WALDEN, GREG (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5560 [22JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5984 [3JY]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, E1518• [13NO], E1680• [17DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H3060 [5AP]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (see H.R. 5812), H4733 [25MY]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see H.R. 5353), H4694 [23MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide for an action plan to prevent opioid addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (see H.R. 5590), H4733 [25MY]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (see H.R. 5483), H3936 [11MY]

——— develop training materials covering circumstances when a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription due to suspicion the prescription is fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse (see H.R. 4275), H3931 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H5817 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2234), H404 [16JA]

Dept. of HHS: appoint a Federal Coordinator to coordinate opioid abuse reduction programs, serve as a liaison to State and local opioid reduction activities, and establish an electronic database on opioid abuse information (see H.R. 4284), H4584 [22MY]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H4584 [22MY]

——— authorize certain substance abuse recovery services grants to be used to establish regional technical assistance centers (see H.R. 5587), H4694 [23MY]

——— authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (see H.R. 4684), H4730 [24MY]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (see H.R. 5197), H4981 [7JN]

——— conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for certain Medicare enrollees (see H.R. 5582), H3936 [11MY]

——— conduct programs to address usage of illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl (see H.R. 5580), H4730 [24MY]

——— ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 6082), H5201 [14JN]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5795), H4730 [24MY]

——— ensure that federally-funded programs and activities to prevent or treat mental health or substance use disorders are evidence-based (see H.R. 5272), H4694 [23MY]

——— establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers (see H.R. 5327), H4584 [22MY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H6264 [16JY]

——— 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 H.R. 1676), H6264 [16JY]

——— issue guidance relative to expedited approval of certain drugs (see H.R. 5806), H4733 [25MY]

——— promote testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers (see H.R. 3331), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge (see H.R. 5176), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (see H.R. 5261), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (see H.R. 5009), H4584 [22MY]

——— provide grants for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids (see H.R. 5796), H4730 [24MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H6262 [16JY]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H6264 [16JY]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 5329), H4736 [29MY]

——— require certain disproportionate share hospitals to be Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-ready facilities, requiring a sexual assault forensic examiner be available at all times (see H.R. 6273), H5974 [28JN]

——— require States to operate drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 5808), H4730 [24MY]

——— update or issue one or more guidances addressing alternative methods for data collection on opioid sparing and inclusion of such data in product labeling (see H.R. 5473), H4694 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 7188), H9742 [29NO]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see H.R. 4403), H733 [30JA]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1544 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H8728 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws (see H.R. 5674), H3936 [11MY]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2452), H5286 [19JN]

Drugs: allow for more flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5807), H4730 [24MY]

——— authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (see H.R. 5041), H4584 [22MY]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H4777 [5JN]

——— provide for delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner (see H.R. 5202), H4584 [22MY]

——— require improved packaging and disposal methods with respect to certain drugs (see H.R. 5687), H4730 [24MY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H7825 [4SE]

FCC: establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see H.R. 4881), H6464 [17JY]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (see H.R. 4986), H1374 [5MR]

——— study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H6464 [17JY]

FDA: allow for detention, refusal, and destruction of certain drugs offered for importation (see H.R. 5752), H4733 [25MY]

——— amend policies relative to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5811), H4981 [7JN]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relative to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (see H.R. 5554), H3441 [18AP]

——— strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (see H.R. 5228), H4733 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H7871 [5SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 61), H630 [25JA]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]

Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (see H.R. 3728), H6558 [18JY]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H7825 [4SE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9691 [28NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H478 [17JA]

Insurance: prohibit health insurance issuers, group health plans, Medicare Advantage organizations, and prescription drug plan sponsors from limiting drug price information a pharmacy may give to a consumer (see H.R. 6733), H8728 [13SE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H1654 [15MR]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3211 [12AP]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H1342 [1MR]

——— authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3097 [10AP]

Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (see H.R. 4005), H4777 [5JN]

——— allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (see H.R. 5797), H4733 [25MY]

——— clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see H.R. 3891), H8728 [13SE]

——— cover protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder (see H.R. 5789), H4730 [24MY]

——— delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see H.R. 6042), H5286 [19JN]

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 4998), H4733 [25MY]

——— protect enrollment of incarcerated youth for medical assistance (see H.R. 1925), H4777 [5JN]

——— provide extension of enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage for health homes for individuals with substance use disorders (see H.R. 5810), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider treatment capacity (see H.R. 5477), H4981 [7JN]

——— provide requirements relative to use of qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5801), H4733 [25MY]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H8728 [13SE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H8728 [13SE]

——— require State plans have in place certain drug utilization review activities to receive full Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5799), H4739 [1JN]

——— require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures (see H.R. 5583), H4730 [24MY]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (see H.R. 5800), H4981 [7JN]

Medicare: encourage use of non-opioid analgesics for management of post-surgical pain (see H.R. 5809), H4733 [25MY]

——— expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse (see H.R. 5684), H4694 [23MY]

——— identify and notify outlier prescribers of opioids (see H.R. 5716), H4777 [5JN]

——— modify payments for certain outpatient surgical services (see H.R. 5804), H4733 [25MY]

——— provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the ‘‘Medicare & You’’ handbook (see H.R. 5685), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide for an opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program (see H.R. 5605), H4730 [24MY]

——— provide for certain program integrity transparency measures (see H.R. 5715), H4584 [22MY]

——— provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (see H.R. 4841), H4850 [6JN]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H4730 [24MY]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 5675), H4730 [24MY]

——— require prescription drug plans to include information on adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage of nonpharmacological therapies and nonopioid medications or devices used to treat pain (see H.R. 5686), H4694 [23MY]

——— require review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder be included in initial preventive physical examinations (see H.R. 5798), H4733 [25MY]

——— waive certain telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder (see H.R. 5603), H4694 [23MY]

Miller, Mark E.: tribute (see H. Res. 688), H169 [11JA]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see H.R. 3324), H737 [2FE]

NIH: expand unique research initiatives authority (see H.R. 5002), H4730 [24MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H625 [22JA]

Public Health Service: report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (see H.R. 449), H4584 [22MY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2401), H554 [18JA]

Social Security: ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3192), H4730 [24MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H9408 [28SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide for greater certainty and improved planning for incidental take permit holders under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6360), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide grants to non-Federal landowners who protect or restore habitat and contribute to recovery of an endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 6344), H6173 [12JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1502 [8MR]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H1543 [13MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H5201 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 6753), H7941 [7SE]

Dept. of Transportation: limit eligibility for Essential Air Service program for certain locations (see H.R. 6065), H5021 [8JN]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 6), H5151 [13JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1099), H9406 [28SE]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (see H.R. 7387), H10511 [20DE]

Robert Maxwell VA Clinic, Bend, OR: designate (see H.R. 6632), H7724 [26JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 6753), H7943 [7SE]

Dept. of Transportation: limit eligibility for Essential Air Service program for certain locations (H.R. 6065), H5022 [8JN]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5153 [13JN]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (H.R. 7387), H10512 [20DE]

Robert Maxwell VA Clinic, Bend, OR: designate (H.R. 6632), H7727 [26JY]

E-Mails

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: Advocates for Opioid Recovery (organization), H9252 [28SE]

Letters

Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Transparency Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7116, H7117 [24JY]

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8116 [12SE], H9806 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4375 [22MY]

Fighting Fraud To Protect Care for Seniors Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8120 [12SE]

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5692 [26JN]

Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7116, H7117 [24JY]

Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7116, H7117 [24JY], H7660 [25JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act amendments: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3891 [10MY]

Opioid drug abuse prevention legislation: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5033, H5062, H5065 [12JN], H5237, H5241, H5248, H5252, H5256, H5258, H5260, H5262, H5264 [19JN]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5033, H5062, H5065 [12JN], H5238, H5241 [19JN]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8779 [25SE]

Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUM’S) Act: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1409 [6MR]

——— Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H1409 [6MR]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1409 [6MR]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: Carol Keehan, Catholic Health Association of the U.S., H9252 [28SE]

——— Corporate Health Care Coalition, H9250 [28SE]

——— James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, H9251 [28SE]

——— several organizations, H9253 [28SE]

——— Suzanne P. Clark, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9252 [28SE]

——— Tom Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, H9251 [28SE]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, H9243 [28SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5666 [26JN]

Poems

‘‘Daddy, I Love You, Welcome Home,’’ Terran R. Tyler, E1619• [10DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H528, H534 [18JA], H594, H595 [20JA], H894 [6FE]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4876 [7JN]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (H.R. 5812), H5071, H5073, H5074 [12JN]

——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (S. 2076), H10282, H10283, H10284, H10286 [19DE]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (H.R. 5353), H5059, H5060 [12JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8224 [13SE]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (H.R. 5483), H5060, H5061 [12JN]

——— develop training materials covering circumstances when a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription due to suspicion the prescription is fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse (H.R. 4275), H5066, H5067 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10119 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities (H.R. 6511), H8794• [25SE]

——— establish and carry out a program to support availability of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HA-LEU) fuel (H.R. 6140), H10048 [11DE]

——— Hanford, WA, nuclear waste storage site cleanup funding, H3891 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: appoint a Federal Coordinator to coordinate opioid abuse reduction programs, serve as a liaison to State and local opioid reduction activities, and establish an electronic database on opioid abuse information (H.R. 4284), H5034, H5035, H5036 [12JN]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (H.R. 5102), H5045, H5046, H5047 [12JN]

——— authorize certain substance abuse recovery services grants to be used to establish regional technical assistance centers (H.R. 5587), H5069, H5070 [12JN]

——— authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (H.R. 4684), H5036 [12JN]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (H.R. 5197), H5067, H5068, H5069 [12JN]

——— conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for certain Medicare enrollees (H.R. 5582), H5061, H5063 [12JN]

——— coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (H.R. 1222), Senate amendment, H10278, H10280 [19DE]

——— ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 6082), H5329 [20JN]

——— ensure that federally-funded programs and activities to prevent or treat mental health or substance use disorders are evidence-based (H.R. 5272), H5053 [12JN]

——— establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers (H.R. 5327), H5056, H5057 [12JN]

——— establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 6753), H9673• [28NO]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 292), H4353 [22MY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 959), H6608• [23JY]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs, H894 [6FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 1676), H6602, H6604, H6605 [23JY]

——— issue guidelines for prescribing naloxone, H5566 [22JN]

——— promote testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers (H.R. 3331), H5032, H5033, H5034 [12JN]

——— provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge (H.R. 5176), H5047, H5048, H5049 [12JN]

——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (H.R. 5261), H5052, H5053 [12JN]

——— provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (H.R. 5009), H5042, H5043 [12JN]

——— provide grants for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids (H.R. 5796), H5237, H5239 [19JN]

——— provide research on, and recommendations for, opioid prescribing practices for pregnant women, H5564, H5565 [22JN]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps, H894 [6FE]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 6615), Senate amendment, H10280, H10281, H10282 [19DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 6378), H8779 [25SE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (H.R. 5385), H6601 [23JY]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 5329), H5057, H5058, H5059 [12JN]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (S. 2278), H10286, H10287, H10288 [19DE]

——— survey organizations that provide substance use treatment services and submit plan to Congress to appropriate resources to address inadequacies in services or funding identified in survey, H5567 [22JN]

——— update or issue one or more guidances addressing alternative methods for data collection on opioid sparing and inclusion of such data in product labeling (H.R. 5473), H5031, H5032 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3996 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in medical centers, H3996 [16MY]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, H3996 [16MY]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8224 [13SE]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H3432 [18AP]

——— authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (H.R. 5041), H5043, H5044, H5045 [12JN]

——— authorize use of eligible investigational drugs by patients diagnosed with a disease or condition in which death will occur within a matter of months, or with another eligible illness (H.R. 5247), H1521, H1522, H1524, H1525, H1527 [13MR], H1742 [21MR]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5208 [15JN]

——— prohibit expansion of classes of health care workers who are authorized to dispense narcotics for narcotic treatment, H5561 [22JN]

——— provide for additional residency positions to help combat opioid crisis, increase funding for opioid abuse crisis, and prohibit delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H5570 [22JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5511, H5513, H5514, H5515, H5516, H5519, H5561, H5563, H5564, H5565, H5566, H5567 [22JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9174, H9243, H9249 [28SE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H5570 [22JN]

——— require improved packaging and disposal methods with respect to certain drugs (H.R. 5687), H5234, H5235, H5237 [19JN]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 1917), H1462• [7MR]

——— delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, H1462• [7MR]

——— improve public water systems and enhance compliance with safe drinking water requirements, H8224 [13SE]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 1119), H1486• [8MR]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), H10559 [21DE]

FCC: reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1398, H1408, H1412, H1413 [6MR]

FDA: allow for detention, refusal, and destruction of certain drugs offered for importation (H.R. 5752), H5118 [13JN]

——— amend policies relative to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances (H.R. 5811), H5243 [19JN]

——— deter opioid abuse and addiction through development of high-quality, evidence-based opioid analgesic prescribing guidelines, H5563 [22JN]

——— strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (H.R. 5228), H5049, H5051 [12JN]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H894 [6FE]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks, H10119 [12DE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H528, H534 [18JA], H594, H595 [20JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H1357 [5MR], H3891 [10MY]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (S. 204), H4357 [22MY]

Honor Flight of Central Oregon (organization): tribute, E789• [7JN]

Honor Flight of Southern Oregon (organization): tribute, E1258• [13SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H594, H595 [20JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H594, H595 [20JA]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (S. 2554), H8797 [25SE]

Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (H.R. 4005), H5233, H5234 [19JN]

——— allow State to determine level of care and length of stay for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions based on State criteria, H5342 [20JN]

——— allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), H5337, H5340, H5342 [20JN]

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth, H5515 [22JN]

——— expand services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions to include individuals suffering from cocaine use disorder, H5340 [20JN]

——— extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting, H10048 [11DE]

——— protect enrollment of incarcerated youth for medical assistance, H5516 [22JN]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (H.R. 7217), H10048 [11DE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H10048 [11DE]

——— require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures (H.R. 5583), H5063, H5064 [12JN]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (H.R. 5800), H5040, H5041 [12JN]

Medicare: eliminate cuts to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, H895 [6FE]

——— encourage use of non-opioid analgesics for management of post-surgical pain, H5513 [22JN]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (S. 2553), H8797 [25SE]

——— provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the ‘‘Medicare & You’’ handbook (H.R. 5685), H5064, H5065, H5066 [12JN]

——— provide for an opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program (H.R. 5605), H5239, H5241 [19JN]

——— repeal therapy cap, H895 [6FE]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances, H5514 [22JN]

National Police Week: observance, E644• [15MY]

NRC: establish a framework for user fees and charges to increase transparency and provide long-term certainty for nuclear powerplants and licensing process and begin a rulemaking on decommissioning (H.R. 1320), H8791 [25SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H1357 [5MR], H3891 [10MY]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (H.R. 2075), H6068 [11JY]

Power resources: global competitiveness of U.S. oil and gas industry, H5350 [20JN]

Public Health Service: report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (H.R. 449), H5030, H5031 [12JN]

Social Security: ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3192), H5231, H5232, H5233 [19JN]

——— extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H528, H534 [18JA], H594, H595 [20JA]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H4876 [7JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), consideration (H. Res. 1142), H9517 [14NO]

Reports filed

Abuse Deterrent Access Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5582) (H. Rept. 115–721), H5020 [8JN]

Access to Telehealth Services for Opioid Use Disorders Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5603) (H. Rept. 115–745), H5092 [12JN]

Activities During the 115th Congress: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 115–1126), H10609 [2JA]

Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6140) (H. Rept. 115–1056), H9742 [29NO]

Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3994) (H. Rept. 115–841), H6556 [18JY]

Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5605) (H. Rept. 115–744), H5092 [12JN]

At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1925) (H. Rept. 115–738), H5092 [12JN]

Blocking Regulatory Interference From Closing Kilns Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1917) (H. Rept. 115–509), H131 [10JA]

CHIP Mental Health Parity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3192) (H. Rept. 115–734), H5092 [12JN]

Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors (COMPASS) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5716) (H. Rept. 115–740), H5092 [12JN]

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 772) (H. Rept. 115–86), H17 [8JA]

Cyber Sense Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5239) (H. Rept. 115–794), H5973 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy Authorization for Control of Uranium Mill Tailings at Mesa County, CO, Disposal Site Extension: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2278) (H. Rept. 115–925), H7940 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy West Valley Demonstration Project Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 115–926), H7940 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS Promotion of Testing of Incentive Payments for Adoption and Use of Certified Electronic Health Records Technology by Behavioral Health Providers: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3331) (H. Rept. 115–720), H5020 [8JN]

Energy Emergency Leadership Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5174) (H. Rept. 115–793), H5973 [28JN]

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 723) (H. Rept. 115–575), H1226 [23FE]

Enhancing Grid Security Through Public-Private Partnerships Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5240) (H. Rept. 115–795), H5973 [28JN]

Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4606) (H. Rept. 115–842), H6556 [18JY]

Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 115–748), H5092 [12JN]

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4998) (H. Rept. 115–732), H5091 [12JN]

Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care That Is Appropriate and Responsible in Its Execution (IMD CARE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5797) (H. Rept. 115–723), H5091 [12JN]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission Study and Report on Requirements Applicable to, and Practices of, Mental Institutions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5800) (H. Rept. 115–717), H5020 [8JN]

Medicaid Coverage Protections for Pregnant and Post-Partum Women While Receiving Inpatient Treatment for a Substance Use Disorder: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5789) (H. Rept. 115–730), H5091 [12JN]

Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance (Medicaid DRUG) Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5799) (H. Rept. 115–728), H5091 [12JN]

Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged (Medicaid Health HOME) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5810) (H. Rept. 115–727), H5091 [12JN]

Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5808) (H. Rept. 115–726), H5091 [12JN]

Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems To Help In-Need Patients (Medicaid PARTNERSHIP) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5801) (H. Rept. 115–725), H5091 [12JN]

Medicaid Reentry Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 115–733), H5092 [12JN]

Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees (Medicare CHOICE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5686) (H. Rept. 115–741), H5092 [12JN]

Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5685) (H. Rept. 115–715), H5020 [8JN]

National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2345) (H. Rept. 115–836), H6556 [18JY]

Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1320) (H. Rept. 115–924), H7940 [7SE]

Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5590) (H. Rept. 115–746), H5092 [12JN]

Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5798) (H. Rept. 115–739), H5092 [12JN]

Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5795) (H. Rept. 115–724), H5091 [12JN]

Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5333) (H. Rept. 115–827), H6262 [16JY]

Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5175) (H. Rept. 115–951), H8724 [13SE]

Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5809) (H. Rept. 115–753), H5151 [13JN]

Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5804) (H. Rept. 115–752), H5151 [13JN]

Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4881) (H. Rept. 115–837), H6556 [18JY]

Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5709) (H. Rept. 115–843), H6556 [18JY]

Protecting Seniors From Opioid Abuse Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5684) (H. Rept. 115–742), H5092 [12JN]

Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 350) (H. Rept. 115–1073), H10102 [11DE]

Relief From New Source Performance Standards Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 453) (H. Rept. 115–508), H131 [10JA]

Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUM’S) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4986) (H. Rept. 115–587), H1440 [6MR]

Request President and Direct Sec. of HHS Azar To Transmit Information on Health and Welfare of Children Separated From Parents Due to Zero Tolerance Policy: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 982) (H. Rept. 115–835), H6556 [18JY]

Require Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Sponsors To Establish Drug Management Programs for At-Risk Beneficiaries: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5675) (H. Rept. 115–743), H5092 [12JN]

Require States To Annually Report on Certain Medicaid Adult Health Quality Measures: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5583) (H. Rept. 115–716), H5020 [8JN]

Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users’ Treatment (REACH OUT) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5796) (H. Rept. 115–729), H5091 [12JN]

Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services (Rural DOCS) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5477) (H. Rept. 115–731), H5091 [12JN]

Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 115–514), H172 [12JA]

Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4841) (H. Rept. 115–747), H5092 [12JN]

State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT (SMART IoT) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6032) (H. Rept. 115–1003), H9462 [2NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6511) (H. Rept. 115–965), H8882 [25SE]

Strengthening Partnerships To Prevent Opioid Abuse Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5715) (H. Rept. 115–737), H5092 [12JN]

Statements

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: American Society of Addiction Medicine, H9252 [28SE]

——— National Association for Behavorial Healthcare, H9251 [28SE]

——— Simona Combi, First Focus Campaign for Children (organization), H9250 [28SE]

Tributes

Baum, Raymond S., H1113, H1114, H1116 [13FE]

Britton, Boyd, E961• [3JY]

Christian, Karen, H10559 [21DE]

Cochenour, Les and Jody, E334• [19MR]

Edattel, Paul, H5119 [13JN]

Lawrence, John, E644• [15MY]

McClure, Steve, E1259• [13SE]

Schenewerk, Steven W., H6177 [13JY]

Tyler, Terran R., E1619• [10DE]