16FE], H1156-H1174 [17FE], H1405, H1443 [1MR], H1833-H1836 [15MR], H2046 [30MR], H2544, H2546 [8AP], H3033 [4MY], H9918, H9920 [16DE], E262, E288, E289, E290 [18FE], E333 [28FE], E413 [3MR], E507 [16MR], E621 [4AP]

Porter, Matt: National Down Syndrome Society Dan Piper Award recipient, H6787 [12OC]

Postal Service: extend deadline for payment to be made in connection with financing of future health benefits for retirees, H6326 [21SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: comparison between level of respect shown to past Presidents and President Obama, H5111-H5113 [15JY]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E5, E11 [5JA]

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]

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month: observance, E1999 [3NO]

Red Cross Month: observance, E570 [30MR], E579 [31MR]

Refuse disposal: require State regulations for coal combustion residuals to meet a legal standard of protection to ensure human health and the environment are protected, H6937, H6946, H6947 [14OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H666 [10FE], H706, H708, H709 [11FE], H3013 [4MY], H4463 [23JN], H8909 [14DE], E134 [26JA], E314 [18FE]

Research: biomedical research funding, H504 [26JA]

Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Organizations: tribute, H5249 [20JY]

Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition: anniversary, E756 [15AP]

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

Roura, Victor G.: Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E2275 [15DE]

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

Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families, E1683 [22SE]

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

———support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development of regenerative products and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products, H638 [10FE]

Santa Barbara County, CA: tribute to opening of veterans treatment court, H7732 [17NO]

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

Sayreville, NJ: anniversary of Sayreville Emergency Squad, E1014 [1JN]

Science: tribute to human genome research project, H1366 [28FE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H391 [20JA], E738 [15AP]

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

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland: tribute to promotion and improvement of Cleveland, OH, Central Neighborhood, E586 [31MR]

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

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

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

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (H.R. 718), E315 [18FE]

Sonoma County Indian Health Project, Inc.: anniversary, E1524 [19AU], E1566 [8SE]

South Carolina: anniversary of Piedmont Women's Center, H1846 [16MR]

Springfield, PA: tribute to Springfield High School Dance-a-Thon to benefit pediatric cancer research, E908 [13MY]

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

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H338, H340 [19JA], E105 [25JA]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): tribute, E717 [14AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 3423), H7727 [17NO], E2051 [15NO]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2088), E1031 [2JN]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (H.R. 755), E262 [18FE]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts, H8145 [6DE]

———make taxes on marijuana and hemp, in States where such products are legal, comparable to taxes on alcohol and tobacco, H4957 [13JY]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, H7650, H7651, H7660, H7661 [16NO]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), H7143-H7149, H7152 [27OC], E1952 [27OC]

———modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs (H.R. 2576), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7084-H7090 [26OC]

———provide that the prohibition on suits to restrain assessment or collection of tax does not apply to the tax provisions of health care reform legislation (H.R. 3558), E2169 [2DE]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (H.R. 99), E10 [5JA]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H5971 [8SE], H7124 [26OC], H7249-H7253 [2NO]

———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]

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

U.N.: U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) funding, H1060-H1062 [16FE], E273 [18FE], E587 [31MR], E1726 [29SE]

U.S. Navy Nurse Corps: anniversary, E873 [12MY]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H8803, H8804, H8815-H8817 [13DE], H9975 [20DE], E2342 [23DE]

———require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (H.R. 3601), E2261 [14DE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: tribute to alumni that provided medical assistance to victims of shootings in Tucson, AZ, E326 [28FE]

University of Texas: tribute to former athletes who could no longer play due to health problems, H747 [14FE]

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

———provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 2853), H7640 [16NO]

———provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs and mental health services and substance abuse treatments, H7222 [2NO]

———restore funding to programs that provide assistance to amputees and other wounded veterans, H3980 [2JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (H.R. 2634), E1403 [25JY]

Virginia: designate Cancer Prevention Day, E527 [17MR]

Walkabout Foundation: tribute, H328 [19JA]

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

War: 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]

———recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H2272 [4AP]

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

Warrenton, VA: tribute to Home Birth Consensus Summit, H7634 [16NO]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 3658), H8731 [13DE], E2254 [14DE]

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

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (H.J. Res. 31), H2528 [7AP]

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

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, E2035 [14NO]

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

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (H.R. 2758), E1471 [1AU]

———require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (H.R. 3102), E1776, E1778 [5OC]

World AIDS Day: observance, H7940, H7988 [30NO], H8015, H8016 [1DE], E2150, E2158, E2159, E2160 [1DE]

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

World Stroke Day: observance, E2012 [4NO], E2034, E2035 [14NO], E2175 [2DE]

World War I: tribute to trench fever study volunteers, E1366 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding of abortions, S7433 [15NO]

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

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (S. 1005), S2998 [16MY]

Alaska: history of Iditarod dogsled race relative to transporting diphtheria serum to Nome, AK, S1814 [17MR]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 327), S7629 [16NO]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (S. 391), S1519 [10MR]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (S. 810), S2453 [13AP]

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 Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), S2422-S2426, S2433, S2441 [13AP], S2460, S2463-S2468, S2476, S2479, S2488-S2490 [14AP], S2618 [3MY]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), unanimous-consent agreement, S2438 [13AP]

———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: improve access to mental health counselors, S7894 [28NO]

———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]

———provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards, S8024 [30NO]

Army Dental Corps: anniversary (S. Res. 96), S1707 [15MR]

Biological weapons: anniversary of anthrax bacteria attacks, S6706 [19OC]

Brachman, Sarah: National Down Syndrome Society Advocate of the Year award recipient, S333 [27JA]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S6913 [31OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1709 [16MR], S1791 [17MR], S3633, S3634 [9JN]

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

———reform entitlement programs, S5232 [2AU]

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

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

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

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (S. 2020), S8739 [16DE]

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia, S2905 [12MY]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 740), S2190-S2194 [6AP]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (S. 1984), S8549 [13DE]

Constitution—U.S.: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S463 [2FE], S7648-S7650 [17NO]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), S1830 [17MR]

COPD Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 322), S7418 [14NO]

Corvallis, OR: tribute to Benton County, OR, Drug Treatment Court, S8065 [30NO]

Courts: 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]

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

———restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (S. 623), S1836-S1838 [17MR]

CPSC: promulgate consumer product safety standards requiring child-proof closures on remote controls and other electronic products that use button cell batteries (S. 1165), S3688 [9JN]

Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (S. 1765), S6922 [31OC]

———increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 1886), S7705 [17NO]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1241), S3975 [21JN]

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

Democratic Party: national agenda, S73 [25JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration proposed rule to regulate livestock and poultry marketing practices, S6706, S6727 [19OC], S6856 [20OC]

———increase access to healthy food for families and to credit for small and new farmers (S. 2016), S8736 [16DE]

———prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S6641 [18OC], S6742-S6744 [19OC], S6814, S6834, S6844 [20OC], S6911 [31OC]

———prohibit funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, S6587-S6590 [17OC], S6635, S6636 [18OC], S7825 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (S. 1465), S5194 [1AU]

———require epidemiological study on health of military personnel exposed to burn pit emissions at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, S7965 [29NO]

———standards of medical care provided to members of the Oregon National Guard who were demobilizing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, S1673 [15MR]

Dept. of Education: authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (S. 919), S2793 [9MY]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (S. 576), S1678 [15MR]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (S. 1437), S5019 [28JY]

———disapprove rule relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'', S7289 [9NO]

———Early Retiree Reinsurance Program funding, S8620 [15DE]

———enhance medical surge capacity by enabling issuance of waivers for certain public health emergency response requirements (S. 1854), S7382 [10NO]

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health, S652 [14FE], S2194 [6AP]

———establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (S. 1609), S5906 [22SE]

———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]

———establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism and infectious disease (S. 1257), S4030 [22JN]

———establish Office of Health Plan Management to administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide an affordable and accountable public option for consumers, S389 [1FE]

———express concerns over plan to conduct stealth survey on accessiblity of health care providers, S4137 [28JN]

———family planning services funding, S1482 [9MR], S2223, S2261 [7AP], S2287-S2295, S2308-S2310, S2312, S2319, S2321, S2322, S2326-S2332 [8AP], S2433 [13AP], S2460, S2473 [14AP]

———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]

———issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (S. 756), S2268, S2269 [7AP]

———provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (S. 1088), S3431 [26MY]

———provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health Service Corps programs (S. 48), S160 [25JA]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (S. 137), S204-S206 [25JA]

———reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S7382-S7384 [10NO]

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

———renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (S. 1013), S3057, S3058 [17MY]

———revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing to prevent deaths from liver cancer (S. 1809), S7137 [3NO]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Agriculture Inspection (S. 1673), S6340 [6OC]

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

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 791), S2393 [12AP]

Dept. of State: President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding, S8142, S8143 [1DE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: funding, S1396-S1398 [8MR], S1468 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (S. 1802), S7131 [3NO]

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]

———detail plans and identify challenges in ensuring advanced next-generation prosthetics are made available to veterans, S4701 [20JY]

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

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, S7791 [18NO]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (S. 1798), S7364 [10NO]

———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]

———improve provision of assistance to homeless veterans, regulation of fiduciary matters, housing programs and loans, and other benefits (S. 1148), S3503 [6JN]

———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (S. 957), S2889 [11MY]

———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]

———require evidence of causal relationships for presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, S4665-S4667 [19JY], S4695, S4702, S4703 [20JY]

———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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S8757 [17DE]

Diseases: address minority health disparities relative to causes and treatment of asthma, S1532 [10MR]

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

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (S. 752), S2208 [6AP]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (S. 384), S884 [17FE], S8342 [5DE]

———global HIV/AIDS assistance funding, S1469 [9MR]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (S. 1613), S5909 [22SE]

———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]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (S. 850), S2525 [14AP]

District of Columbia: prohibit funding for needle exchange programs, S8694 [16DE]

———prohibit publicly funded abortions, S2293, S2311 [8AP]

Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, S6591 [17OC]

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

Eating disorders: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment and improve access to treatment (S. 481), S1228 [3MR]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, S7263-S7268, S7270-S7277 [9NO], S7336-S7338 [10NO]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (S. 1720), S6566-S6569, S6621 [17OC], S6623 [18OC]

———impact of Government regulations, S2151 [6AP], S2646 [4MY], S3799-S3801 [15JN], S4269 [30JN]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention, S7327 [10NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S2601 [3MY], S2670 [4MY], S3756, S3763 [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]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (S. 984), S2948 [12MY]

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]

———release of Inspector General report on endangerment finding review process, S6077-S6079 [4OC]

EpiVax, Inc: tribute, S2921 [12MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (S. 1283), S4158 [28JN]

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

FDA: establish a nanotechnology regulatory science program (S. 1662), S6332 [6OC]

———finalize proposed rule on sunscreen product labeling (S. 1064), S3343 [25MY]

———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (S. 296), S6901 [31OC]

———improve efficiency and transparency of medical device approval process, S3800 [15JN]

———improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements (S. 1310), S4294 [30JN]

———improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (S. 2002), S8684 [15DE]

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

———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (H.R. 2182), S7028-S7030 [2NO]

Federal aid programs: conform income calculations for purposes of eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan and Medicaid to existing low-income assistance programs (S. 1376), S5605 [14SE]

———ensure Social Security and railroad retirement benefits are taken into account in determining eligibility for Medicaid and the refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plans (S. 1378), S4683 [20JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (S. 1582), S5774 [20SE]

Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), S339 [27JA], S2552 [14AP], S3808 [15JN]

———strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (S. 50), S163 [25JA]

Food Day: political agenda of sponsoring organizations, S6762 [19OC]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, S638-S641 [10FE], S812, S813, S860 [17FE], S1593 [14MR], S1814 [17MR], S3040 [17MY], S3086 [18MY], S3147 [19MY], S3514 [7JN], S3807 [15JN], S5474 [9SE], S5590-S5592 [14SE], S5708, S5715 [19SE], S5733, S5738-S5745, S5750, S5755-S5760 [20SE], S5800-S5811, S5813, S5816, S5824-S5830 [21SE], S5854-S5864, S5866-S5871, S5873, S5878-S5891 [22SE], S5942 [23SE], S6023 [3OC], S6297 [6OC], S6425-S6427, S6430 [12OC], S6450 [13OC]

———limit Trade Adjustment Assistance program benefits to workers who lose jobs as a result of imports from a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement in effect, S5857-S5860, S5864, S5866, S5878 [22SE]

———require that the extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program be contingent on passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, S5804-S5809 [21SE]

Foundation Fighting Blindness: anniversary, S3914 [20JN]

Friedman, Matthew: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Career Achievement Medal finalist, S2837 [10MY]

Government regulations: impact on health care, S1534-S1537 [10MR]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (S. Res. 26), S261 [26JA]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (S. 1183), S3732 [13JN]

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

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]

Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), S6226 [5OC]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 332), S684 [14FE], S5472 [9SE]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, S3913 [20JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1403), S4806 [21JY]

———ensure States use certain teacher employment stabilization funds for special education, S6830 [20OC]

Insurance: eliminate free choice voucher program for low income workers, S2367 [12AP], S2485 [14AP]

———granting of waivers to exempt companies from annual caps on health care costs, S438, S443 [2FE], S2151 [6AP]

———health insurance premiums rates, S1772-S1774 [17MR]

———increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (S. 490), S1235 [3MR]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (S. 660), S1883 [28MR], S1935 [29MR]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (S. 311), S633 [8FE]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (S. 1617), S5910 [22SE]

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

Lauder, Evelyn Hausner: tribute (S. Res. 335), S7874, S7875 [18NO]

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

Major League Baseball: ban use of tobacco products, S6643 [18OC]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (S. 1935), S8151 [1DE]

Marshall Islands: provide supplemental ex gratia compensation for impacts of the U.S. nuclear testing program (S. 342), S688 [14FE]

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

Mecca, CA: tribute to Saul Martinez Elementary School for addressing air pollution produced by nearby waste recycling facility, S3337 [25MY]

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

———impact of increased funding obligations on States, S1774 [17MR], S8670 [15DE]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S6909 [31OC]

———reform, S2483 [14AP], S2906 [12MY], S3330 [25MY], S3717-S3719 [13JN], S4116, S4118 [27JN], S4907 [26JY]

———restore eligibility for citizens of the Freely Associated States (S. 1504), S5264 [2AU]

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]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (S. 1454), S5076 [29JY]

———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]

———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]

———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]

———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]

———consolidate duplicative and overlapping Federal autism funding, S5747 [20SE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (S. 153), S224 [25JA], S2097 [5AP]

Minorities: support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations (S. Res. 187), S3061 [17MY]

Montpelier, VT: rally of medical students in support of Vermont implementing a Medicare for All Single Payer health care system, S1929 [29MR]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 63), S1512 [9MR]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of RxIMPACT Day, S1399 [8MR]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 248), S5933 [23SE]

National Cancer Act: anniversary (S. Res. 347), S8550, S8551 [13DE], S8690 [15DE]

National Cancer Research Month: designate (S. Res. 172), S3461 [26MY]

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 219), S5392 [7SE]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 75), S924 [17FE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, S6385 [11OC]

National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 215), S4106 [23JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S6592 [17OC]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1545 [10MR]

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

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

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

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 262), S5584 [13SE]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 204), S3462 [26MY], S3535 [7JN]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 276), S5934 [23SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (S. 1361), S4558 [13JY]

National Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 192), S3201 [19MY]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 261), S5581 [13SE], S5933 [23SE]

National Men's Health Week: observance (S. Res. 207), S3738 [13JN]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 118), S2000 [30MR]

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

National Nurses Week: observance, S8488 [12DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S1645 [15MR]

———health care delivery reform, S1205 [3MR]

———improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (S. 174), S229 [25JA]

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

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 242), S5051 [29JY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 202), S3453 [26MY], S3978 [21JN]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 278), S5934, S5941 [23SE]

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

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 236), S4811 [21JY]

National Suicide Prevention Week: observance, S5494 [12SE]

National VA Research Week: observance, S2682 [4MY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack, S1398 [8MR]

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine (S. Res. 163), S2692 [4MY]

Nuclear weapons: designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing (S. Res. 330), S7629 [16NO]

———support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 275), S5919 [22SE], S6007 [26SE]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators, S2595 [3MY]

———expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 1166), S3689 [9JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), S4106 [23JN], S4133 [27JN]

Parkinson's Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 134), S2213 [6AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (S. 248), S417 [1FE], S619 [7FE]

———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]

———creation of Early Retiree Reinsurance Program to subsidize health care costs of certain early retirees, S2066 [4AP]

———ensure that all Americans have access to waivers (S. 1395), S4803 [21JY], S5351 [7SE]

———ensure that children's oral health care be included in benefits packages in order for health insurers to participate in health insurance exchanges, S5973 [26SE]

———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 employment, S1617 [15MR], S2220 [7AP], S7231-S7233 [9NO], S8403 [7DE]

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

———impact on health care costs, S5693-S5697 [15SE]

———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]

———permit stand-alone dental plans to participate in health insurance exchanges if paired with qualified health plans, S5973, S5974 [26SE]

———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 health insurance tax (S. 1880), S7614-S7616 [16NO]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), S2695 [4MY], S2702 [5MY]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (S. 1368), S4609 [14JY]

———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]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation of prescription drugs (S. 319), S644 [10FE]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (S. 1211), S3837-S3839 [15JN]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 27), S143 [25JA]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations regarding the removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers, S6934 [1NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1187-S1191 [3MR], S1482 [9MR]

Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 205), S3629 [8JN]

Prematurity Awareness Month: observance, S8064 [30NO]

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]

Public safety officers: extend Federal benefits to emergency service providers who die or are disabled in the line of duty, S671 [14FE], S829 [17FE]

Radioactive substances: promote production of molybdenum-99 for medical isotope production and condition and phase out export of highly enriched uranium for production of medical isotopes (S. 99), S188 [25JA], S7778-S7782 [17NO]

Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 74), S924 [17FE]

Research: science, medical, and pharmaceutical innovation, research, and development funding, S1614 [15MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S1519 [10MR]

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

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 178), S2850 [10MY]

Snell Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory (business): anniversary, S789 [16FE]

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

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (S. 868), S2725, S2726 [5MY]

Sports: affirm exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including in combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care costs (S. Res. 97), S1512 [9MR]

———encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (S. 601), S1754 [16MR]

Supreme Court: decision to hear Maxwell-Jolly v. Independent Living Center of Southern California challenging supremacy clause requiring States to comply with duly enacted Federal laws, S2574 [2MY]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (S. 1644), S6091 [4OC]

———extend health insurance costs tax credit, S638, S640 [10FE], S813 [17FE]

———improve the health coverage tax credit (S. 1117), S3439 [26MY]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (S. 1404), S4806 [21JY]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (S. 1278), S4102 [23JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices, S2069 [4AP]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (S. 17), S5482 [12SE]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (S. 262), S545 [3FE]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 2009), S8702 [16DE]

Travel and tourism: require operators of international travel websites to provide information on potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on the website (S. 1753), S6877 [20OC]

U.S. Army Nurse Corps: anniversary (S. Res. 31), S345, S346 [27JA]

Vermont: tribute to Junior Iron Chef Competition, S2621 [3MY]

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]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (S. 344), S695 [14FE]

———improve existing benefits, S7178 [8NO]

Walker, David: Comeback America Initiative (organization) lectures on the national debt, S3632 [9JN]

Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (S. 999), S2993 [16MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (S. 641), S1848 [17MR]

Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine: tribute, S4867 [25JY]

Wielgus, Charles: ConvaTec Inc., Great Comebacks Award recipient, S1500 [9MR]

Women: health care for women, S2618 [3MY]

World AIDS Day: observance, S8142, S8143 [1DE]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 15), S4132 [27JN]

World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 100), S1567 [10MR], S1610 [14MR]

World Suicide Prevention Day: observance, S5494 [12SE]

Worldwide Day of Play: designate (S. Res. 279), S5934 [23SE]

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

Reports

Biennial Report of the Texas Department of Insurance to the 82d Legislature: Mike Geeslin, Texas Dept. of Insurance, H279-H282 [19JA]

Jobs and Energy Permitting Act Economic Report Overview, H4396 [22JN]

Understanding Prostate Cancer, H4609 [6JY]

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

Reports filed

American Medical Isotope Production Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 99) (S. Rept. 112-17), S3105 [18MY]

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. 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. Con. Res. 36, 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. 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 237) (H. Rept. 112-71), H2933 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 358, Protect Life Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 112-243), H6852 [12OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1213, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Mandatory Funding Provided to States To Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 112-70), 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. 1217, Prevention and Public Health Fund Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 112-61), H2602 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act and H.R. 1249, America Invents Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 316) (H. Rept. 112-111), H4363 [21JN]

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]

Consideration of H.R. 2576, Modify Calculation of Modified Adjusted Gross Income for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for Certain Healthcare-Related Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 112-261), H7068 [25OC]

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]

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

Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1886), S8460 [8DE]

Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605), S5071 [29JY]

Dental Emergency Responder Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 570) (H. Rept. 112-24), H1523 [2MR]

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 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Personal Responsibility Education Programs Funding Conversion to Authorization of Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 112-63), H2932 [2MY]

Dept. of HHS Programs To Protect Against Pandemics and Attacks From Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1855), S8733 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS Reauthorization of Programs To Protect Against Pandemics and Attacks From Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2405) (H. Rept. 112-286), H7712 [16NO]

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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1599) (S. Rept. 112-84), S5902 [22SE]

Eliminate Certain Tax Benefits Relating to Abortion: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1232) (H. Rept. 112-55), H2409 [6AP]

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

Food Safety Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 216), S2045 [31MR]

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]

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

Jobs and Energy Permitting Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2021) (H. Rept. 112-108), H4325 [16JN]

Modify Calculation of Modified Adjusted Gross Income for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for Certain Healthcare-Related Programs: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2576) (H. Rept. 112-254), H6982 [18OC]

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 528) (H. Rept. 112-23), H1523 [2MR]

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

Nonimmigrant Nurses in Health Professional Shortage Areas Admission Requirements Modification: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1933) (H. Rept. 112-153), H5238 [19JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Mandatory Funding Provided to States To Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges Repeal: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1213) (H. Rept. 112-65), H2932 [2MY]

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]

Postal Service Authority To Issue a Semipostal To Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research Extension: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 384) (S. Rept. 112-97), S7990 [29NO]

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 27), S4845 [22JY]

Prevention and Public Health Fund Repeal: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 112-57), H2575 [11AP]

Protect Life Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 358) (H. Rept. 112-40), H1982 [17MR]

Sunshine in Litigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 623), S3170 [19MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 623) (S. Rept. 112-45), S5248 [2AU]

Support Goals and Ideals of World Malaria Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 15), S3105 [18MY]

Synthetic Drug Control Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1254) (H. Rept. 112-295), H7898 [22NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1254) (H. Rept. 112-295), H7898 [22NO]

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

Veterinarians Trained in Veterinary Public Health Enhancement and Number Increase: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 525) (H. Rept. 112-22), H1523 [2MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Cancer Prevention Day: Virginia General Assembly, E527 [17MR]

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 Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2617 [13AP]

———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]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4379 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6869 [13OC]

Statements

Declaration of Occupy D.C.: Occupy D.C. (organization), E2301 [16DE]

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

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act: Representatives Kline, George Miller, Walberg, and Woolsey, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H7912-H7914 [29NO]

Home Birth Consensus Summit: Several Maternity Care Professionals, Providers, and Organizations, H7635 [16NO]

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

Modify Calculation of Modified Adjusted Gross Income for Taxation Purposes of Determining Eligibility for Certain Healthcare-Related Programs: Executive Office of the President, H7146 [27OC]

Patent and Trademark Office Policy Preventing Issuance of Patents Directed to or Encompassing Human Organisms: Dave Weldon, E1178, E1179 [23JN]

———Family Research Council, E1184 [23JN]

———Representative Lamar Smith, E1183 [23JN]

Support for Vermont Implementing a Medicare for All Single Payer Health Care System: Several Medical Students, S1929 [29MR]

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

Veronica's Story About SNAP, Medi-Cal and Job Training, California, H5293 [21JY]

Summaries

Healthy Indiana Plan, H1432 [1MR]

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]

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]

———Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies, H9852-H9876 [16DE]

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. 1194, Dept. of HHS renewal of authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs, H3785 [31MY]

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

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 99, American Medical Isotopes Production Act, S7780 [17NO]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7158 [27OC]

Trade Adjustment Assistance program worker certifications, S5803 [21SE]

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. Con. Res. 36, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to Planned Parenthood funding, H2798 [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. 218, consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to Planned Parenthood funding, H2616 [13AP]

H. Res. 219, consideration of H.R. 1217, Prevention and Public Health Fund repeal, H2624 [13AP]

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 1213, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges repeal, H2943 [3MY]

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. 316, consideration of H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act and H.R. 1249, America Invents Act, H4378 [22JN]

H. Res. 448, consideration of H.R. 2576, modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs and H.R. 674, repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts, H7084 [26OC]

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

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

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

H.R. 358, Protect Life Act, H6886 [13OC]

H.R. 525, veterinarians trained in veterinary public health enhancement and number increase, H1600 [8MR]

H.R. 570, Dental Emergency Responder Act, H1599 [8MR]

H.R. 1016, Assessing Progress in Haiti Act, H3127 [10MY]

H.R. 1194, Dept. of HHS renewal of authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs, H3784 [31MY]

H.R. 1213, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges repeal, H2961 [3MY]

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. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act, H8238 [7DE]

H.R. 1933, modify requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas, H5821 [1AU]

H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act, H4400 [22JN]

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. 2405, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization, H8153-H8157 [6DE]

H.R. 2465, Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act, H7908 [29NO]

H.R. 2576, modify calculation of modified adjusted gross income for taxation purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, H7143 [27OC]

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

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. 10, Family Economic Success Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 27, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, S144-S146 [25JA]

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

S. 48, Pharmacist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, S160 [25JA]

S. 50, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, S163 [25JA]

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

S. 99, American Medical Isotope Production Act, S188 [25JA]

S. 99, American Medical Isotopes Production Act, S7780-S7782 [17NO]

S. 137, Health Insurance Rate Review Act, S206 [25JA]

S. 174, Health Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) America Act, S229-S239 [25JA]

S. 216, Food Safety Accountability Act, S340 [27JA], S2552 [14AP]

S. 248, Empowering States to Innovate Act, S417 [1FE]

S. 342, Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act, S689 [14FE]

S. 344, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S696 [14FE]

S. 384, extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research, S884 [17FE], H8324 [12DE]

S. 384, Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research extension, S8342 [5DE]

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

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

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

S. 481, Federal Response To Eliminate Eating Disorders Act, S1228-S1232 [3MR]

S. 490, increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, S1236 [3MR]

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

S. 576, Fitness Integrated With Teaching Kids (FIT Kids) Act, S1678-S1680 [15MR]

S. 601, Children's Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act, S1755-S1757 [16MR]

S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act, S1838 [17MR]

S. 641, Water for the World Act, S1848-S1850 [17MR]

S. 660, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act, S1935 [29MR]

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

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. 740, revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, S2190-S2192 [6AP]

S. 752, Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act, S2209 [6AP]

S. 756, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, S2269 [7AP]

S. 850, Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act, S2526-S2529 [14AP]

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

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

S. 919, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act, S2794-S2797 [9MY]

S. 957, Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act, S2889 [11MY]

S. 984, Healthy Families Act, S2949-S2954 [12MY]

S. 1005, Parental Notification and Intervention Act, S2998 [16MY]

S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act, S3228 [23MY]

S. 1064, Sunscreen Labeling Protection (SUN) Act, S3344 [25MY]

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

S. 1148, Veterans Programs Improvement Act, S3503-S3507 [6JN]

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

S. 1211, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act, S3839-S3841 [15JN]

S. 1257, Border Health Security Act, S4031 [22JN]

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

S. 1278, repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services, S4103 [23JN]

S. 1283, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act, S4159 [28JN]

S. 1310, Dietary Supplement Labeling Act, S4294 [30JN]

S. 1454, extended Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions, S5076 [29JY]

S. 1465, Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act, S5194 [1AU]

S. 1504, Medicaid Restoration for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act, S5264 [2AU]

S. 1609, Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act, S5907 [22SE]

S. 1613, Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act, S5909 [22SE]

S. 1617, Healthy Housing Council Act, S5911-S5913 [22SE]

S. 1644, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act, S6092 [4OC]

S. 1662, Nanotechnology Regulatory Science Act, S6333 [6OC]

S. 1673, Safeguarding American Agriculture Act, S6341 [6OC]

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

S. 1753, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act, S6877 [20OC]

S. 1802, Healthy Kids Outdoors Act, S7131-S7133 [3NO]

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

S. 1884, School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, S7704 [17NO]

S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, S7705 [17NO]

S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act, S8685-S8687 [15DE]

S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, S8703 [16DE]

S. 2020, Keeping All Students Safe Act, S8740-S8742 [16DE]

S. Con. Res. 15, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, S2747 [5MY], S4132 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 30, support goals and ideals of Spina Bifida Awareness Month, S6515 [13OC]

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

S. Res. 26, recognize anniversary of earthquake in Haiti, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance, S261-S263, S290 [26JA]

S. Res. 27, National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day, S291 [26JA]

S. Res. 31, U.S. Army Nurse Corps anniversary, S341, S346 [27JA]

S. Res. 63, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S914 [17FE], S1512 [9MR]

S. Res. 74, Rare Disease Day, S919, S925 [17FE]

S. Res. 75, National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, S919, S925 [17FE]

S. Res. 95, recognize life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the lives of people in the U.S., S1412 [8MR]

S. Res. 96, Army Dental Corps anniversary, S1511 [9MR], S1707 [15MR]

S. Res. 97, affirm exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including in combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care costs, S1511, S1512 [9MR]

S. Res. 98, National School Breakfast Week, S1566 [10MR]

S. Res. 100, World Plumbing Day, S1567 [10MR], S1610 [14MR]

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. 118, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S1995, S2000 [30MR]

S. Res. 119, recognize benefits of Clean Air Act implementation, S2052 [31MR]

S. Res. 125, support goals of ideals of National Public Health Week, S2055 [31MR]

S. Res. 134, Parkinson's Awareness Month, S2212, S2213 [6AP]

S. Res. 144, ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer, S2454 [13AP]

S. Res. 162, express that stable and affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and commit to providing adequate funding for development of housing as a response to AIDS pandemic, S2692 [4MY]

S. Res. 172, National Cancer Research Month, S2747 [5MY], S3461 [26MY]

S. Res. 173, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2797 [9MY]

S. Res. 178, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2849, S2850 [10MY]

S. Res. 181, National MPS Awareness Day, S2956, S2970 [12MY]

S. Res. 187, support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations, S3060, S3061 [17MY]

S. Res. 192, National Kids to Parks Day, S3184, S3202 [19MY]

S. Res. 202, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, S3453 [26MY], S3978 [21JN]

S. Res. 204, National Hunger Awareness Day, S3454, S3462 [26MY]

S. Res. 205, Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week, S3620, S3629 [8JN]

S. Res. 207, National Men's Health Week, S3734, S3738 [13JN]

S. Res. 215, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4103, S4106 [23JN]

S. Res. 219, National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, S4236 [29JN], S5392 [7SE]

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. 236, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S4808, S4811 [21JY]

S. Res. 242, support goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, S5077 [29JY]

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. 245, Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S5078 [29JY]

S. Res. 248, support goals and ideals of National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, S5195 [1AU], S5933 [23SE]

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]

S. Res. 261, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S5581 [13SE], S5933 [23SE]

S. Res. 262, National Health Information Technology Week, S5582, S5584 [13SE]

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

S. Res. 275, support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5919 [22SE], S6008 [26SE]

S. Res. 276, support goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, S5934, S5950 [23SE]

S. Res. 278, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5934, S5950 [23SE]

S. Res. 279, Worldwide Day of Play, S5935, S5951 [23SE]

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

S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S6225 [5OC]

S. Res. 314, tribute to Project Chernobyl (organization) organization of Project 9/11 to identify and treat thyroid cancer in September 11, 2001, first responders, S7158 [7NO]

S. Res. 322, COPD Awareness Month, S7416, S7418 [14NO]

S. Res. 327, support goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month, S7619, S7629 [16NO]

S. Res. 330, designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing, S7620, S7630 [16NO]

S. Res. 335, tribute to Evelyn Hausner Lauder, S7835, S7875 [18NO]

S. Res. 347, National Cancer Act anniversary, S8549 [13DE], S8690 [15DE]

S. Res, 191, National Aphasia Awareness Month, S3184 [19MY]

S. Rse. 163, National Library of Medicine anniversary, S2692 [4MY]

Transcripts

White House Discussion on Cost Containment at Bipartisan Meeting on Health Care Reform: Congressional Leadership Delegation and President Obama, S1772 [17MR]