HEALTH related term(s) Diseases and Disorders; Public Health Service

Addresses

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

Amendments

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

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

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8618, H8620, H8621 [30OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8552 [29OC]

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (S. 1608), S7239 [19DE]

——— revise and extend Poison Center Network Grant Program (S. 1199), S4969 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7919 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), consideration (H. Res. 274), H2955 [2AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), S4954, S4955 [18JY], S4996, S4997 [23JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), consideration (H. Res. 476), H5323 [10JY]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (S. 1208), S2893 [16MY]

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, H9144, H9145, H9146, 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 the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (S. 50), S4639, S4649 [27JN]

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]

——— report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (S. 221), S7218, S7230 [19DE]

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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4530, H4531, H4532, H4533, H4534, H4535, H4536, H4537, H4538, H4540, H4541, H4543, H4545, H4547, H4548, H4559, H4560, H4561, H4562, H4563, H4564, H4565, H4566, H4567, H4568, H4569, H4570, H4571, H4573, H4574, H4575, H4577, H4578, H4579, H4580, H4604, H4605, H4606, H4607, H4608, H4609, H4610, H4611, H4612, H4613, H4614, H4615, H4616, H4617, H4618, H4619, H4620, H4621, H4622, H4623 [12JN], H4633, H4634, H4635, H4636, H4638, H4639, H4640, H4641, H4644, H4645, H4646, H4647, H4648, H4649, H4673, H4676, H4677, H4679, H4680, H4681, H4682, H4683, H4684, H4685, H4686 [13JN], H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4409 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4452 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: 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]

Insurance: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3873, H3874, H3876, H3877, H3878, H3879, H3880, H3882, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3889, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3900, H3901 [16MY]

Medicaid: provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), S5113, S5114 [25JY], H7477 [30JY]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (S. 916), S6254 [29OC]

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]

Analyses

Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), E1572 [10DE]

Appointments

Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, H7747 [17SE]

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, H2750 [18MR]

Articles and editorials

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

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

‘From Something to Nothing’—Life in Saipan After Super Typhoon Yutu, H657 [16JA]

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

I Had a Later Abortion Because I Couldn’t Give My Baby Girl Both Life and Peace, S2719 [8MY]

Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think?, H7967–H7969 [25SE]

Lawyers Say Migrant Children Are Living in ‘Traumatic and Dangerous’ Conditions at Border Detention Site, H5237 [27JN]

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

Shutdown Means E.P.A. Pollution Inspectors Aren’t on the Job, H1157 [23JA]

Susan Collins To Oppose Trump Judicial Nominee, S6801 [3DE]

Trump Punts Health Care Until After 2020, H2951 [2AP]

We Must Fight To Preserve Social Security for Millennials, E907 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: commemorate anniversary of, and express that the Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign aid from being spent on promotion or provision of abortion services, should be permanently codified (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7500 [13AU]

——— ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

——— ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind (see H.R. 2010), H2938 [1AP]

——— ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 634), H715 [17JA]

——— 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 abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H517 [11JA] (see H.R. 3985), H7463 [25JY]

——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a health care provider (see H.R. 4935), H8678 [30OC]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 182), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 2373), H3283 [25AP]

——— 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]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see S. 1035), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 956), H1349 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 159), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 616), H675 [16JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 130), S220 [15JA] (see S. 311), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 962), H1361 [5FE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), consideration (see H. Res. 102), H1391 [6FE]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2082), H3099 [4AP]

Acupuncture: ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (see H.R. 1183), H1581 [13FE]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1352), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2585), H3500 [8MY]

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices, their patriotism, and the need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1349 [4FE]

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

——— implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]

Air pollution: authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency (see S. 1814), S3363 [12JN]

——— support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see S. Res. 316), S5577 [18SE] (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]

Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 305), H3256 [10AP]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H3068 [3AP]

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]

Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (see S. 2768), S6333 [31OC] (see H.R. 2726), H3789 [14MY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see S. 350), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1418), H2311 [28FE]

Aquaculture: limit recovery for certain injuries incurred by workers in shellfish aquaculture activities if State workers’ compensation is available (see H.R. 2425), H3339 [30AP]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see S. 3127), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 1373), H2233 [26FE]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H8537 [28OC]

Armed Forces: address health, safety, and environmental hazards at private military housing units and prohibit payment by members of deposits or other fees relative to such units (see S. 703), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1792), H2744 [14MR]

——— allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see S. 2451), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 2422), H3339 [30AP]

——— carry out a pilot program to determine exposure of certain children of members to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 4295), H7704 [12SE]

——— defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (see H.R. 3724), H5726 [11JY]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see S. 1680), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2617), H3678 [9MY]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 2171), H3216 [9AP]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H9056 [19NO]

——— include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (see H.R. 2886), H4064 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), consideration (see H. Res. 252), H2795 [25MR]

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

——— provide authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of chaplains or officers in medical specialties in Reserve components (see H.R. 3046), H4180 [30MY]

——— provide authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of officers in medical specialties in Reserve components (see H.R. 3034), H4174 [28MY]

——— 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]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see S. 164), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 613), H675 [16JA]

Balance Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 559), H7754 [17SE]

Bankruptcy: promote investigation of, and penalties for, fraudulent claims against asbestos trusts to ensure asbestos victims receive fair and just compensation (see S. 766), S1844 [13MR]

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

Bike to Work Day: recognize and support (see H. Res. 385), H3924 [16MY]

Black Lung Benefits Act: provide equity for certain eligible survivors (see H.R. 170), H207 [3JA]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP] (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]

BLM: create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection (see H.R. 1333), H2100 [25FE]

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

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

Brazil: establish working group to evaluate food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil (see S. 1124), S2386 [10AP]

Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 992), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2034), H2985 [2AP]

——— limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (see H.R. 2365), H3283 [25AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building atrium for DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day (see S. Res. 359), S5841 [16OC]

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]

——— conduct a national suicide prevention media campaign and establish National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4585), H8088 [1OC]

——— conduct research on mass violence (see S. 2554), S5747 [26SE]

——— develop program to prevent use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools and award grants to implement such program (see S. 3096), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5482), H12210 [18DE]

——— establish a grant program for the purpose of public health data system modernization (see S. 1793), S3362 [12JN]

——— expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]

——— fully fund Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm importance of prevention in the U.S. health care system (see S. 1944), S4455 [24JN] (see H.R. 3447), H5075 [24JN]

——— include certain respiratory protective devices as covered countermeasures for purposes of targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures (see H.R. 4982), H8729 [5NO]

——— 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]

——— conduct study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in nonnursing home settings (see H.R. 1955), H2915 [28MR]

——— ensure home infusion therapy services are accessible to all Medicare beneficiaries regardless of the presence of a skilled professional (see H. Con. Res. 63), H7773 [18SE]

——— establish Patient and State Stability Fund to stabilize individual and small group State insurance markets and lower patient costs (see H.R. 1510), H2366 [5MR]

——— 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]

——— improve transparency, evaluation, and accountability of organ procurement organizations (see S. 2063), S4729 [9JY]

——— repeal requirement for unique health identifiers (see S. 2538), S5663 [24SE]

——— test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see S. 773), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 4013), H7464 [25JY]

Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9121 [20NO]

——— condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see S. Res. 112), S1900 [14MR] (see H. Res. 230), H2745 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in local communities (see H. Res. 598), H8054 [26SE]

——— express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (see S. Res. 205), S2816 [14MY]

——— prevent exposure to pesticide chlorpyrifos through certain school meal programs (see S. 1187), S2434 [11AP]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for chidlren and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 4835), H8456 [23OC]

——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 545), H7528 [30AU]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment to recognize and secure fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition (see H.J. Res. 54), H2917 [28MR]

Clean Air Act: repeal provisions requiring States to address emissions that endanger public health or welfare in other countries if such countries provide reciprocal protections (see H.R. 1584), H2581 [7MR]

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]

——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H7866 [20SE]

Commission To Prevent Heat Stroke Deaths: establish (see H.R. 4145), H7488 [2AU]

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

Consumers: 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]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H7463 [25JY]

——— 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]

Contraceptives: provide women greater access by increasing availability of contraceptives over-the-counter and allowing use of health savings accounts to purchase such products (see S. 930), S2087 [28MR]

Corps of Engineers: notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects (see H.R. 977), H1361 [5FE]

——— prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and the Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (see H.R. 3324), H4770 [18JN]

Correctional institutions: remove limitations on inmate eligibility for Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and veteran’s health benefits (see S. 2626), S5895 [17OC]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 1227), H2029 [14FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 620), S1593 [28FE]

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

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 481), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 1618), H2583 [7MR]

Credit: exclude from credit reports medical debt for medically necessary procedures, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see H.R. 5330), H9294 [5DE]

——— exclude from credit reports medical debt that is recently delinquent or has been paid, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see S. 1581), S3005 [21MY]

Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 2121), H3128 [8AP]

——— prohibit prenatal genetic testing and abortions on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 4442), H7865 [20SE]

——— prohibit slaughter of horses for human consumption (see S. 2006), S4628 [27JN]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 119), S220 [15JA] (see S. 194), S315 [19JA] (see H.R. 611), H675 [16JA] (see H.R. 2817), H3924 [16MY]

——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H1349 [4FE]

Cuba: condemn treatment of medical professionals participating in programs providing medical care in foreign countries, call for improved conditions and payment, and affirm such treatment constitutes human trafficking (see S. Res. 14), S143 [10JA] (see H. Res. 136), H2033 [14FE]

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]

——— amend certain regulations so that practitioners may not administer more than 3 days of medication to a person at one time when administering narcotics in order to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms (see H.R. 2281), H3255 [10AP]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘imminent danger to the public health or safety’’ to restore authority to suspend a pharmaceutical distributor’s license under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4563), H8080 [27SE]

——— deem drugs or other substances that act as mu opioid receptor agonists to be in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (see H.R. 2580), H3500 [8MY]

——— eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see S. 2074), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 2482), H3439 [2MY]

——— extend temporary scheduling order listing fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (see H.R. 5233), H9168 [21NO]

——— include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (see S. 1622), S3059 [22MY] (see S. 2701), S6155 [24OC] (see S. 3148), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 2935), H4119 [22MY] (see H.R. 5421), H10257 [12DE]

——— require health care professionals to certify they will not prescribe more than a seven-day supply of opioids as treatment for acute pain or provide refills as part of their registration to prescribe opioids (see S. 724), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1614), H2583 [7MR]

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: allow infant food combinations and dinners as WIC-eligible foods (see H.R. 3818), H5999 [17JY]

——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see S. 1810), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 832), H1282 [29JA]

——— anniversary of Food and Nutrition Service (see S. Con. Res. 24), S5249 [31JY]

——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see S. 2331), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2651), H3679 [9MY]

——— enhance direct certification under National School Lunch Program (see S. 2760), S6333 [31OC]

——— ensure public disclosure of nutrition standards compliance by school food authorities (see H.R. 3049), H4180 [30MY]

——— establish a grant program to appoint nutrition coordinators to oversee school nutrition policies in local educational agencies (see H.R. 1886), H2827 [26MR]

——— establish a grant program to provide grants to local agencies and clinics to improve health of mothers and infants (see H.R. 3117), H4341 [5JN]

——— establish a program for procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1952), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3492), H5167 [25JN]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2143), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3809), H5999 [17JY]

——— expand use of salad bars in schools under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2688), H3727 [10MY]

——— give schools flexibility to receive, store, and distribute food donations from charitable organizations on campus (see H.R. 2706), H3788 [14MY]

——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 1470), H2314 [28FE]

——— improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see S. 1307), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2494), H3439 [2MY]

——— improve direct certification and community eligibility for school meal programs (see S. 2692), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 5283), H9221 [3DE]

——— improve food safety education program (see H.R. 4466), H7901 [24SE]

——— improve National School Lunch Program requirements (see S. 2752), S6300 [30OC]

——— improve nutritional and other program requirements relative to purchases of locally produced food under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1817), S3363 [12JN]

——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (see H.R. 5249), H9169 [21NO]

——— include eating disorders prevention within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (see H.R. 2625), H3678 [9MY]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 1949), S4455 [24JN] (see H.R. 3444), H5075 [24JN]

——— make certain multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements eligible for purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 1717), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 3142), H4343 [5JN]

——— make local livestock and meat procurement for school lunch programs a priority and include ranching educational activities in Farm to School Program (see H.R. 3090), H4312 [4JN]

——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 4259), H7559 [9SE]

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

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 2026), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3562), H5257 [27JN]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4265), H7596 [10SE]

——— repeal rule and nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 771), H1210 [24JA]

——— require a study of the time and duration of school lunch periods (see H.R. 5463), H10609 [17DE]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during the summer (see S. 2609), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4684), H8143 [15OC]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]

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

——— authorize access to inspect privatized military housing units (see H.R. 3505), H5200 [26JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on prohibiting use of certain firefighting foam (see S. Res. 334), S5706 [25SE]

——— award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1316), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2907), H4118 [22MY]

——— carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in military health care system (see H.R. 4992), H8737 [8NO]

——— carry out pilot program on the prediction and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in the Armed Forces (see S. 1860), S3476 [13JN]

——— conduct assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 1534), S2925 [16MY]

——— develop a strategy to recruit and retain mental health providers and direct military departments to develop medication monitoring programs (see H.R. 1801), H2745 [14MR]

——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see S. 30), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 344), H284 [8JA]

——— direct military departments to submit certification and annual reports on whether housing under the jurisdiction of such departments is in compliance with lead-based paint requirements (see H.R. 2255), H3254 [10AP]

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

——— establish a policy relative to lead testing on military installations (see H.R. 2252), H3254 [10AP]

——— establish a process to inspect facilities located on military installations used to house, detain, screen, and review migrants and refugees (see H.R. 3727), H5727 [11JY]

——— establish family and medical leave banks by automatically pooling employees’ unused ‘‘use or lose’’ annual leave to provide paid leave for other employees (see S. 1131), S2386 [10AP]

——— establish pilot program to share information with designated relatives and friends of Armed Forces members relative to experiences and challenges of military service, particularly overseas deployments (see S. 1467), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2727), H3789 [14MY]

——— improve testing and inspection for lead on military installations, in military housing and schools, and in military-dependent children (see S. 1143), S2432 [11AP]

——— include gambling disorder in health assessments of Armed Forces members and implement prevention and treatment policies and programs for Armed Forces members and their dependents (see S. 2060), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3658), H5303 [9JY]

——— include in each national defense strategy steps to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and to assure an uninterrupted supply of medicines (see H.R. 4710), H8226 [17OC]

——— modify requirements for longitudinal medical study on blast pressure exposure of Armed Forces members to assess feasibility and advisability of uploading and sharing data (see S. 1501), S2923 [16MY]

——— prohibit from discouraging inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead (see H.R. 2253), H3254 [10AP]

——— prohibit use of firefighting foam containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances and conduct a study on how to clean up contaminated groundwater on and near military installations (see H.R. 3226), H4626 [12JN]

——— provide blood testing for departmental firefighters to determine potential exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 858), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 1863), H2795 [25MR]

——— require Armed Forces members to receive physical and mental health assessments prior to separation, include health care planning in Transition Assistance Program, and report on post-separation health care (see H.R. 4993), H8737 [8NO]

——— require lead testing in Dept. of Defense Education Activity schools (see H.R. 2257), H3254 [10AP]

——— study reimbursement rates for mental health care providers under TRICARE program relative to impact on access and quality of care and military readiness (see H.R. 4994), H8737 [8NO]

——— 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: allow students convicted of marijuana possession to retain financial aid eligibility if they complete a drug rehabilitation program (see H.R. 4089), H7476 [26JY]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1861), H2795 [25MR]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 727), H1171 [23JA]

——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see S. 2225), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4968), H8718 [31OC]

——— improve mental health services for students (see H.R. 1395), H2270 [27FE]

——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see S. 1362), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2606), H3501 [8MY]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 2600), S5793 [15OC]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 4146), H7488 [2AU]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse (see S. 1281), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 3591), H5258 [27JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 1483), S2884 [15MY]

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

——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see H.R. 5204), H9121 [20NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see S. 1750), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3973), H7463 [25JY]

——— provide for a low-dose radiation basic research program (see H.R. 4733), H8257 [18OC]

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

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

——— add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 4629), H8101 [8OC]

——— address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see S. 1404), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 1846), H2761 [21MR]

——— address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3849), H7150 [18JY]

——— address opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 2922), H4118 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— 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 expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 844), S1899 [14MR]

——— allow grants to States under Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program to establish Baby Box Programs to provide training, services, and items for newborn and postpartum care (see H.R. 4201), H7511 [20AU]

——— allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see S. 97), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 447), H462 [10JA]

——— 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]

——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 61), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 478), H463 [10JA]

——— approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to the median price at which the drugs are available in other countries (see S. 102), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 465), H462 [10JA]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see S. 2500), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 2431), H3403 [1MY]

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

——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 2541), S5663 [24SE] (see H.R. 1135), H1492 [8FE]

——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see S. 2747), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3637), H5302 [9JY]

——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H205 [3JA]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1978), H2916 [28MR]

——— 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]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3404 [1MY]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants program and allow use of funding to address methamphetamine and cocaine abuse (see S. 1925), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 4111), H7480 [30JY]

——— 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]

——— award cooperative agreements to improve care for individuals with advanced illnesses (see S. 829), S1899 [14MR]

——— 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 health care organizations to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4989), H8729 [5NO]

——— 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]

——— award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations (see S. 2880), S6625 [18NO] (see H.R. 5138), H8958 [18NO]

——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 1530), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2701), H3788 [14MY]

——— award grants to support community-based coverage entities to carry out a coverage program that provides health coverage and educational and occupational training to qualifying individuals (see H.R. 4925), H8677 [30OC]

——— 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]

——— carry out Health in All Policies Demonstration Project and direct National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on eliminating health disparities while improving health equity (see H.R. 5246), H9169 [21NO]

——— 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]

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

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

——— conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 757), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1675), H2646 [11MR]

——— 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]

——— consolidate activities of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality into NIH as National Institute for Reseach on Safety and Quality (see H.R. 5295), H9255 [4DE]

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

——— develop a guide on evidence-based strategies for building and maintaining effective obesity prevention and control programs (see S. 1805), S3363 [12JN]

——— develop a list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (see H.R. 2095), H3099 [4AP]

——— 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]

——— educate health care professionals and the public on biosimilar biological products (see S. 1681), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 4400), H7834 [19SE]

——— eliminate percentage cap on funding under National Family Caregiver Support Program for older caregivers taking over primary caregiver role for a grandchild due to opioid epidemic (see H.R. 4853), H8457 [23OC]

——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively (see H.R. 3782), H5911 [16JY]

——— 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]

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

——— ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 3767), H5910 [16JY]

——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see H.R. 1835), H2755 [18MR]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see S. 1012), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2062), H3067 [3AP]

——— ensure Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects train participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 3823), H7149 [18JY]

——— ensure medications are affordable through increasing transparency, allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices and importation of certain drugs, spurring innovation, and protecting competition (see S. 1801), S3363 [12JN]

——— 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 healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H4010 [20MY]

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

——— ensure that pre-apprenticeship programs are considered when planning Health Profession Opportunity Grant program career pathway demonstration projects (see H.R. 3756), H5824 [15JY]

——— establish a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis (see H.R. 2216), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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 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 grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 4353), H7753 [17SE]

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

——— establish a national telehealth program (see S. 2408), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4900), H8594 [29OC]

——— 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 an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see S. 2817), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5364), H9386 [9DE]

——— establish an Individual Market Reinsurance Fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs (see H.R. 4652), H8111 [11OC]

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

——— 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 Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 758), H10015 [10DE]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance use disorders (see H.R. 3272), H4694 [13JN]

——— establish health insurance Federal invisible risk sharing program (see H.R. 2789), H3923 [16MY]

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

——— establish National Sexual Assault Care and Treatment Task Force (see H.R. 4758), H8258 [18OC]

——— establish Office of Drug Manufacturing to manufacture certain generic drugs in order to reduce prices, increase competition, and address shortages in the prescription drug market (see H.R. 5501), H12289 [19DE]

——— establish Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see S. 1159), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2312), H3264 [12AP]

——— establish Prescription Safety Alert System to combat prescription drug abuse by collecting, maintaining, and providing to dispensers patients’ prescription and dispensing history (see H.R. 1845), H2761 [21MR]

——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see S. 1048), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2111), H3100 [4AP]

——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (see S. 1987), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3523), H5201 [26JN]

——— establish requirements relative to prescription drug benefits (see S. 657), S1659 [5MR]

——— 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 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 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]

——— 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]

——— expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 1618), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 5199), H9121 [20NO]

——— explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities (see S. 1009), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2076), H3068 [3AP]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1171 [23JA]

——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H5035 [21JN]

——— extend appropriations and transfers to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and certain health insurance fees for such transfers (see H.R. 3030), H4174 [28MY] (see H.R. 3439), H5075 [24JN]

——— 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]

——— extend funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (see S. 1647), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2822), H3961 [17MY]

——— facilitate State efforts to establish auto-enrollment systems to provide opt-out insurance coverage for individuals eligible for premium assistance or Medicaid (see H.R. 2061), H3067 [3AP]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H717 [17JA]

——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 3346), H4917 [19JN]

——— identify and disseminate best practices for National Family Caregiver Support Program (see S. 1146), S2433 [11AP]

——— impose a fee on opioid manufacturers to fund an increase in drug addiction treatment capacity (see S. 1662), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3105), H4341 [5JN]

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

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

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H2614 [8MR]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 1130), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]

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

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]

——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 4995), H8737 [8NO]

——— improve obstetric care in rural areas (see S. 2373), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4243), H7558 [9SE]

——— improve provision of mobile medical health care services to certain underserved areas and populations (see H.R. 4537), H8054 [26SE]

——— 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 funding for National Family Caregiver Support Program and provide caregiver assessments and technical assistance to address the needs of family caregivers (see S. 1017), S2240 [3AP]

——— increase maximum number of special masters allowed in U.S. Court of Federal Claims to hear cases under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see S. 1638), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 3003), H4163 [23MY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3341), H4917 [19JN]

——— mitigate drug shortages by prioritizing review of new drug applications, inspections, and reasons for shortages and assess national security threats associated with drug and ingredient shortages (see S. 2723), S6242 [29OC]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see S. 377), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— 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]

——— prevent and reduce use of tobacco products (see H.R. 293), H281 [8JA]

——— prevent entities that collect consumer health information from transferring or selling such information collected on personal health trackers (see S. 2885), S6625 [18NO]

——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see S. 1137), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2262), H3254 [10AP]

——— 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 from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with respect to opioid litigation as an overpayment (see H.R. 5242), H9168 [21NO]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— prohibit price gouging in the sale of drugs by requiring pharmaceutical companies to provide justification for price increases and penalize such companies if increases are deemed unreasonable (see S. 637), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 4158), H7488 [2AU]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 1258), S2516 [30AP] (see S. 1541), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2411), H3339 [30AP]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3340), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (see H.R. 3335), H4916 [19JN]

——— 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 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 education and training for eligible individuals to enter a career pathway in the field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3344), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3336), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1888), H2827 [26MR]

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

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]

——— provide for an independent outside audit of the Indian Health Service (see S. 498), S1382 [14FE]

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

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations (see H.R. 2826), H3962 [17MY]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (see S. 1659), S3105 [23MY]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see S. 970), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2802), H3923 [16MY]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H281 [8JA]

——— 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 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 for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3339), 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 better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 3109), H4341 [5JN]

——— provide grants to enable States to carry out activities to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care (see S. 1260), S2569 [1MY]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3507), H5200 [26JN]

——— 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]

——— provide investment in tomorrow’s pediatric health care workforce (see S. 2443), S5360 [9SE]

——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 3338), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide sanitary napkins and tampons to runaway and homeless youth program recipients (see H.R. 5177), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 3690), H5584 [10JY]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 4077), H7467 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 1608), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2891), H4117 [22MY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see S. 995), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2035), H2985 [2AP]

——— 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 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 2879), S6625 [18NO]

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

——— 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 Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see S. 1173), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 776), H1210 [24JA]

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and reinstate Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (see S. 299), S800 [31JA]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start program (see S. 2619), S5895 [17OC] (see H.R. 4801), H8455 [23OC]

——— reauthorize Personal Responsibility Education Program (see H.R. 3053), H4215 [3JN]

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

——— reauthorize the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 2296), S5108 [25JY]

——— 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 maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8297 [21OC]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]

——— 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 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]

——— require applications for a Health Profession Opportunity Grant to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 3337), H4916 [19JN]

——— 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 drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 5198), H9120 [20NO]

——— require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (see S. 474), S1326 [13FE]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1391), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2069), H3068 [3AP] (see H.R. 2296), H3263 [12AP]

——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3347), H4917 [19JN]

——— 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 manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers (see H.R. 2064), H3067 [3AP]

——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (see H.R. 2113), H3127 [8AP]

——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 4640), H8110 [11OC]

——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 3345), H4917 [19JN]

——— require States to review child fatalities from maltreatment (see S. 3027), S6992 [11DE]

——— revise amount of minimum allotments under Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) program (see H.R. 3592), H5258 [27JN]

——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S2770 [9MY]

——— revise and extend Poison Center Network Grant Program (see S. 1199), S2434 [11AP]

——— revise operations of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 3534), H5255 [27JN]

——— streamline Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act State innovation waiver process (see H.R. 2183), H3217 [9AP]

——— strengthen National Disaster Medical System (see S. 11), S19 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (see H.R. 2550), H3474 [7MY]

——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]

——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment and a process to update synthetic opioid detection capability (see H.R. 4761), H8258 [18OC]

——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]

——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H3439 [2MY]

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

——— increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see S. 2107), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4482), H7901 [24SE]

——— protect health care benefits of retired public safety officers (see S. 2046), S4629 [27JN]

——— protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic opioid exposure (see H.R. 4739), H8257 [18OC]

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

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 3729), H5727 [11JY]

——— provide pay incentive for border patrol agents to complete emergency technician and paramedic training and ensure that language interpretation services are available at border patrol stations (see S. 412), S1133 [7FE]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1243), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2415), H3339 [30AP]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (see H.R. 3525), H5255 [27JN]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (see H. Res. 509), H7239 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: award grants to eligible entities to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, lead in drinking water hazards, and lead in soil hazards in certain residential real properties (see H.R. 4416), H7835 [19SE]

——— establish a grant program to provide temporary housing to homeless individuals near high-density homeless areas that provides health and social services and targeted outreach (see H.R. 4936), H8717 [31OC]

——— improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing (see S. 2087), S4806 [11JY] (see H.R. 3721), H5726 [11JY]

——— modify minimum allocation requirement for Emergency Solutions Grants program to ensure local allocation of funds (see S. 812), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1800), H2745 [14MR]

——— provide assistance to public housing agencies that have failing properties in their inventories in order to protect the health and safety of public housing residents (see S. 3088), S7156 [18DE]

——— provide for additional lead-based paint poisoning prevention procedures for families with children under a certain age (see S. 1583), S3005 [21MY]

——— require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (see S. 755), S1792 [12MR] (see S. 2160), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 1690), H2679 [12MR]

——— require public housing properties receiving Federal assistance to maintain comfortable and safe temperatures in dwelling units (see S. 17), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 235), H209 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 94), S1660 [5MR]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 271), H2923 [29MR]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H2937 [1AP]

——— establish grant program to assist with medical expenses of qualified retired military and law enforcement working dogs (see H.R. 5081), H8877 [14NO]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE] (see H.R. 4511), H8053 [26SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), consideration (see H. Res. 476), H5301 [9JY]

——— federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see S. 2017), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3583), H5257 [27JN]

——— 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]

——— make grants to State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see S. 1983), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3496), H5199 [26JN]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see S. 1208), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2812), H3924 [16MY]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of individuals using medical or recreational marijuana in States with legalized marijuana (see H.R. 493), H517 [11JA]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 134), S2189 [2AP]

——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 1528), H2367 [5MR]

Dept. of Labor: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 2627), H3678 [9MY]

——— award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see S. 2521), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4397), H7834 [19SE]

——— ensure employees on leave under Family and Medical Leave Act maintain health coverage during an employer lockout (see S. 1549), S2962 [20MY]

——— 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]

——— 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 S. 851), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1309), H2042 [19FE]

——— revise regulations on recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2872), H4063 [21MY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see S. 249), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 237), H210 [3JA] (see H.R. 353), H284 [8JA]

——— develop and maintain an international diplomatic and assistance strategy to stop the flow of illicit opioids, including fentanyl, into the U.S. (see H.R. 2780), H3923 [16MY]

——— 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]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]

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

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: make permanent certain general provisions (see S. 1819), S3363 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (see S. 2583), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 2839), H4009 [20MY]

——— establish fees for medical services provided in units of the National Park System (see H.R. 258), H228 [4JA]

——— establish grant program to close gaps in access to safe drinking water (see H.R. 5347), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 1458), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 1334), H2100 [25FE] (see H.R. 4512), H8053 [26SE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 3781), H5911 [16JY]

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]

——— adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans (see H.R. 941), H1342 [31JA]

——— allow health professional trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine (see H.R. 3228), H4626 [12JN]

——— allow veterans to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings (see S. 2821), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4281), H7664 [11SE]

——— allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or tribal law (see S. 445), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1151), H1525 [12FE]

——— amend disability rating schedule to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis (see H.R. 1005), H1390 [6FE]

——— 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 health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 1647), H2614 [8MR]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]

——— bar recovery of certain payments or overpayments made by reason of delays in processing of certain information (see H.R. 5245), H9169 [21NO]

——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 179), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 712), H1170 [23JA]

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

——— carry out a pilot program on information sharing with designated relatives and friends of veterans on assistance and benefits available to the veterans (see S. 2864), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 5324), H9293 [5DE]

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

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H4341 [5JN]

——— 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]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5471), H12209 [18DE]

——— clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (see H.R. 1658), H2614 [8MR]

——— 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]

——— codify authority to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 5028), H8739 [8NO]

——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2885), H4064 [21MY]

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

——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H2923 [29MR]

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

——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 747), H1209 [24JA]

——— 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]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 100), H204 [3JA]

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

——— coverage of nonarticulating trailers to transport mobility equipment for disabled veterans (see H.R. 5447), H10608 [17DE]

——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 2898), H4117 [22MY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 4290), H7665 [11SE]

——— develop a training and counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 (see S. 2822), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4282), H7664 [11SE]

——— 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 copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see S. 1573), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 3932), H7376 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H5255 [27JN]

——— 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 certain health care contractors are subject to Federal tort claims laws to improve accountability of physicians (see H.R. 3813), H5999 [17JY]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H674 [16JA]

——— ensure that only licensed health care providers are conducting medical disability examinations under a pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations (see S. 1101), S2385 [10AP]

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

——— enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct surveys to measure cannabis use by veterans (see H.R. 2676), H3727 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— 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 contracts with States or award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans (see S. 3020), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 5516), H12290 [19DE]

——— 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 a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see S. 1105), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2195), H3251 [10AP]

——— establish a rural recruitment office to recruit health care professionals (see H.R. 5032), H8782 [12NO]

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

——— establish Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (see S. 524), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 2791), H3923 [16MY]

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

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see S. 1263), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2435), H3403 [1MY]

——— 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]

——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see S. 2810), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 3866), H7157 [19JY]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4949), H8717 [31OC]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 711), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 2629), H3678 [9MY]

——— 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]

——— expand health care coverage during the transition of Armed Forces members from service to civilian life (see H.R. 5024), H8739 [8NO]

——— 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]

——— expand research and education on, and delivery of, complementary and integrative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 1963), H2915 [28MR]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 2308), H3263 [12AP]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see H.R. 4285), H7664 [11SE]

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

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

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2556), H3474 [7MY]

——— 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 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]

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

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see S. 2216), S5012 [23JY]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H204 [3JA]

——— furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to veterans (see H.R. 5027), H8739 [8NO]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1023), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2102), H3100 [4AP]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents stationed at Wurtsmith AFB, MI, and exposed to volatile organic compounds and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1024), S2240 [3AP]

——— furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2504), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4370), H7772 [18SE]

——— furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans (see S. 318), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 2752), H3841 [15MY]

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

——— furnish Vet Center counseling and mental health services to National Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard members who participated in drug interdiction or emergency or disaster response (see H.R. 1812), H2754 [18MR]

——— 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 care provided to newborn children (see S. 835), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 2645), H3679 [9MY]

——— 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 efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]

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

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 2184), H3217 [9AP]

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

——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H4175 [28MY]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see S. 2915), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]

——— improve recruitment of physicians (see H.R. 2557), H3474 [7MY]

——— improve recruitment of Veterans Health Administration personnel by enhancing the hiring timeline, releasing physicians from non-compete agreements, and updating minimum credentials (see H.R. 1163), H1580 [13FE]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1034), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2094), H3099 [4AP]

——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 3798), H5998 [17JY]

——— 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 grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2949), S6755 [21NO]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H2717 [13MR]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 462), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]

——— 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]

——— 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 appellants in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to appear remotely by picture and voice transmission (see H.R. 4771), H8297 [21OC]

——— prohibit collection of a health care copayment from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe (see H.R. 4908), H8594 [29OC]

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

——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in a State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 2191), H3217 [9AP]

——— 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 administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2628), H3678 [9MY]

——— provide benefits for persons disabled by treatment under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1934), S4169 [20JN]

——— 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 eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 713), H1170 [23JA]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3495), H5199 [26JN]

——— provide for a policy on medicinal cannabis (see H.R. 2675), H3726 [10MY]

——— 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 circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see S. 2392), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 485), H463 [10JA]

——— 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 non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel (see S. 902), S2043 [27MR]

——— 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]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain (see S. 1896), S3843 [19JN]

——— 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]

——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 1001), H1390 [6FE]

——— provide training in use of medical cannabis for all departmental primary care providers (see H.R. 2677), H3727 [10MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see S. 1594), S3058 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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 major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (see S. 221), S586 [24JA]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H3727 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— require senior departmental officials to receive VA health care (see H.R. 5525), H12290 [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 (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]

——— 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]

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

——— submit to Congress a report on advancement of whole health transformation (see H.R. 2359), H3283 [25AP]

——— 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]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 554), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1381), H2234 [26FE]

——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H8088 [1OC]

——— 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]

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

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: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 319), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 955), H1349 [4FE]

——— 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]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see S. 143), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 617), H675 [16JA]

Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: require investigations and reports on individuals who die in custody (see H.R. 5346), H9346 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2740), H3840 [15MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (see H. Res. 431), H4387 [10JN] (see H. Res. 436), H4431 [11JN] (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]

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

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

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]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 855), H1283 [29JA]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4560), H8080 [27SE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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: acknowledge contributions of addiction professionals and their commitment to treating individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies (see H. Res. 419), H4216 [3JN]

——— acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 747), H9347 [6DE]

——— allow State-based, market-oriented, prescription drug negotiations to lower drug prices, encourage competition, and increase consumer choice and access (see H.R. 2038), H2986 [2AP]

——— combat heroin epidemic and assist forensic labs with addressing seized drug identification backlogs (see H.R. 817), H1242 [28JA]

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

——— create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business (see S. 2201), S4966 [22JY]

——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see S. 1552), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2843), H4009 [20MY]

——— develop national cannabis research agenda, collect data on cannabis use and impacts on health outcomes, change controlled substance classification of cannabis, and streamline DEA approval of research (see S. 2400), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4322), H7705 [12SE]

——— encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see S. 1712), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 4100), H7479 [30JY]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 127), H205 [3JA]

——— facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications (see H.R. 4810), H8455 [23OC]

——— improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H5998 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— lower cost of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3947), H7377 [24JY]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see S. 3129), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]

——— 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]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see S. 1365), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]

——— provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 171), H207 [3JA]

——— reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 421), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1119), H1491 [8FE]

——— reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates by requiring coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of a drug’s net price not list price (see S. 1384), S2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 3805), H5998 [17JY]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising (see H.R. 3327), H4771 [18JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see H. Con. Res. 55), H7377 [24JY]

——— require National Academy of Medicine study on determining reasonable drug prices and establish Drug Affordability and Access Committee to issue reasonable pricing determination for each drug (see S. 2387), S5248 [31JY]

——— require reporting on prescription drug expenditures under group health plans and on prescription drug price changes (see S. 1664), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 5239), H9168 [21NO]

——— require use of prescription drug monitoring programs and facilitate information sharing among States that receive Federal funding to combat opioid abuse (see S. 516), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 3974), H7463 [25JY]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 4323), H7705 [12SE]

——— revise Dept. of HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone use and require Dept. of Transportation to include testing for methadone use in drug tests (see H.R. 2285), H3255 [10AP]

——— stop production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the U.S. from China (see H.R. 1542), H2367 [5MR]

——— streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (see S. 2032), S4628 [27JN]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S1594 [28FE] (see H. Res. 100), H1362 [5FE]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 840), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]

——— establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see S. 2112), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3760), H5825 [15JY]

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

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

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]

——— address public health and environmental crisis on the Navajo Nation caused by abandoned uranium mines (see H. Res. 737), H9222 [3DE]

——— authorize certain community water systems to enter into partnerships to improve water treatment and infrastructure (see S. 2596), S5793 [15OC]

——— ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see S. 921), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]

——— cancel registration for all uses of the pesticide paraquat (see H.R. 3817), H5999 [17JY]

——— conduct research on wildfire smoke (see S. 1812), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]

——— establish a voluntary program to reduce emissions from wood heaters (see S. 2274), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 5391), H10123 [11DE]

——— expand the Indian reservation drinking water program (see S. 3044), S7026 [12DE]

——— improve transparency under national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper (see S. 2086), S4806 [11JY] (see H.R. 3677), H5583 [10JY]

——— incorporate climate change into oversight plans for Superfund sites (see S. 2893), S6669 [19NO]

——— issue final rule adding all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to hazardous air pollutants list (see H.R. 2605), H3501 [8MY]

——— issue guidance on minimizing use of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2638), H3679 [9MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (see H.R. 1429), H2312 [28FE]

——— permit States to transfer funds from Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects (see S. 1689), S3106 [23MY]

——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 717), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1603), H2582 [7MR]

——— prohibit waste incineration of firefighting foam and other wastes containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2591), H3500 [8MY]

——— provide Safer Choice Label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2566), H3474 [7MY]

——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 1473), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2377), H3302 [29AP]

——— reauthorize Clean Bus Program to assist communities with reducing emissions from older diesel schoolbuses (see H.R. 2906), H4117 [22MY]

——— regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 2600), H3501 [8MY]

——— replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program (see H.R. 3949), H7377 [24JY]

——— report certain hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 233), S698 [28JA]

——— require continued and expanded monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water (see H.R. 2800), H3923 [16MY]

——— require notice of chemical-related public health risks, publish list of sites requiring additional review when an exposure risk is determined, and reform chemical review process (see S. 451), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1165), H1580 [13FE]

——— require testing of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 2608), H3678 [9MY]

——— require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see H.R. 5193), H9120 [20NO]

——— revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (see S. 458), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1152), H1525 [12FE]

——— strengthen manufacturing and processing notices for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2596), H3500 [8MY]

——— study effects of sunscreen ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate on the environment and public health (see S. 1371), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2588), H3500 [8MY]

——— update and modernize reporting requirements for contaminants in drinking water and provide assistance to disadvantaged communities to improve water quality testing and compliance with standards (see S. 1613), S3059 [22MY]

Every Kid Outdoors program: codify and make permanent program to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (see H.R. 1184), H1581 [13FE]

FAA: conduct a study on health effects of ultrafine particles on communities near airports (see H.R. 2351), H3279 [22AP]

——— enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see S. 2506), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 976), H1361 [5FE]

——— improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see S. 1112), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2208), H3252 [10AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for an adult child, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 4452), H7865 [20SE]

——— expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 3071), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 5456), H10609 [17DE]

——— repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer (see S. 2845), S6566 [13NO] (see H.R. 5075), H8826 [13NO]

FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see S. 2746), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3735), H5774 [12JY]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (see S. 2003), S4627 [27JN]

——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see S. 2661), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]

——— establish Expanding Telehealth Program (see H.R. 5257), H9175 [22NO]

——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum and deposit proceeds in a Digital Divide Trust Fund to be used for rural broadband, public safety, education, and health care (see S. 2956), S6756 [21NO]

FDA: allow continued processing of medical device applications and associated user fees during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1362), H2232 [26FE]

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

——— allow rejection of a citizen petition if it is believed the primary purpose of the petition is to delay approval of a pending drug application and refer such petitioners to the FTC (see S. 1169), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2455), H3404 [1MY]

——— amend liability under State and local requirements relative to certain medical devices by allowing legal recourse by victims of unsafe devices (see H.R. 2669), H3726 [10MY]

——— amend mission statement to require the agency to address the nation’s prescription opioid addiction epidemic (see S. 417), S1133 [7FE]

——— clarify process for denying certain petitions whose primary purpose is to delay approval of an application submitted relative to certain drugs (see H.R. 2387), H3303 [29AP]

——— deem per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances used in food containers or cookware as unsafe and implement a ban on use in such products (see H.R. 2827), H3962 [17MY]

——— enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H3274 [18AP]

——— ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 726), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 4296), H7704 [12SE]

——— establish a time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs (see S. 3133), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 5497), H12289 [19DE]

——— establish a tobacco product standard that imposes certain limits on concentration of nicotine for e-liquids (see H.R. 4624), H8101 [8OC]

——— establish procedures relative to approval of opioid drugs (see S. 418), S1133 [7FE]

——— establish standards for the design of electronic nicotine delivery systems (see S. 2536), S5663 [24SE]

——— 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]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1498), H2365 [5MR]

——— improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and preventing providers from dispensing drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3072), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 4399), H7834 [19SE]

——— improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 5279), H9221 [3DE]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a generic drug to come to market by curbing patent manipulation by brand name drug manufacturers (see S. 1209), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 3812), H5999 [17JY]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application (see H.R. 938), H1341 [31JA]

——— 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]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales of cough medicines to teenagers and prohibiting bulk distribution of unfinished dextromethorphan to unauthorized persons (see H.R. 863), H1332 [30JA]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 875), H1333 [30JA] (see H.R. 961), H1349 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit sale of infant formula after the expiration date on the product (see H.R. 2267), H3255 [10AP]

——— prohibit sale of poppy seeds, or food that contains poppy seeds, with unsafe levels of certain opiates (see S. 1016), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2078), H3068 [3AP]

——— provide authority to investigate animal feeding operations near produce farms where foodborne illness outbreaks occur to better determine the root causes of such outbreaks (see S. 2958), S6756 [21NO] (see H.R. 5415), H10257 [12DE]

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

——— provide for an accelerated approval pathway for certain drugs that are authorized to be lawfully marketed in other countries (see S. 658), S1659 [5MR]

——— provide for publication of a list of licensed biological products (see H.R. 1520), H2366 [5MR]

——— provide for reciprocal marketing approval of certain drugs, biological products, and devices that are authorized to be lawfully marketed abroad (see S. 2161), S4947 [18JY]

——— raise minimum age restriction relative to sale of tobacco products and require age verification for online sales of vaping products (see H.R. 2084), H3099 [4AP]

——— reauthorize innovation projects (see H.R. 4633), H8110 [11OC]

——— require a recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems that have not been subject to premarket review (see H.R. 5005), H8738 [8NO]

——— require label of drugs with an increased risk of suicide or depression to prominently detail those side effects (see H.R. 4404), H7834 [19SE]

——— require labeling of country of origin of a drugs active ingredients (see H.R. 5381), H10015 [10DE]

——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 1104), H1462 [7FE]

——— require labels of drugs that contain an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient (see S. 3021), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 2074), H3068 [3AP]

——— require manufacturers of approved biological products to disclose and list patents, biosimilarity, and exclusivity information relative to their products and promote biosimilar competition (see S. 659), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 4850), H8457 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— require physicians and physicians’ offices to be treated as covered device users required to report on certain adverse events involving medical devices (see H.R. 2915), H4118 [22MY]

——— require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free (see H.R. 1816), H2754 [18MR]

——— require warning labels to be affixed to prescription opioid containers or packaging stating such drugs can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose (see S. 1449), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2732), H3789 [14MY]

——— revoke approval of one opioid pain medication for each new opioid pain medication approved (see S. 419), S1133 [7FE]

——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 3379), H5005 [20JN]

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

——— study effects of radiofrequency radiation in 5G networks on human health (see S. 2515), S5602 [19SE]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H3255 [10AP]

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

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 1623), H2583 [7MR]

——— require Presidential candidates to undergo a standardized medical examination by Dept. of the Navy medical office and publically disclose results of such examinations before the election (see H.R. 3736), H5774 [12JY]

Federal agencies and departments: address environmental justice through agency actions and permitting decisions and strengthen legal protections against environmental injustice for low-income and minority communities (see S. 2236), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3923), H7241 [23JY]

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

——— require agencies ensure menstrual hygiene products are stocked and available free of charge in public buildings restrooms (see H.R. 2403), H3338 [30AP]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 39), H202 [3JA]

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]

——— 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]

——— prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 1649), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2991), H4163 [23MY]

——— recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 59), H719 [17JA]

Federal employees: amend regulations relative to eligibility for supplemental vision and dental coverage during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1719), H2716 [13MR]

——— clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain services relative to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act (see S. 971), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2003), H2937 [1AP]

——— continue supplemental vision, dental, and long-term care coverage for employees affected during a Government shutdown (see S. 973), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2004), H2937 [1AP]

——— provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 4493), H7989 [25SE]

——— remove limitations on Federal employment for individuals legally using marijuana according to laws of the State in which they reside (see H.R. 1687), H2679 [12MR]

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

Feiss, Robert: relief (see H.R. 423), H359 [9JA]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see S. 1997), S4566 [26JN]

——— develop guidance for firefighters and emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and limit and prevent release of such chemicals into the environment (see S. 2353), S5247 [31JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1200), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]

Firearms: amend laws relative to sale, purchase, shipment, receipt, or possession of a firearm or ammunition by a user of medical marijuana (see H.R. 2071), H3068 [3AP]

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

Foreign aid: authorize a comprehensive, strategic approach for U.S. foreign assistance to developing countries to strengthen global health security (see H.R. 2166), H3216 [9AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 368), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]

——— 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]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see S. 1224), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2374), H3302 [29AP]

——— issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see S. 1290), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 1607), H2582 [7MR]

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

——— prohibit genetic testing services from disclosing or using consumers’ personal information without their explicit consent (see H.R. 2155), H3216 [9AP]

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]

——— study and report on effects of food additives on children’s health (see H.R. 2269), H3255 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— study role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 1532), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3223), H4626 [12JN]

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]

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

Hazardous substances: eliminate lead-based pipe, tap hazards, and paint in housing, assist with relocation of displaced families, and implement lead exposure reduction activities (see H.R. 4321), H7705 [12SE]

——— establish a national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (see S. 181), S293 [17JA]

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

Health and wellness coaches: support efforts (see S. Res. 227), S3164 [3JN] (see H. Res. 117), H1492 [8FE]

Health care facilities: 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]

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

Health care professionals: improve and expand training for future and current physicians and mid-level health care providers on treating pain and prescribing opioids (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1283 [29JA]

——— limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see S. 1350), S2687 [7MY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1448), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2734), H3789 [14MY]

——— require prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating patients with opioid and other substance use disorders and incorporate such training in medical school curricula (see H.R. 4974), H8724 [1NO]

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

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H211 [3JA]

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

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy (see S. Res. 260), S4456 [24JN]

——— recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H2584 [7MR]

Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8198 [16OC]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3918), H7241 [23JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 866), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR]

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

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

——— bring stability to the individual insurance market, make insurance coverage more affordable, lower prescription drug prices, and improve Medicaid (see S. 3), S19 [3JA]

——— codify certain rules on short-term, limited-duration and association health plans to allow small businesses and self-employed workers to band together to purchase affordable health insurance (see H.R. 4484), H7988 [25SE]

——— codify certain rules relative to health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (see H.R. 5224), H9168 [21NO]

——— create safe harbor for insurers that provide services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 4074), H7467 [25JY]

——— disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 43), H1391 [6FE]

——— disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S.J. Res. 52), S5249 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 74), H7488 [2AU]

——— 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 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]

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

——— ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage by providing tax credits to purchase insurance on exchanges for families not covered by employer-provided insurance (see S. 1935), S4169 [20JN]

——— establish a public health plan (see S. 981), S2188 [2AP] (see H.R. 2000), H2937 [1AP]

——— establish a special enrollment period for families of individuals who died by suicide and a competitive grant program to provide services and support to those impacted by suicide (see H.R. 4428), H7835 [19SE]

——— expand affordability of health insurance for working families by allowing employees to expand their employer-provided insurance to their families (see H.R. 1870), H2826 [26MR]

——— extend limited wraparound coverage pilot program (see H.R. 4763), H8258 [18OC]

——— improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1868), H2826 [26MR]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H5825 [15JY]

——— increase accountability of insurance companies, strengthen consumer protections, and improve quality and affordability of health insurance (see S. 1213), S2435 [11AP]

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

——— prohibit implementation of revised definition of short-term, limited duration insurance in order to permit such insurance to provide up to 12 months of coverage (see H.R. 458), H462 [10JA]

——— protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and enact 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]

——— protect individual choice of health insurance (see H. Res. 750), H9387 [9DE]

——— 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]

——— provide for a definition of short-term limited duration insurance (see H.R. 4811), H8455 [23OC]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 1481), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 71), H203 [3JA]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H3439 [2MY]

——— provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (see S. 1868), S3477 [13JN]

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see S. 1556), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 1010), H1390 [6FE]

——— remove penalties for health insurers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 352), H284 [8JA]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 2546), S5706 [25SE] (see H.R. 2279), H3255 [10AP]

——— require a health insurance issuer offering short-term insurance to disclose certain information on coverage exclusions and premium variations and prohibit sale of such insurance during certain periods (see H.R. 1143), H1517 [11FE]

——— require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 5485), H12210 [18DE]

——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 1461), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2803), H3923 [16MY]

——— require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (see S. 2793), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 2774), H3841 [15MY]

——— 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 group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1847), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3296), H4700 [14JN]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage to disclose cost information to enrollees (see S. 913), S2043 [27MR]

——— require health insurance issuers to maintain an online price comparison tool (see H.R. 5121), H8908 [15NO]

——— 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 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]

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

——— require insurance companies to regularly update their provider directories to prevent patients from unknowingly receiving out-of-network care (see H.R. 4379), H7772 [18SE] (see H.R. 5144), H8958 [18NO]

——— require those offering group or individual health insurance coverage to establish a process to address inaccurate information listed in publicly accessible provider directories (see H.R. 4575), H8080 [27SE]

——— strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 5479), H12210 [18DE]

International Boundary and Water Commission: ensure equitable financial responsibility for Nogales, NM, for International Outfall Interceptor wastewater pipeline maintenance (see S. 1783), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3204), H4431 [11JN]

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]

Internet: require social media companies to ban certain features that are designed to be addictive, require choice parity for consent, and give users the power to monitor their time spent on social media (see S. 2314), S5195 [30JY]

Israel: affirm benefits of U.S.-Israel economic relationship, include science and technology innovation in continued cooperation, and encourage expansion of economic dialogue (see H. Res. 324), H3275 [18AP]

Kent, Shannon M.: tribute (see H. Res. 134), H2033 [14FE]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 193), S2688 [7MY]

Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, included in food packaging (see S. 2337), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 3981), H7463 [25JY]

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

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see S. 465), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1210), H1583 [13FE]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see S. 3004), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 3874), H7161 [22JY]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 338), S5706 [25SE]

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

——— allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (see H.R. 1329), H2100 [25FE]

——— allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 2511), H3440 [2MY]

——— amend Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia in future fiscal years (see H.R. 460), H462 [10JA]

——— apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2377), S5248 [31JY]

——— authorize States to provide ‘‘swipe cards’’ to recipients with funds designated for medical expenses, provide earned income tax credit for unused funds, and enroll patients in a catastrophic plan (see H.R. 2715), H3788 [14MY]

——— clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see S. 2379), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 233), H209 [3JA]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities (see S. 3010), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 5429), H10262 [13DE]

——— 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]

——— encourage States to disregard parental income and assets when determining eligibility for disabled children (see S. 2067), S4773 [10JY]

——— equalize Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to certain individuals in expansion population of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 1447), H2313 [28FE]

——— 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]

——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 489), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]

——— exclude authorized generic drugs from calculation of average manufacturer price for purposes of drug rebate program (see S. 1785), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3276), H4694 [13JN]

——— expand eligibility, outreach, and enrollment for former foster youth (see S. 1698), S3164 [3JN] (see H.R. 3059), H4216 [3JN]

——— expand permitted uses of drug price information disclosed to States under drug rebate program to make prescription drugs more affordable (see S. 2252), S5062 [24JY]

——— expand requirememt for States to suspend, rather than terminate, eligibility for medical assistance while an individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 2255), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3953), H7377 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (see S. 2047), S4629 [27JN]

——— extend demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3074), H4216 [3JN]

——— extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see S. 1180), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2316), H3264 [12AP]

——— 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]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 205), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 937), H1341 [31JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding for administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants (see S. 131), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 2856), H4063 [21MY]

——— prohibit States receiving Federal medical assistance for medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders from imposing utilization control policies or procedures (see H.R. 3925), H7241 [23JY]

——— promote access to life-saving therapies for enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials (see H.R. 913), H1335 [30JA]

——— promote program integrity relative to enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans (see H.R. 3695), H5725 [11JY]

——— provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for mental and behavioral health services (see H.R. 1920), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency (see S. 1754), S3283 [10JN] (see H.R. 3215), H4432 [11JN]

——— provide consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated (see S. 2305), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 4141), H7488 [2AU]

——— 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]

——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see H.R. 2751), H3841 [15MY]

——— provide coverage of nonemergency transportation to medically necessary services (see S. 2846), S6566 [13NO] (see H.R. 3935), H7376 [24JY]

——— provide for a State option to provide DNA sequencing clinical services for certain children to determine its impact on diagnostic challenges and clinical outcomes (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]

——— provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H8737 [8NO]

——— provide for a temporary increase to payment limits and Federal medical assistance percentage for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3631), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide for certain extensions (see H.R. 3253), H4693 [13JN]

——— provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth (see S. 1697), S3164 [3JN] (see H.R. 3057), H4215 [3JN]

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

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 4830), H8456 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see S. 585), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 584), H673 [16JA]

——— 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]

——— remove limitation on an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2628), S5895 [17OC]

——— remove matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2172), H3216 [9AP] (see H.R. 4699), H8198 [16OC]

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

——— require a State child health plan to include certain lead screening coverage (see H.R. 3842), H7150 [18JY]

——— 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]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 2218), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4821), H8456 [23OC]

——— stabilize in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3371), H4918 [19JN]

——— strengthen in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2306), H3263 [12AP]

——— sunset the limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs (see H.R. 107), H205 [3JA]

——— support provision of treatment family care services (see S. 1880), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3649), H5302 [9JY]

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

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: publish reports on estimated impact on States of Medicaid expansion, including impact of such expansion on States that have not expanded their Medicaid coverage (see S. 68), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 944), H1342 [31JA]

Medical Device Sterilization Challenge: establish (see H.R. 3044), H4180 [30MY]

Medical devices: authorize a pilot program to develop, expand, and enhance the commercialization of biomedical products (see H.R. 5357), H9347 [6DE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 5453), H10608 [17DE]

——— 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]

——— adjust part D prescription drug cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2757), H3841 [15MY]

——— allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts with beneficiaries (see H.R. 2883), H4064 [21MY]

——— allow for the offering of additional prescription drug plans (see S. 3013), S6949 [10DE]

——— 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]

——— allow prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage organizations to share with enrollees a portion of savings from switching to lower cost therapeutic alternative medications (see S. 3000), S6904 [9DE]

——— allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 62), S103 [9JA]

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

——— apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see H.R. 4161), H7488 [2AU]

——— clarify treatment of pass-through status under outpatient payment system for certain drugs (see H.R. 5057), H8783 [12NO]

——— combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting (see S. 3067), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 5172), H9056 [19NO]

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

——— 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]

——— count time spent in approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care toward determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education (see H.R. 5432), H10262 [13DE]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 286), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 945), H1342 [31JA]

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

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H3841 [15MY]

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

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 4453), H7865 [20SE]

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

——— eliminate cost-sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B (see H.R. 4597), H8089 [1OC]

——— eliminate late enrollment penalties under part B for individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A (see H.R. 2310), H3264 [12AP]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see S. 1114), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2131), H3128 [8AP]

——— eliminate permanent late penalty for seniors enrolled in Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) or employer-sponsored coverage who did not register for Medicare before enrollment deadline (see H.R. 1657), H2614 [8MR]

——— eliminate resource requirement for low-income subsidy eligibility under part D (see H.R. 4628), H8101 [8OC]

——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 618), S1593 [28FE]

——— enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 691), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 4583), H8088 [1OC]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4946), H8717 [31OC]

——— 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]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2150), H3215 [9AP]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5333), H9345 [6DE]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H5165 [25JN]

——— 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 payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 2812), S6475 [7NO]

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

——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see S. 1280), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2477), H3438 [2MY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1129), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

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

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see S. 1261), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2463), 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]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see S. 1223), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2293), H3263 [12AP]

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

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8717 [31OC]

——— 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 coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]

——— expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4620), H8101 [8OC]

——— 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]

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

——— extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection (see H.R. 3031), H4174 [28MY] (see H.R. 3430), H5075 [24JN]

——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 3644), H5302 [9JY]

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

——— extend work geographic index floor (see H.R. 3445), H5075 [24JN]

——— 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]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 782), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1533), H2367 [5MR]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H4770 [18JN]

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

——— improve cost and quality transparency (see S. 1497), S2884 [15MY]

——— improve efficiency of appeals process (see S. 3078), S7113 [17DE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 2573), H3500 [8MY]

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

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

——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 1788), H2744 [14MR]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see S. 3029), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 4195), H7511 [20AU]

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

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see S. 966), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2282), H3255 [10AP]

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

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide coverage of certain DNA specimen provenance assay tests (see H.R. 2371), H3283 [25AP]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3416), H5036 [21JN]

——— negotiate prices of excessively costly life-sustaining prescription drugs (see H.R. 5039), H8783 [12NO]

——— permanently authorize Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) Program to provide transitional coverage and retroactive part D prescription drug coverage for certain low-income individuals (see S. 1999), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 3029), H4174 [28MY]

——— 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]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see S. 1725), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3127), H4342 [5JN]

——— 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 catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S1326 [13FE]

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

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]

——— prevent wasteful and abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2143), H3215 [9AP]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see S. 988), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 789), H1211 [24JA] (see H.R. 803), H1217 [25JA]

——— promote access to opioid treatments and require coverage of medication assisted treatment, overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements (see S. 1424), S2786 [13MY]

——— propose strategy to provide universal coverage (see H. Res. 532), H7481 [30JY]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5262), H9175 [22NO]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see S. 1936), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 2777), H3842 [15MY]

——— provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost-sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs for covered part D drugs towards the annual out-of-pocket threshold during a month (see S. 2911), S6718 [20NO]

——— provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see S. 2552), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4527), H8053 [26SE]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see S. 2446), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 4056), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide certain low-income territorial residents with automatic eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4666), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide coverage for certain dental items and services under part B (see H.R. 4650), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B (see H.R. 4665), H8111 [11OC]

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

——— provide coverage for digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation (see H.R. 5254), H9174 [22NO]

——— provide coverage for generic and biosimilar medications on part D plan formularies and ensure generic drugs are placed on formulary tiers so beneficiaries are not charged brand name drug prices (see H.R. 4913), H8677 [30OC]

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

——— provide coverage of addiction counselor services under part B (see S. 2412), S5311 [1AU]

——— 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 certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H2038 [15FE] (see H.R. 5201), H9121 [20NO]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 4063), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide coverage of dental services (see S. 22), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 2951), H4161 [23MY]

——— 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 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 a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (see H.R. 4649), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H4117 [22MY]

——— provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 1202), S2434 [11AP]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H3440 [2MY]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2564), H3474 [7MY]

——— provide for a temporary payment increase for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage development and use of such products (see H.R. 4455), H7865 [20SE]

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

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 470), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1346), H2100 [25FE]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4661), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for certain administrative or judicial review relative to identification of primary care practitioners under part B (see H.R. 373), H357 [9JA]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see S. 2428), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 1394), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4655), H8111 [11OC]

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

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4129), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see S. 596), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1052), H1459 [7FE]

——— 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 enhanced beneficiary information through access to annual notifications in multiple languages (see H.R. 4675), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide for expedited coding and coverage of novel medical products (see S. 2326), S5195 [30JY]

——— provide for guaranteed issue of Medigap policies to all Medigap-eligible beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 4676), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide for health equity and access for returning troops and servicemembers and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3429), H5074 [24JN]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4669), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see S. 99), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 448), H462 [10JA]

——— provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements (see H.R. 3417), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see S. 1544), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 1970), H2916 [28MR]

——— 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 for transparency of secondary payer reporting information (see S. 1989), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 1375), H2233 [26FE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 2772), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 884), H1333 [30JA]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by establishing requirements for pharmacy-negotiated price concessions (see S. 2247), S5062 [24JY]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (see S. 476), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 2115), H3127 [8AP]

——— 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 low-income subsidy enrollees in part D with information about less expensive prescription drug plan options (see H.R. 4632), H8110 [11OC]

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

——— 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]

——— 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 cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 4671), H8142 [15OC]

——— 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]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 289), S799 [31JA]

——— remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services (see H.R. 3436), H5075 [24JN]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1518), H2366 [5MR] (see H.R. 4618), H8101 [8OC]

——— 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 certain manufacturers to report drug pricing information (see S. 2051), S4677 [28JN] (see H.R. 2087), H3099 [4AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 4619), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 4663), H8111 [11OC]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see S. 640), S1621 [4MR] (see H.R. 1034), H1458 [7FE]

——— 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]

——— require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part-B to provide rebates relative to amounts of such drugs discarded (see S. 551), S1437 [25FE]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor’s electronic prescription program (see H.R. 3408, 3415), H5036 [21JN]

——— require prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to Dept. of HHS under part D (see S. 1505), S2924 [16MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H281 [8JA]

——— 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]

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

——— simplify enrollment for individuals continuing to work who maintain employer-sponsored health insurance (see S. 1928), S4169 [20JN]

——— strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 4938), H8717 [31OC]

——— treat a pharmacy counter refusal as a coverage determination under part D (see S. 1861), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3924), H7241 [23JY]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H3339 [30AP]

——— 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]

——— 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: 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]

——— 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]

——— improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3910), H7240 [23JY]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see S. 1773), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 1354), H2101 [25FE]

——— increase ability of providers to access National Practitioner Data Bank for purpose of conducting employee background checks (see S. 2574), S5748 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— promote ability of beneficiaries to access their personal medical claim data through a mobile health record application (see H.R. 1390), H2270 [27FE]

——— 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]

——— provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see S. 1423), S2786 [13MY]

——— provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see H.R. 5473), H12209 [18DE]

——— 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]

Members of Congress: prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens (see H.R. 2842), H4009 [20MY] (see H.R. 3868), H7160 [22JY]

——— prohibit cost of living adjustments in pay rates unless Dept. of HHS certifies all U.S. citizens are enrolled in health insurance coverage comparable to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act benefits (see H.R. 3271), H4694 [13JN]

——— require Members to participate in random drug testing (see H. Con. Res. 22), H2271 [27FE]

——— terminate certain lifetime benefits provided to former Members of Congress (see H.R. 199), H208 [3JA]

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

Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 406), H4165 [23MY]

Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]

——— address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see H.R. 5469), H10609 [17DE]

——— ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4564), H8080 [27SE]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1770), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 3180), H4388 [10JN]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 1576), S3005 [21MY] (see S. 1737), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 2848), H4009 [20MY] (see H.R. 2874), H4063 [21MY] (see H.R. 3165), H4387 [10JN]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]

Mining and mineral resources: ban certain small, high-powered rare earth magnets (see S. 3143), S7208 [19DE]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 2050), H3067 [3AP]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see S. 2991), S6888 [5DE]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]

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 Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 687), H8740 [8NO]

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

National Beauty and Wellness Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 168), H2322 [4MR]

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 Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 354), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 251), H2761 [21MR]

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

National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]

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 Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 567), H7835 [19SE]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 566), H7835 [19SE]

National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 224), H2717 [13MR]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see S. Res. 162), S2435 [11AP]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 315), H3264 [12AP]

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

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

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 327), S5664 [24SE]

National Farm to School Month: designate (see S. Res. 403), S6334 [31OC]

National Health Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 396), S6333 [31OC] (see H. Res. 470), H5258 [27JN]

National Healthy Schools Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 342), H3404 [1MY] (see H. Res. 359), H3475 [7MY]

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

National Institute of Nutrition: establish (see H.R. 1887), H2827 [26MR]

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 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 131), S2088 [28MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 224), S3107 [23MY] (see H. Res. 368), H3680 [9MY]

National One Health Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S7208 [19DE]

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 Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 455), H5006 [20JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), H5006 [20JN]

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 Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 117), S1900 [14MR]

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

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

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 329), S5664 [24SE]

National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]

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: allow tribal grant school employees to participate in Federal Employee Health Benefits program and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program (see S. 279), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 895), H1334 [30JA]

——— authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians (see S. 3126), S7208 [19DE]

——— 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]

——— improve behavioral health outcomes for American Indians and Alaskan Natives (see H.R. 4533), H8054 [26SE]

——— improve the public health system in tribal communities and increase the number of American Indians and Alaska Natives pursuing health careers (see H.R. 4534), H8054 [26SE]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see S. 229), S680 [25JA] (see H.R. 1128), H1492 [8FE]

——— 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]

Navy: call for exoneration of African American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Res. 126), H1583 [13FE]

——— recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4432 [11JN]

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]

——— conduct study to add to scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being (see H.R. 4221), H7528 [30AU]

——— 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]

——— make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see S. 3023), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 4519), H8053 [26SE]

——— prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 4800), H8387 [22OC]

——— 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]

——— provide that authority of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies to both current and former centers of excellence (see S. 2927), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 4499), H8052 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 558), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1367), H2233 [26FE]

NSF: support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8198 [16OC]

——— support research on opioid addiction (see S. 2354), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 3153), H4348 [6JN]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 377), S6156 [24OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (see H.R. 3820), H7149 [18JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see S. 999), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2051), H3067 [3AP]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H7714 [16SE]

——— modernize (see S. 3057), S7048 [16DE]

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]

Organ donors: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 511), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1224), H2029 [14FE]

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]

OSHA: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 44), H1492 [8FE]

——— establish an occupational safety and health standard to protect farmworkers from wildfire smoke (see S. 1815), S3363 [12JN]

——— expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, and disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 1074), H1460 [7FE]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H5583 [10JY]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 2814), S6475 [7NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: align open enrollment periods for Exchange plans with deadline for filing Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 4336), H7714 [16SE]

——— apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 90), H204 [3JA]

——— better align grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law (see H.R. 2469), H3438 [2MY]

——— delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 172), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 1398), H2270 [27FE]

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

——— establish a public health insurance option (see S. 1033), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 1419), H2311 [28FE] (see H.R. 2085), H3099 [4AP]

——— establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 5010), H8738 [8NO]

——— establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2312 [28FE]

——— exempt health insurance of residents of U.S. territories from annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 19), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 2243), H3254 [10AP]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1291), H2032 [14FE]

——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see S. 1905), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 1386), H2269 [27FE]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 964), S2118 [1AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1510), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2782), H3923 [16MY]

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

——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces (see S. 1400), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 1385), H2269 [27FE]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (see H.R. 90), H204 [3JA]

——— provide Federal exchange outreach and educational activities (see H.R. 987), H1389 [6FE]

——— provide for American Health Benefit Exchanges outreach and educational activities (see S. 455), S1275 [12FE]

——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 2292), H3263 [12AP]

——— provide parity among States in timing of application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for expansion population (see H.R. 909), H1335 [30JA]

——— repeal (see H.R. 83), H204 (see H.R. 185), H207 [3JA] (see H.R. 2536), H3473 [7MY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1089), S2328 [9AP]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 80), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 2447), H3403 [1MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 748), H1209 [24JA]

——— repeal Multi-State Plan program (see S. 1313), S2613 [2MY] (see S. 1378), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2524), H3447 [3MY]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (see H.R. 59), H203 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility (see S. 2785), S6392 [5NO] (see H.R. 5291), H9221 [3DE]

——— streamline employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4070), H7467 [25JY]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see S. 2366), S5247 [31JY]

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: reauthorize (see S. 2897), S6669 [19NO]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (see H.R. 841), H1282 [29JA]

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

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit biological product manufacurers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market (see H.R. 1499), H2366 [5MR]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 64), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 1344), H2100 [25FE] (see H.R. 1499), H2366 [5MR]

——— prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into the market (see H.R. 2375), H3302 [29AP]

——— shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes (see H.R. 1188), H1582 [13FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 158), S273 [16JA]

——— 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]

Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]

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

Postal Service: provide for certain index fund investments from the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 2553), H3474 [7MY]

——— require any owned or leased delivery vehicle to have an air conditioning unit (see H.R. 1299), H2038 [15FE]

Poverty: develop a national strategic plan to address complex factors and structures that contribute to poverty (see H. Res. 763), H10258 [12DE]

Prematurity Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 436), S6756 [21NO]

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

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 696), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]

——— establish Ready Reserve Corps to make certain vital health care jobs are adequately staffed when disasters strike (see S. 2629), S5895 [17OC] (see H.R. 4870), H8538 [28OC]

——— submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H1491 [8FE]

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

Public safety officers: provide opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, to first responders for personal use to prevent accidental overdose due to incidental contact with dangerous drugs (see H.R. 1823), H2754 [18MR]

Public welfare programs: extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see H.R. 3039), H4180 [30MY] (see H.R. 3421), H5036 [21JN]

——— require State agencies to use Federal tax return information to verify income eligibility for Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 588), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1495), H2365 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: improve collection and publication of statistics (see H.R. 1405), H2270 [27FE]

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

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4700 [14JN]

——— recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees (see S. Res. 32), S698 [28JA]

Regulatory Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3269), H4694 [13JN]

Research: call for international ethical standards in genome editing research (see S. Res. 275), S4822 [15JY]

——— intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see S. 2308), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 64), H203 [3JA]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 1250), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2401), H3338 [30AP]

——— 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]

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

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

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

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1119), S2386 [10AP] (see S. 1907), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2311), H3264 [12AP] (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 18), S220 [15JA]

Senior citizens: enhance age-friendly communities for older individuals (see H.R. 4827), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1553), H2503 [6MR]

——— support healthy aging and age-friendly communities (see S. 1536), S2925 [16MY]

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

Sex Ed for All Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H4171 [24MY]

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

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 166), S2435 [11AP]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see S. 1170), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2294), H3263 [12AP]

Social Security: collect information under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program relative to social determinants of health (see S. 1323), S2645 [6MY]

——— credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 2317), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4126), H7480 [30JY]

——— 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]

——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 1343), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2602), H3501 [8MY]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1960), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 1551), H2503 [6MR]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 269), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 873), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1879), H2826 [26MR]

——— 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]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3634), H5302 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— update and improve eligibility criteria for Social Security Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 4854), H8457 [23OC]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1215), H1583 [13FE]

Sports: provide for returning student scholarships, work opportunities, and full health insurance for sports injuries for student-athletes, and eliminate rules blocking professional sports participation (see H.R. 2036), H2985 [2AP]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2496), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 463), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see S. 2016), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3566), H5257 [27JN]

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]

Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 366), H3680 [9MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction (see H.R. 1302), H2038 [15FE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: provide funding for programs and activities (see S. 2102), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4460), H7901 [24SE]

Supreme Court: prohibit citing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in future decisions (see H.R. 518), H518 [11JA]

Survivors Victory Day: observance (see H. Res. 715), H9057 [19NO]

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]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3211), H4432 [11JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 519), H518 [11JA]

——— allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 81), H204 [3JA]

——— allow contributions to health savings accounts in the case of individuals with spouses who have health flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 4576), H8081 [27SE]

——— allow deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3880), H7239 [23JY]

——— 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 individuals enrolled in Medicare to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3796), H5998 [17JY]

——— allow individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 908), H1334 [30JA]

——— allow individuals who are not enrolled in a high deductible health plan to have access to health savings accounts (see S. 2441), S5311 [1AU]

——— allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see S. 2999), S6904 [9DE] (see H.R. 3708), H5726 [11JY]

——— allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2878), H4063 [21MY]

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

——— allow tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts to cover certain family or medical leave expenses (see H.R. 2163), H3216 [9AP]

——— authorize designation of additional taxable vaccines (see S. 1654), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 1973), H2916 [28MR]

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

——— establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see S. 786), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1717), H2715 [13MR]

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

——— establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (see S. 378), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1093), H1461 [7FE]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 425), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 4631), H8110 [11OC] (see H.R. 4793), H8387 [22OC]

——— establish health freedom accounts (see H.R. 3594), H5264 [28JN]

——— exclude certain dependent income when calculating modified adjusted gross income for purposes of eligibility for health insurance premium tax credits (see S. 2497), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4417), H7835 [19SE]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see S. 2871), S6604 [14NO]

——— exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 1290), H2032 [14FE]

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

——— expand and improve health savings accounts (see S. 3112), S7207 [19DE]

——— expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 961), S2117 [1AP]

——— expand health savings accounts (see H.R. 4651), H8111 [11OC]

——— expand permissible distributions from an employee’s health flexible spending account or health reimbursement arrangement to their health savings account (see S. 2440), S5311 [1AU]

——— expand permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase contribution limits for such accounts (see H.R. 603), H674 [16JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 3301), H4770 [18JN]

——— extend credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 1628), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 4964), H8718 [31OC]

——— extend health coverage tax credit (see S. 2414), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 1939), H2885 [27MR]

——— impose a tax on nicotine used in vaping (see H.R. 4742), H8258 [18OC]

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

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see S. 12), S19 [3JA]

——— include certain over-the-counter medical and menstrual care products as qualified medical expenses in order to allow use of health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts for such products (see H.R. 1922), H2884 [27MR]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 651), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1814), H2754 [18MR]

——— increase amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (see H.R. 4897), H8594 [29OC]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1985), H2917 [28MR]

——— increase maximum contribution limit for health savings accounts (see H.R. 457), H462 [10JA]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2177), H3216 [9AP]

——— make permanent individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 and medical expense deduction, make certain bonuses tax free, increase standard deduction, and make child tax credit fully refundable (see H.R. 957), H1349 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 4530), H8053 [26SE]

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

——— provide a credit for qualified environmental justice programs (see H.R. 5167), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans without a deductible for certain inhalers (see H.R. 4716), H8226 [17OC]

——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 323), H283 [8JA]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 223), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 802), H1217 [25JA]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 856), H1283 [29JA]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see S. 503), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1366), H2233 [26FE]

——— provide for a credit against tax for improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical helicopters (see S. 1560), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 675), H718 [17JA]

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see S. 110), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 2073), H3068 [3AP]

——— provide for employer contributions to ABLE accounts (see H.R. 4795), H8387 [22OC]

——— provide for regulation and taxation of electronic cigarettes and alternative nicotine products (see S. 2463), S5448 [11SE]

——— provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 2742), H3840 [15MY]

——— 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]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 305), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2497), H3439 [2MY]

——— reduce age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services (see H.R. 3078), H4312 [4JN]

——— reduce applicable percentage under premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see S. 2735), S6299 [30OC] (see H.R. 4927), H8678 [30OC]

——— repeal ceiling on sum of annual deductible and other out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid under a high deductible health plan (see H.R. 4130), H7481 [30JY]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 2713), S6189 [28OC] (see H.R. 5512), H12290 [19DE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 692), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H7462 [25JY]

——— repeal rule on unrelated business taxable income for nonprofits, equalize charitable mileage rate for volunteer drivers, and extend employer credit for paid family and medical leave to tax-exempt employers (see H.R. 3323), H4770 [18JN]

——— require lead remediation for qualified opportunity zone property originally constructed before a certain date (see H.R. 4011), H7464 [25JY]

——— require States to give preference in allocating low-income housing credit dollar amounts to projects which are committed to providing non-smoking buildings (see H.R. 4689), H8197 [16OC]

——— simplify income tax compliance for small businesses (see H.R. 593), H674 [16JA]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 680), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1679), H2679 [12MR]

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

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see S. 1253), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 3942), H7376 [24JY]

——— increase taxes on cigarettes and e-cigarette products, ban flavored tobacco products and e-cigarettes, and increase CDC Office on Smoking and Health funding (see H.R. 4425), H7835 [19SE]

——— prohibit e-cigarette flavors, require e-cigarette design standards, monitor public health risks, apply excise tax to e-cigarettes, and educate the public about health implications of e-cigarettes (see S. 2519), S5602 [19SE]

——— prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see H.R. 4249), H7558 [9SE]

——— prohibit use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools (see S. 1832), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 4019), H7465 [25JY]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9121 [20NO]

Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see S. 1881), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3356), H4917 [19JN]

Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]

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]

——— support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8462 [24OC]

U.S. Access Board: develop a minimum nonvisual access standard for home use medical devices, exercise equipment, and home appliances (see H.R. 3929), H7376 [24JY]

——— promote provision of exercise or fitness equipment, classes, and instruction that are accessible to individuals with disabilities (see S. 1244), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 4561), H8080 [27SE]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1121), H1491 [8FE]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation to certain disabled retirees who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 5060), H8825 [13NO]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 208), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 303), H282 (see H.R. 333), H283 [8JA]

——— provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 408), S1132 [7FE]

——— recognize importance and effectiveness of veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs (see H. Res. 483), H5584 [10JY]

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

Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (see S. Res. 222), S3106 [23MY]

Water: promote water supply reliability and improved water management for rural communities (see H.R. 2473), H3438 [2MY]

——— provide supplemental appropriations for safe and secure water (see S. 2466), S5448 [11SE] (see H.R. 4033), H7465 [25JY]

——— 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]

Water pollution: establish a pilot competitive grant program for improving the sharing of water quality data (see S. 2767), S6333 [31OC]

Wildfires: provide wildfire smoke mitigation assistance to States and units of local government (see S. 1813), S3363 [12JN]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H1349 [4FE]

——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H1391 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H3787 [14MY]

——— improve maternal health care (see S. 2586), S5748 [26SE]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]

——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 4738), H8257 [18OC]

——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H675 [16JA]

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

——— 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]

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 Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]

World Food Day: designate (see S. Res. 365), S5896 [17OC] (see H. Res. 632), H8198 [16OC]

World Hearing Day: designate (see H. Res. 147), H2101 [25FE]

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]

Cloture motions

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

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1364 [14FE], S1422 [25FE]

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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5486 [16SE], S5561 [18SE], S5881 [17OC], S6188 [28OC], S6326 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

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

Court documents

Criminal Complaint filed in U.S. v. Fakhruddin Attar and Farida Attar (excerpt), H1384 [6FE]

Essays

State of the Union: Aynsa Denby, S768 [30JA]

——— Fiona Therese, S797 [31JA]

——— Livia Greenberg, S795 [31JA]

Letters

Allegation of sexual assault by Dept. of HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement staff on children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally: Jonathan H. Hayes, Dept. of HHS, H2692 [13MR]

Applicability of Congressional Review Act to State relief and empowerment waivers: Thomas H. Armstrong, GAO, S4901–S4903 [17JY]

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]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act: James W. Tobin III, National Association of Home Builders, H7725 [17SE]

——— Jim Narva, National Association of State Fire Marshals, H7725 [17SE]

——— Philip Squair, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, H7726 [17SE]

——— Representative Lofgren, Committee on House Administration (House), H7724 [17SE]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7724 [17SE]

——— several consumer organizations, H7725 [17SE]

——— William Wallace, Consumer Reports (organization), H7722, H7725 [17SE]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed eligibility requirement changes: U.S. Conference of Mayors, H7896 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization: several disability organizations, S2192 [2AP]

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 negotiation of lower covered Medicare part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries: Keith Hall, CBO, S3023 [22MY]

——— Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S3023 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions: Seema Verma, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S6223 [29OC]

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]

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H9368 [9DE]

——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9368 [9DE]

Dignity in Aging Act: Bill Sweeney, AARP (organization), H8476 [28OC]

——— Ellen Hollander, Meals on Wheels America (organization), H8478 [28OC]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), H8477 [28OC]

——— several organizations, H8478 [28OC]

——— Stephan O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, H8477 [28OC]

Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act: Stacy Chamberlin, Oregon AFSCME Council 75, H4709 [18JN]

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: Catherine Carrico, National Association of Geriatric Education Centers, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Laurie Jacobs, American Geriatrics Society, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Michele J. Saunders, Eldercare Workforce Alliance, S803 [31JA]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S804 [31JA]

Excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage: several Representatives (2009), H5961 [17JY]

Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief: several organizations, S1598 [28FE]

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Jon J. Indall, Uranium Producers of America (organization), H8614 [30OC]

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]

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

Impose ban on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes: Senator Durbin, S6635 [19NO]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Sara Stewart, H10109 [11DE]

——— several biotechnology organizations, H10097 [11DE]

——— several pharmaceutical companies, H10130 [12DE]

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

Medical expense tax deduction lower threshold permanent extension: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S265 [16JA]

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act: Alliance To Fight the 40, H5967 [17JY]

——— American Benefits Council, H5965 [17JY]

——— Brian J. Marcotte, National Business Group on Health, H5965 [17JY]

——— D. Taylor, UNITE HERE! (organization), H5970 [17JY]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, H5969 [17JY]

——— Frederick Isasi, FamiliesUSA (organization), H5960 [17JY]

——— Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, H5963 [17JY]

——— J. David Cox, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H5967 [17JY]

——— James P. Gelfand, ERISA Industry Committee, H5964 [17JY]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H5963 [17JY]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, H5963 [17JY]

——— Janet Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters, H5969 [17JY]

——— Jimmy Christianson, Associated General Contractors of America, H5965 [17JY]

——— Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., Society for Human Resource Management, H5968 [17JY]

——— Joseph G. DePete, Air Line Pilots Association, International, H5971 [17JY]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, H5966 [17JY]

——— Joshua A. Ulman, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, H5968 [17JY]

——— Ken A Crerar, Joel Wood, and Joel Kopperud, Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, H5961 [17JY]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H5971 [17JY]

——— Marco A. Giamberardino, National Electrical Contractors Association, H5969 [17JY]

——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H5970 [17JY]

——— National Coalition on Benefits, H5965 [17JY]

——— National Federation of Independent Business, H5965 [17JY]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H5970 [17JY]

——— Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage, H5968 [17JY]

——— Paul Shearon and Matthew Biggs, International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, H5962 [17JY]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H5966 [17JY]

——— Richard J. Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans, H5967 [17JY]

——— Robert Martinez, Jr., International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, H5963 [17JY]

——— Robyn M. Boerstling, National Association of Manufacturers, H5969 [17JY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H5966 [17JY]

——— Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America (organization), H5966 [17JY]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), H5971 [17JY]

——— Thomas M. Conway, United Steelworkers (organization), H5971 [17JY]

Non-defense discretionary budget programs funding: Mission Readiness—Council for a Strong America, S1572 [28FE]

Older Americans Act modernization: Bob Blancato and Meredith Whitmire, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S7055 [16DE]

——— C. Grace Whiting and Michael R. Wittke, National Alliance for Caregiving, S7055 [16DE]

——— Martha Roherty, Advancing States (organization), S7057 [16DE]

——— Megan O’Reilly, AARP, S7054 [16DE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S7056 [16DE]

——— Shelley Lyford, West Health Institute, S7055 [16DE]

——— Stephen O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, S7056 [16DE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility: several individuals, S2001–S2008 [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator program funding to assist in choosing plans and increase outreach about plan options and financial support availability: several medical organizations, H3875 [16MY]

Premium Reduction Act: Eric A. Cioppa, Raymond G. Farmer, David Altmaier, and Dean L. Cameron, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S5900 [17OC]

——— several health organizations, S5900 [17OC]

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H8492 [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]

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3110 [23MY]

Public health risks and treatment of detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities: Raymond Kovacic, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, E877 [9JY]

Reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support efforts to provide assistance: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7887 [24SE]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7887 [24SE]

Rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect: several medical organizations, H3874 [16MY]

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act: Aaron Smith, National Cannabis Industry Association, E1440 [14NO]

——— Ademola Oyefeso, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, E1216 [26SE]

——— Alessandro DiNello, Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America, E1217 [26SE]

——— Basil Thomson, National Armored Car Association, E1442 [14NO]

——— Becky Dansky, Safe and Responsible Banking Alliance, E1230 [27SE]

——— Betsy Laird, International Council of Shopping Centers, E1240 [1OC]

——— Bill Himpler, American Financial Services Association, E1254 [4OC]

——— Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable, Inc., E1230 [27SE]

——— Jim King, ScottsMiracle-Gro Co., E1253 [4OC]

——— John Smaby, National Association of Realtors, E1230 [27SE]

——— Ken A. Crerar, Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, E1239 [1OC]

——— Lindsay Robinson, California Cannabis Industry Association, E1441 [14NO]

——— Marsha Jones, Third Party Payment Processors Association, E1229 [27SE]

——— Mayors Coalition To Push for Marijuana Reform, E1253 [4OC]

——— Michael F. Beech, Brink’s, Inc., E1240 [1OC]

——— National Association of Attorneys General, E1215 [26SE]

——— Neal Levine, Cannabis Trade Federation, E1441 [14NO]

——— Neill Franklin, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Inc., E1228 [27SE]

——— Nicole Fried, Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, E1442 [14NO]

——— Paul A. Smith, Rural County Representatives of California (organization), E1239 [1OC]

——— Representatives McHenry and Luetkemeyer, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7965 [25SE]

——— Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association, E1216 [26SE]

——— Saphira Galoob, National Cannabis Roundtable (organization), E1441 [14NO]

——— Scott Talbott, Electronic Transactions Association, E1229 [27SE]

——— several bankers associations, E1216 [26SE]

——— several former Office of National Drug Control Policy and DEA officials, H7966 [25SE]

——— several organizations, E1217 [26SE]

——— several State banking supervisors, E1262 [8OC]

——— several State Governors, E1262 [8OC]

——— several trade associations, E1239 [1OC], E1254 [4OC]

——— Shanita Penny, Minority Cannabis Business Association, E1240 [1OC]

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]

Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E1571 [10DE]

——— Representative Yarmuth, Committee on the Budget (House), E1571 [10DE]

Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H9370 [9DE]

——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9369 [9DE]

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]

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

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

Organizations and officials supporting H.R. 1595, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, H7971 [25SE]

Organizations opposing H.R. 1373, Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, H8614 [30OC]

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]

Memorandums

Medicare for All Act: Wen S. Shen, Congressional Research Service, S4750 [10JY]

Messages

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

Motions

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

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), S1364 [14FE]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8642 [30OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), H8038 [26SE]

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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), S5486 [16SE], S5562 [18SE], S5881 [17OC], S6187 [28OC], H4731 [18JN], H4795 [19JN]

Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (S.J. Res. 52), S6220 [29OC]

Notices

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

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3786 [14MY], H3921 [16MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1595, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, H7987 [25SE]

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

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, H4768 [18JN]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3942, Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, H8536 [28OC]

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]

Proclamations

Black Women’s Wellness Day: Representative Pocan, E1101 [6SE]

Proposals

Dalton School Model Congress presentation: Rosie Harris, E1496 [21NO]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman, H1010 [23JA], H2818 [26MR]

——— pro choice versus right to life, H611, H612, H613 [16JA], H705–H711 [17JA], H1011 [23JA], H2578 [7MR], H2907–H2910 [28MR], H4448, H4449 [12JN], H7908 [25SE]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (H.R. 490), H1558 [13FE]

——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a health care provider (H.R. 4935), H8816 [13NO], H9064 [20NO]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, H2908 [28MR]

——— prohibit partial-birth abortions, H706 [17JA]

——— repeal Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign assistance from being spent on the promotion or provision of abortion services, H186–H190 [3JA], H506 [11JA], H4407 [11JN], H4448 [12JN]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion, H1279 [29JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), H1367 [6FE], H1418, H1431 [7FE], H1467, H1482, H1484, H1485 [8FE], H1506, H1510–H1512 [11FE], H1558, H1559, H1560–H1566 [13FE], H2004, H2006, H2024 [14FE], H2089 [25FE], H2115, H2116 [26FE], H2281 [28FE], H2578 [7MR], H2628 [11MR], H2702 [13MR], H2732 [14MR], H2824 [26MR], H2909 [28MR], H2941, H2974 [2AP], H3065 [3AP], H3072, H3090 [4AP]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), unanimous-consent request, H1378 [6FE], H2087 [25FE], H2219 [26FE], H2263 [27FE], H2293 [28FE], H2341 [5MR], H2390 [6MR], H2571 [7MR], H2602 [8MR], H2627 [11MR], H2676 [12MR], H2702 [13MR], H2732 [14MR], H2781 [25MR], H2818 [26MR], H2847, H2848, H2876 [27MR], H2900 [28MR], H2935 [1AP], H2956, H2973 [2AP], H3003 [3AP], H3088 [4AP], H3117 [8AP], H3169 [9AP], H3239 [10AP], H3295 [29AP], H3323 [30AP], H3363 [1MY], H3429 [2MY], H3462 [7MY], H3492 [8MY], H3519, H3550 [9MY], H3715 [10MY], H3772 [14MY], H3813, H3826 [15MY], H3911 [16MY], H3953 [17MY], H3997 [20MY], H4031 [21MY], H4111 [22MY], H4149 [23MY], H4207 [3JN], H4245, H4295 [4JN], H4332 [5JN], H4378 [10JN], H4411, H4423 [11JN], H4442 [12JN], H4632 [13JN], H4705 [18JN], H4779 [19JN], H4929 [20JN], H5011 [21JN], H5072 [24JN], H5091 [25JN], H5197 [26JN], H5251 [27JN], H5289 [9JY], H5337 [10JY], H5594 [11JY], H5765 [12JY], H5814 [15JY], H5981 [17JY], H7128 [18JY], H7224 [23JY], H7313, H7350 [24JY], H7398, H7443 [25JY]

——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, H3955 [17MY], H4022 [21MY], H4115, H4116 [22MY], H4407 [11JN], E639 [21MY]

Ackerman, Susan: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 2585), H5251 [27JN]

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: provide funding to study the impact on patient health of insurers that require patients obtain approval prior to receiving certain medical services, H3911 [16MY]

Alleghany County, NC: anniversary of Alleghany County Rescue Squad, E1259 [8OC]

Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress in Bartholomew County, IN: tribute, H5308 [10JY]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, E133 [5FE]

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

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]

American Association of Colleges of Nursing: anniversary, E1287 [16OC]

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: anniversary, H2835 [27MR]

American College of Surgeons (organization): tribute to ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training course, E654 [22MY]

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

American Heart Month: observance, H1379 [6FE]

American Red Cross: tribute to California Northwest chapter, E389 [2AP]

Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (H.R. 2726), H10275 [16DE], H10602 [17DE], E586 [14MY]

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]

Arizona: certify that permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region will not adversely affect employment opportunities for Native Americans, minorities, and women, H8618–H8620 [30OC]

——— complete mineral survey prior to permanently extending moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region, H8621, H8622 [30OC]

——— ensure permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region does not result in increased mineral imports from certain countries, H8643 [30OC]

——— exclude land in 4th Congressional District from permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region, H8620, H8621 [30OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8609–H8622, H8640–H8645 [30OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8550–H8552 [29OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), motion to recommit, H8643 [30OC]

Arkansas: tribute to Prescription for Life program, H5084 [25JN]

——— tribute to steps addressing mental health care, H9161 [21NO]

Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (H.R. 2422), H7562 [10SE]

——— defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (H.R. 3724), E917 [15JY]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas, H10085 [11DE], E1582 [12DE]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (H.R. 2617), H4303 [4JN]

——— ensure access to contraception and family planning education, H5548, H5549 [10JY]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (H.R. 2171), H4019 [21MY]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (H.R. 5169), H9042 [19NO]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), H2891–H2899, H2907 [28MR]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2840–H2847 [27MR]

——— require post-deployment mental health checkup, H8152 [16OC]

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

Arroyo, Vidal: Rhodes Scholarship recipient, E558 [8MY]

Assistance League of Los Angeles (organization): anniversary, E1155 [17SE]

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

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]

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

Big Bear Lake, CA: tribute to Big Bear Fire Dept., and Mercy Air for emergency air medical services, E251 [6MR]

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

Black, Chad: EMS Region II Regional Trauma Advisory Committee Nathan Deal Governor’s Award for Trauma Excellence recipient, E1597 [17DE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance, H3929 [17MY]

——— observance (H. Res. 317), H3551 [9MY]

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

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

Brock, Joan: Volunteer Hampton Roads (organization) Lenora Mathews Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E303 [13MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2736 [14MR], H3140 [9AP]

——— reform entitlement programs, H455–H457 [10JA], H1236–H1239 [28JA], H1386 [6FE], H2229 [26FE], H2501 [6MR], H3333 [30AP], H3466–H3468 [7MY], H3836 [15MY], H5991–H5993 [17JY], H7656–H7658 [11SE], H7980–H7983 [25SE], H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

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

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

Bureau of Prisons: limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (H.R. 2365), E489 [25AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: public health benefit projects funding, H4745 [18JN]

California: address drought in Salton Sea region, H2876 [27MR]

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

Calvert, Representative: tribute to individuals for lifesaving efforts on behalf of Corona, CA, district office staff member suffering medical emergency, H8913 [18NO]

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]

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]

——— Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funding through reductions in Dept. of HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funding, H4568, H4569 [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 for Injury Prevention and Control suicide awareness, research, and prevention funding, H4613, H4614 [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]

——— neonatal abstinence syndrome research funding, H4579 [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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator program funding, H4570, H4571 [12JN]

Charlottesville, IN: tribute to Eastern Hancock High School football team hosting of blood drives to support Versiti Blood Center of Indiana, H7996 [26SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive, H706 [17JA]

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

China: assessment as threat relative to economic and military expansion, unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property, and human rights violations, H9251–H9254 [4DE]

Cincinnati, OH: opening of Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank warehouse location, H8059 [27SE]

Colpitts, Susan: Volunteer Hampton Roads (organization) Corporate Volunteer Excellence Award recipient, E303 [13MR]

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

Columbus, OH: anniversary of St. Stephen’s Community House, E859 [27JN]

Community Human Services: anniversary, E1301 [17OC]

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

——— accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H7248 [24JY]

——— legislative priorities, H8155 [16OC], H8708 [31OC]

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

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]

Corps of Engineers: sewer overflow systems infrastructure projects funding, H4745 [18JN]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (H.R. 1618), H7723–H7727 [17SE]

Crime: prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (H.R. 959), H1384 [6FE]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2482), H3508 [9MY], H7998 [26SE]

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

Democratic Party: national agenda, H3228 [10AP], H8837 [14NO], H9065 [20NO], H9125 [21NO], H9264 [5DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (H.R. 832), H2004 [14FE], H2650 [12MR], H4922 [20JN], H7998 [26SE], H8075 [27SE]

——— Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program funding, H4944, H4945 [20JN]

——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (H.R. 5249), H9230 [4DE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (H.R. 3444), H5175 [26JN]

——— prohibit release of proprietary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program sales data of food retailers, H393 [10JA]

——— proposed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility requirements, H7892–H7898 [24SE], E1205, E1206 [25SE]

——— proposed rule limiting broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H5918 [17JY], H7248, H7257 [24JY], H7390, H7444 [25JY]

——— provide loans and grants to qualified agricultural associations to assist in the establishment of agricultural association health plans, H354 [9JA]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (H.R. 3125), H4922 [20JN], H7998 [26SE]

——— Rural Health and Safety Education Program funding to combat opioid epidemic in rural communities, H4942 [20JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H348 [9JA], H391, H395, H396 [10JA], H550 [15JA], H983 [22JA], H1020, H1022 [23JA], H1248 [29JA], H2374 [6MR], H4000–H4005 [20MY], H4780 [19JN], H5081 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination, H7979 [25SE], H8059 [27SE], H10088, H10089 [11DE], E1582 [12DE]

——— allow veterans enrolled in Wounded Warrior program to continue enrollment in Military Adaptive Sports Program for a certain period of time after separation, H5658 [11JY]

——— amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H4729 [18JN]

——— clarify contraception coverage parity to ensure all methods of contraception approved by the FDA are covered by TRICARE without copay, including contraceptive counseling, insertion, and removal, H5545 [10JY]

——— 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 cultural competence and diversity are considered in recruitment and retention efforts for mental health providers, H5659 [11JY]

——— 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]

——— expand access to infertility treatment to all servicemembers, H5545 [10JY]

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

——— include in each national defense strategy steps to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and to assure an uninterrupted supply of medicines (H.R. 4710), E1297 [17OC]

——— limit waivers to extend use of firefighting foam containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances and implement plan for complete phaseout, H5658 [11JY]

——— phase out use of firefighting foam containing per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, H10033 [11DE]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H5672 [11JY]

——— prohibit Defense Logistics Agency from using any food contact substances to assemble or package meals ready-to-eat (MRE) that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H5648 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement policy to ban certain transgender people from serving in the military, H4717 [18JN]

——— require cooperative agreements with States to mitigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination resulting from their facilities, H5648 [11JY]

——— require installation and maintenace of carbon monoxide detectors in all military family housing units, H5659 [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]

——— women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (H.R. 727), E78 [23JA]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools, H3866 [16MY]

——— Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) funding, H4635, H4636 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products, H10203, H10204 [12DE]

——— address opioid drug abuse epidemic, H10032 [11DE]

——— Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program funding, H4559, H4560 [12JN]

——— allegation of sexual assault by Office of Refugee Resettlement staff on children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, H2692 [13MR]

——— allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to purchase drugs at Fair Price Negotiation Program prices, H10216, H10217 [12DE]

——— allow State-run health insurance marketplaces to be eligible for federally-facilitated marketplace navigator program funds, H3880, H3881 [16MY]

——— allow use of ‘‘silver loading’’ to make up for loss of cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to health insurance companies, H3867, H3868, H3879, H3880 [16MY]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (H.R. 2431), H3494, H3495 [8MY]

——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (H.R. 117), E5 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— children’s mental health services grants funding, H4536 [12JN]

——— clarify that early childhood developmental screenings are considered an allowable medical service by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, H4614, H4615 [12JN]

——— 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]

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

——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively, H8479 [28OC]

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

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

——— ensure Fair Price Negotiation Program and Medicare changes to reduce drug prices will not result in fewer new drug applications for unmet medical needs and life-saving cures, H10223, H10224 [12DE]

——— ensure medically-tailored nutrition interventions are included in evidence-based practices for enhancing senior nutrition, H4531, H4532 [12JN]

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

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

——— establish annual enrollment targets for health insurance exchanges, H3896 [16MY]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H7854–H7857 [20SE], H7873 [24SE], H7996 [26SE], H8153 [16OC], H8207 [17OC], H8232, H8250, H8252 [18OC], H8371, H8374 [22OC], H8397, H8398 [23OC], H8592 [29OC], H8606, H8607, H8608 [30OC], H8682 [31OC], H8775 [12NO], H8792 [13NO], H8831, H8835, H8873 [14NO], H8884, H8905, H8906 [15NO], H8963, H8966, H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9157 [21NO], H9210 [3DE], H9288–H9290 [5DE], H9955, H9956 [10DE], H10020, H10022, H10023, H10025, H10026, H10027, H10031, H10032, H10033, H10096–H10122 [11DE], H10128, H10129–H10225, H10235 [12DE]

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

——— establish grant program for States to reduce unnecessary costs and administrative burdens in health care, H10213, H10214 [12DE]

——— establish health insurance Federal invisible risk sharing program, H1278 [29JA]

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

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 728), H8513–H8516 [28OC], H8682 [31OC]

——— extend deadline by which States may apply for Federal assistance to establish State-based marketplaces and extend date for State exchanges to be self-sustaining, H3887 [16MY]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (H.R. 652), E62 [17JA]

——— graduate medical education funding through reductions in Dept. of Education management funding, H4615, H4616 [12JN]

——— Health Resources and Services Administration intimate partner violence awareness, screening, and treatment funding, H4619, H4620 [12JN]

——— Health Resources and Services Administration report to Congress on recruitment and training of health care professionals and recommendations to address staffing shortages, H4609, H4610 [12JN]

——— Health Resources and Services Administration State Maternal Health Innovation Program funding, H4575–H4577 [12JN]

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

——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (H.R. 4995), H9126 [21NO]

——— include coverage for Federal employee health plans in Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, H10215, H10216 [12DE]

——— increase maximum number of special masters allowed in U.S. Court of Federal Claims to hear cases under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (H.R. 3003), E665 [23MY]

——— Indian Health Service funding, E838 [25JN]

——— medication-assisted treatment of opioid abuse funding, H4561 [12JN]

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

——— National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being funding to expand data collection to include children impacted by parental substance abuse, H4564, H4565 [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]

——— prohibit funding to convene an ethics advisory board to review research projects seeking grants that propose use of human fetal tissue, H4638, H4639 [13JN]

——— prohibit termination of health insurance coverage for enrollees not actively enrolled during the most recent enrollment period, H3876 [16MY]

——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H3323 [30AP], E576 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (H.R. 3690), H8964 [19NO]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (H.R. 2035), H7308–H7310 [24JY]

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

——— 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 Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (H.R. 776), H7364, H7365 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— repeal ban on adoption of standards for unique patient identifier, H4560, H4561 [12JN]

——— report on extent to which increases in prices of commonly prescribed drugs has caused individuals with health insurance to forego needed treatment, H3885, H3886 [16MY]

——— report on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketing and outreach programs, H3877 [16MY]

——— report on use of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act user fees to fund outreach and enrollment, navigator program, and maintenance of Healthcare.gov and its call centers, H3897 [16MY]

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

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2069), H8607 [30OC], H8911 [18NO]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2296), H10118 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— require navigators to receive training on how to assist consumers with Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment, H3886, H3887 [16MY]

——— require Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enrollment data be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, preferred language, age, and sex, H4620, H4621 [12JN]

——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (H.R. 4640), H10140 [12DE]

——— require reports during annual open enrollment period on performance of the Federal exchange and the Small Business Health Options Program exchange, H3883 [16MY]

——— require review and submittal of report on whether being a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder, H3041, H3042 [3AP]

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

——— restore conscience protection rule to protect health care professionals from being coerced into performing procedures that violate their beliefs, H4406, H4407 [11JN], H4530, H4531 [12JN]

——— 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]

——— School-Based Health Centers funding through reductions in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services management funding, H4623–H4625 [12JN]

——— Senior Medicare Patrol fraud prevention funding, H4619 [12JN]

——— study incorporation of programs that address social and behavioral factors into traditional health care services funding, H4578, H4579 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Building Communities of Recovery program funding, H4567, H4568 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration fentanyl test strip distribution funding, H4566 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funding through reductions in health surveillance and program support funding, H4610, H4611 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants to States to develop best practices for emergency room treatment of opioid overdose patients funding, H4564 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Suicide Prevention Lifeline geolocation services feasibility study funding, H4607, H4608 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration peer to peer mental health programs for first responders funding, H4580 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education funding, H4565 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants and State Opioid Response Grants program funding, E849 [26JN]

——— unaccompanied alien children care funding, H3713 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (H.R. 2550), E546 [7MY], E675 [24MY]

——— call to shut down U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities, H7782 [19SE]

——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facilities comply with departmental sexual abuse prevention policies, H7342 [24JY]

——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (H.R. 2489), E809 [20JN]

——— improve conditions of alien detention facilities along the U.S. southern border, H5313 [10JY], E897 [11JY]

——— 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]

——— postpone effective date for requirement that U.S. Customs and Border Protection provide electronic health records for individuals interdicted between ports of entry, H8039 [26SE]

——— protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic opioid exposure (H.R. 4739), H9369, H9370 [9DE]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained, H4400, H4401, H4402 [11JN], H4443, H4444 [12JN]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (H.R. 2415), H3666, H3667 [9MY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), motion to recommit, H8039 [26SE]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H5027 [21JN], H5083 [25JN], H5579 [10JY], H5589, H5643 [11JY], H5833 [16JY], H7249, H7336–H7345, H7348–H7350 [24JY], H7390 [25JY], E988, E1001 [25JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection release of data relative to all sexual abuse complaints quarterly, H7343–H7345 [24JY]

——— U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), motion to recommit, H7348, H7349 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: address health and safety issues at public housing buildings, H9283 [5DE]

——— require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (H.R. 1690), H7581–H7583 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S., H5314 [10JY]

——— Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program funding, H4936 [20JN]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H3239 [10AP], H5290, H5291, H5292 [9JY], H5732 [12JY]

——— decision to support district court ruling finding all of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in appeal of Texas v. U.S., H2802, H2820, H2821 [26MR], H2835 [27MR], H5982 [17JY]

——— establish grant program to assist with medical expenses of qualified retired military and law enforcement working dogs (H.R. 5081), H9064 [20NO]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), H2111 [26FE], H2572–H2578 [7MR], H3912 [16MY], H4926 [20JN], H5593 [11JY], H5743–H5750 [12JY], H7138 [18JY], H7653–H7656 [11SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), consideration (H. Res. 476), H5314–H5323 [10JY]

——— Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention court-appointed special advocate and guardian ad litem program funding, H4937 [20JN]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of individuals using medical or recreational marijuana in States with legalized marijuana (H.R. 493), E36 [11JA]

——— prohibit funding for litigation on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H4939, H4940 [20JN]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H5175, H5176 [26JN]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding, H4895 [19JN], H4934 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: 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]

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

——— provide information to health care and social service employees on available mental health resources, trauma, and related counseling, H9139 [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 State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (H.R. 353), H974–H976 [22JA], E80 [23JA]

——— female genital mutilation/cutting elimination funding, H4641–H4644 [13JN]

——— global health programs family planning/reproductive health funding, H4640, H4641 [13JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H4679, H4685, H4686 [13JN]

——— across-the-board funding reduction for non-defense activities, H4684, H4685 [13JN]

——— making appropriations, H186–H190 [3JA], H1151 [23JA], H10587, H10588, H10594 [17DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2839), E630 [20MY]

——— prohibit funding to enter into any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any Trump Organization-related business, H4677 [13JN]

——— assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (S. 50), H10301, H10302 [16DE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (H.R. 3781), E930 [16JY]

——— Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program funding, H5066, H5067 [24JN]

——— 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: address epidemic of veteran suicide, H3430 [2MY], H3853 [16MY], H8529 [28OC]

——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 712), E78 [23JA]

——— 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]

——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 2898), E667 [23MY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 4290), H8776 [12NO]

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

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (H.R. 3530), H10272–H10275 [16DE]

——— 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]

——— expand health care coverage during the transition of Armed Forces members from service to civilian life (H.R. 5024), E1409 [8NO]

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

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), H7729–H7732 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— gender specific medical care for women veterans funding, H5013 [21JN]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, H8393 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (H.R. 2184), H3349 [1MY]

——— improve recruitment of physicians (H.R. 2557), H5027 [21JN]

——— permit appellants in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to appear remotely by picture and voice transmission (H.R. 4771), H8753–H8755 [12NO]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce policy to limit access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana program, H5015 [21JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce proposed rules limiting veterans’ ability to access care from a prosthetist of choice, H5016 [21JN]

——— 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 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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 availability of prosthetic items for women veterans, H8793 [13NO]

——— 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]

——— submit plan to implement compliance requirements for veterans’ financial protection against billing errors relative to medical debt, H5018, H5019 [21JN]

——— submit to Congress a report on advancement of whole health transformation (H.R. 2359), H4032–H4034 [21MY]

——— suicide prevention programs funding, H5015 [21JN]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 1381), H2332–H2335 [5MR]

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

——— Veterans Health Administration funding to hire mental health professionals, H5014 [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]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (H.R. 617), H7179–H7181 [23JY]

Depts. of HHS and Education: ensure access by students and faculty of pharmacy schools to information on use and availability of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H3882 [16MY]

Depts. of HHS and Labor: analyze and report barriers that domestic violence survivors face to achieve economic security including financial empowerment, housing, transportation, healthcare access, and education and training opportunities, H3053 [3AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4577, H4578 [12JN]

——— making appropriations, H10590, H10591, H10593, H10594 [17DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H3911 [16MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4332, H4333 [5JN], H4399 [11JN], H4452–H4625 [12JN], H4632–H4670, H4673–H4687 [13JN], H4710–H4767 [18JN], H4776, H4777, H4789–H4797 [19JN], H4922, H4928, H4998 [20JN], H5027 [21JN], H5175 [26JN], H8790 [13NO], E755 [12JN], E795, E799 [19JN], E825 [24JN], E833 [25JN], E849 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4402–H4411 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4445–H4452 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), corrections in engrossment, H4797 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to recommit, H4795 [19JN]

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

Discrimination: condemn rule that allows healthcare workers to discriminate against patients based on their religious beliefs, H3719 [10MY]

——— ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not deny a parent’s right to be involved in their minor child’s medical care, H3935 [17MY]

——— ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not require physicians to affirm and provide treatment for minors requesting gender transition treatment, H3934 [17MY]

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

——— amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H7781 [19SE]

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

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

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

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

——— nervous system disorders research funding, H8942 [18NO]

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

Douglas, Loughlin: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1119 [10SE]

Douglas County, CO: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Healthiest Communities’’ list, H2890 [28MR]

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

Drugs: acknowledge impact of high cost of prescription drugs on communities of color and persons living in rural or sparsely populated areas, H10208–H10210 [12DE]

——— address fentanyl abuse, H3852 [16MY]

——— address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H374 [10JA], H548 [15JA], H2106 [26FE], H7993, H8043 [26SE], H9259 [5DE]

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

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (H.R. 127), E7 [3JA]

——— facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications (H.R. 4810), E1330 [23OC]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10041 [11DE], H10133–H10139, H10201, H10202, H10204, H10209, H10211, H10215, H10216, H10219, H10235 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10022, H10027, H10035, H10098–H10122 [11DE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, E1330 [23OC]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, H10214, H10215 [12DE]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, H7965, H7969, H7970 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— stop production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the U.S. from China, H2809 [26MR]

Dysautonomia Awareness Month: observance, E1246 [4OC]

E. Richard Jones Family Foundation: tribute, E645 [21MY]

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

Easterseals (organization): anniversary, H2942 [2AP]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 100), E134 [5FE]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4397 [11JN]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H2229–H2231 [26FE]

——— status, H8590–H8593 [29OC]

Eczema: promote awareness of medical, psychological, and economic impact, E904 [11JY]

Education: improve health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new health supporting incentives and programs, H354 [9JA]

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

——— evaluate ambient levels of ethylene oxide emissions from certain manufacturing facilities in Lake County, IL, H2110 [26FE], H3224 [10AP]

——— funding to identify communities suffering from serious environmental law violations, implement clean up of such communities, and study health impact of multiple sources of pollution, H4949 [20JN]

——— outreach programs funding to communities identified in National Air Toxic Assessment to face dangerous emissions levels of ethylene oxide from medical sterilization and chemical facilities, H4949, H4950 [20JN]

——— permit States to transfer funds from Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects (S. 1689), H7744 [17SE]

——— regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under Toxic Substances Control Act (H.R. 2600), H3687 [10MY]

——— replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program (H.R. 3949), E974 [24JY]

——— revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (H.R. 1152), H2110 [26FE], H3224 [10AP]

——— State and Tribal Assistance Grant funding to help low-income households to replace lead pipes, H4958 [20JN]

——— strengthen manufacturing and processing notices for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H7870, H7872, H7873 [24SE]

FAA: improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (H.R. 2208), E445 [10AP]

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

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, E1513 [26NO]

Family Meals Month: observance, H7746 [17SE], H7994 [26SE]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (H.R. 4194), H8152 [16OC], H9161 [21NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize rule imposing a cap on Universal Service Fund and allowing Schools and Libraries program and Rural Healthcare Support program caps to be combined, H5130 [25JN]

FDA: increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application, H3800 [15MY], H3857, H3860 [16MY]

——— 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]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (H.R. 961), H10234 [12DE]

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

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce draft guidance on drug products labeled as homeopathic, H4943, H4944 [20JN]

——— prohibit sale of infant formula after the expiration date on the product (H.R. 2267), E446 [10AP]

——— provide for publication of a list of licensed biological products (H.R. 1520), H3485, H3486 [8MY]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (H.R. 2268), E448 [10AP]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents, H2379 [6MR], H2507 [7MR]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H8576–H8579 [29OC]

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

——— 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]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 4493), E1205 [25SE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 1595), H7911, H7962–H7974, H7979, H7980 [25SE], E1215 [26SE], E1239 [1OC], E1253, E1256 [4OC], E1440 [14NO]

Finne, Kristen P.: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E683 [30MY]

Florida: address water quality issues, H4071 [22MY]

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

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

GAO: conduct cost benefit analysis of establishment of State-administered health insurance plans for States that may want to offer a public option in their health insurance exchanges, H3888 [16MY]

——— study and report on effects of food additives on children’s health (H.R. 2269), E441 [10AP]

——— study effect of cuts to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and the Navigator Program on health insurance enrollment and costs of coverage, H3884, H3885 [16MY]

Gastroparesis Awareness Month: observance, E1091 [6SE]

Gateway Domestic Violence Services (organization): anniversary, E1253 [4OC]

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

Gee, Adam: Encompass Health Corp., Personal Achievement Award recipient, E1162 [17SE]

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

Golden Lions Club: Golden, CO, Mayor’s Award for Excellence reicpient, E1385 [31OC]

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

Hamilton County, OH: tribute to efforts to address prescription opioid abuse, H2721 [14MR]

Health and wellness coaches: support efforts (H. Res. 117), H2263 [27FE]

HealthPartners (organization): Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award recipient, H2686 [13MR]

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

History: accomplishments of the U.S., H297 [9JA]

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

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

House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9282 [5DE], H9351 [9DE]

——— authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings, H30 [3JA], H299, H301, H302, H338–H346 [9JA], H374 [10JA], E26 [9JA]

——— authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (H. Res. 14), H617 [16JA], H2820 [26MR]

——— establish a Bipartisan Task Force to address drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H1160 [23JA]

——— legislative priorities, H1288 [30JA], H1468 [8FE], H2692 [13MR], H3088 [4AP], H3851 [16MY], H5945–H5947 [17JY], H7587 [10SE], H8376, H8377, H8378 [22OC], H8553 [29OC], H12152, H12180 [18DE]

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

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

Hoyer, Tim: Encompass Health Corp., Advocate Award recipient, E1161 [17SE]

Hunterdon Helpline, Inc.: anniversary, E1362 [29OC]

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

Immigration: protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (H.R. 3918), E965 [23JY]

Immune Deficiency Foundation: tribute, E824 [24JN]

Indian Health Service: Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative funding, H4958 [20JN]

——— Urban Indian Health Program funding, H4784 [19JN]

Indiana University Health (nonprofit organization): tribute to investment in Muncie, IN, community, H10022 [11DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1878), H2889 [28MR], H2943 [2AP], H3091 [4AP], H9062 [20NO]

Insurance: 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— establish a public health plan (H.R. 2000), H2947 [2AP], H5313 [10JY]

——— improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (H.R. 1868), H2803 [26MR], H5834 [16JY]

——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (H.R. 1884), H2805, H2806, H2820, H2821 [26MR], H2835 [27MR], H2935 [1AP], H2946, H2947, H2968, H2976–H2980 [2AP], H3119 [8AP]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage, H4569, H4570 [12JN]

——— protect individual choice of health insurance (H. Res. 750), H9958, H9959 [10DE], H12217 [19DE]

——— 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]

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

——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3715 [10MY], H3731 [14MY], H3800 [15MY], H3851, H3852, H3853–H3911, H3913 [16MY], H4123 [23MY], H4401 [11JN], H5085 [25JN], H5175 [26JN], H7693 [12SE], H9248 [4DE], E623 [17MY]

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

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

International Boundary and Water Commission: ensure equitable financial responsibility for Nogales, NM, for International Outfall Interceptor wastewater pipeline maintenance, H4646, H4647 [13JN]

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

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: observance, H1383–H1386 [6FE]

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

International Self-Care Day: observance, E977 [24JY]

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

Joint Base Charleston, SC: tribute to C–17 crew for emergency landing in Ireland without diplomatic clearance in order to provide medical attention to wounded servicemember, H8204 [17OC]

Kansas: Kansas Supreme Court ruling in Hodes & Nauser v. Schmidt relative to a women’s right to an abortion, H3345 [1MY]

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]

Kent, Shannon M.: tribute (H. Res. 134), H2006 [14FE]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (H.R. 1210), H4013 [21MY]

Lewisville, NC: Forsyth Country Day School recipient of National Athletic Trainer’s Association Safe Schools Sports Award, H8139 [15OC]

LifeChoices Health Network: anniversary, E1209 [26SE]

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]

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

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

Marshall, Representative: tour of every county in Kansas, H7602 [11SE]

Masimo Corp.: anniversary, E529 [2MY]

Maternal Mental Health Awareness: observance, H3550 [9MY]

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

McGinnis, William: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]

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

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), H5263 [28JN]

——— extend Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto Rico, H9156 [21NO], E1204 [24SE]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services, H2777, H2778 [25MR]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), H4706–H4710 [18JN]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H7477 [30JY]

——— 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]

——— reform, H3686 [10MY]

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]

——— allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, H7997 [26SE]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 1384), H2709–H2711 [13MR], H3309 [30AP], H4298 [4JN], H10009 [10DE]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (H.R. 576), H551 [15JA]

——— negotiate prices of excessively costly life-sustaining prescription drugs (H.R. 5039), H8836 [14NO]

——— 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]

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

——— protect coverage for screening mammography, H10593 [17DE]

——— provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B, H10136 [12DE]

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

——— provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (H.R. 4649), H8232 [18OC], H8607 [30OC]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D, H10038 [11DE]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (H.R. 4661), H8207 [17OC]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D, H10135 [12DE]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (H.R. 4655), H8397 [23OC]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, H10110 [11DE]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (H.R. 2115), H8516–H8519 [28OC], E1366 [29OC], E1383 [31OC]

——— reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (H.R. 4671), H8141 [15OC], H8371 [22OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation, H10134, H10201 [12DE]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D, H3658–H3661 [9MY]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (H.R. 1034), H8961 [19NO]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 275), H2379 [6MR]

——— solvency, H3834 [15MY]

——— 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]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (H.R. 1354), H5834 [16JY], H8950 [18NO]

Members of Congress: allow inspection of immigration detention facilities with 24-hour notice, H5581 [10JY]

——— prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens, H7451 [25JY]

Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 406), E677 [28MY]

Mental health: address racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among African Americans, H8949–H8955 [18NO]

——— expand access to, and quality of, mental health care, H3139 [9AP]

——— increase suicide awareness and prevention efforts, H5163 [25JN]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, H3493–H3495 [8MY], H3508 [9MY], H3719 [10MY], H3853 [16MY], H3998 [20MY], E566 [9MY]

Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc.: anniversary, E695 [3JN]

Miami-Dade County, FL: anniversary of Miami-Dade Parks, E494 [29AP]

Michigan Public Health Association: anniversary, E319 [18MR]

Michigan Rehabilitation Association: anniversary, E1393 [1NO]

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

Minorities: impact of obesity on minorities, E616 [16MY]

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

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]

National Academy of Medicine: study role of Federal funding and research in drug development, H3878 [16MY]

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

National Alliance on Mental Illness: tribute, H3139 [9AP]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: tribute to annual RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill, E223 [27FE]

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

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

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

National Children’s Dental Health Month: observance, H1530 [13FE], H2294 [28FE], E202 [25FE], E218, E222 [27FE]

National Chocolate Milk Day: observance, H8075 [27SE]

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

National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 224), H2907 [28MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8283 [21OC], H8606, H8665 [30OC], H8708 [31OC], E1253 [4OC], E1374 [30OC]

National Donate Life Month: observance, H3065 [3AP]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 315), E462 [12AP]

National EMS Week: observance, H4123 [23MY]

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

National Healthy Skin Month: observance, H9063 [20NO]

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 Nurses Week: observance, H3718 [10MY], H4111 [22MY], E577, E579 [10MY]

National Nutrition Month: observance, H2514 [7MR]

National Opioid Awareness Week: observance, H7605 [11SE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: observance, H4927, H4997 [20JN]

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: observance, H3296 [29AP]

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

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

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

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

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

National School Lunch Week: observance, H8251 [18OC]

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

National Stop the Bleed Day: observance, E654 [22MY], E675 [24MY]

National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H7782, H7818 [19SE], H7891, H7892 [24SE]

National Sunglasses Day: observance, E855 [27JN]

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

Navy: Ohio-class submarine life support systems funding, H4720 [18JN]

Neighborhood Connections, Inc.: anniversary, E546 [7MY]

New Hampshire Snowmobile Association: tribute to fundraising event to fund summer camps for underpriviledged and disabled children, E71 [22JA]

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

New York: passage of Reproductive Health Act that revises abortion laws, H1273, H1279 [29JA], H1353, H1354 [5FE]

New York Chiropractic College: anniversary, E1189 [20SE]

Newberry, SC: tribute to Newberry Fire Dept., H9260 [5DE]

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

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

——— health impact of red tide and other harmful algal blooms research funding, H4559 [12JN]

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

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]

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

NSF: support research on opioid addiction (H.R. 3153), H7172, H7173 [23JY], E1010 [30JY]

NSF International (organization): anniversary, E1132 [11SE]

Nurse-Family Partnership (organization): tribute to support of vulnerable expectant mothers, E577 [10MY]

Nymbl Systems (company): inclusion in America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) (organization) Top Ten Small Businesses list, E172 [13FE]

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]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), H7818 [19SE], H8466–H8479 [28OC], H8707 [31OC], E1360 [29OC]

Oral health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations, H1530 [13FE]

OSHA: prohibit funding to finalize or implement proposed rule to weaken health protections in existing beryllium standards for construction and maritime workers, H4540 [12JN]

——— require promulgation of a final standard on workplace violence prevention for health care and social service workers following established rulemaking procedures, H9142, H9143 [21NO]

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

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

——— clarify ability of navigators to provide referrals to community-based organizations that address social needs related to health outcomes, H3892, H3893 [16MY]

——— clarify that certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation does not weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, H3548 [9MY]

——— delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers, H5931, H5962 [17JY]

——— ensure rural areas are included in navigator outreach, H3900, H3901 [16MY]

——— ensure veterans are included in navigator outreach, H3901, H3902 [16MY]

——— establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (H.R. 1425), H2947 [2AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H338–H346 [9JA], H1278 [29JA], H2878 [27MR], H3119 [8AP], H3494 [8MY], H5290, H5291, H5292 [9JY], H7913 [25SE], H9158 [21NO], H9248 [4DE]

——— implement outreach and educational activities in areas with high health disparities, H3891, H3892 [16MY]

——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces, H3862 [16MY]

——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces (H.R. 1385), H2275 [28FE]

——— prioritize areas with high concentrations of unemployment for navigator program outreach and educational activities, H3898–H3900 [16MY]

——— prohibit action that would result in higher premiums for comprehensive coverage, H3543–H3545 [9MY]

——— 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]

——— protect coverage for women’s health care as an essential health benefit, H3533, H3534 [9MY]

——— protect State efforts to strengthen insurance marketplaces, lower premiums, and expand access to care by preserving reinsurance programs, H3532, H3533 [9MY]

——— provide opioid specific education and training for navigators and certified application counselors, H3879 [16MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), H5590 [11JY], H5766 [12JY], H5931, H5958–H5973 [17JY], E987 [25JY]

——— 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 Consortium To Combat Substance Abuse, H3296 [29AP]

——— 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]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, H3464 [7MY], H3658–H3661 [9MY], H7094 [18JY], H8153 [16OC], H8303 [22OC]

——— prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market, H3800 [15MY], H3856 [16MY]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, H3800 [15MY], H3856 [16MY]

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

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

Pierce, William J.: Asian American Medical Association Crystal Globe Award recipient, E1403 [8NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H612, H613 [16JA], H1176 [24JA]

——— 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]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: observance, H8152 [16OC]

Puerto Rico: Caño Martín Peña channel ecosystem restoration funding, H650, H651 [16JA]

——— study impact of benefits provided through disaster nutrition assistance, H650 [16JA]

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

Rare Disease Week: observance, H2088 [25FE]

——— reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (H. Res. 444), H7886–H7888 [24SE], E1224 [27SE]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H3830–H3835 [15MY]

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

ResMed Inc.: San Diego, CA, Region Regional Economic Development Corp., Duane Roth Renaissance Award recipient, H3309 [30AP]

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

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

Rockingham County, VA: tribute to Living Waters Farm Initiative to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, H4767 [18JN]

Ruiz, David: Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Bravo Award recipient, E1208 [25SE]

Rural areas: promote health care in rural communities, H3509 [9MY]

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

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]

Samaritan Ministries (organization): anniversary, E1280 [11OC]

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

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (H.R. 1553), H4302 [4JN]

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

Shumadine, Anne: Volunteer Hampton Roads (organization) Corporate Volunteer Excellence Award recipient, E304 [13MR]

Simmons, Larry: Signature Healthcare Hall of Fame inductee, E1304 [18OC]

Social Security: address solvency by establishing skills-based immigration system, maximize economic growth, incentivize labor force participation, decrease cost of health care delivery, and modernize Medicare, H456 [10JA], H2500–H2502 [6MR], H3061–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7827 [19SE], H8590–H8593 [29OC], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

——— protect system and improve benefits, H2975 [2AP]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 860), H1291 [30JA], H3123–H3126 [8AP], H3298–H3301 [29AP], E907 [11JY]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (H.R. 3634), H5731 [12JY], E882 [9JY]

——— reform (H.R. 5392), H10021 [11DE]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 1345), E203 [25FE]

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

Sowing Seeds of Hope, Inc.: tribute, E1077 [27AU]

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

St. Francis University: Appalachian Regional Commission grant recipient, H7249 [24JY]

Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E641 [21MY]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: anniversary, E1350 [28OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H613, H663 [16JA], H705–H708, H710 [17JA], H983 [22JA], H1010 [23JA], H1176 [24JA], E64, E65 [17JA], E69 [22JA]

Taxation: allow disabled students to use 529 college savings programs funds for therapies outside the classroom, H4150 [23MY]

——— allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (H.R. 3708), E902 [11JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities, H2822 [26MR]

——— 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]

——— provide retirement benefit opportunities to home care workers, H4141 [23MY]

——— provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (H.R. 2742), H3852 [16MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5931, H5962, H5964 [17JY], H7253 [24JY], H9125 [21NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 2207), H8842, H8843 [14NO], H9270 [5DE], H10039–H10041 [11DE]

Taylor, Michael: American Academy of Dermatologists Presidential Citation recipient, E228 [28FE]

Technology: use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H457 [10JA], H1387 [6FE], H2501 [6MR], H2705–H2707 [13MR], H3062–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7828 [19SE], H8591–H8593 [29OC], H8873 [14NO], H9288–H9290 [5DE]

——— prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (H.R. 4249), H7760 [18SE]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: observance, H9104, H9110–H9112 [20NO]

Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (H. Res. 499), E937 [17JY]

——— evaluation of administration, H2024 [14FE], H4415 [11JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to health care, H1397 [7FE], H2976–H2980 [2AP], H3139 [9AP], H9248 [4DE]

——— proposal to change the way poverty is measured to reduce eligibility for safety net programs, H4000–H4005 [20MY]

——— State of the Union Message, H1367, H1379 [6FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: clarify that Paris Agreement seeks to address issues of environmental justice and disparate impact climate change has on vulnerable communities and people of color, H3382 [1MY]

——— recognize interconnection between climate change and health, H3414 [2MY]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish performance standard for detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination and carry out nationwide sampling, H5648 [11JY]

University of California, Davis: tribute to Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program Women’s Heart Care Forum, E126 [4FE]

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]

University of South Carolina: College of Pharmacy winners of MEDISCA, Inc., Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition, E677 [28MY]

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

Van Buren County, AR: tribute to Van Buren County Wellness Committee, H2766 [25MR]

Vascugenix, LLC: tribute, H5084 [25JN]

Vienna, VA: tribute to Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, E761 [12JN]

Vision Forward Association: anniversary, E1106 [9SE]

Waite Park, MN: Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District recipient of Minnesota Dept. of Health Source Water Protection Award, H5922 [17JY]

Walker, Noelle: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1120 [10SE]

Watt, Jasmine: National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Congress of Future Medical Leaders representative, E530 [2MY]

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

Weehawken, NJ: anniversary of Weehawken Volunteer First Aid Squad, E571 [9MY]

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

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

Winkleman, Matthew C.: Illinois Academy of Family Physicians Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1365 [29OC]

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

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

——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (H. Res. 106), H1383–H1386 [6FE], H3976–H3978 [20MY], H4151 [23MY], E645 [21MY]

——— improve maternal outcomes for African-American women and reduce racial disparities in infant mortality, H3668–H3671 [9MY]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (H.R. 1882), E355 [26MR]

——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (H.R. 615), H3970 [20MY], H4151 [23MY]

World AIDS Day: observance, E1521 [3DE]

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]

World Water Day: observance, H2877 [27MR]

Yes to Youth—Montgomery County Youth Services (organization): anniversary, E138 [6FE]

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

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]

——— pro choice versus right to life, S195, S202–S204 [15JA], S2752 [9MY], S3814 [19JN], S4153 [20JN]

——— 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]

——— repeal Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign assistance from being spent on the promotion or provision of abortion services, S263 [16JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 130), S196 [15JA], S263, S275 [16JA], S290 [17JA], S793 [31JA], S817, S822, S823, S837–S839 [4FE], S843 [5FE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 130), unanimous-consent request, S837 [4FE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), S793, S794 [31JA], S2718 [8MY], S4153 [20JN]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1410, S1414–S1425, S1427 [25FE], S1447, S1450, S1456, S1458, S1471 [26FE], S1578, S1579 [28FE]

——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, S1418 [25FE], S1579 [28FE], S2848, S2851 [15MY], S2897, S2898 [16MY], S2953 [20MY], S2986, S2989–S2991, S2993 [21MY], S3018, S3026–S3028 [22MY], S3068, S3069, S3078 [23MY], S3189 [4JN], S3814 [19JN]

Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S5739 [26SE]

Agriculture: address agriculture issues by enacting long-term farm policies, provide access to mental health care, invest in alternative energy sources, and resolve trade disputes, S6055–S6057 [23OC]

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]

——— implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1766), S3288 [10JN]

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

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

Alaska: impact of natural resource development, S1688 [6MR]

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

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

Appropriations: legislative process, S1571–S1573 [28FE]

Armed Forces: address health, safety, and environmental hazards at private military housing units and prohibit payment by members of deposits or other fees relative to such units, S7199 [19DE]

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

——— discretionary spending levels, S5086–S5088 [25JY]

——— reform entitlement programs, S5041 [24JY], S5086–S5088 [25JY]

Bureau of the Census: release of report indicating increased number of uninsured Americans, S5568 [18SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a semiannual event for the DEA (S. Res. 359), S5853 [16OC]

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

——— establish a grant program for the purpose of public health data system modernization (S. 1793), S3365 [12JN]

——— improve transparency, evaluation, and accountability of organ procurement organizations (S. 2063), S4732 [9JY]

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

——— proposed rule to update formula used to reimburse hospitals for patient care, S4834 [16JY]

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

Children and youth: address epidemic of e-cigarette use by young people, S6972 [11DE]

——— express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (S. Res. 205), S5609 [19SE]

——— reform healthcare programs, S6939 [10DE]

China: decision to make all forms of fentanyl a controlled substance, S2250 [4AP]

Chronic Disease Day: observance, S4765 [10JY]

Clearfield, PA: tribute to Clearfield Center for Active Living, S2292 [8AP]

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

——— effects of climate change, S3019 [22MY], S3227 [5JN]

Committee on Finance (Senate): formation of bipartisan task forces to examine expiring tax provisions, S2905, S2906 [16MY]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: impact, S1664–S1666 [5MR], S2737–S2739 [8MY]

——— reauthorize and expand, S7224 [19DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S2798 [14MY]

——— legislative priorities, S13–S17 [3JA], S2503 [30AP], S3177 [4JN], S4874 [17JY]

Consumers: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S2286 [8AP], S2867–S2872 [15MY]

——— 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]

Courts: Senate approval of judges who oppose legal access to abortion, S2986, S2993 [21MY], S3026 [22MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 119), S196 [15JA], S263 [16JA]

——— provide sexual assault survivors with certain rights and services and establish a working group to more effectively implement best practices on the care and treatment of such survivors, S6543, S6544 [13NO]

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

——— include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (S. 2701), S6276 [30OC]

——— include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (S. 3148), S7236 [19DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1103 [7FE], S2247 [4AP], S3155 [3JN], S4746 [10JY], S4780 [11JY], S6365 [5NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Food and Nutrition Service (S. Con. Res. 24), S5275 [31JY]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (S. 1949), S4459 [24JN]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (S. 2026), S4633 [27JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S56 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: analyze deaths of servicemembers during training exercises and offer recommendations to prevent or minimize accidents during future exercises, S4562 [26JN]

——— medical research and staff development funding, S4562 [26JN]

——— submit a plan to improve research and development on therapies for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder and document information on blast exposures in service records of military personnel, S2859 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (S. 1483), S2889 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (S. 61), S2001 [26MR], S2868 [15MY]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (S. 923), S2091 [28MR]

——— 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]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants program and allow use of funding to address methamphetamine and cocaine abuse (S. 1925), S4173 [20JN], S5091 [25JY], S7224 [19DE]

——— establish a national telehealth program (S. 2408), S6383 [5NO]

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

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (S. 2817), S6479 [7NO]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), S5587 [19SE], S5619 [23SE], S5636 [24SE], S5716 [26SE], S5934 [22OC], S6205 [29OC], S6271 [30OC], S6523 [13NO], S6958 [11DE], S7037 [16DE]

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

——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (S. 1987), S4569 [26JN]

——— make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants and expand use to include methamphetamine abuse, S6279 [30OC]

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

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21, S7123 [18DE]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (S. 1541), S2964–S2966 [20MY], S3017 [22MY], S3066 [23MY], S4588 [27JN]

——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S1721 [7MR], S1815 [13MR], S2581 [2MY], S2709, S2717, S2718, S2720, S2724 [8MY], S2804 [14MY]

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

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (S. 1659), S3112 [23MY]

——— provide investment in tomorrow’s pediatric health care workforce (S. 2443), S5364 [9SE]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (S. 1608), S7239, S7240 [19DE]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (S. 995), S2191 [2AP], S2266 [4AP]

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

——— 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]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (H.R. 776), S5275 [31JY]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program, S6377 [5NO]

——— require congressional review of regulations regarding a State’s ability to offer waivers relative to certain health insurance exchange requirements, S4901 [17JY]

——— revise and extend Poison Center Network Grant Program (S. 1199), S4969 [22JY]

——— 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 Homeland Security: improve conditions of alien detention facilities along the U.S. southern border, S4927 [18JY]

——— increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (S. 2107), S6176 [24OC]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained, S2991 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S., S2798 [14MY]

——— call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 94), S7014 [12DE]

——— call for protection of preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 94), unanimous-consent request, S1777 [12MR]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S4535–S4537 [26JN], S4684 [8JY], S4717–S4723, S4740 [9JY], S4999 [23JY], S5076 [25JY], S6234 [29OC], S6968 [11DE]

——— decision to support district court ruling finding all of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in appeal of Texas v. U.S., S1950, S1960, S2000–S2008 [26MR], S2013 [27MR], S2067, S2076 [28MR], S4710 [9JY], S4929 [18JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), S4814 [15JY], S4870 [16JY], S4873, S4879, S4880, S4901 [17JY], S4926, S4941 [18JY], S4984, S4986, S4994–S4999, S5008 [23JY], S5030 [24JY], S5130 [29JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), unanimous-consent agreement, S4937, S4938 [18JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), unanimous-consent request, S4879 [17JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (S. 546), S1414 [25FE], S2847 [15MY], S3308 [11JN], S3332 [12JN], S4198 [24JN], S4477 [25JN], S4527 [26JN]

——— federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce, S6694 [20NO]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (S. 1208), S2776 [13MY], S2893–S2895 [16MY]

——— prohibit funding to litigate in support of district court ruling finding all of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in appeal of Texas v. U.S., S2014 [27MR], S6233 [29OC]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S3035 [22MY], S3177 [4JN], S3350 [12JN], S3809 [19JN], S4708, S4712 [9JY], S4746 [10JY], S4831 [16JY], S4874 [17JY], S4960 [22JY], S6746 [21NO], S6847 [4DE], S6919 [10DE]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 134), S2168 [2AP], S4789, S4790 [11JY]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 134), unanimous-consent request, S4790 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (S. 2521), S5607 [19SE]

——— extend Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, S4893 [17JY]

Dept. of State: global health programs family planning/reproductive health funding, S7007 [12DE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations, S2633 [6MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2839), S6152 [24OC]

——— making appropriations (S. 2583), S6879 [5DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO]

——— 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]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (S. 1573), S6591 [14NO]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (S. 1573), unanimous-consent request, S6591 [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]

——— 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]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), S5632 [23SE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S3824 [19JN], S6422 [6NO]

——— 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]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (S. 606), S4688 [8JY]

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

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (S. 1906), S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO], S6426 [6NO]

——— 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]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims, S6424 [6NO]

——— report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (S. 221), S6592 [14NO], S7229 [19DE]

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

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 1381), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]

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]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (S. 143), S6592 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5485 [16SE], S5583, S5586, S5588 [19SE], S5618 [23SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5487 [16SE], S5499, S5500 [17SE], S5547–S5549, S5551, S5553–S5556, S5559–S5562 [18SE], S5809 [16OC], S5860, S5880, S5881 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933 [22OC], S6187 [28OC], S6205, S6207 [29OC], S6262–S6265, S6287–S6290 [30OC], S6309, S6315, S6323–S6326, S6348–S6350, S6352 [31OC], S6366, S6369 [5NO], S6434, S6439 [6NO], S6455, S6456, S6457 [7NO], S6490 [12NO], S6522, S6529, S6530 [13NO], S6579 [14NO], S6615 [18NO], S6633, S6640 [19NO], S6799 [3DE], S6844 [4DE], S6912 [10DE], S7007 [12DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), unanimous-consent agreement, S5553 [18SE], S5951 [22OC]

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

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

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

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

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

Drugs: address methamphetamine abuse, S2737–S2739 [8MY], S3465 [13JN], S5091 [25JY]

——— address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, S1585 [28FE], S1663–S1666 [5MR], S2737–S2739 [8MY], S2918 [16MY], S3147 [3JN], S3305 [11JN], S3464 [13JN], S5089–S5091 [25JY], S5126 [29JY], S5220 [31JY], S5436 [11SE]

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

——— address trafficking of illicit fentanyl, S5090 [25JY]

——— include all controlled substance analogues under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use, regardless if intended for human consumption, S6279 [30OC]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), S6959 [11DE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, S3147 [3JN], S3305 [11JN], S5028, S5033 [24JY], S5437 [11SE]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, S3809 [19JN], S4707 [9JY], S4831 [16JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose contributions to patient advocacy organizations and other health care organizations that engage in lobbying, S5127 [29JY]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 85), S2455 [11AP]

Economy: status, S2204 [2AP]

Emporium, PA: tribute to Emporium Senior Center, S2292 [8AP]

EPA: address perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluoroalkyl substances contamination of groundwater at military installations due to use of firefighting foam, S889 [6FE], S4791, S4792 [11JY]

——— permit States to transfer funds from Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects (S. 1689), S5367 [9SE], S5381 [10SE]

——— require continued and expanded monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, S4531 [26JN]

——— revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (S. 458), S1182 [12FE]

——— urge continued monitoring around the Willowbrook, IL, Sterigenics U.S. LLC facility for ethylene oxide emissions, S1182 [12FE]

Every Kid Outdoors program: establish to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students, S898 [6FE]

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

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (S. 2003), S4688 [8JY]

——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum and deposit proceeds in a Digital Divide Trust Fund to be used for rural broadband, public safety, education, and health care (S. 2956), S7129 [18DE]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (S. 726), S1742 [7MR]

——— impact of Government shutdown, S117 [10JA]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes, S5413 [11SE], S5456 [12SE], S6617 [18NO], S6634 [19NO], S7123 [18DE]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes and educate public about health risks, S5431 [11SE], S5549–S5551 [18SE]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (S. 655), S5550 [18SE]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a generic drug to come to market by curbing patent manipulation by brand name drug manufacturers (S. 1209), S2854–S2856 [15MY]

——— proposal to ban sale of menthol cigarettes, S257–S259 [16JA], S781–S785 [31JA]

——— require manufacturers of approved biological products to disclose and list patents, biosimilarity, and exclusivity information relative to their products and promote biosimilar competition (S. 659), S1752–S1754 [11MR], S2252 [4AP], S2872 [15MY]

FDA Modernization Act: implementation, S6945 [10DE]

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

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

——— prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (S. 1649), S3110 [23MY]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (S. 1997), S4579 [26JN]

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

Foreign countries: address threats to federally-funded research from foreign governments, S3299 [11JN]

Foreign policy: report on trip to Somalia, S6596 [14NO]

FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (S. 1224), S2868 [15MY], S4488 [25JN], S4710 [9JY], S5177 [30JY]

Gastroparesis Awareness Month: observance, S5356 [9SE]

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

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (S. 181), S301 [18JA]

HealthPartners (organization): Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award recipient, S1272 [12FE]

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

Immigration: protect health and safety of children in immigration detention, S4991 [23JY]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (S. 2113), S4918–S4920 [17JY], S4928 [18JY], S4985 [23JY], S5163 [30JY]

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

——— allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies, S2001 [26MR]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and safeguard patient protections, S4764, S4765 [10JY]

——— disapprove efforts to weaken access to health insurance exchanges during open enrollment periods, S6968 [11DE]

——— disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (S.J. Res. 52), S5680 [25SE], S5909–S5911 [21OC], S6082–S6086 [23OC], S6181 [28OC], S6206, S6208, S6210, S6223–S6225, S6228–S6234, S6235, S6236 [29OC], S6263–S6266, S6268–S6273 [30OC], S6347 [31OC]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— establish a public health plan, S2001 [26MR]

——— establish a public health plan (S. 981), S4713 [9JY]

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

——— provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (S. 1868), S4719 [9JY], S5899 [17OC]

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (S. 1556), unanimous-consent request, S3242, S3243 [5JN]

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (S. 1556), unanimous-consent request, S3035 [22MY]

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (S. 1556), S3035–S3037 [22MY], S3243–S3245 [5JN]

——— provide that rule on short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (S. 1556), unanimous-consent request, S6266, S6267 [30OC]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage to disclose cost information to enrollees (S. 913), unanimous-consent request, S6705, S6706 [20NO]

——— require health insurance policies to provide prenatal and maternity care coverage, S2719 [8MY]

Intercontinental Terminals Co.: investigation into chemical fire at Deer Park, TX, facility, S2017 [27MR]

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

Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 193), S2701 [7MY]

Life Expectancy: rates, S5733 [26SE]

Major League Baseball: improve safety at games by extending protective netting at stadiums, S4706 [9JY]

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

——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (S. 489), S2001 [26MR]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), S4648 [27JN]

——— funding, S227–S230 [15JA]

——— importance, S3347–S3354 [12JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (S. 824), S4783, S4784 [11JY]

——— prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (S. 205), S2470 [29AP], S5279 [1AU]

——— prevent spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers, S5121 [29JY]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), S5114 [25JY]

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

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage after women give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (S. 916), unanimous-consent request, S6235 [29OC]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, S3022–S3024 [22MY], S3353 [12JN], S3814 [19JN], S4491 [25JN], S4835 [16JY], S6085 [23OC], S6523 [13NO], S6689 [20NO]

——— allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 62), S2001 [26MR], S2871 [15MY]

——— disapprove Medicare for All national health insurance program, unanimous-consent request, S1778 [12MR]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, S4754 [10JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 296), S803–S804 [31JA], S1156 [11FE]

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

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program, S1820 [13MR], S2297 [9AP], S2366 [10AP], S2399 [11AP], S2470 [29AP], S2802 [14MY], S2987 [21MY], S3067 [23MY], S4537 [26JN], S4710 [9JY], S5215 [31JY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 1384), S1556, S1558 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1720 [7MR], S1769 [12MR], S2497 [30AP], S2580 [2MY], S2895 [16MY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (S. 1129), S2499 [30AP], S2533, S2542 [1MY], S2715 [8MY], S2756 [9MY], S2863 [15MY], S3019, S3020 [22MY], S3171, S3180 [4JN], S4597 [27JN], S4749–S4751 [10JY], S4880–S4882 [17JY], S5009 [23JY], S5038 [24JY], S5436 [11SE], S5716 [26SE], S5948 [22OC], S6268, S6271 [30OC], S6347 [31OC], S6695 [20NO]

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (S. 1261), S2561 [1MY]

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

——— impact of proposed Medicare for All national health insurance program on patient access and care, S3346 [12JN]

——— improve home health payment reforms (S. 433), S1167 [11FE]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, S6689, S6690 [20NO]

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

——— reform, S2350 [10AP]

——— reform application process of direct and indirect remuneration fees within part D prescription drug program, S4754 [10JY]

——— require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part-B to provide rebates relative to amounts of such drugs discarded (S. 551), S1864 [14MR]

——— require prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to Dept. of HHS under part D (S. 1505), S3180 [4JN]

——— solvency, S2598 [2MY], S3150 [3JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE], S6965 [11DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve drug programs, protect from drastic increases in manufacturer drug prices, increase transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices, and allow payment for certain treatments, S5121, S5126 [29JY], S5177 [30JY], S5207, S5221 [31JY], S5480 [12SE]

——— 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]

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

——— strengthen parity in access to mental health care and benefits, S2996 [21MY]

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 Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 354), S5760 [26SE]

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 Concussion Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 349), S5760 [26SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S6359 [31OC]

National Donate Life Month: designate (S. Res. 162), S2655 [6MY]

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

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 327), S5669, S5670 [24SE]

National Farm to School Month: designate (S. Res. 403), S6357, S6358 [31OC]

National Health Literacy Day: designate (S. Res. 396), S6452 [6NO]

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

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 131), S2455 [11AP]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 224), S3127 [23MY]

National objectives: provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, S6084 [23OC]

National One Health Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S7215, S7236 [19DE]

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

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

National Prevention Week: observance, S2918 [16MY]

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

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 117), S2000 [26MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 329), S5669, S5670 [24SE]

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

National Women Veterans United (organization): tribute, S6662 [19NO]

New York: passage of Reproductive Health Act that revises abortion laws, S839 [4FE]

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

Northam, Ralph: condemn comments relative to late-term abortion, S793 [31JA], S837–S839 [4FE], S1415 [25FE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 377), S6307 [30OC]

Ohio: Federal appeals court ruling upholding decision in Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio v. Hodges relative to denying State funding to organizations providing abortion services, S2205 [2AP]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), S6256 [29OC], S6263 [30OC]

——— modernize (S. 3057), S7053–S7057 [16DE]

Park, Michael H.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to position on constitutionality of Medicaid expansion under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2723 [8MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers, S6913 [10DE]

——— guarantee funding for programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support (S. 1905), unanimous-consent request, S6267 [30OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S2724 [8MY], S2864 [15MY], S4717–S4723, S4740 [9JY], S4961 [22JY], S5489 [16SE], S5569 [18SE], S6082–S6086 [23OC], S6256–S6259 [29OC], S6268, S6269 [30OC], S6317, S6355 [31OC], S6635 [19NO], S7011 [12DE]

——— impact of Medicaid expansion, S4712 [9JY], S4746 [10JY], S4789 [11JY], S4961 [22JY], S5035 [24JY], S5076 [25JY], S6689 [20NO]

——— impact on mental health services, S5527 [17SE]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments, S2001 [26MR]

——— open enrollment, S6377 [5NO], S6635 [19NO], S6746 [21NO], S6847 [4DE], S6995 [11DE], S7014 [12DE]

——— provide for American Health Benefit Exchanges outreach and educational activities (S. 455), unanimous-consent request, S6705, S6706 [20NO]

——— repeal, S2000–S2008 [26MR], S2013 [27MR], S2067, S2076 [28MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, S6913 [10DE], S7145 [18DE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), S4955 [18JY], S4957 [22JY], S7186, S7187 [19DE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), unanimous-consent request, S7187 [19DE]

——— 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]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S780 [31JA], S1458 [26FE], S1501 [27FE], S1864 [14MR], S2470 [29AP], S2716, S2733 [8MY], S3809 [19JN], S4488, S4491 [25JN], S4706–S4708, S4710 [9JY], S4751–S4759, S4761–S4764 [10JY], S4830, S4835 [16JY], S5009 [23JY], S5094 [25JY], S5157–S5159, S5177 [30JY], S5346–S5349 [9SE], S5480 [12SE], S5887–S5889 [17OC], S6085 [23OC], S6218 [29OC], S6309 [31OC], S6467 [7NO]

——— improve access to generic prescription drugs, S5159 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 64), S2001 [26MR], S6527 [13NO]

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

Pitlyk, Sarah E.: suitability to be district judge relative to views on women’s reproductive rights and healthcare, S6800 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Inc.: hosting of forum on reproductive rights in Columbia, SC, for Democrats seeking Presidential nomination, S4153 [20JN]

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]

Political science: assessment of socialism, S4597 [27JN]

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]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3154 [3JN]

Research: call for international ethical standards in genome editing research (S. Res. 275), S4824 [15JY]

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

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

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

——— promote health care in rural communities, S6383 [5NO]

Senate: legislative priorities, S2659 [7MY], S2777 [13MY], S2798, S2799 [14MY], S2898 [16MY], S4926 [18JY], S5778 [15OC], S6352 [31OC], S6582, S6590 [14NO], S6640–S6642 [19NO], S6846 [4DE], S7060 [17DE]

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

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 18), S4713 [9JY]

——— authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 18), unanimous-consent request, S2756 [9MY]

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

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate, S4533 [26JN]

——— designate (S. Res. 166), S2455 [11AP]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S1578 [28FE], S2315 [9AP]

——— provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs, S1888 [14MR]

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

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

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: impact, S6135 [24OC], S6274–S6280 [30OC]

——— impact on communities devastated by opioid epidemic, S3147 [3JN]

——— provide funding for programs and activities (S. 2102), S5437 [11SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S202 [15JA]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish, S6228 [29OC]

Taxation: establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (S. 425), S2868 [15MY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S6871 [5DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (S. 617), S1597–S1599, S1605 [28FE], S1633 [4MR], S2400 [11AP], S2905 [16MY]

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (S. 110), S264 [16JA]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, S6913 [10DE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (S. 1881), S5411 [10SE], S6424 [6NO]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S818 [4FE], S4800 [11JY], S5858 [17OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to health care, S2168 [2AP], S2223 [3AP], S3035 [22MY], S3176 [4JN], S5209 [31JY], S6317 [31OC], S6589 [14NO], S6688 [20NO], S6968 [11DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Medicaid coverage, S3347–S3354 [12JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to tobacco and vaping companies, S6634 [19NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues, S2724, S2728, S2729, S2731, S2734 [8MY], S2804 [14MY]

——— State of the Union Message, S882–S884 [6FE]

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

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

Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (S. Res. 222), S3127 [23MY]

Women: access to contraceptives and certain medical procedures, S2842 [14MY]

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

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, S6620 [18NO]

World Food Day: designate (S. Res. 365), S5905 [17OC]

World Polio Day: observance, S6152 [24OC]

Yemen: provide humanitarian assistance, S5285 [1AU]

Reports

Many SNAP Households Will Experience Long Gap Between Monthly Benefits Even if Shutdown Ends: Dorothy Rosenbaum, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H1020–H1022 [23JA]

Reports filed

Advancing Research To Prevent Suicide Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4704) (H. Rept. 116–342), H10257 [12DE]

Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2726) (H. Rept. 116–199), H7558 [9SE]

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

Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition While Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 938) (H. Rept. 116–46), H3438 [2MY]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1618) (H. Rept. 116–208), H7714 [16SE]

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

Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 50) (S. Rept. 116–7), S1844 [13MR]

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]

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. Res. 124, Oppose Ban on Transgender Armed Forces Members, Reject Claims for Basis of Such Ban, and Urge Dept. of Defense To Not Reinstate the Ban: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 116–19), H2795 [25MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 271, Condemn Dept. of Justice Position on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Texas v. U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 116–28), H2937 [1AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 758) (H. Rept. 116–334), H10015 [10DE]

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

Consideration of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 116–61), H3787 [14MY]

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. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes—Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 116–143), H5301 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1373, Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 116–264), H8537 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 431) (H. Rept. 116–109), H4387 [10JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 116–111), H4431 [11JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]

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. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 116–178), H7239 [23JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 577) (H. Rept. 116–217), H7900 [24SE]

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 Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 617), S7112 [17DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 143) (S. Rept. 116–70), S5359 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 116–175), H7239 [23JY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 995), S6391 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS Advanced Education Nursing Grants To Support Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs Extension: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 116–216), H7900 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 776) (H. Rept. 116–176), H7239 [23JY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1173), S4729 [9JY]

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]

Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2619), S6391 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS Nursing Workforce Development Programs Revision and Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1399), S6391 [5NO]

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2839) (H. Rept. 116–78), H4009 [20MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2583) (S. Rept. 116–126), S5747 [26SE]

Dept. of State Development of a Strategy To Regain Observer Status for Taiwan in WHO: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 249), S3164 [3JN]

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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 116–62), H3840 [15MY]

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4761) (H. Rept. 116–319), H9221 [3DE]

Dignity in Aging Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4334) (H. Rept. 116–258), H8537 [28OC]

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

Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1386) (H. Rept. 116–50), H3447 [3MY]

Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 116–131), H5255 [27JN]

Falls Prevention—National, State, and Local Solutions To Better Support Seniors: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 116–138), S5965 [22OC]

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

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1373) (H. Rept. 116–222), H8094 [4OC]

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]

Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3239) (H. Rept. 116–162), H7156 [19JY]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9386 [9DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9345 [6DE]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9345 [6DE]

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

Marketing and Outreach Restoration To Empower (MORE) Health Education Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 987) (H. Rept. 116–53), H3725 [10MY]

Medicare Dental Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4650) (H. Rept. 116–325), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Hearing Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4618) (H. Rept. 116–326), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Vision Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4665) (H. Rept. 116–327), H9345 [6DE]

More Efficient Tools To Realize Information for Consumers (METRIC) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2296) (H. Rept. 116–215), H7900 [24SE]

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

Never Forget the Heroes—Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1327) (H. Rept. 116–152), H5773 [12JY]

NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2927), S7113 [17DE]

Pathways to Health Careers Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3398) (H. Rept. 116–265), H8594 [29OC]

Permit States To Transfer Funds From EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund To Fund Lead Removal Projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1689) (S. Rept. 116–64), S5011 [23JY]

Poison Center Network Enhancement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1199), S4729 [9JY]

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

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3942) (H. Rept. 116–260), H8537 [28OC]

Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1608), S6391 [5NO]

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

Protecting America’s First Responders Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1208), S2786 [13MY]

Protecting America’s Food and Agriculture Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 116–94), S5406 [10SE]

Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1499) (H. Rept. 116–52), H3725 [10MY]

Purple Book Continuity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1520) (H. Rept. 116–48), H3447 [3MY]

Recognize Importance of U.S. Leadership To Accelerate Global Progress Against Maternal and Child Malnutrition and Support AID Commitment to Global Nutrition: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 260), S7155 [18DE]

Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program (RIP MSP) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1378) (S. Rept. 116–86), S5406 [10SE]

Rule on Definition of Short-Term Insurance for Purposes of Exclusion From Definition of Individual Health Insurance Coverage Shall Have No Force or Effect: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1010) (H. Rept. 116–43), H3302 [29AP]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1010) (H. Rept. 116–43), H3725 [10MY]

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1595) (H. Rept. 116–104), H4341 [5JN]

State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 116–49), H3447 [3MY]

State Permission To Transfer Funds From Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund To Fund Lead Removal Projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1689), S3843 [19JN]

Stop Significant and Time-Wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (Stop STALLING) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1224), S4676 [28JN]

Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1130), S6391 [5NO]

Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2051) (H. Rept. 116–312), H9178 [26NO]

Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4739) (H. Rept. 116–318), H9221 [3DE]

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

Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 279) (S. Rept. 116–54), S4729 [9JY]

U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 116–211), H7772 [18SE]

U.S. Public Health Service Modernization Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2629), S6391 [5NO]

Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 116–75), H4009 [20MY]

Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1881) (S. Rept. 116–187), S7207 [19DE]

——— Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3356) (H. Rept. 116–203), H7704 [12SE]

Whole Veteran Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2359) (H. Rept. 116–71), H3961 [17MY]

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]

Resolutions by organizations

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Mohave County, AZ, Board of Supervisors, H8620 [30OC]

Rulings of the Chair

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]

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

——— Kathryn Nagel, S4762 [10JY]

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

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]

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H8614 [30OC]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Executive Office of the President, H10098 [11DE]

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

Managing Pain During the Opioid Crisis: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2510 [30AP]

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

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act: Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce, E1262 [8OC]

State Laws and Court Cases Impacting Women’s Reproductive Health Care and Access to Abortion: Representative Jackson Lee, E639 [21MY]

Trump Administration Floating Changes to Poverty Measure That Would Reduce or Eliminate Assistance to Millions of Lower-Income Americans: Sharon Parrott, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H4005 [20MY]

U.S. Government Working Together for the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Dept. of State and AID, H4642–H4644 [13JN]

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

Why I Changed My Mind About Nuclear Power: Michael Shellenberger, Environmental Progress (organization), H8616–H8618 [30OC]

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

Accounts identified for advance appropriations, H3446 [3MY]

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. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3786 [14MY], H3921 [16MY]

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. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, H4768 [18JN]

Testimonies

Hawaiian Legislation on Protecting Children Who Survive an Attempted Abortion (excerpt): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (organization), Hawaii Section, S1418 [25FE]

Opioid Epidemic: Beth Tanzman, Vermont Blueprint for Health, Dept. of Vermont Health Access, S1586 [28FE]

Texts of

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

H. Res. 106, denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts, H3976 [20MY]

H. Res. 124, oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban, H2891 [28MR]

H. Res. 271, condemn Dept. of Justice invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H2956 [2AP]

H. Res. 274, consideration of H. Res. 271, condemn Dept. of Justice invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H2948 [2AP]

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. 377, consideration of H.R. 5, Equality Act, H.R. 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3801 [15MY]

H. Res. 431, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4402 [11JN]

H. Res. 436, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4445 [12JN]

H. Res. 444, reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance, H7886 [24SE]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4779 [19JN]

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. 476, consideration of H.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes—Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, H5314 [10JY]

H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, H7257 [24JY]

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. 577, consideration of H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, H7913 [25SE]

H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 823, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, H.R. 1373, Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, and H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, H8550 [29OC]

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. Res. 758, consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H10033 [11DE]

H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H10141–H10167 [12DE]

H.R. 91, Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act, H3290 [29AP]

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

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. 353, develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO, H974 [22JA]

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

H.R. 615, Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act, H3970 [20MY]

H.R. 617, Dept. of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act, H7179 [23JY]

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

H.R. 728, Dept. of HHS advanced education nursing grants extension to support clinical nurse specialist programs, H8513 [28OC]

H.R. 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, H5958 [17JY]

H.R. 776, Dept. of HHS Emergency Medical Services for Children Program reauthorization, H7364 [24JY]

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

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

H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3868–H3873 [16MY]

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. 1327, Never Forget The Heroes—Permanent Authorization Of The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, H5743 [12JY]

H.R. 1381, Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, H2332 [5MR]

H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act, H3485 [8MY]

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

H.R. 1595, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, H7962–H7964 [25SE]

H.R. 1618, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, H7723 [17SE]

H.R. 1623, Help America Run Act, H8576 [29OC]

H.R. 1690, Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident to Safety (CO ALERTS) Act, H7581 [10SE]

H.R. 1812, Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act, H4034 [21MY]

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

H.R. 2035, Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization, H7308 [24JY]

H.R. 2051, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act, H9359–H9361 [9DE]

H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act, H8516 [28OC]

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

H.R. 2359, Whole Veteran Act, H4032 [21MY]

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. 2726, Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act, H10275 [16DE]

H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4461–H4530 [12JN]

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. 3153, Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act, H7172 [23JY]

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

H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, H7340–H7342 [24JY]

H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, H4706 [18JN]

H.R. 3253, Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act, S5114 [25JY]

H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, H8032 [26SE]

H.R. 3530, Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act, H10272 [16DE]

H.R. 3942, Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, H8491 [28OC]

H.R. 4285, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, H7729 [17SE]

H.R. 4334, Dignity in Aging Act, H8466–H8472 [28OC]

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

H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act, H9369 [9DE]

H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act, H9367 [9DE]

H.R. 4771, VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act, H8753 [12NO]

S. 50, Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act, S4649 [27JN], H10301 [16DE]

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

S. 164, TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act, S277 [16JA]

S. 223, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S589 [24JA]

S. 458, EPA ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities revision, S1277 [12FE]

S. 551, Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs (REFUND) Act, S1439 [25FE]

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

S. 916, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMA’s) Act, S2050–S2054 [27MR]

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

S. 1017, Supporting America’s Caregivers and Families Act, S2242 [3AP]

S. 1199, Poison Center Network Enhancement Act, S4969 [22JY]

S. 1208, Protecting America’s First Responders Act, S2894 [16MY], S2981 [20MY]

S. 1250, American Cures Act, S2521 [30AP]

S. 1315, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

S. 1316, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

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. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act, S2967 [20MY]

S. 1552, Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, S2971 [20MY]

S. 1583, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act, S3009 [21MY]

S. 1608, Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act, S7239 [19DE]

S. 1649, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, S3110 [23MY]

S. 1689, permit States to transfer funds from EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects, S5367 [9SE], H7744 [17SE]

S. 1770, Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) From Trauma Act, S3288–S3292 [10JN]

S. 1881, Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act, S5411 [10SE]

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

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

S. 2017, Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program extension, H5263 [28JN]

S. 2047, Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program extension, S4635, S4649 [27JN]

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

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

S. 2107, Protecting America’s Food and Agriculture Act, S6177 [24OC]

S. 2400, Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act, S5253 [31JY]

S. 2600, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S5798 [15OC]

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. 3071, Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act, S7117–S7119 [17DE]

S. 3096, Providing Resources To End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers (PREVENT) Act, S7159 [18DE]

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

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

S. 3148, Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act, S7212 [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. Con Res. 24, Dept. of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service anniversary, S5260 [31JY]

S. Res. 14, condemn treatment of medical professionals from Cuba participating in programs providing medical care in foreign countries, call for improved conditions and payment, and affirm such treatment constitutes human trafficking, S144 [10JA]

S. Res. 18, Senate Legal Counsel representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S., S226 [15JA]

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

S. Res. 32, recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees, S701 [28JA]

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

S. Res. 85, Easterseals (organization) anniversary, S1602 [28FE]

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

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

S. Res. 94, call for Dept. of Justice protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S., S1661 [5MR]

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

S. Res. 112, condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence, S1907 [14MR]

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

S. Res. 117, National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day, S1908 [14MR]

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

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

S. Res. 131, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S2093 [28MR]

S. Res. 134, protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse Dept. of Justice position in Texas v. U.S., S2192 [2AP]

S. Res. 154, Black Maternal Health Week, S2390 [10AP]

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. 162, National Donate Life Month, S2441 [11AP]

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

S. Res. 166, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2443 [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. 193, Kids to Parks Day, S2700 [7MY]

S. Res. 205, express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities, S2833 [14MY]

S. Res. 220, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day, S3114 [23MY]

S. Res. 222, tribute to Vision To Learn (organization) efforts to provide school-based vision care, S3116 [23MY]

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

S. Res. 224, support goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, S3117 [23MY]

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

S. Res. 227, support efforts of health and wellness coaches, S3168 [3JN]

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

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

S. Res. 260, recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy, S4460 [24JN]

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

S. Res. 275, call for international ethical standards in genome editing research, S4824 [15JY]

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

S. Res. 299, National Breastfeeding Month, S5258 [31JY]

S. Res. 299, World Breastfeeding Week, S5258 [31JY]

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

S. Res. 316, support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution, S5579 [18SE]

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. 327, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S5667 [24SE]

S. Res. 329, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5667 [24SE]

S. Res. 334, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on prohibiting use of certain firefighting foam, S5709 [25SE]

S. Res. 338, Malnutrition Awareness Week, S5710 [25SE]

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

S. Res. 349, National Concussion Awareness Day, S5754 [26SE]

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

S. Res. 354, National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, S5756 [26SE]

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

S. Res. 359, use of Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building atrium for DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, S5851 [16OC]

S. Res. 365, World Food Day, S5903 [17OC]

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

S. Res. 377, designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S6160 [24OC]

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

S. Res. 396, National Health Literacy Day, S6340 [31OC]

S. Res. 403, National Farm to School Month, S6344 [31OC]

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. 436, Prematurity Awareness Month, S6759 [21NO]

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]

S. Res. 462, National One Health Awareness Month, S7215 [19DE]

Transcripts

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