HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS see also Public Health Service

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1456 [28JA]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), S6394, S6395 [8DE], H8994 [10DE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1417), S605 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (S. 2450), S3609, S3619 [11JN], S3672 [12JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 524), H2668 [26MR]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2382 [13MR]

National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (S. Res. 350), S959, S963, S964 [12FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1860, S1874, S1877, S1879 [31MR], S1939, S1940, S1967, S1968, S1969, S1977, S1978, S1979, S1980, S1981, S1985, S2014, S2015, S2017, S2019, S2020, S2022, S2023, S2024, S2027, S2029, S2030, S2032, S2033, S2034, S2035, S2036, S2037 [1AP], S2097 [2AP], S2176 [7AP], S6438, S6453, S6454, S6456, S6457 [9DE], S6545, S6565, S6566, S6567, S6569, S6570, S6571, S6572, S6573, S6574, S6575, S6576, S6577, S6578 [10DE], S6637, S6643, S6645 [11DE], H8385, H8388 [4DE], H8826 [8DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 770), H8383 [4DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

——— H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3805 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Ban on Doctors’ Group Imperils Muslim Minority in Myanmar, H3931 [7MY]

Denver Physician—Red Tape Isn’t Health Care Reform (excerpt), S4731 [23JY]

ObamaCare’s Secret Mandate Exemption, H2382 [13MR]

‘Out of Options’—Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground, H3344 [30AP]

VA Employee—Wait List Data Was Manipulated in Austin, San Antonio, S2748 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: 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. 5551), H7882 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 3932), H1430 [27JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 465), H1430 [27JA]

Air pollution: require States to dedicate a percentage of certain funds to projects that reduce emissions of public safety vehicles (see H.R. 4889), H5494 [18JN]

Armed Forces: enhance participation of mental health professionals in boards for the correction of military records and boards for the review of the discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2217), S2194 [7AP]

——— expand and improve care to members and veterans with mental health disorders, review characterization of discharges, and establish a loan repayment program for certain VA psychiatrists (see S. 2182), S1819 [27MR] (see H.R. 5048), H6034 [9JY]

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H5494 [18JN]

——— provide for identification and dissemination of evidence-informed recommendations for addressing maternal addiction and neonatal abstinence syndrome and study neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 2722), S5216 [31JY]

Colleges and universities: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 3903), H1240 [16JA]

Commission on Access to Care: establish to evaluate and assess access to health care at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4861), H5363 [12JN]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 2753), S5217 [31JY]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2297), S2796 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: appropriate funds for emergency care and trauma services (see H.R. 4181), H2256 [6MR]

——— assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 5223), H6976 [28JY]

——— define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such departmental functions (see H.R. 5200), H6814 [24JY]

——— designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H2913 [3AP]

——— develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 2864), S5782 [18SE]

——— develop and disseminate evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately (see H.R. 5411), H7296 [8SE]

——— eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see S. 2278), S2614 [1MY]

——— establish a Caregiver Corps program (see S. 2842), S5698 [17SE]

——— establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician reentry into clinical practice to provide required primary health services (see H.R. 5498), H7617 [16SE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H2913 [3AP]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see S. 2400), S3294 [22MY]

——— issue guidelines relative to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and require Federal agencies to submit reports relative to such guidelines (see H.R. 4378), H2853 [2AP]

——— make grants to train elementary and secondary school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on school grounds (see H.R. 5840), H9044 [10DE]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 4427), H3057 [8AP]

——— provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families (see H.R. 4010), H1686 [6FE]

——— provide for recommendations for development and use of clinical data registries for improvement of patient care (see H.R. 5214), H6976 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 5620), H7885 [18SE]

Dept. of State: expedite review of application of certain aliens applying for admission to the U.S. to participate in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education or training (see H.R. 5735), H8071 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (see H.R. 4374), H2853 [2AP]

——— allow certain veterans to participate in the Patient-Centered Community Care program (see H.R. 5097), H6215 [14JY]

——— assess staffing shortages at medical facilities (see H.R. 5007), H5818 [26JN]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5432), H7432 [10SE]

——— carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive health services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4759), H5022 [29MY]

——— carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H2432 [13MR]

——— carry out pilot programs to reduce shortage of psychiatrists by repaying loans of certain psychiatrists to provide housing allowances to health care providers in rural clinics (see S. 2425), S3424 [4JN]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5768 [25JN]

——— ensure that all veterans are eligible to participate in hospice care programs (see H.R. 4725), H4828 [22MY]

——— ensure veterans who experience extended waiting times for appointments at departmental facilities may receive care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4779), H5063 [30MY]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities if wait times for appointments at departmental facilities exceed a certain number of days (see H.R. 4898), H5494 [18JN]

——— enter into contracts with health care providers to improve health care access and care coordination for veterans (see H.R. 3858), H183 [13JA]

——— establish a scholarship program to increase the availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 5224), H6976 [28JY]

——— establish an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection (see H.R. 5054), H6105 [10JY]

——— establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (see S. 2950), S6204 [20NO] (see H.R. 5686), H7937 [12NO]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 2243), S2378 [10AP] (see H.R. 4892), H5494 [18JN]

——— expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and prevent insurance companies from limiting reimbursements based on the VA not being an in-network provider (see S. 2468), S3668 [12JN]

——— grant privileges to provide hospital care and medical services in departmental medical facilities to Armed Forces members who are health care providers (see H.R. 5342), H7182 [31JY]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive health care at private medical facilities (see H.R. 4760), H5022 [29MY]

——— improve continuing professional education reimbursement provided to health care professionals (see H.R. 5518), H7674 [17SE]

——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (see S. 2009), S852 [10FE]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims (see H.R. 4191), H2300 [11MR]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2311), S2875 [8MY]

——— increase number of graduate medical education residency positions at departmental hospitals (see S. 2639), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 4942), H5640 [23JN]

——— meet with certain advisory committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the health care system (see H.R. 4862), H5363 [12JN]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4580), H3446 [6MY]

——— prohibit altering availability and wait times for health care services based on the length of time since the veteran’s last visit to a VA facility (see S. 2467), S3668 [12JN] (see H.R. 5047), H6034 [9JY]

——— protect veterans from dishonesty and malfeasance in delivery of medical services by allowing veterans to sue VA employees who falsified or destroyed medical records (see S. 2419), S3367 [3JN]

——— provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 5398), H7241 [1AU]

——— provide for the repayment of higher education loans for departmental health care professionals (see H.R. 4974), H5768 [25JN]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5323), H7181 [31JY]

——— provide veterans with the choice of medical providers, improve performance metrics for provided health care, and increase transparency and accountability of operations (see S. 2424), S3367 [3JN]

——— reauthorize and modify pilot program that provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-departmental health care providers (see S. 1985), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2095), S1365 [6MR]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 5094), H6214 [14JY]

——— reimburse non-departmental medical providers for provision of certain hospital care and medical services to veterans (see H.R. 5131), H6397 [17JY]

——— reinstate requirement for an annual report on the capacity to provide for specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans (see H.R. 4198), H2301 [11MR]

——— require GAO audits of facilities on veterans’ access to health care, improve wait times for medical appointments, and prohibit payment of bonuses to certain executives (see S. 2423), S3367 [3JN]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 2545), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5254), H7039 [29JY]

——— specify requirements for updating the Office of Rural Health strategic plan for improving access to, and quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas (see H.R. 4561), H3408 [1MY]

——— terminate any employee who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower (see S. 2606), S4502 [15JY]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 3006), S6626 [11DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 2930), S6022 [17NO] (see H.R. 5059), H6105 [10JY]

Disasters: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see S. 2196), S1923 [1AP]

Diseases: tribute to efforts of medical professionals and others to combat and contain the ebola virus and call for development of ways to better protect individuals from ebola and increased commitment to address epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 118), H7995 [14NO]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see S. 2504), S3863 [19JN]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 2645), S4762 [23JY]

——— increase number of opioid abusing or addicted patients that providers may treat in an outpatient setting and allow qualified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to treat such patients (see S. 2825), S5628 [16SE]

——— provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 2092), S1365 [6MR] (see H.R. 4288), H2610 [24MR]

——— provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 4498), H3240 [28AP]

——— reduce opioid misuse and abuse (see H.R. 5587), H7884 [18SE]

Education: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 4282), H2565 [21MR]

Health: build a stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 5458), H7454 [11SE]

——— clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 4077), H1937 [25FE]

——— clarify treatment of health care provider standards of care under Federal health care provisions (see H.R. 4750), H4909 [28MY]

——— create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see S. 2800), S5564 [11SE]

——— develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and establish right of removal to Federal courts for defendants in medical malpractice actions involving Federal payors (see H.R. 4106), H2064 [27FE]

——— increase access to primary care services by supporting and expanding the primary care workforce, enhancing payments, and improving transparency of Federal training funds (see S. 2229), S2327 [9AP]

——— increase access to primary care services through training and accountability improvements (see S. 1978), S655 [30JA]

——— urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H5248 [10JN]

Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 89), H2198 [5MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 524), H2644 [25MR]

Immigration: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (see H.R. 4951), H5724 [24JN]

Medicaid: ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (see H.R. 4676), H4475 [19MY]

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 2694), S5134 [30JY] (see S. 3007), S6627 [11DE] (see H.R. 5723), H8033 [17NO]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 2818), S5628 [16SE]

——— create incentives for healthcare providers to promote quality healthcare outcomes (see H.R. 5823), H8931 [9DE]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H6976 [28JY]

——— enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see S. 2552), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4998), H5817 [26JN]

——— establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (see S. 1932), S372 [15JA] (see H.R. 3890), H472 [15JA]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (see S. 2783), S5507 [10SE]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 1954), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 4067), H1780 [18FE]

——— improve accountable care organization program (see H.R. 5558), H7883 [18SE]

——— limit charges for contract health services provided to Indians by Medicare providers of services and suppliers (see H.R. 4843), H5318 [11JN]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see S. 2980), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 4857), H5363 [12JN]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (see H.R. 3832), H134 [9JA]

——— permit certain nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives to provide certain certifications relative to inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 4663), H4434 [15MY]

——— permit the phase-in for changes in hospital wage index classification from rural to urban without requiring waiver of a wage index increase (see H.R. 5531), H7882 [18SE]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 2359), S3184 [20MY]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 2046), S1174 [26FE] (see H.R. 4035), H1769 [11FE]

——— provide community-based medical education payments to primary care teaching centers, provide for an indirect medical education performance adjustment, and increase graduate medical education transparency (see S. 2728), S5216 [31JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H2300 [11MR]

——— provide for a minimum payment rate for primary care services furnished by primary care physicians (see S. 2186), S1870 [31MR]

——— provide for bundled payments for post-acute care services (see H.R. 4673), H4475 [19MY]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 2353), S3074 [15MY]

——— 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. 4781), H5063 [30MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S1001 [24FE] (see H.R. 3991), H1592 [4FE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see S. 2000), S821 [6FE] (see H.R. 4015), H1686 [6FE] (see H.R. 4209), H2360 [12MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H2360 [12MR]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 5304), H7181 [31JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H7617 [16SE]

——— establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 5373), H7184 [31JY]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (see H.R. 4302), H2694 [26MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (see S. 2122), S1584 [12MR] (see S. 2157), S1731 [25MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments (see S. 2110), S1519 [11MR]

Mental health: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 4784), H5063 [30MY]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H3446 [6MY]

Military and Veterans Caregiver Month: designate (see S. Res. 395), S1731 [25MR]

National Case Management Week: designate (see S. Res. 518), S4903 [24JY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 673), H6398 [17JY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 532), S5218 [31JY]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 4690), H4684 [20MY]

National Federal Nurse Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 778), H9044 [10DE]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 514), S4763 [23JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H2914 [3AP]

National Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 415), S2195 [7AP] (see H. Res. 527), H2744 [27MR]

National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (see S. Res. 350), S821 [6FE]

Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2379 [10AP] (see H. Res. 508), H2256 [6MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 2844), S5698 [17SE] (see H.R. 5503), H7674 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 4396), H2913 [3AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1514 [31JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 770), H8365 [3DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8669 [4DE] (see H. Con. Res. 123), H9044 [10DE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2191), S1923 [1AP]

——— temporarily exempt certain Medicare and Medicaid providers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5098), H6215 [14JY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

Public safety officers: change the date of retroactive application of the provision of certain benefits to injured rescue squad or ambulance crew members (see H.R. 4514), H3291 [29AP]

——— expand benefits to families of officers who suffer fatal climate-related injuries in the line of duty (see S. 2332), S3028 [14MY]

——— provide disability benefits to officers disabled before enactment of Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 5292), H7126 [30JY]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 588), S6205 [20NO]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 498), H2148 [4MR]

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. 2251), S2379 [10AP] (see H.R. 4445), H3195 [10AP]

——— recognize caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5218 [31JY]

——— recognize caregiving as a profession and the need for increased educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3196 [10AP]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs.: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog and delays in providing emergency health care (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4434 [15MY]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H5876 [8JY]

——— eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary (see H.R. 4658), H4064 [13MY]

——— expand permissive exclusion from Federal health programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities and provide penalties for illegal distribution of beneficiary identity information (see H.R. 5340), H7182 [31JY]

Sports: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see S. 2220), S2239 [8AP]

Taxation: exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see S. 2355), S3184 [20MY] (see S. 2377), S3237 [21MY] (see S. 2912), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5767), H8169 [20NO]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received for personal injuries or sickness resulting from service as a qualified public safety employee (see H.R. 4537), H3364 [30AP]

——— increase access for the uninsured to high quality physician care by providing incentives for doctors to provide uncompensated care (see S. 2492), S3811 [18JN]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 5811), H8930 [9DE]

Telecommunications: prohibit interference with communication frequencies used by emergency response providers (see H.R. 4203), H2301 [11MR]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

Washington (State): express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, landslide (see H. Res. 634), H5597 [20JN]

Women: recognize that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women’s health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women (see S. Res. 454), S3237 [21MY] (see H. Res. 619), H5318 [11JN]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 2622), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 5145), H6398 [17JY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR] (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see S. 2507), S3863 [19JN]

Cloture motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1860 [31MR], S2047 [2AP], S2150 [3AP], S6437 [9DE], S6589 [11DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), motion to proceed, S1770 [26MR], S1799 [27MR]

E-Mails

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2750 [1AP]

Letters

Medicare enforcement instruction extension of supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals: Dennis A. Hachenberg, H7340 [9SE]

——— Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H7340 [9SE]

——— Tom Bell, Kansas Hospital Association, H7340 [9SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility: Marlin Gill, H2649 [26MR]

Protecting Access to Medicare Act: several physician organizations, H2717 [27MR]

SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act: Stephen L. Brotherton, Texas Medical Association, H2382 [13MR], H2460 [14MR]

Sustainable growth rate repeal and improved Medicare payments through delay of individual health insurance mandate: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2465 [14MR]

——— Karen Ignagni, America’s Health Insurance Plans (organization) and Scott P. Serota, BlueCross BlueShield Association, H2465 [14MR]

——— Richard E. Thorp, California Medical Association, H2466 [14MR]

——— Richard J. Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans, H2466 [14MR]

Veterans health care access: several veterans organizations, S4739 [23JY], S4855 [24JY]

Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5835 [8JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5835 [8JY]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H1468 [28JA]

Prince William County, VA, Dept. of Fire and Rescue Public Safety Academy graduates, E1037 [20JN]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Resource Requirements: Sloan D. Gibson, Acting Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4540 [16JY]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1470 [28JA]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2468 [14MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), S1855 [31MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1720 [25MR], S1741 [26MR], S1781 [27MR], S1860 [31MR], S2080 [2AP], S2148 [3AP], S6437, S6438 [9DE], S6726, S6738 [12DE], H8387 [4DE]

Press releases

CARES Commission Agrees With Faleomavaega; VA Clinic Should Be Established in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1654 [20NO]

Corrine Brown Grateful for the Service of VA Secretary Shinseki: Representative Brown, H5059 [30MY]

First Step in Establishing a VA Medical Clinic in American Samoa Is Underway: Delegate Faleomavaega (2000), E1654 [20NO]

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Approves Faleomavaega’s Request To Establish VA Clinic in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1655 [20NO]

Proclamations

Audrey Wright Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E29 [9JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H1704 [10FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H241, H457, H460 [15JA], H1433, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1442, H1443, H1459–H1472 [28JA], H5357 [12JN], H7629 [17SE], H7873 [18SE], E135, E139, E143 [29JA], E153 [3FE], E162 [4FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1443–H1458 [28JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H1470, H1471 [28JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H241 [15JA], H5403 [18JN], E74 [15JA]

American Dental Association: tribute to Action for Dental Health—Dentists Making a Difference campaign to address dental health crisis, H5056 [30MY]

American Nephrology Nurses Association: tribute, E1397 [11SE]

American Society of Anesthesiologists: grand opening of Schaumburg, IL, headquarters building, E1265 [29JY]

American Society of Clinical Oncology: recognize anniversary and commitment to cancer research, education, prevention, and patient care, H4009–H4014 [8MY], E712 [8MY], E739 [9MY], E843 [28MY], E944 [10JN]

Armed Forces: provide discharged members diagnosed with mental health conditions with access to physicians with special mental health training, H4753 [21MY]

Augusta, GA: quality of health care delivery at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, H84 [9JA]

Aurora, IL: tribute to Presence Mercy Medical Center Safety and Security Dept., E864 [29MY]

Behavioral Health Response (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1558 [13NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2810 [2AP]

Bui, Duy: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholars Initiative scholarship recipient, E1210 [23JY]

CCS Oncology, LLC: Amherst, NY, Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award recipient, E1591 [14NO]

Charleston, WV: investigate cause of Freedom Industries, Inc., chemical spill into public water system and commend first responders and volunteers for response, H1217 [16JA]

Chester, Sally D.: Palm Beach County, FL, Medical Society Heroes in Medicine Humanitarian Award recipient, E711 [8MY]

Clayton, Ronda R.: New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence Rural Practice Nurse of the Year Award recipient, E996 [17JN]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on global impact of autism spectrum disorders, E1293 [31JY]

Congress: legislative priorities, H7058 [30JY]

Cuba: tribute to American graduates of Latin American School of Medical Sciences, E1088 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program study on challenges of caring for wounded warriors funding through reductions in Navy aircraft procurement funding, H5460 [18JN]

——— expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H5392 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: assist States in operating Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships (RDOCS) programs to increase availability of health care services in health professional shortage areas (H.R. 5223), E1245 [28JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), H5696–H5699 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1067 [25JN], E1095 [30JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), Senate amendment, H8994 [10DE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (S. 1557), H2782–H2784 [1AP], E495 [2AP]

Dept. of Transportation: develop comprehensive plan to ensure safety and adequate training for first responders along crude oil rail routes, H5229 [10JN], H5884 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain veterans to participate in the Patient-Centered Community Care program (H.R. 5097), H6586 [22JY]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (H.R. 4971), H5735 [25JN], H8901 [9DE]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H4696 [21MY], H5601 [23JN], H5649 [24JN], E956 [11JN]

——— ensure veterans who experience extended waiting times for appointments at departmental facilities may receive care at non-departmental facilities (H.R. 4779), H5060 [30MY]

——— establish a pilot program for veteran medics to expand opportunities for physcian assistant training at historically Black colleges and universities, H3317 [30AP]

——— establish a scholarship program to increase the availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at departmental medical facilities (H.R. 5224), E1251 [28JY]

——— hiring of additional health care professionals funding, H6847–H6851 [25JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H5407–H5413, H5424–H5429 [18JN], H6334–H6338 [16JY], H6361, H6380–H6383 [17JY], H6735–H6737 [23JY], H6792–H6796 [24JY], H6818, H6847–H6851 [25JY], H6988, H6989 [29JY], H7056, H7078–H7085 [30JY], H7132 [31JY], E1316 [1AU]

——— increase medical residency programs at hospitals in areas facing a physician shortage, H5199 [10JN]

——— Patient-Centered Community Care program funding, H3316 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding to implement directive prohibiting access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana programs, H3344–H3349 [30AP], H8035 [18NO]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims and expand educational benefits for veterans and families, H4922 [29MY]

——— review mismanagement occuring in the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System and develop a plan for reform, H7045 [30JY]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (H.R. 5254), E1262 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: develop and implement shared electronic health records, H3315, H3316 [30AP], H4484 [20MY], H5076 [9JN]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 5059), H7666 [17SE], H8873, H8899–H8904 [9DE], E1838 [12DE]

East Moline, IL: tribute to Hope Creek Care Center staff, E475 [1AP]

Euless, TX: anniversary of Mid Cities Pregnancy Center, E1340 [8SE]

Faleomavaega, Delegate: personal account of October, 2013, medical episode and expression of gratitude to those who assisted, E1772–E1774 [10DE]

Florida: tribute to 16th District Congressional Fire and Rescue and EMS Awards recipients, E1292 [31JY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for treatment of hydrocephalus in children in developing countries, train health care providers in innovative methods to treat and cure hydrocephalus, and fund related research (H.R. 3525), E468 [28MR]

Garland, TX: anniversary of Baylor Medical Center, E431 [25MR]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H467 [15JA], H3952 [8MY]

Griffin, Andy: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Advocate of the Year award recipient, H2787 [1AP]

Guerneville, CA: anniversary of the Russian River Health Center, E1287 [31JY]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (H.R. 3120), H2004 [27FE]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases, H2457 [14MR]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (H.R. 3091), H2004 [27FE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (H.R. 3116), H4480 [20MY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities, H1704 [10FE]

——— 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), E74 [15JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 524), H2660–H2670 [26MR]

Houston, TX: Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute recipient of Texas Dept. of State Health Services Air Medical Service of the Year award, E1703 [2DE]

Immigration: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (H.R. 4951), H6849 [25JY]

Iowa Donor Network (organization): anniversary, E319 [6MR]

Kimberling, Cleon: Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, E345 [11MR]

Langhorne, PA: St. Mary Medical Center named to Truven Health Analytics Inc., 100 Top Hospitals list, E633 [30AP]

Logan, UT: anniversary of Logan Regional Hospital, H1947 [26FE]

Luzerne County, PA: tribute to emergency responders and public safety telecommunicators, E554 [9AP]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services, H8926 [9DE]

——— ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (H.R. 4676), E761 [19MY]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6666, H6667, H6670 [23JY], H7043, H7048 [30JY], H7400 [10SE]

Medicare: establish a provider system under which providers of services and suppliers representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent claims are provided certain claim review protections (H.R. 3168), H27 [8JA]

——— establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (H.R. 3890), H1229 [16JA]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (H.R. 4067), H7339–H7341 [9SE]

——— impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation on solvency, E1302 [1AU]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (H.R. 1507), H4681 [20MY], H5649 [24JN], H5872, H5873 [8JY]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (H.R. 3832), E37 [9JA]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (H.R. 4035), E213 [14FE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (H.R. 2477), H3457 [7MY]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (H.R. 574), H2467 [14MR]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H1683, H1684 [6FE], H1739–H1741 [11FE], H2712–H2718, H2733 [27MR], H2946, H2947 [4AP], H3394 [1MY], H8320 [3DE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, H2712, H2713 [27MR], H2865, H2866 [3AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H1885 [25FE], H2244 [6MR], H2367 [13MR], H2439–H2470 [14MR], E402 [18MR], E432 [25MR], E462 [27MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2374–H2385 [13MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), motion to recommit, H2468–H2470 [14MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4209), H2316 [12MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals through caps on Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations account funding, H2316 [12MR], H2376 [13MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), H2700–H2718, H2730, H2733 [27MR], H2865, H2866 [3AP]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1173), H2171, H2172 [5MR], H2307 [12MR], H2648 [26MR], H7621 [17SE]

Mendelsohn, John: American Society of Clinical Oncology Oncology Luminaries honoree, H4012 [8MY]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, H2714 [27MR]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H26 [8JA], H1601 [5FE], H5252, H5254 [11JN], H6749, H6778 [24JY], H6981 [29JY], H7302 [9SE]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (H.R. 4574), H3437 [6MY], H6778 [24JY]

Miller’s Health Systems, Inc.: anniversary, E1315 [1AU]

Missouri: Southwest Missouri Regional Community Emergency Response Team recipient of FEMA Community Preparedness Award, E1371 [9SE]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H2808, H2812 [2AP], H3249 [29AP], E420 [24MR]

National Case Management Week: observance, H7540 [16SE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H2246 [6MR], H2659 [26MR]

National HIV Testing Day: observance, E1084 [26JN]

National Nurses Week: observance, H3435 [6MY], H3945 [8MY], H4047 [9MY], E705 [7MY]

National Patient Safety Awareness Week: observance, E325 [6MR], E376 [13MR]

National Patient Safety Foundation: tribute, E325 [6MR], E376 [13MR]

National Rural Health Day: observance, H8077, H8079 [19NO], H8148 [20NO]

Nephrology Nurses Week: observance, E1397 [11SE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 5503), H7428–H7431 [10SE], E1432 [17SE]

NIH: funding, E1629 [19NO]

Nurses: tribute, E832 [22MY]

Orlando, FL: tribute to Orlando Regional Medical Center Air Care Team, E1815 [12DE]

Pakistan: call on government to investigate murder of Mehdi A. Qamar, H5194 [10JN]

Palm Beach County, FL: anniversary of Health Care District of Palm Beach County, E113 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H4823 [22MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate, H1760 [11FE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3685), H65–H68 [8JA], H86 [9JA], H174 [13JA], E25 [8JA], E29 [9JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), H2278–H2280 [11MR], H2309 [12MR], H2946, H2948–H2951 [4AP], H2964 [7AP], H3039 [8AP], H3394 [1MY], H4926 [29MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 770), H8369–H8385 [4DE], E1771 [10DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in engrossment, H8826 [8DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), H8652 [4DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 123), H8998 [10DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8369, H8385–H8632, H8655, H8663 [4DE], H8871, H8876 [9DE], E1739 [4DE], E1749 [8DE], E1780, E1789 [10DE], E1848 [16DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), unanimous-consent agreement, H8385 [4DE]

——— temporarily exempt certain Medicare and Medicaid providers from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 5098), H6314 [16JY]

Patient Services, Inc.: anniversary, E644 [30AP]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Dept. of Fire and Rescue Public Safety Academy graduates, E1037 [20JN]

——— tribute to Prince William County Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E995 [17JN]

Rockford, IL: tribute to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center Theodor Lang May Day Medical Conference, E585 [28AP]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of San Mateo County Disaster Preparedness Day, E1050 [23JN]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, H5650 [24JN], E1053 [23JN], E1093 [30JN]

Shinseki, Eric K.: resignation as Sec. of Veterans Affairs relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog and clandestine wait lists for appointments at VA medical facilities, H5058, H5059 [30MY]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog, H4471 [19MY], H4695 [21MY], H4815 [22MY], H5028 [30MY], E737 [9MY]

Social Security: eliminate civil money penalties for inducements to physicians to limit services that are not medically necessary (H.R. 4658), E746 [13MY]

Stanly Community College: Annie Ruth Kelley Associate Degree Nursing Program ranking by National Council of State Boards of Nursing, E1785 [10DE]

Still, Andrew T.: Missouri Hall of Famous Missourians inductee, E596 [28AP]

Taylor, Susan: America Health Care Association National Quality Award recipient, E1679 [1DE]

Tucson, AZ: tribute to El Rio Community Health Center, E1453 [19SE]

Tuggle, Chasity: Caring for Military Families—Elizabeth Dole Foundation Kentucky Fellow designee, E550 [8AP]

U.S. Medical Soccer Team (organization): tribute, E1324 [1AU]

Ukraine: tribute to humanitarian efforts of U.S. physicians, E1572 [13NO]

University of Alabama at Birmingham: tribute to Dentistry Cares Community Day, E1714 [3DE]

University of California, Davis: anniversary of Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program, E187 [10FE]

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (H.R. 3383), H3202 [28AP]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits, H4927 [29MY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (H.R. 1528), H5834–H5836 [8JY]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Stroke Comeback Center, E1551 [12NO]

Visiting Nurses Association of South Central Connecticut: anniversary, E1613 [18NO]

——— 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. 3404), E63 [14JA]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, H2812 [2AP]

Wrobel, Beth: Asian American Medical Association Crystal Globe Award recipient, E1516 [12NO]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), S502, S503 [28JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S2935–S2938, S2941 [13MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), unanimous-consent request, S2935 [13MY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), insert S. 2450 language in lieu, S3564 [11JN]

Bluefield, WV: tribute to Beckley VA Medical Center mobile health clinic, S888 [11FE]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Marathon bombings, S2350 [10AP]

Challa, Kishore: West Virginia American Heart Association Heart of Gold Award recipient, S999 [24FE]

Children and youth: expand and improve the provision and insurance coverage of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations, S1360–S1362 [6MR]

——— provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 4888), S5161 [31JY]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Center for Closing the Health Gap, S6 [1DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (S. 2625), S4622 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (S. 810), S5666 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (H.R. 1281), S6395 [8DE], S6531 [10DE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1417), S605 [29JA]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (S. 1557), S1914 [1AP]

Dept. of Justice: investigation into fraudulent Social Security disability claims, S6889–S6891 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to assess feasibility of electronic exchange of health information with State health information exchanges, S3597 [11JN]

——— delay expansion of medical services to veterans with no service-connected disability or income above means-tested threshold until GAO certifies that resources can accommodate increased enrollment, S1024–S1032 [25FE], S1146, S1161–S1163 [26FE], S1205 [27FE]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, S2686 [6MY], S2748, S2774 [7MY], S3048 [15MY], S3286 [22MY], S3417 [4JN], S3448 [5JN], S4321 [9JY]

——— expand availability of medical care by allowing veterans to see health care providers participating in Medicare, S3578 [11JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services, S3462 [5JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3553–S3560, S3563, S3575, S3578, S3582, S3583, S3586–S3594, S3597 [11JN], S3622, S3623, S3645–S3647 [12JN], S3702 [17JN], S3805 [18JN], S4131–S4133 [26JN], S4248–S4251, S4258 [8JY], S4639 [21JY], S4737–S4740 [23JY], S4854–S4858 [24JY], S5005, S5006, S5012–S5020 [29JY], S5125 [30JY], S5170, S5171, S5175, S5178, S5188 [31JY]

——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (S. 2009), S930 [12FE]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, S4099 [26JN]

——— mental health care funding, S4539 [16JY]

——— proposal to lift salary freeze on medical personnel, S5848 [18SE]

——— require GAO audits of facilities on veterans’ access to health care, improve wait times for medical appointments, and prohibit payment of bonuses to certain executives (S. 2423), S3715 [17JN]

——— require publication of certain quality of care data for health care facilities, S1161 [26FE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 5059), unanimous-consent request, S6851–S6854 [15DE]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Navy Yard shootings, S5596 [16SE]

Golden Living (company): anniversary, S3180 [20MY]

Greenville, KY: express condolences for victims and commend first responders for efforts in response to residential fire, S611 [30JA]

Harkin, Senator: impact of Senate achievements on Bremer County, IA, S4264 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Buena Vista County, IA, S2645 [5MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Chickasaw County, IA, S4328 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Clinton County, IA, S3681 [16JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dallas County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Fayette County, IA, S4549 [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Franklin County, IA, S4265 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Grundy County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jackson County, IA, S4550 [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Monroe County, IA, S4266 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Worth County, IA, S3682 [16JN]

Medicare: establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (S. 1932), S373 [15JA], S1847 [31MR]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, S1843 [31MR]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (H.R. 4067), S6219 [20NO]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (S. 1954), S855 [10FE], S6664 [11DE]

——— impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation on solvency, S5093 [30JY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S932 [12FE], S1844–S1849, S1853–S1857, S1859, S1863 [31MR], S2375 [10AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services, S1843 [31MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (S. 2037), S1007 [24FE]

——— repeal sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians and improve beneficiary access (S. 1871), S1566 [12MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, S1793 [27MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (S. 2000), S1552, S1566 [12MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), S1793 [27MR], S1839, S1843–S1849, S1851–S1857, S1859, S1862–S1866 [31MR], S2860 [8MY]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), unanimous-consent agreement, S1809 [27MR]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), unanimous-consent request, S1855 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2122), S1595 [12MR], S1669 [13MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2122), unanimous-consent request, S1844, S1855 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2157), S1740 [25MR], S1742 [26MR], S1809 [27MR], S1839, S1846, S1854 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2157), unanimous-consent request, S1844 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments (S. 2110), S1528 [11MR], S1531, S1566–S1568 [12MR]

Military and Veterans Caregiver Month: designate (S. Res. 395), S1835 [27MR]

Murrysville, PA: tribute to community members and first responders for response to Franklin Regional High School stabbings, S2788 [7MY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 532), S5315 [31JY]

National Healthcare Decisions Day: observance, S2375 [10AP]

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 514), S4846 [23JY]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 415), S2202 [7AP]

National Rural Health Day: observance, S6172 [20NO]

National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (S. Res. 350), S963 [12FE]

Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (S. Res. 420), S5877 [18SE]

New York, NY: express condolences for victims and commend first responders for efforts in response to building explosion, S1598 [13MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3171–S3174 [20MY], S3443 [5JN]

Oncology Nursing Society: anniversary of Columbus, OH, chapter, S1917 [1AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1669 [13MR], S1679 [24MR], S1859, S1860 [31MR], S1883, S1886, S1889–S1903, S1906–S1912 [1AP], S2044–S2049, S2055, S2056, S2059–S2064, S2069, S2076–S2081 [2AP], S2136–S2143, S2145, S2148–S2150, S2154 [3AP], S2173–S2178, S2181–S2183 [7AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), S6681 [11DE], S6739 [12DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 123), S6681 [11DE], S6739 [12DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), House amendment, S6341 [4DE], S6437, S6440 [9DE], S6470–S6474, S6492–S6496, S6504, S6518–S6528 [10DE], S6584, S6589, S6610, S6644, S6653–S6655, S6673–S6678, S6680, S6681 [11DE], S6716–S6719, S6722–S6739, S6744, S6766, S6773, S6774 [12DE], S6814, S6815 [13DE], S6846 [15DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), motion to proceed, S1720 [25MR], S1741 [26MR], S1781, S1785, S1786, S1800 [27MR], S1840–S1842, S1850, S1859 [31MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), unanimous-consent agreement, S1793, S1809 [27MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), unanimous-consent request, S2045, S2056, S2059, S2063, S2068, S2078, S2079 [2AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S114 [8JA]

——— impact of regulations on rural health care, S6663–S6665 [11DE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (S. 2191), S1934 [1AP]

Remote Area Medical (organization): tribute, S3286 [22MY]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (S. Res. 588), S6221 [20NO], S6663 [11DE]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog, S2687 [6MY], S2748 [7MY], S3161 [20MY]

Taxation: exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (S. 2912), S5880 [18SE]

——— increase access for the uninsured to high quality physician care by providing incentives for doctors to provide uncompensated care (S. 2492), S3813 [18JN]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services, S3228 [21MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 2413), S3395 [4JN], S3434, S3457–S3460 [5JN]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (H.R. 1528), S4567, S4568 [16JY]

——— allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (S. 1171), S185 [8JA]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (S. 2622), S4621 [17JY]

World War II: tribute to U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps members, S67 [7JA]

Yousaf, Mohammad: West Virginia American Heart Association Heart of Gold Award recipient, S1044 [25FE]

Reports filed

Ask Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4971) (H. Rept. 113–645), H8365 [3DE]

Consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, and Conference Report on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 113–334), H1430 [27JA]

Consideration of H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 113–379), H2360 [12MR]

Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 113–385), H2644 [25MR]

Dept. of HHS Grant Programs for Education and Outreach on Newborn Screening and Coordinated Followup Care Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 113–478), H5556 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS Recommendations for Development and Use of Clinical Data Registries for Improvement of Patient Care: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5214) (H. Rept. 113–683), H10333 [2JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Recouping of Certain Bonuses or Awards Paid to Departmental Employees: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5094) (H. Rept. 113–672), H10317 [12DE]

Medicare Enforcement Instruction Extension on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 113–582), H7387 [9SE]

Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2810) (H. Rept. 113–257), H2483 [14MR]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 113–332), H1252 [23JA]

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3979) (H. Rept. 113–360), H1937 [25FE]

SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1871) (S. Rept. 113–135), S438 [16JA]

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 113–564), H6975 [28JY]

Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 113–457), H4683 [20MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1443, H1445 [28JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S2081 [2AP], S6738 [12DE]

Statements

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation Impact on Health Care, Coverage, Costs, and Accessibility, H7416 [10SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 81, corrections in enrollment of S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, H1759 [11FE]

H. Con. Res. 111, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3230, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, H7087 [30JY]

H. Con. Res. 121, correction in enrollment of H.R. 3979, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, H8652 [4DE]

H. Con. Res. 123, correction in enrollment of H.R. 3979, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, H8998 [10DE]

H. Res. 465, consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and conference report on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, H1443 [28JA]

H. Res. 515, consideration of H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, and clarify House proceedings and actions during March district work period, H2374 [13MR]

H. Res. 524, consideration of H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act and consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H2660 [26MR]

H. Res. 770, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3979, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, H8369 [4DE]

H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H1459 [28JA]

H.R. 1281, Dept. of HHS grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted reauthorization, H5696 [24JN]

H.R. 1528, Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, H5834 [8JY]

H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3565–S3575 [11JN]

H.R. 3979, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, S2176–S2178 [7AP]

H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, H2278 [11MR]

H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, H2439–H2457 [14MR]

H.R. 4067, Medicare enforcement instruction extension on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, H7339 [9SE]

H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, H2700–H2712 [27MR]

H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5196 [10JN]

H.R. 5059, Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act, H8899–H8901 [9DE]

S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, S934 [12FE], H1739 [11FE]

S. 1171, allow veterinarians to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location, S185 [8JA]

S. 1417, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, S605–S607 [29JA]

S. 1557, Dept. of HHS support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals, H2782 [1AP]

S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act, S374–S379 [15JA]

S. 1954, extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals under Medicare, S855 [10FE]

S. 2243, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act, S2383–S2386 [10AP]

S. 2422, Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act, S3370–S3379 [3JN]

S. 2722, Protecting Our Infants Act, S5221 [31JY]

S. Con. Res. 42, recognize caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers, S5235 [31JY]

S. Res. 350, National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care, S825 [6FE], S964 [12FE]

S. Res. 386, support goals and ideals of National Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, S1663 [13MR]

S. Res. 395, Military and Veterans Caregiver Month, S1732 [25MR]

S. Res. 415, support goals and ideals of National Public Health Week, S2201 [7AP]

S. Res. 420, Naturopathic Medicine Week, S2386 [10AP]

S. Res. 454, recognize that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women’s health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women, S3242 [21MY]

S. Res. 514, National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week, S4770 [23JY]

S. Res. 518, National Case Management Week, S4908 [24JY]

S. Res. 532, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S5234 [31JY]

S. Res. 588, recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities, S6211 [20NO]