DISEASES AND DISORDERS related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]

Amendments

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (S. 1340), S5317 [1AU], S5632, S5633 [23SE]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), S5712 [25SE], S5722, S5758 [26SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7785 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3531, H3532, H3533, H3534, H3535, H3537, H3538, H3540, H3541, H3542, H3543 [9MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3518 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

America Is Failing Its Black Mothers, H4575 [12JN]

Clinical Trials Shed Light on Minority Health, H4544 [12JN]

Price Controls Would Stifle Biotech Innovation, H10132 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see S. 2745), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S. 1340), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 3085), H4312 [4JN]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 431), S6669 [19NO]

American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]

——— observance (see H. Res. 167), H2315 [28FE]

Armed Forces: include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under military health system and TRICARE program (see S. 2944), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5238), H9168 [21NO]

——— protect U.S. military personnel from malaria (see H. Res. 214), H2647 [11MR]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see S. 2673), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 2767), H3841 [15MY]

BatWeek: designate (see H. Res. 663), H8678 [30OC]

Beasley, David: relief (see H.R. 1752), H2717 [13MR]

Brain Awareness Week: support (see H. Res. 209), H2647 [11MR]

Brain Health Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 405), S6334 [31OC]

Cancer: ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research (see H.R. 4429), H7864 [20SE]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see S. 1361), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2584), H3500 [8MY]

CDC: anniversary of Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program (see H. Res. 570), H7865 [20SE]

——— award grants to develop programs to increase health care providers’ awareness of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) (see H.R. 5438), H10306 [16DE]

——— award grants to eligible counties for use of mobile clinics and distance learning and telemedicine to diagnose and treat children with asthma in rural areas and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 4548), H8079 [27SE]

——— award grants to States to implement a tick identification pilot program (see H.R. 3568), H5257 [27JN]

——— collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to the public on asthma (see H.R. 4622), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 5230), H9168 [21NO]

——— provide for national campaign to raise awarenesss of the importance, and combat misinformation about, vaccines in order to increase vaccination rates (see S. 1619), S3059 [22MY]

——— provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H4063 [21MY]

——— reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7149 [18JY]

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2424), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 4078), H7467 [25JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2283), H3255 [10AP]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see S. 868), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 1880), H2826 [26MR]

Death and dying: ensure individuals facing the end of their lives have access to quality medical, palliative, and hospice care and oppose Federal policies or practices that support or facilitate assisted suicide (see H. Con. Res. 79), H10258 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for defense of agriculture and food through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (see S. 2695), S6155 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that children covered by the TRICARE program are screened and tested for lead levels (see H.R. 2254), H3254 [10AP]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 191), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (see H.R. 1662), H2646 [11MR]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 5414), H10257 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: abolish Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (see H.R. 70), H203 [3JA]

——— administer vaccinations for hepatitis A, at no cost to the inoculated, in certain areas at risk of a hepatitis A outbreak (see H.R. 2361), H3283 [25AP]

——— authorize a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see H.R. 4678), H8143 [15OC]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (see S. 740), S1792 [12MR]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1903), H2884 [27MR]

——— award certain allergies and asthma-related grants and increase preference given to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs (see H.R. 2468), H3438 [2MY]

——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 606), H8081 [27SE]

——— carry out a program to address health crisis of insufficient vaccinations (see H.R. 3058), H4215 [3JN]

——— carry out activities to address neglected diseases of poverty (see S. 2675), S6091 [23OC]

——— condition receipt by State and local entities of preventive health services grants on establishment of vaccination requirements for public school students in accordance with certain CDC recommendations (see H.R. 2527), H3447 [3MY]

——— conduct a study on impact of affordability of insulin on insulin-dependent individuals (see S. 2855), S6604 [14NO]

——— conduct study on unintended impacts of sex trafficking legislation and loss of online services and platforms on the health and safety of sex workers (see H.R. 5448), H10608 [17DE]

——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 523), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]

——— enhance efforts to address antibiotic resistance (see S. 2304), S5141 [29JY]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see S. 834), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3080), H4312 [4JN]

——— ensure that individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have access to treatment within clinical trials (see H.R. 5480), H12210 [18DE]

——— establish a grant program that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H2613 [8MR]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H2754 [18MR]

——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see S. 2986), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 4004), H7464 [25JY]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H3678 [9MY]

——— establish State insulin assistance programs, hold manufacturers accountable for excessive insulin price increases, and promote market competition to drive down prices (see S. 2004), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 4010), H7464 [25JY]

——— expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 320), H283 [8JA]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H7534 [6SE]

——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cerebral cavernous malformations (see S. 2010), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3573), H5257 [27JN]

——— extend community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, and special diabetes programs (see S. 192), S305 [18JA]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 1926), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 3815), H5999 [17JY]

——— improve health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new health supporting incentives and programs (see H.R. 660), H717 [17JA]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 1676), S3106 [23MY]

——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (see H.R. 2700), H3788 [14MY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2080), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 647), H716 [17JA]

——— issue and disseminate guidance to States to clarify strategies to address social determinants of health under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4621), H8101 [8OC]

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H3403 [1MY]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see S. 1657), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3073), H4216 [3JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H209 [3JA]

——— provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research (see S. 3074), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 3016), H4164 [23MY]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3131), H4342 [5JN]

——— provide for review and publication of Agency for Toxic and Substances and Disease Registry findings on illnesses and conditions of veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 1563), S3004 [21MY]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1524), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 3109), H4341 [5JN]

——— provide that primary care services provided by National Health Service Corps may include palliative care services (see S. 1921), S4168 [20JN]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see S. 1735), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3129), H4342 [5JN]

——— reauthorize and increase funding for Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes (see H.R. 2668), H3726 [10MY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1058), H1460 [7FE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 1379), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 269), H280 [8JA]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see S. 2158), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 2507), H3440 [2MY]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 1107), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2222), H3253 [10AP]

——— require adrenoleukodystrophy screening of newborns (see H.R. 534), H543 [14JA]

——— support endemic fungal disease research, incentivize fungal vaccine development, and discover new antifungal therapies and diagnostics to fight infections such as valley fever (see S. 1567), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2858), H4063 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 1589), H2581 [7MR]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 2783), H3923 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see S. 776), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 757), H1210 [24JA]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 947), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 3783), H5911 [16JY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2205), S5011 [23JY]

Dept. of State: pursue public-private partnerships, innovative financing mechanisms, research partnerships, and coordination with international and multilateral organizations to address childhood cancer globally (see H.R. 5338), H9346 [6DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Biomedical Innovation Fund (see H.R. 5400), H10123 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans (see H.R. 941), H1342 [31JA]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H3924 [16MY]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 4451), H7865 [20SE]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see S. 555), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]

——— concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances (see S. 2950), S6756 [21NO]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or National Cancer Institute to study the correlation between radiation exposure and prostate cancer (see H.R. 5020), H8738 [8NO]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on radiation exposure relative to cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands (see H.R. 1628), H2583 [7MR]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 637), H715 [17JA]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (see S. Res. 420), S6567 [13NO] (see H. Res. 729), H9169 [21NO]

——— extend authority relative to presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to herbicide agents (see H.R. 1482), H2321 [4MR]

——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 3091), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4748), H8258 [18OC]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see S. 1381), S2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 2201), H3251 [10AP]

——— provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits (see H.R. 4574), H8080 [27SE]

——— provide for eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 4137), H7481 [30JY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H2715 [13MR]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see S. 576), S1539 [27FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H3251 [10AP]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 203), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with open burn pits (see H.R. 4086), H7476 [26JY]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see S. 332), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 566), H600 [15JA]

——— study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of the Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 2568), H3474 [7MY]

Depts. of Agriculture and Homeland Security: establish an interagency task force to examine animal disease transmission (see H.R. 5064), H8826 [13NO]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1492 [8FE]

DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S3107 [23MY]

Drug abuse: recognize addiction as a disease and support efforts to prevent, treat, and destigmatize substance use disorder and addiction (see H. Res. 714), H9057 [19NO]

Drugs: create a mechanism whereby insulin manufacturers may sell directly to consumers at current net prices (see H.R. 5382), H10015 [10DE]

——— prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from receiving rebates for insulin products for which the manufacturer has complied with list price reduction requirements and require certain deductible waivers (see S. 2199), S4966 [22JY] (see H.R. 4906), H8594 [29OC]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2088 [28MR]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1492 [8FE]

FDA: allow for importation of affordable and safe insulin by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals (see H.R. 1478), H2314 [28FE]

——— expand tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for Middle East respiratory syndrome, Nipah, and Rift Valley fever (see H.R. 4553), H8080 [27SE]

——— invest in qualified clinical testing for high-risk, high-reward drugs that address unmet medical needs to treat rare and life-threatening diseases (see H.R. 5402), H10123 [11DE]

——— permanently reauthorize Rare Pediatric Disease Designation Program to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 4439), H7865 [20SE]

——— prohibit opioids from being labeled for intended use to treat long-term chronic pain, except for cancer pain, end-of-life care, or when other pain management treatments are inadequate (see S. 2089), S4806 [11JY]

——— provide for a pathway for chemically synthesized insulin to be approved under an abbreviated new drug application (see H.R. 4244), H7558 [9SE]

——— speed up approvals of lower-cost, generic, and ‘‘follow-on’’ insulin products (see S. 2103), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 5444), H10608 [17DE]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H2915 [28MR]

——— update labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling (see S. 1897), S3843 [19JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a Federal agency coordination framework for all U.S. global health activities (see S. 2698), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 4847), H8457 [23OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1942), S4455 [24JN] (see H.R. 1174), H1581 [13FE]

Food: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3128 [8AP]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 1995), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 4755), H8258 [18OC]

Forest Service: provide funding to promote reforestation following unplanned events such as wildfires, insects and disease on Federal land (see S. 3106), S7207 [19DE]

GAO: study barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials (see S. 946), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1966), H2915 [28MR]

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 245), S3320 [11JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see S. Res. 318), S5577 [18SE] (see H. Res. 517), H7377 [24JY]

Gynecologic cancers: reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge (see H.R. 4560), H8080 [27SE]

Health: anniversary of eradication of smallpox and recognition of importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 592), H7989 [25SE]

——— constitutional amendment to declare that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is a right of all citizens (see H.J. Res. 17), H210 [3JA]

——— ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 692), H958 [18JA]

——— exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 323), H3270 [15AP]

——— extend certain public health programs (see H.R. 4378), H7772 [18SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (see H. Res. 564), H7834 [19SE]

——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia (see H.R. 2077), H3068 [3AP]

——— improve quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care (see H.R. 5014), H8738 [8NO]

——— increase awareness of sepsis and importance of early diagnosis and appropriate intervention (see S. Res. 175), S2516 [30AP] (see H. Res. 290), H3100 [4AP]

——— protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and ensure a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is struck down in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 280), H2986 [2AP]

——— recognize cardiovascular disease as leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis (see H. Res. 167), H2315 [28FE]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see S. Res. 165), S2435 [11AP] (see H. Res. 179), H2368 [5MR]

——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see H.R. 5031), H8739 [8NO]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 362), H3501 [8MY]

Health care professionals: recognize contributions and call for support of frontline health workers for ending preventable deaths in vulnerable communities and responding to humanitarian and public health crises (see H. Res. 467), H5258 [27JN]

Hermstad, Jaci: deem application to the FDA for compassionate use of gene therapy antisense oligonucleotides to be approved (see H.R. 2855), H4010 [20MY]

Insects: reauthorize Mosquito Abatement Safety and Health Act and epidemiology laboratory capacity grants and require a GAO study on existing mosquito and other vector-borne surveillance and control programs (see H.R. 345), H284 [8JA]

Insurance: ensure common medications, devices, and screenings used to treat chronic conditions are covered without out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 4457), H7900 [24SE]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 1125), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 4159), H7488 [2AU]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1379), H2233 [26FE]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 741), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1730), H2716 [13MR]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 5200), H9121 [20NO]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]

International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 225), S3107 [23MY] (see H. Res. 399), H4119 [22MY]

Latex Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 622), H8101 [8OC]

Medicaid: enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (see S. 3116), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 4144), H7488 [2AU]

——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (see H.R. 1839), H2760 [21MR]

——— provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 148), H206 [3JA]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see S. 317), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 1226), H2029 [14FE]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1530), H2367 [5MR]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1969), H2916 [28MR]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see S. 1268), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2498), H3439 [2MY]

——— establish a payment adjustment to improve access to innovative medical devices to individuals with end-stage renal disease (see S. 2751), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 2710), H3788 [14MY]

——— establish a special task force on ensuring beneficiary access to innovative diabetes technologies and services (see S. 2901), S6669 [19NO]

——— exclude coverage of advanced care planning services (see H.R. 520), H518 [11JA]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2741), S6299 [30OC] (see H.R. 4932), H8678 [30OC]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2842), S6566 [13NO] (see H.R. 3911), H7241 [23JY]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H4627 [12JN]

——— expand use of telehealth services for remote imaging for chronic eye disease (see S. 2020), S4628 [27JN]

——— extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 5534), H12297 [23DE]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see S. 283), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 2693), H3787 [14MY]

——— increase awareness, expand preventative services, and improve care for individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3912), H7241 [23JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 237), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 808), H1242 [28JA]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 562), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1370), H2233 [26FE]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see S. 2633), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 3332), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see S. 2907), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3711), H5726 [11JY]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 3835), H7150 [18JY]

——— provide information on vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and ensure treatment of cost-sharing for vaccines under part D is consistent with treatment under part B (see S. 1872), S3477 [13JN] (see H.R. 5076), H8826 [13NO]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1873), H2826 [26MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 814), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1840), H2760 [21MR]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see S. 2905), S6718 [20NO]

——— restructure payment adjustment for non-emergency end-stage renal disease ambulance transports (see S. 228), S680 [25JA] (see H.R. 3021), H4170 [24MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 1476), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H356 [9JA]

——— provide equal coverage of in vitro specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see S. 2246), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 2009), H2938 [1AP]

Meningitis B Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 159), S2435 [11AP] (see H. Res. 313), H3256 [10AP]

National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2516 [30AP] (see H. Res. 331), H3339 [30AP]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (see S. Res. 379), S6156 [24OC]

National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 588), H7902 [24SE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1621 [4MR]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 356), H3474 [7MY]

National Bartter Syndrome Day: designate (see H. Res. 181), H2504 [6MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 111), H1462 [7FE]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H3404 [1MY]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 258), S4169 [20JN]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H1349 [4FE]

National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see H. Res. 422), H4313 [4JN]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 113), S1900 [14MR]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S5749 [26SE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 504), H7151 [18JY]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S1793 [12MR]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H2504 [6MR]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see S. 2477), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 3446), H5075 [24JN]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 425), S6605 [14NO]

National Dystonia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 557), H7711 [13SE]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H8081 [27SE]

National Kidney Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 267), H2917 [28MR]

National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 276), S4822 [15JY]

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 412), H4180 [30MY]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4388 [10JN]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 190), S2646 [6MY] (see H. Res. 316), H3264 [12AP]

National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium: establish (see H.R. 321), H283 [8JA]

National Ostomy Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), H8054 [26SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 341), S5706 [25SE]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 448), S6904 [9DE]

National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S5749 [26SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 321), S5603 [19SE] (see H. Res. 584), H7902 [24SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 300), S5249 [31JY] (see H. Res. 279), H2938 [1AP]

National Recovery Month: designate (see H. Res. 586), H7902 [24SE]

National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S4822 [15JY] (see H. Res. 188), H2584 [7MR]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (see H. Res. 166), H2315 [28FE]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 636), H8227 [17OC]

National Wear Red Day: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 308), H3256 [10AP]

Native Americans: reauthorize special programs for Indians for providing services for prevention and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 2680), H3727 [10MY]

——— recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 735), H9179 [26NO]

Neglected tropical diseases: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases including ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 826), H1242 [28JA]

——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated international efforts (see S. 2481), S5539 [17SE] (see H.R. 3460), H5165 [25JN]

NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (see S. 570), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1371), H2233 [26FE]

——— establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see H.R. 321), H283 [8JA]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 1131), H1492 [8FE]

——— expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 3396), H5006 [20JN]

——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see S. 864), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 594), H674 [16JA]

——— reauthorize innovation projects (see H.R. 4667), H8111 [11OC]

——— research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 3865), H7157 [19JY]

One Health Program: establish an interagency program to collaborate on the concept that human, animal, and ecosystem health intertwine to make ‘‘one health’’ to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks (see S. 1903), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3771), H5910 [16JY]

Orphan Drug Act: affirm importance, commend life-saving accomplishments, and recognize need and continued support for research in development of therapies, treatments, and cures for rare diseases (see H. Res. 242), H2755 [18MR]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 157), S2387 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that preexisting condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 383), H357 [9JA]

——— permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone (see H.R. 456), H462 [10JA]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 466), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 986), H1389 [6FE]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H3473 [7MY]

Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 550), H7597 [10SE]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S5577 [18SE] (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]

Postal Service: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3113), H4341 [5JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S2814 [14MY] (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H8677 [30OC]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (see H.R. 5299), H9255 [4DE]

Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 73), H8878 [14NO]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S1595 [28FE] (see H. Res. 161), H2315 [28FE]

SBA: ensure small businesses affected by onset of communicable diseases are eligible for disaster relief (see S. 77), S142 [10JA]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 373), S5966 [22OC]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 1374), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2178), H3216 [9AP]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2262), S5106 [25JY] (see H.R. 142), H206 [3JA]

——— reform (see H.R. 5392), H10123 [11DE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3520), H5201 [26JN] (see H.R. 4764), H8258 [18OC]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 437), S6756 [21NO] (see H. Res. 726), H9169 [21NO]

Taxation: allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see S. 3125), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 3453), H5076 [24JN]

——— allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 4745), H8258 [18OC]

——— ensure solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal (see H.R. 3876), H7239 [23JY]

——— establish an exception to penalties on early distributions from qualified retirement plans for individuals diagnosed with certain terminal illnesses (see S. 2495), S5577 [18SE]

——— exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1791), H2744 [14MR]

——— permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible (see S. 1948), S4455 [24JN] (see H.R. 3709), H5726 [11JY]

——— terminate Presidential Election Campaign Fund and transfer remaining funds to NIH 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund (see H.R. 2234), H3253 [10AP]

Tuberculosis: prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see S. 2438), S5311 [1AU]

U.N.: recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8784 [12NO]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H5775 [12JY]

Veterans: authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness, or die while in military service, to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles (see S. 1118), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2227), H3253 [10AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H283 [8JA]

Water: set local, State, and Federal standards for hexavalent chromium in drinking water and provide tax breaks for filtration systems to mitigate effects and determine causes of harmful levels of such chemical (see H. Res. 19), H211 [3JA]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see S. 382), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 837), H1282 [29JA]

——— establish a grant program for research on chronic wasting disease (see S. 1326), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2081), H3099 [4AP]

——— support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence (see S. 613), S1593 [28FE] (see S. 689), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1550), H2502 [6MR] (see H.R. 1919), H2884 [27MR]

Women: recognize importance of women’s cardiovascular health (see H. Res. 643), H8259 [18OC]

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 29), S680 [25JA] (see H. Res. 76), H1211 [24JA]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 452), S6950 [10DE] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H9347 [6DE]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H7151 [18JY]

World Lupus Day: designate (see H. Res. 365), H3680 [9MY]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 161), S2435 [11AP]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see S. Res. 119), S1900 [14MR]

Cost Estimates

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act (H.R. 299): CBO, H3747 [14MY]

Letters

Aurora, CO, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility reporting criteria and requirements relative to disease outbreaks: Mark A. Morgan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, E878 [9JY]

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act: several veterans organizations, H3746 [14MY]

——— Ted Painter and Aleks Morosk, National Military & Veterans Alliance, H3747 [14MY]

CDC Firefighter Cancer Registry funding: several firefighter organizations, H4547 [12JN]

CDC Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease funding: Roy L. Silverstein, American Society of Hematology Inc., and Beverly Francis-Gibson, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., H4549 [12JN]

Ensure admitted candidates to military academies undergo screenings for speech disorders, are provided results of such screenings, and the option of undergoing speech therapy: Pamela Mertz, National Stuttering Association, H5670 [11JY]

Health insurance coverage for preexisting conditions: Rhode Island resident, S7012 [12DE]

——— several Connecticut residents, S4537 [26JN], S4999, S5000 [23JY]

——— several patient and consumer health organizations, H3529 [9MY]

Medicaid provision to States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions: several children’s health organizations, H2779 [25MR]

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act: several organizations, H8524 [28OC]

Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act: Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3520 [9MY]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3520 [9MY]

——— Seema Verma, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H3536 [9MY]

——— several patient and consumer advocacy organizations, H3515, H3530 [9MY]

Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Paula Jackson Jones, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (organization), S3112 [23MY]

——— Vector-Borne Disease Network and allied organizations, S3111 [23MY]

Lists

Famous people who stutter, H5670 [11JY]

State organizations supporting H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8524 [28OC]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3548 [9MY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H3785 [14MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]

Intention to object to H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Senator Braun, S1910 [14MR]

Obituaries

Lucas, Carrie A.: Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, H2221 [26FE]

Papers

Impact of Stuttering on Naval Career of Michael Pender, H5670 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4445 [12JN], H4928 [20JN], H5010 [21JN], H5044 [24JN], H5090 [25JN], H9041 [19NO], H9102 [20NO], E804 [20JN], E886 [10JY]

Alzheimer’s Association: tribute to Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum, H2936 [1AP]

Alzheimer’s disease: research funding, H1398 [7FE], H2973 [2AP], H4111 [22MY], H4445 [12JN]

American Diabetes Month: observance, H8814 [13NO], E1510 [26NO]

American Heart Month: observance, H1379 [6FE]

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): research funding, H7781 [19SE]

Apple, Richard: Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation National Citizen Scientist Champion Award recipient, E1325 [22OC]

Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission: Dept. of HHS grant to expand Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team recipient, H7993 [26SE]

Auburn, NY: tribute to East Hill Family Medical, E1045 [9AU]

Autism Community Together (organization): anniversary of Autism Awareness Fair, E258 [6MR]

Baronner, Rod: Encompass Health Corp., Personal Achievement Award recipient, E1159 [17SE]

BatWeek: designate (H. Res. 663), H8942 [18NO]

Bensalem, PA: dedication of Cecelia Snyder Middle School new scoreboard in memory of Jason D. Rubin, H296 [9JA]

Blood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8304 [22OC]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, H2513 [7MR], E284 [11MR]

Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act: implementation, H4928 [20JN]

Caligiuri, Michael: election to National Academy of Medicine, E1314 [21OC]

Carpenter, Christine: Iowa Cancer Consortium Iowa Cancer Champion of the Year award recipient, E1320 [21OC]

CDC: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances health study funding, H5658 [11JY]

——— Climate and Health Program funding, H4399 [11JN]

——— Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program colorectal cancer research funding, H4633, H4634 [13JN]

——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, H5044 [24JN], H5090 [25JN]

——— Firefighter Cancer Registry funding, H4547, H4548 [12JN]

——— Lyme disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment funding, H4634, H4635 [13JN]

——— National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases funding, H4538–H4540 [12JN]

——— National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities funding for Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease, H4548, H4549 [12JN]

——— Opioid-Related Infectious Disease program funding, H4611, H4612 [12JN]

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer, H10594 [17DE]

Center Ridge, AR: tribute to Victory Mission Bible Training Center, H7236 [23JY]

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.: tribute to pediatric sickle cell disease program, H1367 [6FE]

Cocoa Beach, FL: tribute to ‘‘Footprints in the Sand’’ Cocoa Beach Kidney Walk, E551 [7MY]

Columbia, SC: tribute to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk at Segra Park, H8966 [19NO], E1489 [21NO]

Congress: tribute to congressional women’s softball game, H4751, H4752 [18JN]

Cook, Kenneth: Encompass Health Corp., Personal Achievement Award recipient, E1157 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H4729 [18JN]

——— conduct education and outreach campaign to veterans exposed to open burn pits and who are eligible to enroll in Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, H5711 [11JY]

——— Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program arthritis research funding, H4720 [18JN]

——— Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program tick-borne disease research funding, H4714 [18JN]

——— ensure admitted candidates to military academies undergo screenings for speech disorders, are provided results of such screenings, and the option of undergoing speech therapy, H5669–H5672 [11JY]

——— health impact of open air burn pits on service personnel research funding, H5711 [11JY]

——— study feasibility of phasing out use of open burn pits, H5711 [11JY]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (H.R. 663), H704 [17JA]

——— submit to Congress plan to phase out use of open burn pits and list of locations where such pits were used, H10005 [10DE]

——— traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychological health research funding, H4729, H4730 [18JN]

——— triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H5671, H5672 [11JY]

——— Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program funding, H2654 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (H.R. 4550), E1510 [26NO]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction, H8475 [28OC]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (H.R. 1903), H5090 [25JN]

——— Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority funding, H4562, H4563 [12JN]

——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (H. Res. 606), H8060 [27SE]

——— Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance program funding, H4567 [12JN]

——— Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative funding, E755 [12JN]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (H.R. 1824), H8139 [15OC]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (H.R. 4228), E1107 [9SE]

——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (H.R. 2700), H3804 [15MY], H3856, H3857 [16MY], H4013 [21MY]

——— 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. 647), H8521–H8526 [28OC]

——— Minority HIV/AIDS Fund funding, H4621, H4622 [12JN]

——— Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy National Vaccine Program funding, H4563 [12JN]

——— prevent spread pricing in Medicaid by pharmacy benefit managers and increase funding for NIH clinical trials, H10218 [12DE]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (H.R. 3073), H4539 [12JN], H5273 [9JY]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, H10594 [17DE]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7303–H7308 [24JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 269), H237–H266 [8JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1379), H4245–H4265 [4JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (H.R. 2507), H3796 [15MY], H7365–H7368 [24JY]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (H.R. 2222), H9068 [20NO]

——— require navigators to provide information in plain language regarding essential health benefits and coverage and treatment parity for mental health and substance abuse, H3890, H3891 [16MY]

——— research on certain Schedule I drugs that have shown promise in treating critical diseases funding, H4612, H4613 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 1589), H2931, H2932 [1AP], E410 [4AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (H.R. 1377), E235 [4MR]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (H. Res. 729), H9126 [21NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, H3746, H3748 [14MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (H.R. 2200), H8838 [14NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 203), H1275 [29JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H3731, H3743–H3751 [14MY], H3800 [15MY], H8838 [14NO]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, H3746, H3748, H3750 [14MY]

——— public-private partnerships to address veteran suicide prevention, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse disorder funding, H5015 [21JN]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (H. Res. 114), E640 [21MY]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, H8666 [30OC]

Drugs: address rising cost of insulin, H2946 [2AP], H9248 [4DE], E1030 [2AU]

——— sanction manufacturers who provide synthetic opioids to traffickers and financial institutions that assist such entities, fund law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and establish Commission on Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, H5654 [11JY]

Dysautonomia Awareness Month: observance, E1246 [4OC]

EPA: Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers funding, E855 [27JN]

FACES 4 Autism (nonprofit organization): tribute, H5815 [15JY]

FDA: invest in qualified clinical testing for high-risk, high-reward drugs that address unmet medical needs to treat rare and life-threatening diseases, H10210, H10211 [12DE]

——— prioritize approval of NurOwn stem cell therapy for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), H9126 [21NO]

Gastroparesis Awareness Month: observance, E1091 [6SE]

GBS/CIDP Awareness Month: observance, E657 [22MY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (H. Res. 517), H9192–H9194 [3DE], H9228 [4DE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices, E41 [14JA]

——— combating malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS funding, E630 [20MY]

——— declare that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is a right of all citizens, H2655 [12MR]

——— ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal, H13 [3JA], H3527–H3529 [9MY]

——— ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (H.R. 692), H2958–H2960, H2962–H2967 [2AP]

——— extend certain public health programs, H9037, H9039 [19NO]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), H7786–H7796, H7806 [19SE], E1190 [20SE], E1204 [24SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7783–H7786 [19SE]

——— impact of prenatal screening for Down syndrome, H2823, H2824 [26MR]

——— importance of plasma donors, E129 [5FE]

——— promote awareness of medical, psychological, and economic impact of eczema, E904 [11JY]

——— protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and ensure a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is struck down in Texas v. U.S., H3140 [9AP]

——— protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and ensure a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is struck down in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 280), H3517 [9MY]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations, H3287 [29AP]

——— use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H3062–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7828 [19SE], H8591–H8593 [29OC], H8873 [14NO], H9288–H9290 [5DE]

Hermstad, Jaci: deem application to the FDA for compassionate use of gene therapy antisense oligonucleotides to be approved (H.R. 2855), H5081 [25JN]

Hope for Gabe Foundation: tribute to Ride4Gabe to create awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, E996 [25JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H2692 [13MR], H3851 [16MY]

Howell, MI: anniversary of St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital, E506 [30AP]

Hudson County, NJ: tribute to Multiple Sclerosis Support Group of Hudson County, H2342 [5MR]

Immune Deficiency Foundation: tribute, E824 [24JN]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H12 [3JA], H299, H301, H302, H338–H346 [9JA], H374 [10JA], H1278 [29JA], H3072 [4AP], H4998 [20JN], E26 [9JA]

——— recognize that short-term, limited duration insurance weakens protections for individuals living with preexisting health conditions, H3895 [16MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (H.R. 1379), H2111 [26FE]

International Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E243 [5MR]

International Plasma Awareness Week: observance, E1252 [4OC]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Missie B’s (restaurant), E1097 [6SE]

Los Angeles LGBT Center (organization): anniversary, E1089 [6SE]

Marcus, Stephen: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Man of the Year award recipient, E1395 [1NO]

McAllen, TX: tribute to Vannie E. Cook Jr., Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic Celebration of Life Carnival, E1084 [30AU]

Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), H2773–H2780, H2781 [25MR], H3224 [10AP], E354 [26MR]

Medicare: permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 808), E98 [28JA]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (H.R. 1948), H2907 [28MR], E366 [28MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (H.R. 1570), H2608 [8MR], H3311 [30AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (H.R. 366), H3311 [30AP], H3866 [16MY], H7996 [26SE]

Mental health: increase suicide awareness and prevention efforts, H5163 [25JN]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, E566 [9MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2508 [7MR], H8951, H8952 [18NO], E249 [5MR]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H7993 [26SE]

National Ataxia Awareness Day: observance, E1207 [25SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8149 [16OC]

National Cancer Prevention Month: observance, H1529 [13FE]

National Center for Learning Disabilities: tribute to delegates’ visit to Washington, DC, H2241 [27FE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 180), H2608 [8MR]

National Fragile X Awareness Day: observance, E948 [18JY]

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Consortium of Food Allergy Research funding, H4574, H4575 [12JN]

National Marfan Awareness Month: observance, E201 [25FE], E220 [27FE]

National Minority Health Month: observance, H3349 [1MY]

National Recovery Month: designate (H. Res. 586), H7869 [24SE]

——— observance, H7998, H8043 [26SE], H8074 [27SE], E1204 [24SE]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: observance, E511 [30AP]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (H. Res. 166), H2512 [7MR]

Neglected tropical diseases: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated international efforts, H10594 [17DE]

——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated international efforts (H.R. 3460), H9194–H9197 [3DE]

Nervous system disorders: research funding, H8942 [18NO]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (H.R. 3396), H5087 [25JN], E1091 [6SE]

——— National Cancer Institute funding to conduct study on improving communication between cancer care providers, patients, and survivors, H4534, H4535 [12JN]

——— support greater diversity in the pool of diabetes research professionals and patients participating in clinical trials, H4543–H4545 [12JN]

North Wilkesboro, NC: tribute to Samaritan’s Purse (organization) new Ministry Center, H4058 [21MY]

NorthEast Foundation: Cabarrus, NC, Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit of the Year Award recipient, E144 [7FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: provide briefings to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) relative to emerging infectious diseases and pandemics, H5887, H5888 [16JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: acknowledge impact of revoking guidance relative to waivers for State innovation on those with disabilities, H3531, H3532 [9MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H9248 [4DE]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce affordability of comprehensive coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H3542, H3543 [9MY]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability or affordability of coverage for substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders, H3540 [9MY]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability, affordability, and comprehensiveness of health insurance for vulnerable communities, H3541 [9MY]

——— prohibit States from using waivers to provide health care plans that reduce coverage and decrease cost-sharing provisions, H3538, H3539 [9MY]

——— require GAO report on the impact of waivers for State innovation on coverage for mental health care treatment, H3528, H3534 [9MY]

——— require navigators to assist vulnerable populations including individuals with limited English proficiency and chronic illnesses, H3893, H3894 [16MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3411, H3430, H3431 [2MY], H3451 [7MY], H3480, H3483, H3484, H3492 [8MY], H3508, H3509, H3519–H3550, H3551 [9MY], H3719 [10MY], H3826 [15MY], H3857, H3860, H3863 [16MY], H4123 [23MY], H9248 [4DE], H9281 [5DE], E578 [10MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3510–H3519 [9MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), motion to recommit, H3548 [9MY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H2049 [25FE]

Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: observance, H7548 [9SE]

Phoenix, AZ: dedication of Muhammad Ali Way at Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, E674 [24MY]

——— tribute to Phoenix VA Health Care System, E831 [25JN]

Postal Service: issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (H.R. 5299), H9264 [5DE]

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month: observance, H9127 [21NO], E1457 [18NO]

Rare Disease Week: observance, H2088 [25FE]

Restless Leg Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E1172 [18SE]

Right To Try Act: implementation, H9126 [21NO]

Salt Lake County, UT: Salt Lake County Health Dept., recipient of National Association of County and City Health Officials Health Dept. of the Year award, E1041 [9AU]

Salud Para La Gente (health care organization): anniversary, E1090 [6SE]

Saranac Lake, NY: Saranac Laboratory designated a Society for Microbiology Milestones in Microbiology site, E1317 [21OC]

Shaffer, Dick: Encompass Health Corp., Personal Achievement Award recipient, E1158 [17SE]

Shaywitz, Sally and Bennett: Liberty Science Center (organization) Genius Award recipient, E1499 [22NO]

Social Security: reform (H.R. 5392), H10021 [11DE]

Society for Neuroscience: tribute, H2513 [7MR], E1335 [23OC]

Taxation: permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible (H.R. 3709), E905 [11JY]

University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, H1529 [13FE]

Watsonville, CA: anniversary of Original Spring Lamb Barbecue, E597 [15MY]

Wayne County, MI: pervalence of cancer mortality, E912 [12JY]

West Jordan, UT: tribute to Copper Hills High School teachers with cancer, E609 [16MY]

Wildlife: special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose funding, H4963 [20JN]

——— support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence, H2655 [12MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, E1521 [3DE]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, H2973 [2AP]

World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H2822–H2824 [26MR], H2831 [27MR]

World Heart Day: observance, H8043 [26SE]

World Lupus Day: designate (H. Res. 365), E575, E579 [10MY]

World Lymphedema Day: observance, E263 [7MR]

World Narcolepsy Day: observance, E1187 [20SE]

World Pancreatic Cancer Day: observance, H9065 [20NO]

Yingling, Breenen: Encompass Health Corp., Personal Achievement Award recipient, E1163 [17SE]

Yingling, Cameron: Encompass Health Corp., Personal Achievement Award recipient, E1157 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (S. 1340), S5294 [1AU], S5632, S5633 [23SE]

——— authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (S. 1340), unanimous-consent agreement, S5321 [1AU]

——— polio eradication activities funding, S6152 [24OC]

——— tribute to PREDICT program efforts to identify, predict, and prevent spread of viruses with pandemic potential, S6600 [14NO]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, S4587 [27JN]

Alzheimer’s disease: research funding, S1318 [13FE], S2599 [2MY]

American Heart Month: designate (S. Res. 83), S1546 [27FE]

BatWeek: observance, S6386 [5NO]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Rising Tide Car Wash, S2684 [7MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1785 [12MR], S1810 [13MR]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, S1318 [13FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (S. 1126), S2599 [2MY]

——— oppose certain policies relative to organ procurement, donations, and transplants, S903 [6FE]

Central America: foreign aid funding, S1395 [14FE]

Chronic Disease Day: observance, S4765 [10JY]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (S. 868), S1989–S1991 [26MR]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand, S7224 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: medical research and staff development funding, S4562 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (S. 901), S2599 [2MY]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (S. 1657), S3111, S3112 [23MY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), S5609 [19SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 269), S106 [9JA], S111 [10JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1379), S2929 [16MY]

Dept. of Labor: extend Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, S4893 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism, S7137 [18DE]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (S. Res. 420), S6536, S6540 [13NO], S6587, S6588 [14NO]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (S. Res. 420), unanimous-consent request, S6539 [13NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, S3460 [13JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), S3450 [12JN], S3460 [13JN], S6427 [6NO]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, S3460 [13JN]

DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 223), S3127 [23MY]

Drugs: address rising cost of insulin, S1639 [5MR], S4761–S4764 [10JY]

——— prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from receiving rebates for insulin products for which the manufacturer has complied with list price reduction requirements and require certain deductible waivers (S. 2199), S5158 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

Firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, S1465 [26FE]

Gastroparesis Awareness Month: observance, S5356 [9SE]

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 245), S3327 [11JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (S. Res. 318), S6790 [2DE]

Gottlieb, Scott: assessment of tenure as FDA Commissioner, S2321 [9AP]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), S5586, S5609 [19SE], S5618, S5619 [23SE], S5636, S5645 [24SE], S5679 [25SE], S5713, S5715, S5722 [26SE]

——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans, S6688 [20NO]

——— medical research funding, S1785 [12MR], S4751 [10JY]

——— protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and ensure a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is struck down in Texas v. U.S., S6530, S6531 [13NO]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (S. Res. 165), S2455 [11AP]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, S1950 [26MR], S6523 [13NO]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (S. 1125), S3180 [4JN], S4710 [9JY], S6272 [30OC]

International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (S. Res. 225), S3127 [23MY]

Medicaid: enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (S. 3116), S7211 [19DE]

——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), S2203 [2AP]

Medicare: establish a special task force on ensuring beneficiary access to innovative diabetes technologies and services (S. 2901), S6673 [19NO]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (S. 880), S2599 [2MY]

Mental health: improve outreach and access to care, S5351 [9SE]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, S2852–S2854 [15MY], S2951 [20MY], S2996, S2999 [21MY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (S. Res. 379), S6177 [24OC]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 92), S1634 [4MR]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 258), S4195 [20JN]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 113), S1911 [14MR]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 350), S5760 [26SE]

——— observance, S5596 [19SE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 105), S1799 [12MR]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 425), S6614 [14NO]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 190), S2656 [6MY]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 448), S6907 [9DE]

National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 356), S5852, S5853 [16OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 321), S5609 [19SE]

National Wear Red Day: designate (S. Res. 83), S1546 [27FE]

NIH: funding, S5288 [1AU], S5555 [18SE]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 157), S2392 [10AP]

Parkinson’s disease: research funding, S5786 [15OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7011 [12DE]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), S2778 [13MY], S2798, S2837 [14MY], S2877 [15MY], S2914 [16MY], S3036 [22MY], S3177 [4JN], S6086 [23OC]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), unanimous-consent request, S3036 [22MY]

Postal Service: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (S. 1438), S2819 [14MY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 90), S1606 [28FE]

Readler, Chad A.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in Dept. of Justice lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with preexisting conditions, S1637, S1641, S1644, S1647, S1648, S1650–S1652, S1667 [5MR], S1673–S1678, S1680, S1682, S1692, S1697 [6MR]

Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute: tribute, S1318 [13FE]

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: Marijuana and America’s Health hearing, S5934 [22OC]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 373), S6047 [22OC]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 437), S6764 [21NO]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, S6589 [14NO], S6688 [20NO]

——— State of the Union Message, S1270 [12FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: combat white-nose syndrome in bats funding, S6386 [5NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, S6491 [12NO], S6525, S6536 [13NO]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (S. 382), S1135–S1137 [7FE]

World Polio Day: observance, S6152 [24OC]

Reports filed

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 116–177), H7239 [23JY]

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 299) (H. Rept. 116–58), H3726 [10MY]

CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1589) (H. Rept. 116–24), H2914 [28MR]

Commend Work of Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization), Affirm U.S. Commitment, and Urge Countries To Increase Pledges and Meet Commitments: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 318), S5747 [26SE]

Consideration of H.R. 986, Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 357) (H. Rept. 116–51), H3473 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 116–212), H7834 [19SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3055, Continuing Appropriations and Certain Public Health Programs Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 116–297), H8957 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS Grant Programs and Other Initiatives To Promote Expanded Screening of Newborns and Children for Genetic Diseases and Disorders Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2507) (H. Rept. 116–174), H7239 [23JY]

Ebola Eradication Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1340), S3164 [3JN]

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2695), S7113 [17DE]

Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 986) (H. Rept. 116–44), H3338 [30AP]

Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1657), S6391 [5NO]

Statements

Address Rising Cost of Insulin: Jonathan Chappel, S4763 [10JY]

——— Kathryn Nagel, S4762 [10JY]

——— Kristen Whitney Daniels, T1International (organization), S4763 [10JY]

National Recovery Month Observance: Faces & Voices of Recovery (organization), E1234 [1OC]

Vaccines Saves Lives—What Is Driving Preventable Disease Outbreaks: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2509 [30AP]

Studies

Economic Burden and Future Impact of Parkinson’s Disease, S5786 [15OC]

Summaries

Tick-Borne Diseases Report: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, H4538 [12JN]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H3786 [14MY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 357, consideration of H.R. 986, Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act and H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H3510 [9MY]

H. Res. 517, commend work of Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization), affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments, H9192 [3DE]

H. Res. 564, consideration of H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H7783 [19SE]

H. Res. 708, consideration of H.R. 3055, continuing appropriations and certain public health programs extension, H8967 [19NO]

H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act, H237–H262 [8JA]

H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H3743–H3746 [14MY]

H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8521–H8523 [28OC]

H.R. 986, Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act, H3531 [9MY]

H.R. 1058, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H7303 [24JY]

H.R. 1589, CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H2931 [1AP]

H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2773–H2776 [25MR]

H.R. 2507, Dept. of HHS grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders reauthorization, H7365–H7367 [24JY]

H.R. 3460, End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act, H9194 [3DE]

H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H7786–H7791 [19SE]

S. 1340, Ebola Eradication Act, S5632, S5633 [23SE]

S. 1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act, S2930–S2946 [16MY], H4245–H4262 [4JN]

S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act, S4458 [24JN]

S. 1995, Safe Food Act, S4570–S4579 [26JN]

S. 2103, Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act, S4809 [11JY]

S. Res. 29, Women’s Health Research Day, S681 [25JA]

S. Res. 83, American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day, S1544 [27FE]

S. Res. 90, Rare Disease Day, S1603 [28FE]

S. Res. 92, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1622 [4MR]

S. Res. 105, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, S1797 [12MR]

S. Res. 113, National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, S1907 [14MR]

S. Res. 119, support goals of World Tuberculosis Day, S1909 [14MR]

S. Res. 130, Endometriosis Awareness Month, S2093 [28MR]

S. Res. 157, Parkinson’s Awareness Month, S2391 [10AP]

S. Res. 159, Meningitis B Awareness Day, S2439 [11AP]

S. Res. 161, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, S2440 [11AP]

S. Res. 165, recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations, S2442 [11AP]

S. Res. 175, increase awareness of sepsis and importance of early diagnosis and appropriate intervention, S2523 [30AP]

S. Res. 177, National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day, S2524 [30AP]

S. Res. 190, support goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month, S2649 [6MY]

S. Res. 223, DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day, S3117 [23MY]

S. Res. 225, support goals of International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day, S3117 [23MY]

S. Res. 245, Glioblastoma Awareness Day, S3325 [11JN]

S. Res. 258, National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, S4179 [20JN]

S. Res. 276, National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day and National Sarcoma Awareness Month, S4825 [15JY]

S. Res. 300, support goals and ideals of National Public Health Week, S5258 [31JY]

S. Res. 317, support goals and ideals of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month, S5580 [18SE]

S. Res. 318, commend work of Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization), affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments, S5581 [18SE], S6790 [2DE], S6955 [10DE]

S. Res. 321, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5608 [19SE]

S. Res. 341, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, S5711 [25SE]

S. Res. 350, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, S5755 [26SE]

S. Res. 356, National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day, S5757 [26SE]

S. Res. 373, support goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, S5977 [22OC]

S. Res. 379, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, S6161 [24OC]

S. Res. 405, Brain Health Awareness Month, S6346 [31OC]

S. Res. 420, expand Dept. of Veterans Affairs list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism, S6570 [13NO]

S. Res. 425, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, S6612 [14NO]

S. Res. 431, support goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month, S6674 [19NO]

S. Res. 437, support goals and ideals of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S6759 [21NO]

S. Res. 448, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6906 [9DE]

S. Res. 452, support goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, S6954 [10DE]

Tributes

Reagan, Ronald, S1317 [13FE]