NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), S6860, S6868, S6869 [15NO], H7296 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), S8016, S8017, S8045 [13DE]

Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), S221, S222 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see S. 3461), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]

——— reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 6309), H5705 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3295), S4203 [14JN]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

——— improve asthma management, education, and research (see S. 3641), S6947 [27NO] (see H.R. 6608), H6469 [27NO]

——— provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers (see S. 3560, 3566), S6454 [19SE]

——— urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]

Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 490), S3977 [12JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4299 [19JN]

National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium: establish (see H.R. 4138), H1153 [5MR]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 468), S3329 [21MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]

Research: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 5283), H2273 [27AP] (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]

Skin Cancer Research Fund: establish (see H.R. 5716), H2644 [10MY]

Tourette syndrome: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]

Letters

Scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers: Francis S. Collins, Dept. of HHS, S7163 [29NO]

Remarks in House

Aeras (nonprofit organization): tribute to tuberculosis vaccine research, E429 [22MR]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H3064 [17MY], H7369, H7370, H7393 [20DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 6163), H6138–H6140 [19SE]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, E2037 [2JA]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (H.R. 733), H6144–H6147 [19SE], E1612 [21SE], E1684 [5OC]

——— establish the American Center for Cures, H4069 [27JN], H7571 [2JA]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), H7296–H7301 [19DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H5014 [19JY]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (H.R. 1462), H4914 [18JY]

——— cancer research funding, H229 [1FE], E938 [31MY]

——— establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (H.R. 1394), E1735 [6NO]

——— expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (H.R. 2505), E48 [19JA], E1648 [21SE]

——— provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers, H6144–H6147 [19SE]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H5529 [1AU]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for rare pediatric diseases, H3226 [30MY]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases, H3865 [20JN]

Funding, H7380 [20DE]

Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated as NIH National Cancer Institute, H4789 [11JY]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H2825 [17MY]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]

National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: anniversary, E1056 [18JN]

Roswell Park Cancer Institute: cancer vaccine research funding, H6472 [28NO]

Veterans: improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]

Women’s Health Initiative: anniversary of release of study, E1208 [9JY]

Young, Neal A.: Partnership for Public Service Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Science and Environment recipient, E1519 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (S. 3461), S5735 [31JY]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1440), S6868–S6870 [15NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN], S7994, S8016–S8018 [13DE]

Diseases: provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers, S7162–S7164 [29NO]

——— tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research into deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson’s disease, S5474 [26JY]

——— urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]

Drugs: provide a deadline for issuance of regulations regarding clinical trial registration and report requirements, S3491 [23MY]

Health: impact of medical research, S3702 [5JN]

Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day: observance (S. Res. 286), S222 [31JA]

Kansas City, KS: University of Kansas Cancer Center designated as NIH National Cancer Institute, S4923 [12JY]

Medical research and development: funding, S5924 [2AU]

Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 490), S6870 [15NO]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: anniversary (S. Res. 499), S4308 [19JN]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 468), S3385 [21MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of HHS Reduction of Preterm Labor, Delivery, Risk of Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, and Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1440), S6451 [19SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3295) (S. Rept. 112–176), S4203 [14JN]

Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3566), S6451 [19SE]

Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 3313), S8041 [13DE]

Texts of

H.R. 733, Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, H6144 [19SE]

H.R. 6163, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H6138 [19SE]

S. 1440, Dept. of HHS activities to reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, S6869 [15NO], H7296–H7298 [19DE]

S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, S4303 [19JN], S8017 [13DE]

S. Res. 286, Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day, S222 [31JA]

S. Res. 468, National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, S3331, S3385 [21MY]

S. Res. 490, Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, S3982 [12JN], S6870 [15NO]

S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, S4206 [14JN]

S. Res. 499, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering anniversary, S4305, S4310 [19JN]