HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S279 [16JA]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H9135, H9138, H9139, H9140, H9143, H9147, H9148 [21NO]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), consideration (H. Res. 713), H9072 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1422, H1423, H1424, H1426, H1427, H1428, H1429, H1430 [7FE], H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1475, H1476 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1402 [7FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5951, S5978–S6046 [22OC], S6098–S6133 [23OC], S6165–S6175 [24OC], S6183, S6185, S6186, S6194–S6204 [28OC], S6248–S6254 [29OC], S6306 [30OC], S6311–S6315, S6321 [31OC], S6722, S6723 [20NO], S6734 [21NO], H4804 [19JN], H5011, H5012, H5013, H5015, H5016, H5017, H5018, H5019 [21JN], H8972, H9035 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]

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]

Articles and editorials

Front Line of England’s NHS Is Being Reinvented, S4881 [17JY]

12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit—Russia, S6432 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 1645), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see S. 1966), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 833), H1282 [29JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 20), H715 [17JA]

——— restrict Federal funding for health care entities that do not respect all human life and patient rights (see S. 1993), S4566 [26JN]

Anchorage, AK: convey land to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (see S. 3100), S7156 [18DE]

Carl Nunziato VA Clinic, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 5023), H8739 [8NO]

CDC: 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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: conduct study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in nonnursing home settings (see H.R. 1955), H2915 [28MR]

——— expand use of global payments to rural hospitals (see S. 2157), S4947 [18JY]

——— extend enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 895), S2042 [27MR]

Consumers: present patients with list of services rendered upon discharge and ensure bills are sent in a timely manner (see S. 1688), S3106 [23MY]

——— protect patients scheduling non-emergency procedures at in-network hospitals from costs associated with out-of-network providers by allowing option of in-network care only when scheduling appointments (see S. 1607), S3059 [22MY]

Crime: provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4836), H8456 [23OC]

DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (see S. 2244), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 4131), H7481 [30JY]

——— provide information on best practices and strategies for responding in the event of a robbery of a pharmacy (see H.R. 4505), H8052 [26SE]

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: appoint officers of the Armed Forces as directors of Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers (see H.R. 4314), H7705 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: acquire private land to facilitate access to Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, CA (see H.R. 4495), H7989 [25SE]

——— allow an individual to obtain a copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 4698), H8198 [16OC]

——— allow Indian Health Service payment for Indian or Alaska Native veterans’ copayments for medical care or services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 1001), S2239 [3AP]

——— award grants for innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience an acute mental health episode and provide for care in an emergency department (see H.R. 2519), H3447 [3MY]

——— award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 1659), H2614 [8MR]

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

——— clarify that National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities (see S. 1668), S3105 [23MY]

——— conduct a study on designation of general surgery shortage areas (see S. 2859), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 1841), H2760 [21MR]

——— convey certain property in Alaska to Tanana Tribal Council and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. (see S. 224), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 933), H1336 [30JA]

——— designate certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see S. 95), S142 [10JA]

——— enhance requirements for public disclosure of hospital price data (see H.R. 3965), H7462 [25JY]

——— ensure that certain entities and business associates adequately demonstrate recognized security practices relative to health information technology (see H.R. 5386), H10016 [10DE]

——— 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 supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 207), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 2464), H3404 [1MY]

——— establish a program to improve identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide (see S. 3006), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 4861), H8538 [28OC]

——— establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 525), H518 [11JA]

——— establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program (see S. 2411), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4898), H8594 [29OC]

——— establish Administration on Aging grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities (see S. 1670), S3106 [23MY]

——— 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]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1357), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2406), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4899), H8594 [29OC]

——— expand and improve health care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps for individuals with a developmental disability (see H.R. 2417), H3339 [30AP]

——— 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 authority to permit nurses to practice in health care facilities with critical nursing shortages through programs for loan repayment and scholarships (see S. 1045), S2270 [4AP]

——— expand supportive services for Native American aging programs (see S. 2696), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 5323), H9293 [5DE]

——— 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]

——— extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system and provide eligibility for discounted drug prices under 340B drug pricing program to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 1323), H2046 [22FE]

——— extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 5103), H8878 [14NO]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 3984), H7463 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— limit orphan drug exclusion under the discount drug program requiring drug manufacturers to provide drugs to eligible health care organizations at reduced prices (see H.R. 4538), H8054 [26SE]

——— make hospitals eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3342), H4917 [19JN]

——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see S. 402), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1461 [7FE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 105), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 296), H282 [8JA]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]

——— provide assistance for health centers and rural health clinics to implement electronic provider consultation and related telemedicine services (see H.R. 5190), H9120 [20NO]

——— 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 technical assistance under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 3343), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide full-year appropriations for Indian Health Service in the event of a partial lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 195), H208 [3JA]

——— provide grants to support initiatives focused on addressing pediatric public health disparities in children’s hospitals graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1656), H2614 [8MR]

——— reauthorize and enhance poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 501), H517 [11JA]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 304), S800 [31JA] (see S. 1191), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2815), H3924 [16MY]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 106), S143 [10JA] (see S. 962), S2117 [1AP] (see H.R. 1943), H2914 (see H.R. 1983), H2916 [28MR] (see H.R. 2328), H3270 [15AP]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see S. 1013), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2075), H3068 [3AP]

——— reduce maternal deaths and complications by providing funding to States and hospitals to develop and implement standardized maternal safety best practices and review pregnancy-related deaths and complications (see S. 116), S219 [15JA]

——— reduce violence and health disparities by addressing social determinants of health, enhancing health care recruitment, and improving delivery of quality, coordinated care services (see S. 2721), S6189 [28OC]

——— 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. 461), H462 [10JA]

——— require hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide uninsured individuals with access to the lowest negotiated rate for items and services furnished to such individuals (see H.R. 3386), H5005 [20JN]

——— require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug (see H.R. 5442), H10306 [16DE]

——— strengthen 340B drug pricing program integrity and enhance low-income patient benefits for safety net providers (see H.R. 1559), H2503 [6MR]

——— study the state of hospital infrastructure in the U.S. (see H.R. 3558), H5256 [27JN]

——— test the feasibility and outcomes of integrating a substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment locator tool into prescription drug monitoring programs of eligible States (see H.R. 3927), H7376 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into the U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 1042), S2270 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2696), H3787 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H2042 [19FE]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), consideration (see H. Res. 713), H9056 [19NO]

Dept. of State: waive passport fees for families of Armed Forces members who are hospitalized abroad (see H.R. 2847), H4009 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants (see H.R. 547), H600 [15JA]

——— approval of request for waiver of requirement to test certain payment and delivery models to reduce expenditures (see S.J. Res. 61), S7027 [12DE] (see H.J. Res. 80), H10123 [11DE]

——— assign highest priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to veterans who are former POW (see H.R. 3527), H5255 [27JN]

——— authorize Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission to meet in years other than 2022 and 2023 (see H.R. 3083), H4312 [4JN]

——— carry out a major medical facility project in Jacksonville, FL (see H.R. 4878), H8538 [28OC]

——— carry out a pilot program on physical security at medical facilities and improve facility inspections and care for women (see H.R. 1125), H1491 [8FE]

——— carry out a pilot program to improve ability of Members of Congress to assist constituents with veterans’ benefits within Phoenix, AZ, VA Health Care System (see H.R. 80), H204 [3JA]

——— carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (see S. 450), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1674), H2646 [11MR]

——— conduct a study on barriers for women veterans to health care (see H.R. 2982), H4162 [23MY]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 5524), H12290 [19DE]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on effect of certain delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 3012), H4164 [23MY]

——— contact certain veterans to encourage receipt of departmental medical examinations (see H.R. 4154), H7488 [2AU]

——— credit applicable medical facilities accounts at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center with revenues received pursuant to the use of easements at the Center (see H.R. 5094), H8877 [14NO]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]

——— direct the Dept. of Defense and military departments to encourage female members who are leaving the Armed Forces to participate in Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see S. 2324), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2941), H4160 [23MY]

——— direct the Inspector General to perform certain duties relative to underperforming departmental medical centers (see H.R. 5008), H8738 [8NO]

——— eliminate Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission (see S. 853), S1939 [25MR]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for Veterans Choice Program, provide access to walk-in clinics, expand pharmacy operating hours, encourage peer reviews, and expand telemedicine (see H.R. 23), H201 [3JA]

——— encourage use of design-build construction method for construction projects (see H.R. 3996), H7463 [25JY]

——— ensure access to acupuncturist services (see S. 2914), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 1182), H1581 [13FE]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]

——— ensure that Veterans Health Administration medical professionals are properly credentialed (see S. 3041), S7026 [12DE]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 1527), H2367 [5MR]

——— enter into grants or other agreements to assist States and local governments with infrastructure projects that support VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2866), H4063 [21MY]

——— establish an advisory committee on implementation of electronic health records (see S. 1154), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 4693), H8197 [16OC]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (see S. 2569), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 1271), H2031 [14FE]

——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (see H.R. 1947), H2915 [28MR]

——— expand eligibility of low-income veterans to receive dental care (see H.R. 2138), H3128 [8AP]

——— expand eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical services provided by non-departmental medical providers under the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 5033), H8782 [12NO]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 374), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]

——— extend authority for operation of regional office in Manila, Philippines (see S. 2484), S5539 [17SE]

——— extend authorization of appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see S. 850), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1807), H2745 [14MR]

——— extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 2493), H3439 [2MY]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see H.R. 2942), H4160 [23MY]

——— furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (see H.R. 4985), H8729 [5NO]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 840), H1282 [29JA]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (see H. Res. 105), H1389 [6FE]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H4626 [12JN]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]

——— improve construction and leasing of medical facilities (see S. 3089), S7156 [18DE]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S1845 [13MR]

——— improve provision of health care (see H.R. 2884), H4064 [21MY]

——— make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see S. 2558), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4532), H8053 [26SE]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 2966), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4524), H8053 [26SE]

——— modify transition period between care and services provided under the Veterans Choice Program and the Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1656), S3105 [23MY]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H4009 [20MY]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]

——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 3788), H5998 [17JY]

——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 2106), S4807 [11JY] (see S. 2865), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3700), H5725 [11JY]

——— provide child care for veterans receiving health care at a Vet Center in the same manner child care is provided at other departmental facilities (see H.R. 1924), H2884 [27MR]

——— 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 treatment of proceeds from seized or forfeited assets in connection with certain third-party land use at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center (see H.R. 5093), H8877 [14NO]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H4119 [22MY]

——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (see S. 1222), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2916), H4118 [22MY]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (see H.R. 2340), H3274 [18AP]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H8088 [1OC]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

——— reinstate and compensate family caregivers improperly removed or benefits reduced from family caregiver program and ensure eligible caregivers receive fair and consistent support (see S. 1648), S3105 [23MY]

——— reorganize the Chaplain Service (see S. 3128), S7208 [19DE]

——— report biennially on actions taken to address issues that led to inclusion of veterans health care on GAO High Risk List (see H.R. 698), H996 [22JA]

——— report on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers (see S. 2995), S6888 [5DE] (see S. 3147), S7208 [19DE]

——— require congressional approval before appropriation of funds for major medical facility leases (see H.R. 1722), H2716 [13MR]

——— require directors of medical centers to submit annual pamphlets on the status of such facilities (see H.R. 1944), H2914 [28MR]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]

——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]

——— review health care providers whose licenses were terminated for care or services provided at non-departmental facilities and notify patients who received inadequate care from such providers (see S. 123), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 4858), H8462 [24OC]

——— review processes and requirements for scheduling health care appointments and conducting consultations (see S. 629), S1594 [28FE]

——— staff each medical center with at least one suicide prevention coordinator (see H.R. 5029), H8739 [8NO]

——— submit certain reports relative to health care and treatment provided to women veterans (see H.R. 3636), H5302 [9JY]

——— support Veterans Health Administration, oppose privatization of health care services, integrate health care networks with non-departmental providers when necessary, and allow employees to unionize (see H. Res. 701), H8878 [14NO]

——— update handbook on planning and activating community-based outpatient clinics to improve leasing projects and provide training on use of such handbook (see H.R. 3277), H4694 [13JN]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 1962), H2915 [28MR]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1802), H2745 [14MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 708), H8957 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 75), H9057 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see H.R. 2745), H3840 [15MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: provide authority to enter into agreements to plan, design, and construct, or lease facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities (see S. 2328), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4152), H7488 [2AU]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S219 [15JA] (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]

Drugs: increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 601), H674 [16JA]

FCC: establish advisory committee to develop best practices relative to combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls (see H.R. 3780), H5911 [16JY]

FDA: 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]

——— require medical device manufacturers to provide notification of design or cleaning instruction changes and safety warnings issued in foreign countries about design and cleaning (see H.R. 818), H1242 [28JA]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see S. 2733), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4907), H8594 [29OC]

Foreign aid: call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions (see S. Res. 20), S293 [17JA]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 190), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 661), H717 [17JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2646), H3679 [9MY]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 1721), H2716 [13MR]

——— evaluate and report on the in-patient and outpatient drug treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the U.S. (see H.R. 1303), H2038 [15FE]

——— report on Dept. of Veterans Affairs handling of veterans considered high risk, review mental health and suicide prevention services, and report on efforts to integrate mental health care into primary care clinics (see H.R. 5030), H8739 [8NO]

GSA: allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to lease space for preventive health fitness programs (see H.R. 5090), H8877 [14NO]

Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1332), H2100 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— expand, enhance, and improve public health data systems (see H.R. 5321), H9293 [5DE]

——— 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]

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

——— lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (see S. 1895), S3843 [19JN]

——— prohibit gag clauses in contracts between health insurance plans or issuers and health care providers that are used to restrict a patient’s access to price information (see S. 1577), S3005 [21MY]

——— promote transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 1409), H2271 [27FE]

——— protect patients from surprise air ambulance services bills (see H.R. 3784), H5911 [16JY]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1266), S2569 [1MY] (see S. 1531), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3502), H5200 [26JN] (see H.R. 3630), H5302 [9JY] (see H.R. 4223), H7528 [30AU]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 3656), H5302 [9JY]

——— support the right to affordable, quality health care (see S. Res. 273), S4729 [9JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 948), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 2895), H4117 [22MY]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Methodist Hospital (see H. Res. 760), H10123 [11DE]

Immigration: limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 1011), H1390 [6FE]

Infrastructure: improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H3840 [15MY]

Insurance: limit amount hospitals and physicians can charge uninsured patients and out-of-network patients who have individual market coverage (see S. 967), S2118 [1AP]

——— require health insurers to include information about the nearest in-network hospital or urgent care facility on insurance cards (see H.R. 5192), H9120 [20NO]

——— require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (see H.R. 5304), H9256 [4DE]

Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4042), H7465 [25JY]

Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see S. 2823), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4969), H8718 [31OC]

Leo C. Chase Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, St. Augustine, FL: designate (see S. 1646), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2948), H4161 [23MY]

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see S. 898), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1925), H2884 [27MR]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 888), H1334 [30JA]

——— clarify that provision of home and community-based services by direct support professionals is not prohibited in an acute care hospital (see H.R. 5443), H10306 [16DE]

——— determine State allotments for disproportionate share hospital payments based on State poverty levels and require States to prioritize such payments based on inpatient and low-income utilization rates (see S. 18), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 3613), H5269 [2JY]

——— establish a demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 5189), H9120 [20NO]

——— 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]

——— improve transparency and prevent use of abusive spread pricing and related practices (see H.R. 5281), H9221 [3DE]

——— increase minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples (see H.R. 3853), H7150 [18JY]

——— modify reductions in disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 2959), S6788 [2DE] (see H.R. 3054), H4215 [3JN]

——— permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (see S. 2000), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 1343), H2100 [25FE]

——— provide coverage for services for treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases (see H.R. 5006), H8738 [8NO]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 548), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1342), H2100 [25FE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (see H.R. 259, 260), H228 [4JA]

——— repeal reductions in disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 3022), H4170 [24MY]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 2585), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 3580), H5257 [27JN]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 708), H997 [22JA]

——— treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of calculating the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 2241), H3254 [10AP]

Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 1564), H2503 [6MR]

——— allow individuals to choose to opt out of part A benefit (see S. 1030), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2108), H3100 [4AP]

——— allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 4838), H8457 [23OC]

——— amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 3049), S7027 [12DE] (see H.R. 3584), H5257 [27JN]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 753), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1682), H2679 [12MR]

——— count resident time spent in a critical care access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making direct and indirect graduate medical education payments (see S. 1240), S2515 [30AP]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2650), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 4769), H8297 [21OC]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 348), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1763), H2743 [14MR]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 3772), H5910 [16JY]

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

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see S. 2116), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1358), H2232 [26FE] (see H.R. 3425), H5037 [21JN] (see H.R. 3753), H5824 [15JY]

——— extend enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see H.R. 3431), H5075 [24JN]

——— extend temporary exception from site-neutral inpatient payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (see H.R. 4040), H7465 [25JY]

——— improve benchmarking process for Medicare Shared Savings Program (see S. 2648), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 5212), H9167 [21NO]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 900), H1334 [30JA]

——— improve measurements under Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program (see H.R. 3406), H5036 [21JN]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H4341 [5JN]

——— improve quality reporting and transparency and increase compliance with quality standards in hospice care (see S. 2807), S6474 [7NO]

——— increase hospital competition (see H.R. 506), H517 [11JA]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 3085), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4350), H7753 [17SE]

——— permit States to designate facilities in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (see H.R. 2990), H4163 [23MY]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 594), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1901), H2884 [27MR]

——— prevent certain payment reductions for clinic visit services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider (see H.R. 2552), H3474 [7MY]

——— provide exception to definition of off-campus outpatient department of a provider for certain departments of providers forced to relocate campus (see H.R. 4834), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide for ambulatory surgical center representation during review of hospital outpatient payment rates (see H.R. 3433), H5075 [24JN]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see S. 2892), S6669 [19NO] (see H.R. 2439), H3403 [1MY] (see H.R. 3414), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 1190), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2594), H3500 [8MY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H1458 [7FE]

——— provide for temporary stabilization of Medicare Advantage payments following Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 813), H1242 [28JA]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2666), H3726 [10MY]

——— provide relief for small rural hospitals from inaccurate instructions provided by certain administrative contractors (see H.R. 3672), H5583 [10JY]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 586), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1041), H1458 [7FE]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 2860), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3062), H4216 [3JN]

——— require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching and ensure that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital (see H.R. 53), H203 [3JA]

——— restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals (see S. 3103), S7157 [18DE] (see H.R. 5481), H12210 [18DE]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see S. 1037), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2788), H3923 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: deem certain State veterans homes meeting certain health and safety standards as meeting conditions and requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4138), H7481 [30JY]

——— lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers (see S. 2543), S5706 [25SE]

——— modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see S. 2993), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 1265), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 4468), H7901 [24SE]

——— prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements for any resident (see H.R. 5326), H9294 [5DE]

——— repeal medical device tax and extend certain programs and tax incentives (see S. 3001), S6904 [9DE]

——— revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see S. 2943), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5216), H9167 [21NO]

Mental health: authorize a program to promote innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate care for individuals presenting at emergency departments with acute mental health illness (see S. 1334), S2645 [6MY]

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

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 719), H9121 [20NO]

Native Americans: authorize urban Indian organizations to enter arrangements to share medical services and facilities with Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to improve health care access for Native American veterans (see S. 2365), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 4153), H7488 [2AU]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see S. 141), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 369), H357 [9JA]

Privacy: promulgate regulations to help strengthen privacy and security protections for consumers’ personal health data (see S. 1842), S3476 [13JN]

Robert Maxwell VA Clinic, Bend, OR: designate (see H.R. 685), H719 [17JA]

Rural areas: enhance rural health workforce (see S. 2902), S6717 [20NO]

Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility, Murfreesboro, TN: designate (see H.R. 1341), H2100 [25FE]

Sitka, AK: convey certain property to SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (see S. 3099), S7156 [18DE]

Social Security: reform (see H.R. 5392), H10123 [11DE]

——— remove barriers to access to residential substance use disorder treatment services under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5232), H9168 [21NO]

——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental access to minor’s medical records (see S. 3137), S7208 [19DE]

——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental consent for emergency treatment of minors (see S. 3138), S7208 [19DE]

Staff Sergeant Alexander W. Conrad Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic, Gilbert, AZ: designate (see S. 2795), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 4983), H8729 [5NO]

Syria: condemn attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, allow humanitarian assistance, and conduct investigation of human rights violations (see H. Res. 395), H4119 [22MY]

Task Force on Local Mental Health Needs: establish (see H.R. 5411), H10257 [12DE]

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

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H209 [3JA]

——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 1351), S2688 [7MY]

——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see S. 932), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1251), H2030 [14FE]

——— provide that eligibility to contribute to health savings accounts is not affected by receipt of VA medical services under laws for disabilities to include hospital services and extended care services (see H.R. 3565), H5257 [27JN]

——— transfer revenues from the net investment income tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1422), S2786 [13MY]

Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (see S. 900), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1918), H2884 [27MR]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (see S. 1635), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 2334), H3274 [18AP]

Women: ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]

——— support access to comprehensive, convenient, compassionate, life-affirming, high-quality health care and recognize high standards established by Pro Women’s Healthcare Centers consortium (see H. Res. 16), H211 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S247 [16JA], S288 [17JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6187 [28OC], S6271 [30OC], S6735 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]

Letters

Dept. of HHS demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments: Vidor E. Friedman, American College of Emergency Physicians, H4639 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program reauthorization and expansion: Beat Steiner, Fred Miser, and Judith Belle Brown, Council of Academic Family Medicine, S805 [31JA]

——— Michael L. Munger, American Academy of Family Physicians, S806 [31JA]

——— Stephen C. Shannon, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, S806 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs request for waiver of requirement to test certain payment and delivery models to reduce expenditures: Robert L. Wilkie, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7030 [12DE]

Impact of Medicaid expansion: Nansie J. Garnham Feeny, S4789 [11JY]

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

Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act: Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2054 [25FE]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2055 [25FE]

Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act: Maynard Friesz, Easterseals (organization), H1420 [7FE]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: Ingeborg A. Conley, Texas VFW, H8133 [15OC]

——— Lloyd Buckmaster, Texas American Legion, H8133 [15OC]

——— Teresa Johniken, Texas DAV, H8133 [15OC]

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Bonnie Castillo, Zenei Cortez, Deborah Burger, and Jean Ross, National Nurses United (organization), H9129 [21NO]

——— Dina L. Kastner, National Association of Social Workers, H9131 [21NO]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H9133 [21NO]

——— Representative Courtney, H5043 [24JN]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9128 [21NO]

——— Representative Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H9128 [21NO]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H9132 [21NO]

——— several organizations, H9130 [21NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9130 [21NO]

Lists

Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, S6322 [31OC]

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

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S247 [16JA]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H9152, H9153 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1479 [8FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5880 [17OC], S6734, S6735 [21NO], H9035 [19NO]

Notices

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

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]

Remarks in House

AltaMed Health Services Corp.: anniversary, E1382 [31OC]

American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management: anniversary, E470 [15AP]

Angelic Health (company): opening of new headquarters in Atlantic City, NJ, H5026 [21JN]

Ann Arbor, MI: groundbreaking of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Fisher House, E768 [13JN]

AtlantiCare (company): tribute, H9157 [21NO]

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

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

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute: tribute, E578 [10MY]

Big Sur, CA: anniversary of Big Sur Health Center, E1264 [8OC]

Buffalo, MN: anniversary of Lake Ridge Care Center, H8149 [16OC]

Canandaigua, VA: tribute to Canandaigua VA Medical Center, E139 [6FE]

Canton, OH: Aultman Hospital and Canton City Public Health recipients of American Hospitals Association Dick Davidson NOVA Award, E1309 [18OC]

Carl Nunziato VA Clinic, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 5023), E1403 [8NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H1274 [29JA]

Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc.: anniversary, E1248 [4OC]

Contreras, Paula: Texas Health Care Association Certified Nurse Aide of the Year award recipient, E1431 [13NO]

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

Courts: impact of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment, elder abuse, and racial discrimination cases, H7588–H7592 [10SE]

Defense Health Agency: impact of consolidation of medical care systems on access to medical services, H4730, H4731 [18JN]

Denton VA Mental Health Annex, Denton, TX: opening, E1027 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish partnerships with academic health centers to reduce opioid dependency, develop new pain management methods, and advance technologies to improve lives of wounded veterans, H5658 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers funding, H8833 [14NO]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments, H4639, H4640 [13JN]

——— create grant program for hospitals located in rural and medically underserved areas, including Critical Access Hospitals, to cover start-up costs for establishing a graduate medical education (GME) program, H10207, H10208 [12DE]

——— encourage Health Resources and Services Administration coordination with Dept. of Agriculture to improve rural health care access, H4616, H4617 [12JN]

——— establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 525), H2053–H2055 [25FE]

——— establish graduate medical education grant program for hospitals in rural and medically underserved areas, H9157 [21NO]

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

——— importance of community health centers, H2803 [26MR]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize and enhance poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 501), H2052, H2053 [25FE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 2328), H8233 [18OC], H9157 [21NO], E1204 [24SE], E1304 [18OC]

——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H4397, H4407, H4408 [11JN], H4448, H4536, H4537 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: clarify ability of health care and social service workers to report violent incidents to law enforcement, H9143, H9144 [21NO]

——— clarify workplace violence prevention plans adopted by health care and social service employers shall not limit existing protections or laws relative to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, and sexual assault, H9148 [21NO]

——— ensure health care and social service employers incorporate changes to comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan based on informed findings from annual evaluation, H9147 [21NO]

——— ensure that healthcare and social service workers are aware of legal protection from retaliation by employers when reporting workplace violence, H9144, H9145 [21NO]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H5043 [24JN], H8902 [15NO], H9127–H9154 [21NO]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), consideration (H. Res. 713), H9068–H9072 [20NO]

——— prioritize technical assistance to health care and social service employers to ensure compliance with comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, H9149 [21NO]

——— provide additional training for employees who work with victims of torture, human trafficking, and domestic violence under a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, H9146 [21NO]

——— provide report containing statistical data with respect to violence in healthcare and social service workplaces, H9145, H9146 [21NO]

——— require covered health care and social service employers to share workplace violence prevention plans with employees following completion of annual training, H9138, H9139 [21NO]

Dept. of Transportation: report on necessary resources to strengthen partnerships between health care and transportation providers and address transportation barriers to health care, E828 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify both parents are considered primary caretakers under the definition of who is eligible for child care while receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1429 [7FE]

——— clarify that child care benefits be made available for veterans only while they are traveling to or attending VA appointments, H1423, H1424 [7FE]

——— clarify that veterans centers are eligible locations to provide child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1426 [7FE]

——— clarify that veterans experiencing a mental health crisis are eligible for child care assistance, H1467 [8FE]

——— conduct study on effect of providing child care assistance on health care services access and compliance with treatment protocols, H1427 [7FE]

——— conduct study on feasibility of providing access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a non-departmental facilities, H1427, H1428 [7FE]

——— consult and coordinate with the Dept. of Defense relative to providing access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1476 [8FE]

——— departmental medical facilities funding, H5017, H5018 [21JN]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (H.R. 1360), H2105 [26FE]

——— encourage use of design-build construction method for construction projects (H.R. 3996), H8760, H8761 [12NO]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans receiving telemental health services, H1429, H1430 [7FE]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving intensive physical therapy for a service-related disability at a departmental facility, H1428 [7FE]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving substance or drug abuse counseling at a departmental facility, H1424 [7FE]

——— ensure that veterans who receive covered health care services at VA community-based outpatient clinics are eligible for child care assistance, H1422 [7FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving emergency mental health care services are eligible for child care services, H1472, H1473 [8FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving military sexual trauma counseling and care services are eligible for child care services, H1475, H1476 [8FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving readjustment counseling are eligible for child care services, H1473 [8FE]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), H2335–H2337 [5MR], E253 [6MR]

——— establish criteria for provision of child care that ensures reasonable access relative to driving distance, geographic challenges, or other environmental factors, H1471 [8FE]

——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (H.R. 1947), H4048–H4051 [21MY]

——— expedite construction of previously authorized medical clinic in Bakersfield, CA, H5013 [21JN]

——— extend requirement to collect fees on housing loans in order to fund efforts to improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1400–H1403 [7FE]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (H.R. 2942), H7206, H7207 [23JY]

——— groundbreaking of Redding, CA, Outpatient Clinic, H4298 [4JN]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1317 [30JA], H1418–H1431 [7FE], H1467, H1469–H1482 [8FE], H8770 [12NO], E152, E153 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1399–H1403 [7FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), corrections in engrossment, H1482 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), motion to recommit, H1479 [8FE]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (H.R. 3224), H8763–H8773 [12NO], H8793 [13NO]

——— prohibit employment of individuals convicted of certain crimes by child care programs, H1474, H1475 [8FE]

——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes, H1479, H1480 [8FE], H8770, H8771 [12NO]

——— prohibit use of funds for construction of new facilities to be used as child care centers, H1425 [7FE]

——— provide for extended hours child care programs for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1472 [8FE]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 2931), H4150 [23MY]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (H.R. 2340), H4041, H4042 [21MY]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans, H7891 [24SE]

——— report biennially on actions taken to address issues that led to inclusion of veterans health care on GAO High Risk List, H8753 [12NO]

——— report on number, staff required to process, and cost of child care claims for veterans and private care providers, and on number of unprocessed claims, H1430, H1431 [7FE]

——— require public notification online of child care services available to certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1469, H1470 [8FE]

——— require reports on accessibility and effectiveness of child care programs for eligible veterans in rural areas, H1474 [8FE]

——— require reports on participation in child care program and on any other child care-related barriers to veterans receiving health care at departmental facilities, H1470, H1471 [8FE]

——— staffing shortages alleviation funding, H5013 [21JN]

——— tribute to VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, E661 [23MY]

——— veterans’ medical transportation programs modernization funding, E817 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4670 [13JN], H4797–H4896 [19JN], H4928, H4929–H4997 [20JN], H5011–H5022 [21JN], H5047–H5072 [24JN], H5100–H5104 [25JN], E817 [21JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 708), H8967–H8971 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), H9041 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), Senate amendment, H8966, H8972–H9041 [19NO], H9156 [21NO], E1483 [20NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H10593, H10599 [17DE]

Eastern Michigan University: opening of IHA Health Center, E1405 [8NO]

FCC: establish advisory committee to develop best practices relative to combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls, H7297, H7301 [24JY]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, H2651 [12MR]

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]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (H.R. 4907), H9156 [21NO]

Fort Bragg, CA: anniversary of Mendocino Coast Clinics, E994 [25JY]

Fort Myers, FL: anniversary of Lee Memorial Hospital trauma center, E474 [18AP]

Geneva, NY: anniversary of Happiness House, E817 [21JN]

Haleyville, AL: anniversary of Lakeland Community Hospital, E609 [16MY]

Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage, H4687 [13JN], H5314 [10JY], H5925 [17JY], H7166 [23JY], H8463 [28OC]

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

——— 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]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 3502), H5175, H5176 [26JN]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 3630), H7095 [18JY]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 4223), H7587 [10SE]

Hicks, Susan: Chamber of Northwest Douglas County, CO, ‘‘Woman Who Soars’’ honoree, E481 [22AP]

Home Instead, Inc.: anniversary, H7386 [25JY]

Homerville, GA: Clinch Memorial Hospital recipient of Hometown Health, LLC, Hospital of the Year award, H8600 [30OC]

House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9351 [9DE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Methodist Hospital (H. Res. 760), H10020 [11DE]

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

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

Indian Health Service: Urban Indian Health Program funding, H4784 [19JN]

Insurance: require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (H.R. 5304), H10204 [12DE]

Isaacks, Scott: South Carolina Hospital Association Drive to Zero Harm Leadership Award recipient, H8304 [22OC]

Jane Pauley Community Health Center, Inc.: anniversary, H8964 [19NO]

Jasper, GA: tribute to Rotary Club of Jasper and Georgia Mountains Hospice Honoring Our Heroes public safety appreciation dinner, E1407 [8NO]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Swope Health Services, E1452 [15NO]

Katy, TX: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital recipient of Leapfrog Group (organization) ‘A’ rating for patient safety, E245 [5MR]

Kissimmee, FL: tribute to Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village Veterans Association, E930 [16JY]

Lebanon, NH: anniversary of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team, E836 [25JN]

Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Children’s Hospital recipient of American Association of Critical-Care Nurses silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence, H963 [22JA]

Los Angeles, CA: inclusion of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Children’s Hospitals’’ list, E797 [19JN]

Lubbock, TX: tribute to Parkridge Pregnancy Medical Clinic, H7908 [25SE]

Marroquin, Yessenia: California 24th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E437 [9AP]

Medicaid: expiration of funding for U.S. territories under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5028 [21JN]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2777–H2780 [25MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), H234–H237 [8JA]

Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (H.R. 1564), E252 [6MR]

——— permit States to designate facilities in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (H.R. 2990), H9066 [20NO]

Minnesota Community Care (organization): anniversary, E1213 [26SE]

Montpelier, ID: Bear Lake Memorial Hospital recipient of National Rural Health Association Top 20 Critical Access Hospital and Best Practices in Quality honors, E23 [9JA]

Muncie, IN: anniversary of Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, H5308 [10JY]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of St. Thomas Midtown Hospital, E268 [7MR]

National Health Center Week: observance, E1045 [9AU]

National Rural Health Day: observance, H8961 [19NO], H9126, H9156, H9157–H9159 [21NO]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, H2007 [14FE]

National Skilled Nursing Care Week: observance, H3455 [7MY]

New Rochelle, NY: anniversary of United Hebrew of New Rochelle retirement community, E1405 [8NO]

New Ulm, MN: New Ulm Medical Center inclusion in Chartis Center for Rural Health Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals list, H2804 [26MR]

NIH: building and facilities maintenance funding, H4532 [12JN]

North Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Surgical Hospital recipient of Physician Hospitals of America (organization) Physician Hospital of the Year award, H963 [22JA]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: Medicaid block grant funding, H656–H658 [16JA]

Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Desert Healthcare District expansion, H367 [10JA]

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]

Philipson, Daphne and Bob: Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc., Legacy Award recipients, E1226 [27SE]

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

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

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (H.R. 369), H616 [16JA]

Plano, TX: Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital recipient of Physician Hospitals of America (organization) Physician Hospital of the Year award, H7891 [24SE], E1204 [24SE]

Pollack, Jared: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1117 [10SE]

PRS, Inc.: anniversary of CrisisLink suicide prevention program, E743 [11JN]

Salem County, NJ: anniversary of Salem Medical Center, H8876 [14NO]

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

San Antonio, TX: annversary of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, E667 [23MY]

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

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

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud VA Health Care System, H3135 [9AP]

Stanfield, Barbara: Federation of American Hospitals Hospital Hero award recipient, E625 [17MY]

Taxation: provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (H.R. 1251), H3469 [7MY], E182 [14FE]

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

University of Michigan: construction of new Michigan Medicine adult medicine ‘‘green’’ facility, E1338 [23OC]

University of Rochester Medical Center: Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center recipient of Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant, H4442 [12JN]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, H8834 [14NO]

WellSpace Health, Inc.: anniversary, E29, E34 [10JA]

Wheat Ridge, CO: Jefferson Center (organization) recipient of Golden Rotary Ethics in Business Award, E547 [7MY]

White Plains, NY: anniversary of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Behavioral Health Center, E1344 [28OC]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (H.R. 2334), H8132–H8135 [15OC]

Winona Health (organization): anniversary, E548 [7MY]

Wise, VA: tribute to Central Appalachia Health Wagon annual Remote Area Medical Wise Expedition clinic, E825 [24JN]

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

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 1645), S3078 [23MY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S6799 [3DE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S146 [10JA], S149 [11JA], S196 [15JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S251–S253, S261, S263, S275 [16JA], S287, S290 [17JA]

Brahm, Victoria: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Federal Employee of the Year award recipient, S5877 [17OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: oppose certain policies relative to organ procurement, donations, and transplants, S903 [6FE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Mount Sinai Hospital, S6294 [30OC]

DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (S. 2244), S6280 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS: convey certain property in Alaska to Tanana Tribal Council and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. (S. 224), S4652 [27JN]

——— establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program (S. 2411), S6383 [5NO]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (S. 2406), S6376, S6383 [5NO], S6940 [10DE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 105), S196 [15JA], S263 [16JA], S6799 [3DE]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (S. 304), S805 [31JA]

——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S6799 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow entrance into agreements with non-departmental health care providers if unable to provide health care in departmental facilities or through contracts or sharing agreements, S3825 [19JN]

——— carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (S. 450), S6592 [14NO]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, S1353 [14FE]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3826 [19JN]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]

——— include in Veterans Choice Program all veterans enrolled in departmental patient enrollment system, S6592 [14NO]

——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (S. 1222), S2782 [13MY]

——— report on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers (S. 3147), S7230 [19DE]

——— review health care providers whose licenses were terminated for care or services provided at non-departmental facilities and notify patients who received inadequate care from such providers (S. 123), S6422 [6NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: across-the-board funding reduction, S6184, S6186 [28OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5913 [21OC], S5951–S5953, S5959 [22OC], S6057–S6060, S6065 [23OC], S6179, S6180, S6183–S6187 [28OC], S6208–S6216, S6218, S6221–S6223, S6227, S6232, S6233 [29OC], S6263, S6284 [30OC], S6315, S6319–S6323, S6327, S6359 [31OC], S6386 [5NO], S6503, S6504 [12NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6631, S6641 [19NO], S6682, S6696, S6703 [20NO], S6730–S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5880 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933, S5944–S5947, S5949–S5951 [22OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), unanimous-consent agreement, S6146 [24OC], S6293, S6294 [30OC]

Families and domestic relations: provide for safe, reliable, and affordable child care, S2718 [8MY]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (S. 2733), S6285, S6286 [30OC]

Glacier County, MT: tribute to Cut Bank Middle School students for efforts to raise funds for Kalispell Regional Healthcare Winkley Women’s Center mobile mammography unit, S6154 [24OC]

Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage, S2251 [4AP], S2755 [9MY], S5436 [11SE], S6256–S6259 [29OC], S6975 [11DE]

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

——— lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (S. 1895), S4710 [9JY], S4752, S4755 [10JY], S4834 [16JY], S5158, S5165–S5167 [30JY], S5436 [11SE], S6527 [13NO]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills, S4756 [10JY], S5685 [25SE]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees, S4754 [10JY], S5158 [30JY], S6526 [13NO]

Medd, William: Oxford Hills, ME, Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award recipient, S3052 [22MY]

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), S2203 [2AP]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), S297 [17JA]

Medicare: establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents, S896 [6FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers (S. 2543), S5888 [17OC], S6179 [28OC], S6205 [29OC], S6268 [30OC], S6375 [5NO], S6411 [6NO], S6525–S6527 [13NO], S6897 [9DE], S7037 [16DE], S7123 [18DE]

——— oppose proposed budget reductions that adversely impact low-income families, children, and senior citizens, S6968 [11DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of Medicaid expansion, S4712 [9JY], S4746 [10JY], S4789 [11JY], S4961 [22JY], S5035 [24JY], S5076 [25JY]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S2286 [8AP]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals, S4755 [10JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: impact of closure of Cincinnati, OH, locations on availability of affordable women’s health care services, S5489 [16SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (S. 141), S196 [15JA], S253, S263, S275 [16JA]

Soda Springs, ID: tribute to Mountain View Dental Clinic, S6621 [18NO]

Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (S. 900), S6426 [6NO]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, S3824–S3827 [19JN], S4152 [20JN], S6422, S6424–S6426 [6NO], S6587 [14NO]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (H.R. 2334), S6767 [21NO]

Women: reduce maternal deaths and pregnancy complications, S2718, S2735 [8MY]

Reports filed

Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 116–332), H9386 [9DE]

Consideration of H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 116–6), H1389 [6FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 713) (H. Rept. 116–302), H9056 [19NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, Science, and Military Construction Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]

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 Property Conveyance in Alaska to Tanana Tribal Council and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp.: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 224) (S. Rept. 116–10), S1938 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Improvement of Access to Gender Specific Medical Care for Women Veterans: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3224) (H. Rept. 116–281), H8782 [12NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 116–63), H3840 [15MY]

Federal Transfer of Funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for Nonprofit Corporations Established for Research and Education Exemption From Certain Economy Act Provisions: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–73), H4063 [21MY]

——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–76), H4009 [20MY]

Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2340) (H. Rept. 116–77), H4009 [20MY]

Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2365) (S. Rept. 116–180), S7155 [18DE]

Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2942) (H. Rept. 116–166), H7239 [23JY]

Lower Health Care Costs Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1895), S4698 [8JY]

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

Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2543) (S. Rept. 116–120), S5705 [25SE]

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. Rept. 116–296), H8957 [18NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H9153 [21NO]

Statements

Access to Care—Health Centers and Providers in Underserved Communities Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2429 [11AP]

Access to Primary Care Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2428 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization and Expansion: several organizations, S805, S806 [31JA]

Electronic Health Records: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2680 [7MY], S2809 [14MY]

Lower Health Care Costs Act: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4623 [27JN]

Tables

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

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 105, consideration of H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, H1399 [7FE]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4779 [19JN]

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. Res. 713, consideration of H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, H9068 [20NO]

H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act, H235 [8JA]

H.R. 501, Poison Center Network Enhancement Act, H2052 [25FE]

H.R. 525, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act, H2053 [25FE]

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

H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, H1422 [7FE]

H.R. 1271, Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals (Vet HP) Act, H2335 [5MR]

H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, H9135–H9138 [21NO]

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

H.R. 1947, Federal agency transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4048 [21MY]

H.R. 2334, Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX, H8132 [15OC]

H.R. 2340, Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act, H4041 [21MY]

H.R. 2942, Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act, H7206 [23JY]

H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4804–H4877 [19JN]

H.R. 3224, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs access to gender specific medical care for women veterans, H8763–H8769 [12NO]

H.R. 3996, VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act, H8760 [12NO]

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

S. 117, Disability Integration Act, S221–S226 [15JA]

S. 224, Dept. of HHS property conveyance in Alaska to Tanana Tribal Council and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., S4652 [27JN]

S. 895, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act, S2048 [27MR]

S. 900, Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT, S2048 [27MR], S6767 [21NO]

S. 1001, Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act, S2241 [3AP]

S. 2106, prohibit smoking on premises of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration facilities, S4809 [11JY]

S. 2650, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S5924 [21OC]

S. 2721, Healing Communities Through Health Care Act, S6191–S6193 [28OC]

S. 2865, Dept. of Veterans Affairs prohibition of smoking on Veterans Health Administration facilities premises, S6607 [14NO]

S. 3103, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, S7161 [18DE]

S. 3147, Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act, S7211, S7230 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 18, ensure women’s access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services, S3012 [21MY]

S. Res. 20, call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions, S295 [17JA]

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

S. Res. 273, support the right to affordable, quality health care, S4732 [9JY]