DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Amendments

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

Head Start Program: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S180, S183 [22JA], S295 [24JA], S320 [28JA], H56 [4JA], H121, H125, H128, H136, H137, H139, H140, H141, H143, H144, H145 [15JA]

Insurance: transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 175), H2273 [24AP]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6578 [14OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

Public health: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), S948 [27FE], H823 [4MR]

Research: establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (S. 330), S4533, S4534 [17JN]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 252), S6898, S6900 [24SE]

Analyses

No Subsidies Without Verification Act: Office of Inspector General, H5525 [12SE]

Articles and editorials

Budget Request Denied, Sebelius Turns to Health Executives To Finance Obamacare, S3363 [13MY]

Cabinet Secretary Solicits Large Donations To Publicize Health Care Law, S3364 [13MY]

Obamacare’s Privacy Nightmare—The Bungled Opening of the Exchanges Should Worry Consumers, H6221 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 137), S284 [24JA]

Alzheimer’s disease: authorize grants for training and support services for patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (see S. 235), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 623), H454 [12FE]

Animals: establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H7310 [20NO]

Armed Forces: use unobligated amounts from Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund to pay for military death gratuities and funeral and related travel and housing expenses during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3289), H6545 [11OC]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 2110), H2911 [22MY]

Budget: restore Indian Health Service funding reduced under any order issued to carry out a sequestration (see H.R. 1371), H1824 [21MR]

Cardiomyopathy: provide education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see S. 254), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 565), H412 [6FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 1250), H1629 [19MR]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Program: allow use of funds to improve child safety and reduce incidence of preventable infant deaths in child care settings (see S. 1494), S6377 [11SE]

——— authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care (see S. 390), S943 [27FE]

——— ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families (see S. 834), S3029 [25AP]

——— improve the quality of infant and toddler care (see S. 1065), S3844 [23MY]

——— reauthorize and improve (see S. 1086), S3905 [3JN]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds (see S. 624), S2026 [20MR] (see H.R. 1925), H2568 [9MY]

Children and youth: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see S. 13), S871 [26FE] (see H.R. 718), H546 [14FE]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see S. 1823), S8809 [13DE] (see H.R. 1732), H2349 [25AP]

——— establish a public-private partnership program to provide child care (see S. 442), S1088 [4MR]

——— establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see S. 1516), S6597 [18SE] (see H.R. 3113), H5588 [17SE]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 423), S1012 [28FE] (see H.R. 564), H412 [6FE]

——— prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H1821 [21MR]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H370 [5FE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1417), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 1281), H1718 [20MR]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 372), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H2653 [15MY]

——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 2036), H2717 [16MY]

Climate: 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. 2023), H2717 [16MY]

Colleges and universities: 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. 1100), H1357 [12MR]

Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program: funding (see S. 1333), S5800 [18JY]

Controlled Substance Monitoring Program: amend and reauthorize (see H.R. 3528), H7187 [18NO]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]

——— reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and housing benefit eligibility to the formerly incarcerated (see H.R. 2599), H4174 [28JN]

Data collection: eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropriations relative to collection of health data and modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity (see S. 989), S3614 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H1318 [6MR]

Dept. of Education: help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce (see S. 1673), S7927 [7NO] (see H.R. 3357), H6827 [28OC]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1857), H2483 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program COPS in Schools program (see H.R. 751), H594 [15FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1284), S5667 [11JY]

Diabetes: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H6768 [23OC]

Diseases: 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 H.R. 3221), H6052 [30SE]

——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cavernous angioma (see S. 1223), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2521), H4078 [26JN]

——— extend authorities related to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (see H.R. 3177), H5832 [25SE]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 1074), H1355 [12MR]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see S. 1247), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2058), H2803 [20MY]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see S. 1251), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2607), H4175 [28JN]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see S. 908), S3256 [8MY]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 907), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 1915), H2567 [9MY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 931), S3371 [13MY] (see H.R. 1984), H2653 [15MY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H8107 [12DE]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 303), S8361 [20NO]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (see S. Res. 301), S8186 [19NO]

Drugs: conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 1757), H2351 [25AP]

——— establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of addiction (see H.R. 752), H594 [15FE]

——— establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see S. 1323), S5799 [18JY]

——— increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (see S. 348), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 672), H501 [13FE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H341 [4FE]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see S. 644), S2146 [21MR]

——— promulgate regulations on patient medication information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about prescription drugs (see S. 752), S2749 [17AP] (see H.R. 1608), H2124 [17AP]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 2130), H2952 [23MY]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 3461), H7050 [13NO]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 641), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1339), H1822 [21MR]

——— provide research, training, and navigator services to youth and young adults on the verge of aging out of the secondary education system (see S. 1259), S5499 [27JN]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see S. 1557), S7007 [27SE] (see H.R. 297), H170 [15JA]

EPA: award grants to individuals that may be affected by a reported disease cluster (see S. 53), S43 [22JA]

Families and domestic relations: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7252 [19NO]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 1203), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 2439), H3928 [19JN]

——— preserve eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when the guardian is replaced by a successor legal guardian (see H.R. 2979), H5395 [2AU]

——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (see H.R. 3205), H5921 [27SE]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see S. 1539), S6753 [24SE] (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H1824 [21MR]

——— improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements (see S. 1425), S6206 [1AU]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 77), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

——— waive or reduce certain fees applicable to generic drug facilities if such fees present a significant barrier to market entry due to limited resources or other circumstances (see H.R. 3631), H7394 [2DE]

Fetal alcohol syndrome: reauthorize and extend prevention and services program (see S. 237), S519 [7FE]

Field emergency medical services: improve (see H.R. 809), H627 [25FE]

Firearms: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (see H.R. 321), H176 [18JA]

——— provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

Food: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (see S. 1653), S7829 [5NO] (see H.R. 3147), H5766 [19SE]

Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program: establish (see H.R. 702), H545 [14FE]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see S. 1719), S8100 [18NO] (see H.R. 3527), H7187 [18NO]

Head Start Program: making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 84), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H2910 [22MY]

——— enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (see H.R. 2285), H3250 [6JN]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S6597 [18SE] (see S. 1685), S7951 [12NO] (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 1522), S6597 [18SE] (see H.R. 3120), H5654 [18SE]

——— improve healthcare-related tax-preferred savings accounts, create a framework for portable health coverage, and reauthorize the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (see H.R. 2688), H4488 [15JY]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H6675 [22OC] (see H.R. 3750), H8108 [12DE]

——— improve understanding and coordination of critical care health services (see H.R. 2651), H4369 [10JY]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (see H.R. 2900), H5341 [1AU]

——— prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H981 [5MR]

——— 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. 133), S284 [24JA]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see S. 972), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 1701), H2297 [24AP]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3091), H5546 [12SE] (see H.R. 3116), H5588 [17SE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

——— provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2433), H3927 [19JN]

——— provide individual and group market reforms to protect health insurance consumers and make such reforms contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 2165), H2953 [23MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H1357 [12MR]

Health care facilities: making supplemental appropriations for awarding grants to States to promote universal access to trauma care services provided by trauma centers and trauma-related physician specialties (see H.R. 2660), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes (see H.R. 2853), H5173 [30JY]

Health care professionals: assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients at all times in all non-Federal hospitals with a certain number of beds (see H.R. 244), H85 [14JA]

——— authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with low physician-resident-to-general-population ratio (see H.R. 1178), H1426 [14MR]

——— eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 2833), H5088 [25JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 739), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 1907), H2567 [9MY]

——— provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 726), S2649 [15AP] (see H.R. 1559), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 955), S3531 [15MY] (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

Holocaust survivors: provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services (see S. 999), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 2064), H2838 [21MY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 152), H50 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (see H. Res. 23), H84 [14JA]

Indian Health Service: authorize advance appropriations by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 1570), S7386 [10OC] (see H.R. 3229), H6102 [1OC]

Information technology: foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (see H.R. 2363), H3591 [13JN]

Insurance: develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 1473), S6208 [1AU]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates (see S. 482), S1229 [6MR] (see H.R. 1019), H1320 [6MR]

——— require health insurance issuers and group health plans to disclose information regarding how certain taxes and fees impact the amount of premiums (see S. 764), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 1205), H1427 [14MR]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (see H.R. 1549), H2024 [15AP]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (see H. Res. 175), H2245 [23AP]

Medicaid: clarify policy relative to collecting reimbursement from third-party payers for medical assistance (see H.R. 3659), H7566 [5DE]

——— encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 1286), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2676), H4483 [11JY]

——— require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 1655), S7876 [6NO] (see H.R. 3171), H5806 [23SE]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 636), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see S. 1365), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 2827), H5088 [25JY]

——— authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 77), S213 (see S. 117), S214 [23JA]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H1567 [18MR]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]

——— eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 3295), H6643 [16OC]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see S. 1228), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2524), H4079 [26JN]

——— increase access to data (see S. 1758), S8457 [21NO]

——— issue regulations to make available a searchable claims and payment database (see S. 1180), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2843), H5088 [25JY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H342 [4FE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5049 [24JY]

——— repeal sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians and improve beneficiary access (see S. 1871), S9052 [19DE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1357 [12MR]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 1053), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2302), H3251 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 2305), H3256 [10JN]

Mental health: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S285 [24JA] (see H.R. 274), H169 [15JA]

——— expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S520 [7FE]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8107 [12DE]

——— provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (see S. 265), S520 [7FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S438 [31JA] (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

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. 526), H410 [6FE]

Minorities: provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see S. 1408), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (see S. 134), S284 [24JA]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (see S. 380), S871 [26FE]

National Health Service Corps: include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals (see S. 1815), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 1037), H1327 [7MR]

——— provide for participation of certain specialists needed to respond to environmental public health emergencies in the Loan Repayment Program (see S. 426), S1012 [28FE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 1445), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 920), H815 [28FE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the Loan Repayment Program (see S. 602), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 1252), H1629 [19MR]

National Pediatric Research Network: establish (see S. 424), S1012 [28FE] (see H.R. 225), H84 [14JA]

Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 385), S871 [26FE]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H2717 [16MY]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (see H.J. Res. 80), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1599), H2123 [17AP]

NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 2031), H2717 [16MY] (see H.R. 2301), H3251 [6JN]

——— establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see H.R. 660), H500 [13FE]

——— establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (see H.R. 1591), H2122 [17AP]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 73), H6174 [2OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H6173 [2OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1301), H1719 [20MR] (see H.R. 2811), H5050 [24JY]

——— making supplemental appropriations by closing a corporate jet depreciation tax loophole (see H.R. 3336), H6768 [23OC]

Office of Refugee Resettlement: reform and modernize (see S. 883), S3159 [7MY] (see S. 1850), S8975 [18DE] (see H.R. 1784), H2391 [26AP]

Office of the National Nurse: establish (see S. 1475), S6208 [1AU] (see H.R. 485), H342 [4FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 858), S3091 [6MY] (see H.R. 1841), H2436 [6MY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see S. 1592), S7574 [28OC] (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— eliminate limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 2995), H5396 [2AU]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 261), H168 [15JA]

——— extend open enrollment period for health care plans and protect individuals from penalties during the enrollment extension (see S. 1693), S8000 [13NO]

——— notify individuals and Congress if personal information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3795), H8125 [19DE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 1726), S8186 [19NO] (see H.R. 3541), H7252 [19NO]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses and pay increases for executives of a State exchange funded through Federal grants (see H.R. 3679), H7607 [9DE]

——— provide a hardship exemption from the individual health insurance mandate if an individual can attest they have been unable to enroll in an exchange (see H.R. 3338), H6774 [24OC]

——— provide for a fixed annual open enrollment period for health exchange plans and disclose premium and cost-sharing information prior to enrollment (see S. 1849), S8975 [18DE]

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1099), H1357 [12MR]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation and reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3715), H8107 [12DE]

——— grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see H.R. 2090), H2910 [22MY]

Physical activity guidelines: publish (see S. 531), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 2179), H2954 [23MY]

Poverty: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see S. 466), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 963), H981 [5MR]

Power resources: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1388), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 2298), H3251 [6JN]

Pregnancy Assistance Fund: authorize additional funding (see S. 144), S284 [24JA]

Privacy: remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 612), S1950 [19MR]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula and regulate its use in other food containers (see S. 1124), S4058 [10JN]

Public health: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 242), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 307), H176 [18JA]

Public Health Service: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 642), H499 [13FE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 9), S1088 [4MR]

——— modify Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program State maintenance of effort requirement (see H.R. 3151), H5766 [19SE]

Pulmonary hypertension: establish an interagency coordinating committee (see S. 1453), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 2073), H2838 [21MY]

Religion: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

Research: encourage use of medical checklists through research (see H.R. 116), H31 [3JA]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see S. 330), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 698), H545 [14FE]

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: extend hold harmless provisions pending reauthorization of the overall program (see H.R. 2699), H4523 [16JY]

School-Based Health Centers Program: extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants (see H.R. 2632), H4308 [9JY]

Schools: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H2910 [22MY]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (H.R. 2094) (see S. 1503), S6446 [12SE]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: provide for a reduction in pay until the healthcare.gov website is certified as fully functional (see H.R. 3785), H8117 [16DE]

Senior citizens: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 1019), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [12SE]

——— establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and provide quality assurance for home and community-based services (see S. 998), S3657 [21MY]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 975), S3569 [16MY]

——— integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 1119), S4021 [7JN]

Social Security: extend adoption incentive payments program to incentive payments for foster care exits to reunification, adoption, and guardianship (see H.R. 3124), H5654 [18SE]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 102), H31 [3JA]

Social Services Block Grants Program: provide grants to support job creation initiatives (see H.R. 2109), H2911 [22MY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 997), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 1466), H1909 [10AP]

Stillbirths: provide for national collection of data in a standardized manner (see H.R. 2365), H3591 [13JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H6951 [30OC]

Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program: reauthorize (see S. 1759), S8457 [21NO]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 719), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 610, 611), H454 [12FE]

Tobacco products: submit annual reports on assessment and collection of certain tobacco user fees (see H.R. 389), H280 [23JA]

Trauma: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (see H.R. 3548), H7309 [20NO]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: revise operations (see H.R. 2143), H2952 [23MY]

Veterans: facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums (see S. 1060), S3844 [23MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2519), H4078 [26JN]

Women: promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 2286), H3250 [6JN]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H3988 [20JN]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 252), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 541), H411 [6FE]

——— 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. 3404), H6952 [30OC]

World Refugee Day: support goals and ideals and reaffirm commitment to protecting women and girls (see S. Res. 184), S5017 [24JN]

Cost Estimates

National Pediatric Research Network Act (H.R. 225): CBO, H324 [4FE]

Explanations

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 933), S1743–S1752 [13MR]

Letters

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H6853 [29OC]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6852 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S760 [14FE]

——— Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, H1368 [13MR]

——— Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S758 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization: Alliance for Biosecurity, H833 [4MR]

——— James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H833 [4MR]

——— several health organizations, H199 [22JA]

——— several public health organizations, H834 [4MR]

——— Stephanie Silverman, Roundtable on Critical Care Policy (organization), H834 [4MR]

——— Thomas K. McInerny, American Academy of Pediatrics, H833 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process: Representatives Issa and Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6941 [30OC]

FDA continuing appropriations: several organizations, H6330 [7OC]

HIV Organ Policy Equity Act: John P. Roberts, United Network for Organ Sharing, H6970 [12NO]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6970 [12NO]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6970 [12NO]

——— several HIV/AIDS advocacy, treatment, research, and transplant groups, H6970 [12NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act verification procedures and safeguards relative to eligibility determinations, H5526 [12SE]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) reauthorization and Dept. of HHS National Pediatric Research Network establishment: Daniel Hayden and Michael Calise, FightSMA (organization), H6965 [12NO]

——— Jim Kaufman, Children’s Hospital Association, H6965 [12NO]

——— Nick Manetto, Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research, H6965 [12NO]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) reauthorization and Prematurity Awareness Month observance: Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes Foundation, H6966 [12NO]

——— several health organizations, H6966 [12NO]

Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act: Adam Pertman and Ruth McCoy, Donaldson Adoption Institute, H6657 [22OC]

——— Dennis Richardson, Hillside Family of Agencies (organization), H6657 [22OC]

——— Gregg Nicklas, Christian Heritage (organization), H6656 [22OC]

——— Ken Berrick, Seneca Family of Agencies (organization), H6656 [22OC]

——— Kevin A. Campbell, Center for Family Finding and Youth Permanency, H6656 [22OC]

——— Nicole Dobbins, Voice for Adoption (organization), H6657 [22OC]

Strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding: George Vradenburg, US Against Alzheimer’s (organization), S8367 [20NO]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association, S8367 [20NO]

Lists

Community health centers awarded Dept. of HHS funds in Houston, TX, H4541 [17JY]

Groups supporting Harkin amendment on Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations to H.R. 933, continuing appropriations, S1831 [14MR]

Memorandums

Dept. of HHS Authority To Waive State Plan Requirements Relative to Compliance With Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements, S5332 [27JN]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements•20Waivers, S759 [14FE]

Motions

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6332, H6333 [7OC]

Head Start Program: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), H6368, H6369 [8OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6576, H6577 [14OC]

Press releases

Government Shutdown Impact on Native Americans: Oglala Sioux Tribe, H6551 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (H.R. 623), H6852, H6853 [29OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: create and implement infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality, H6959 [12NO]

Children and youth: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (H.R. 718), H821 [4MR]

——— prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (H.R. 1311), H2312 [25AP], H4992 [24JY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 498), H508 [14FE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), H1643 [20MR], E341 [20MR]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 1981), H2625 [15MY], H2843 [22MY]

——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (H.R. 2036), H2666 [16MY]

Climate: develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (H.R. 2023), H2812 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce (H.R. 3357), H6915 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS: Social Services Block Grant Program funding to provide transportation for students displaced by Hurricane Sandy, H114, H115 [15JA]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program COPS in Schools program (H.R. 751), H570 [15FE]

Diabetes: prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (H.R. 3322), E1722 [20NO]

Diseases: extend authorization of appropriations for the sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program, E1418 [2OC]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes, H2752 [17MY]

——— pancreatic cancer research funding, H5179 [31JY], H5273 [1AU], H5516 [12SE], H7194 [19NO], E1207 [2AU], E1777 [3DE]

——— provide for scientific frameworks relative to recalcitrant cancers, E1631 [12NO]

Drugs: address prescription drug abuse, H1873 [10AP]

——— conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (H.R. 1757), E576 [26AP]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H2308 [25AP]

Education: reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (H.R. 297), H319–H322 [4FE], E111 [6FE]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (H.R. 3205), H6651–H6659 [22OC], E1571 [24OC]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6326–H6334 [7OC], E1467 [9OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), motion to recommit, H6333 [7OC]

——— release of report on effects of menthol cigarettes, E1143 [25JY]

Federal employees: reduction in staff in the Inspector General’s office, H5100 [30JY]

Firearms: lift restrictions on research agencies from conducting research on firearms safety and gun violence (H.R. 321), E39 [18JA]

GAO: require audit of Federal funding for mental illness diagnosis, research, and treatment, H1868 [10AP]

Head Start Program: impact of Government shutdown, H6360 [8OC], H6490 [10OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), H6362–H6370, H6398 [8OC], H6425 [9OC], E1473 [10OC], E1502 [11OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), motion to recommit, H6368, H6369 [8OC]

Health: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses, H534 [14FE]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance, H2675 [16MY]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (H.R. 2900), H5269 [1AU], H6986 [12NO], H7198 [19NO]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H6162 [2OC]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H955 [5MR], H1435 [15MR], H3106 [5JN], H3347–H3354 [12JN], E1727 [21NO]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H40–H48 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H99, H109–H152, H155–H158, H161 [15JA], E37, E38 [18JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H99–H108 [15JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H103, H125, H126 [15JA], E37 [18JA]

Insurance: provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates, H7131 [15NO]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2145 [18AP], H2168, H2231, H2241 [23AP], H2276, H2277 [24AP]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 175), H2267–H2275 [24AP], E544 [25AP]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (H.R. 1717), H2378 [26AP], H5439 [10SE]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (H.R. 1416), H1867 [10AP]

——— reform, H437 [12FE], H535, H536, H537 [14FE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H535 [14FE], H969–H975 [5MR], H4830 [22JY], H7145 [15NO], H7706–H7708, H8075, H8081, H8082 [12DE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 2810), H7557 [5DE]

Mental health: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (H.R. 274), H3364 [13JN]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H7697 [12DE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 628), H487 [13FE]

Minorities: provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (H.R. 2893), E1535 [22OC]

National Alzheimer’s Project: research funding, H5591 [18SE]

National Pediatric Research Network: establish, H6963–H6967 [12NO]

——— establish (H.R. 225), H322–H325 [4FE], E103 [6FE]

Native Americans: importance of special diabetes programs for type I diabetes, H7009 [13NO]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6548–H6552, H6559 [12OC], H6574–H6579 [14OC], E1505, E1507 [14OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), motion to instruct conferees, H6576–H6578 [14OC]

NIH: biomedical reseach funding, H5863 [26SE], E1386 [26SE]

——— cancer research funding, H4532 [17JY], H4989 [24JY], E1066 [16JY]

——— funding, H5273 [1AU], H7638, H7656–H7659, H7661, H7663–H7665, H7675–H7681 [11DE], E1066 [16JY], E1111 [22JY], E1834, E1838 [11DE], E1874 [16DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6139–H6146, H6152 [2OC], H6178, H6181, H6191, H6192, H6211 [3OC], H6238, H6241, H6280 [4OC], H6425 [9OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6122–H6132 [2OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1301), H1802 [21MR]

——— renew Special Diabetes Program, H7636 [11DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, H6906 [30OC]

Organ Procurement and Transportation Network: modify policy to allow consideration of pediatric transplant candidates for organ transplants from adolescent and adult donors without consideration of age, H3292 [12JN]

Pancreatic Cancer Initiative: establish and implement, H4149 [28JN], H5273 [1AU], E939 [20JN], E1005 [28JN], E1207 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: extend open enrollment period for health care plans and protect individuals from penalties during the enrollment extension, H7156 [18NO]

——— implementation, H6326 [7OC]

——— release of Dept. of HHS report on the impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H5810 [25SE]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H5371 [2AU]

Prevention and Public Health Fund: prohibit reduction in funding used to reduce health disparities in minority populations, H2270 [24AP]

Public health: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), H187–H201 [22JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), Senate amendment, H823–H836 [4MR], E255 [7MR]

Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund: prohibit use funding for Hurricane Sandy damage costs that are reimbursed by self-insurance, H113, H114 [15JA]

Religion: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H5421 [9SE]

Reseach: importance of science, health, agricultural, and alternative energy research investment, H3277, H3278 [11JN]

Research: establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (S. 330), H6967–H6971 [12NO], H7377 [2DE]

Safety: require a scientific and economic analysis of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act before final regulations are enforced, H3921, H3922 [19JN]

School-Based Health Centers Program: extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants (H.R. 2632), H4222 [9JY]

Schools: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (H.R. 2094), H5145–H5147 [30JY]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: assessment of propriety of fundraising efforts to promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2578 [14MY], H2651 [15MY], H3262 [11JN], H4134 [27JN]

Social Security: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 102), E4 [3JA]

Social Services Block Grant Program: funding to provide transportation for students displaced by Hurricane Sandy, H114, H115 [15JA]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (H.R. 610), E1777 [3DE]

Voting: use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process, H6941–H6943 [30OC]

Winston-Salem, NC: tribute to Projects for Assistance in the Transition From Homelessness (PATH) program, H7304 [20NO]

Women: educate on the importance of preventative wellness exam, H3691 [18JN]

——— promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority, H2808 [21MY]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 252), H6959, H6961–H6967 [12NO], E1656 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (H.R. 623), S9068 [19DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: increase ability to safeguard nonpublic information that can impact financial markets, S2441 [8AP]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Program: allow use of funds to improve child safety and reduce incidence of preventable infant deaths in child care settings (S. 1494), S6379 [11SE]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 1086), S3908 [3JN]

Children and youth: expand and improve the provision and insurance coverage of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations, S1247–S1249 [7MR], S2291 [22MR]

Community Health Center Program: funding, S2137 [21MR]

Data collection: eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropriations relative to collection of health data and modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity (S. 989), S6552 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: evaluate and consolidate duplicative nutrition programs, S3934 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to sex trafficking, S465 [4FE], S507 [7FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S1741–S1743, S1764–S1766 [13MR], S1831, S1832 [14MR]

——— making appropriations (S. 1284), S6139 [31JY]

Diseases: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (H.R. 2607), S8940 [18DE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (S. 1251), S5502 [27JN]

——— pancreatic cancer research funding, S5781, S5782 [18JY]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (S. Res. 303), S8341, S8349, S8366–S8368 [20NO]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (S. Res. 301), S8198 [19NO], S8349 [20NO]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (S. 1323), S5801 [18JY]

——— increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (S. 348), S779 [14FE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (S. 1697), S7983 [13NO]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (S. 641), S2149 [21MR]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (S. 1557), S7963 [12NO]

FDA: improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements, S1920 [19MR], S6041 [30JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), S7200 [4OC], S7263 [7OC], S7309 [8OC], S7311 [9OC]

Federal agencies and departments: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S7303 [8OC], S7350 [9OC]

GAO: report on FDA Adverse Event Reporting System for dietary supplements, S1920 [19MR]

Head Start Program: impact of Government shutdown, S7249 [7OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), S7278 [8OC], S7354 [9OC], S7357 [10OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), unanimous-consent request, S7332, S7333 [9OC]

Health: improve healthcare-related tax-preferred savings accounts, create a framework for portable health coverage, and reauthorize the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (H.R. 2688), S5851 [24JY]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards, S3939 [4JN]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S6926 [26SE], S6980 [27SE]

——— release of report on health insurance marketplace premiums, S6879 [24SE]

Health care professionals: provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 726), S6552 [18SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S19, S20 [4JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S36–S38, S187 [22JA], S207 [23JA], S234–S236 [24JA], S299, S311–S325 [28JA], S463 [4FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), unanimous-consent agreement, S296 [24JA], S304 [28JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S312–S316, S320, S322 [28JA]

Indian Health Service: authorize advance appropriations by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (S. 1570), S7534 [16OC]

Insurance: prohibit funding for promotional or marketing materials promoting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or its benefits, S2300 [22MR]

——— proposal to reduce Prevention and Public Health Fund funds and use funds for Patient Protection and Affoardable Care Act implementation, including educating public on new health insurance marketplace, S3105–S3107 [7MY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates (S. 482), S1234 [6MR]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 1286), S5671 [11JY]

Medicare: issue regulations to make available a searchable claims and payment database (S. 1180), S4589 [18JN]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S8882 [17DE], S8923 [18DE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 2810), S8608 [11DE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (S. 740), S2687 [16AP]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (S. 1053), S3852 [23MY]

Mental health: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (S. 153), S291 [24JA], S7712 [31OC]

——— expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (S. 264), S7710–S7712 [31OC]

——— provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (S. 265), S526 [7FE]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders, S2730 [17AP], S2781 [18AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (S. 195), S2676 [16AP]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (S. 134), S287 [24JA]

National Pediatric Research Network: establish, S9047 [19DE], S9095 [20DE]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), S7501 [15OC], S7559 [16OC]

NIH: impact of budget sequestration on pancreatic cancer research, S5781 [18JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), S7108, S7117, S7141 [2OC], S7145, S7148 [3OC], S7222, S7224 [5OC], S7263 [7OC], S7278, S7287, S7299 [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), unanimous-consent agreement, S7140 [2OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), unanimous-consent request, S7146, S7147 [3OC], S7184–S7186 [4OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power and intimidation by Federal agencies, S3921 [4JN]

Organ Procurement and Transportation Network: modify policy to allow consideration of pediatric transplant candidates for organ transplants from adolescent and adult donors without consideration of age, S3978 [6JN], S4445 [13JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (S. 1592), S7581 [28OC], S7583 [29OC], S7816 [5NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (S. 1592), unanimous-consent request, S7657 [30OC]

——— provide for a fixed annual open enrollment period for health exchange plans and disclose premium and cost-sharing information prior to enrollment (S. 1849), S8941, S8977 [18DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S4630 [19JN]

Power resources: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (S. 1388), S6074 [30JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3058 [25AP]

Privacy: remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (S. 612), S1954 [19MR]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers for children, baby food, and infant formula and regulate its use in other food containers (S. 1124), S4059 [10JN]

Public health: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), S948–S957 [27FE], S1123 [5MR]

Research: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and Bioshield Special Reserve fund funding, S2302 [22MR]

——— develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan, S6866 [24SE]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (S. 330), S4533, S4534 [17JN]

Schools: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (H.R. 2094), S7778 [31OC]

——— award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (H.R. 2094) (S. 1503), S6448 [12SE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine, S3525 [15MY]

Schultz, William B.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS General Counsel, S867 [26FE]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: assessment of propriety of fundraising efforts to promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3361–S3363 [13MY], S3502, S3519 [15MY], S3556 [16MY]

Senior citizens: integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 1119), S4023 [7JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (S. 997), S3661 [21MY]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 252), S6900 [24SE], S8069 [14NO], S9047 [19DE], S9095 [20DE]

World Refugee Day: support goals and ideals and reaffirm commitment to protecting women and girls (S. Res. 184), S5098 [24JN]

Reports

Consideration of H.J. Res. 70-73, National Parks and Museums, District of Columbia, NIH, and Veterans Continuing Appropriations, H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act, and House Rules Suspension (H. Res. 370): Committee on Rules (House), H6122 [2OC]

Reports filed

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 623) (H. Rept. 113–248), H6674 [22OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, NIH Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 113–241), H6173 [2OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 75–80 and 82–85, Various Federal Agencies and Programs Continuing Appropriations and H.R. 3223, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 113–242), H6223 [3OC]

Consideration of H.R. 152, Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery From Damage Caused by Hurricane Sandy: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 23) (H. Rept. 113–1), H84 [14JA]

Consideration of H.R. 1549, Helping Sick Americans Now Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 113–46), H2245 [23AP]

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 975), S9051 [19DE]

Dept. of HHS Graduate Medical Education Programs in Children’s Hospitals Support Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1557), S7673 [30OC]

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) (H.R. 307), S771 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS Support for Graduate Medical Education Programs in Children’s Hospitals Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 297) (H. Rept. 113–3), H340 [4FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1284) (S. Rept. 113–71), S5667 [11JY]

Helping Sick Americans Now Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1549) (H. Rept. 113–45), H2164 [19AP]

HIV Organ Policy Equity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 698) (H. Rept. 113–181), H5172 [30JY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 330), S3657 [21MY]

Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2810) (H. Rept. 113–247), H6996 [12NO]

Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Payment System for Physicians Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1871), S9051 [19DE]

National Pediatric Research Network Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 225) (H. Rept. 113–4), H340 [4FE]

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1417), S9051 [19DE]

Nomination of William B. Schultz To Be Dept. of HHS General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S870 [26FE]

Poison Center Network Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1719), S9051 [19DE]

Reduce Preterm Labor, Delivery, and Risk of Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Complications Due to Pregnancy, and Reduce Infant Mortality Caused by Prematurity: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 252), S771 [14FE]

School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2094) (H. Rept. 113–182), H5172 [30JY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 2094), S7673 [30OC]

Violent Content Research Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 113–126), S8912 [17DE]

Rulings of the Chair

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6333 [7OC]

Head Start Program: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 84), H6369 [8OC]

Native Americans: making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6577 [14OC]

Summaries

Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R. 1549): Democratic Amendments Not Made in Order by Committee on Rules (House), H2272 [24AP]

Tables

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 933): Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S1752–S1764 [13MR]

Supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H110–H112 [15JA]

Testimonies

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee Establishment: Patricia Smith, Lyme Disease Association, Inc., E1779 [3DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 23, consideration of H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H99 [15JA]

H. Res. 175, consideration of H.R. 1549, Helping Sick Americans Now Act, H2267 [24AP]

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.J. Res. 70-73, national parks and museums, District of Columbia, NIH, and veterans continuing appropriations, H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act, and suspension of House Rules to consider legislation, H6123 [2OC]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.J. Res. 75–80 and 82–85, various Federal agencies and programs continuing appropriations and H.R. 3223, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, H6244 [4OC]

H.J. Res. 73, NIH continuing appropriations, H6139 [2OC]

H.J. Res. 77, FDA continuing appropriations, H6326 [7OC]

H.J. Res. 80, BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service continuing appropriations, H6548 [12OC]

H.J. Res. 84, Head Start Program continuing appropriations, H6362 [8OC]

H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H121–H124 [15JA]

H.R. 225, National Pediatric Research Network Act, H322 [4FE]

H.R. 297, Dept. of HHS support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals reauthorization, H319 [4FE]

H.R. 307, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization, S948–S957 [27FE], H187–H197 [22JA]

H.R. 623, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act, H6852 [29OC]

H.R. 2094, School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, H5145 [30JY]

H.R. 3205, Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act, H6651 [22OC]

S. 134, Violent Content Research Act, S288 [24JA]

S. 252, Dept. of HHS reduction of preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, S6900 [24SE]

S. 252, Dept. of HHS reduction of preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduction of infant mortality caused by prematurity, H6961–H6963 [12NO]

S. 330, HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, S4534 [17JN], H6967 [12NO]

S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act, S1954 [19MR]

S. 726, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S2653 [15AP]

S. 764, Patients’ Right To Know Act, S2799 [18AP]

S. 1053, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, S3852 [23MY]

S. 1228, Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act, S5266–S5268 [26JN]

S. 1323, Protecting Our Youth From Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act, S5802 [18JY]

S. 1425, Dietary Supplement Labeling Act, S6216 [1AU]

S. 1494, Child Care Infant Mortality Prevention Act, S6379 [11SE]

S. 1503, School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, S6449 [12SE]

S. 1557, Dept. of HHS graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals support reauthorization, S7963 [12NO]

S. Res. 184, support goals and ideals of World Refugee Day and reaffirm commitment to protecting women and girls, S5027 [24JN]

S. Res. 301, support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease, S8198 [19NO]

S. Res. 303, strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding, S8365 [20NO]