HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS related term(s) Public Health Service

Amendments

Abortion: limit restrictions on abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 8296), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5990 [13JY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5990 [13JY]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (H.R. 8373), consideration (H. Res. 1232), H6717 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), S3596, S3616 [21JY], S3643 [25JY], S3699 [26JY], S3809 [1AU], S3846, S3848, S3850 [2AU]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5990 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 7780), H8238, H8249, H8250 [29SE]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 7780), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8177 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (H.R. 1948), consideration (H. Res. 1518), H9751 [14DE]

——— provide deadline of 180 days for filing of claims for payment of emergency treatment furnished to veterans (S. 1875), S2079, S2102 [7AP]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H264, H265, H266 [20JA]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), consideration (H. Res. 860), H30 [11JA]

Drugs: streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (S. 253), S1781 [24MR]

Health: recognize burdens of diet-related disease and call on medical schools and graduate medical education and health professional training programs to provide education on nutrition and diet (H. Res. 1118), adopt (H. Res. 1119), H5021 [17MY]

Medicare: extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), consideration (H. Res. 1256), H7181 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Laws Around the World, H6636 [15JY]

Americans Give Health Care System Failing Mark—AP-NORC Poll, S4554 [13SE]

Attacks on Churches, Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Continue, H6638 [15JY]

Democrats Launch Ads in Lifestyle Mags in All Out Push for Abortion, H6642 [15JY]

Elizabeth Warren Calls To ‘Shut Down’ Crisis Pregnancy Centers Amid Pro-Abortion Attacks, H6638 [15JY]

Gestational Limits on Abortion in the U.S. Compared to International Norms, H6639 [15JY]

Ohio Right to Life Says Offices Targeted Twice by Pro-Abortion Vandals With Rocks, Spray Paint, H6642 [15JY]

Summer of Rage—Tracking Attacks on Pregnancy Centers and Pro-Life Groups, H6637 [15JY]

UnitedHealthcare Pays Providers Below Standard Rates for Covid–19 Vaccines, S376 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking abortion receive ultrasound and opportunity to review ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive abortion (see S. 3790), S1118 [10MR]

——— limit restrictions on abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 8296), consideration (see H. Res. 1224), H6334 [13JY]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 4132), S2275 [3MY] (see H.R. 8296), H5939 [7JY]

——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (see S. 4504), S3239 [12JY]

——— prohibit disposal of fetal remains in publicly owned water systems (see H.R. 7816), H5173 [18MY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5939 [7JY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), consideration (see H. Res. 1224), H6334 [13JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 4840), S4575 [13SE] (see H.R. 8814), H7783 [13SE]

——— provide enhanced criminal penalties for physicians who knowingly perform partial-birth abortion (see H.R. 7604), H4575 [27AP]

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 32), S1059 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1374 [8MR]

Alcoholic beverages: provide for programs and activities to prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 7105), H3775 [16MR]

American College of Surgeons: anniversary of Commission on Cancer (see S. Res. 566), S1832 [29MR] (see H. Res. 997), H3853 [18MR]

——— anniversary of Committee on Trauma (see S. Res. 532), S991 [3MR] (see H. Res. 951), H1176 [28FE]

Armed Forces: allow individuals with non-service-connected amputation to serve as medical personnel (see H.R. 9073), H8315 [29SE]

Aurora, IL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Henry Pratt Co., and commend first responders (see H. Res. 927), H1124 [15FE]

Bureau of Prisons: limit ability to assess fee for health care services for prisoners (see H.R. 6815), H1140 [22FE]

CDC: establish and support network of Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response (see S. 3800), S1118 [10MR]

——— promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see S. 5251), S7199 [14DE] (see H.R. 9201), H8402 [18OC]

——— provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers (see H.R. 8834), H7880 [15SE]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: require testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology (see H.R. 7427), H4396 [6AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 9424), H8757 [5DE]

——— develop mobility metric to guide providers in preventing mobility loss among hospitalized older adults (see H. Res. 1177), H5610 [15JN]

——— ensure nursing facilities report information on medical directors of such facilities and make such information available to public (see H.R. 8832), H7880 [15SE]

Children and youth: prohibit gender affirming care on minors (see H.R. 8731), H7716 [19AU]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see S. 4056), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 7478), H4433 [7AP]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 7784), H5009 [16MY]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see S. 4557), S3378 [19JY] (see S. 4612), S3694 [26JY] (see H.R. 8373), H6623 [14JY]

——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (H.R. 8373), consideration (see H. Res. 1232), H6881 [19JY]

Courts: create private right of action allowing people who have gender-transition procedures performed on them as minors to sue medical practitioner who performed procedure (see S. 4457), S3075 [22JN] (see H.R. 8171), H5822 [22JN]

Crime: criminalize abuse relative to assisted reproductive technology (see H.R. 8600), H7537 [29JY]

——— enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting public safety officer (see S. 3458), S118 [10JA]

——— prohibit health care providers from administering coronavirus vaccines to minors without parental consent (see H.R. 6676), H1112 [9FE]

——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 7961), H5332 [7JN]

Death and dying: ensure individuals facing 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. 68), H976 [4FE]

Defense Production Act: ensure supply of certain medical articles essential to national defense (see S. 3837), S1177 [15MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify conditions of funding for distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program of Rural Utilities Service (see S. 3587), S546 [7FE] (see H.R. 7060), H3712 [11MR]

Dept. of Commerce: reauthorize First Responder Network Authority (see H.R. 6768), H1130 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: share best practices with, and offer training to, State and local first responders on how to most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-related injuries (see H.R. 8390), H6623 [14JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize Mental Health Education Grant program to encourage students to pursue career as counselor, social worker, or therapist in elementary or secondary school (see H.R. 9469), H8873 [8DE]

——— carry out grant program to assist local educational agencies with ensuring that each elementary and secondary school has at least one registered nurse on staff (see H.R. 8220), H5878 [23JN]

——— carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (see H.R. 8822), H7841 [14SE]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see S. 4792), S4479 [7SE] (see H.R. 8602), H7537 [29JY]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see S. 3927), S1774 [24MR]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), consideration (see H. Res. 1224), H6334 [13JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 98), H6335 [13JY]

——— include certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel (see H.R. 6709), H1119 [11FE]

——— prioritize Innovation and Modernization program grant applications that focus on developing and credentialing students in health and biotechnology careers (see H.R. 8753), H7731 [30AU]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see S. 3658), S753 [16FE]

——— provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers on front line in response to coronavirus (see S. 3828), S1153 [14MR]

——— raise minimum threshold for Income-Driven Repayment Plans and improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 6424), H252 [19JA]

Dept. of HHS: allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal exchanges (see S. 4739), S3861 [2AU] (see H.R. 9567), H9901 [15DE]

——— allow individuals to obtain copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 7422), H4396 [6AP]

——— authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see S. 3686), S785 [17FE] (see H.R. 7249), H3895 [28MR]

——— authorize establishment of National Medical Corps Program to create pathway programs for community college students to pursue premedical training and enter medical school (see H.R. 9105), H8370 [30SE]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see S. 4268), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]

——— authorize loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of such physicians (see S. 4330), S2751 [26MY]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research and treatment (see S. 4425), S3003 [16JN] (see H.R. 7177), H3858 [21MR]

——— award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to facilitate funding of community-based mental health and substance use disorder services and peer support programs (see S. 3688), S785 [17FE]

——— award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to schools and school-based health centers to increase number of behavioral health care providers in such schools and health centers (see S. 3704), S786 [17FE]

——— award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to schools and school-based health centers to increase number of mental health and substance use disorder care providers (see H.R. 7672), H4721 [6MY]

——— award grants for career support for skilled internationally educated health professionals (see H.R. 8019), H5446 [9JN]

——— award grants to allow international medical graduates to practice medicine under supervision of licensed physician and assist such graduates while completing U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (see H.R. 8022), H5446 [9JN]

——— award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services (see H.R. 8391), H6623 [14JY]

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see S. 4015), S2040 [6AP] (see H.R. 7482), H4433 [7AP]

——— award grants to establish, operate, or expand one-stop crisis facilities (see H.R. 8979), H8112 [22SE]

——— award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in U.S. (see H.R. 8021), H5446 [9JN]

——— award grants to States to dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of police for emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), consideration (see H. Res. 1377), H8064 [21SE]

——— award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see H.R. 7254), H3895 [28MR] (see H.R. 8542), H7255 [27JY]

——— 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. 4412), S2968 [15JN] (see H.R. 8492), H7168 [26JY]

——— clarify that agencies do not have authority to regulate practice of medicine (see S. 3670), S753 [16FE]

——— conduct public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services (see H.R. 9247), H8418 [28OC]

——— coordinate with State health departments to establish grant program to award grants to nursing facilities to replace traditional nursing facilities with small-house nursing facilities (see H.R. 8677), H7552 [5AU]

——— designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (see S. 5293), S7311 [19DE]

——— direct Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to conduct annual study on health care competition and consolidation at State level (see H.R. 8130), H5645 [16JN]

——— eliminate inpatient-only service list (see H.R. 8134), H5645 [16JN]

——— eliminate sunset authority to make certain appointments for National Disaster Medical System (see H.R. 6634), H1013 [7FE]

——— ensure certain Native American facilities receive items from strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products (see S. 3444), S49 [5JA] (see H.R. 6372), H43 [11JA]

——— enter partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies (see H.R. 6468), H294 [21JA]

——— establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see H.R. 8994), H8220 [28SE]

——— establish grant program to fund women’s health patient navigators for patients seeking abortion care (see S. 5174), S6941 [1DE]

——— establish grant programs to help health care providers expand mental, emotional, behavioral, and substance use disorder health services for chidren and youth (see S. 4472), S3159 [23JN]

——— establish Mental Health Licensure Portability Program to award grants to incentivize interstate mental health provider networks (see S. 4058), S2092 [7AP]

——— establish national sepsis data trust and fund State-based pilots and programs to establish interoperable State-based sepsis data trusts (see S. 4827), S4574 [13SE] (see H.R. 8865), H7881 [15SE]

——— establish panel on real world impact of diagnostic medical devices (see H.R. 7192), H3858 [21MR]

——— establish program to award grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to purchase and distribute anti-blood loss supplies for use in medical emergencies (see S. 4269), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7850), H5207 [19MY]

——— establish program to reimburse health care providers for furnishing rabies postexposure prophylaxis to uninsured individuals (see H.R. 8995), H8220 [28SE]

——— establish Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee (see H.R. 7750), H4919 [12MY]

——— evaluate process by which interchangeable biological products are approved to be used in pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 8877), H7964 [19SE]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 9676), H10055 [22DE]

——— expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with State and local public health departments and provide grants for self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments (see S. 4448), S3075 [22JN]

——— expand opioid overdose reversal medication access, education, and co-prescribing grant programs (see S. 4794), S4479 [7SE]

——— extend program to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at certain health centers (see S. 3569), S523 [3FE]

——— facilitate provision of telehealth services through interstate recognition of health care professional licenses (see H.R. 7097), H3775 [16MR]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— improve reimbursement of eligible health care providers through Provider Relief Fund (see S. 3611), S612 [9FE]

——— increase access to accelerated nursing degree programs (see H.R. 9200), H8402 [18OC]

——— 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. 4260), S2620 [19MY]

——— issue Federal agencies guidelines for developing procedures for Federal primary care health professionals continuing medical education on nutrition and require annual reports on guidelines (see H.R. 8964), H8112 [22SE]

——— issue guidance on strategies under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention (see S. 5043), S5542 [29SE]

——— permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (see H.R. 7353), H4073 [31MR]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities’’ (see H.R. 8702), H7707 [12AU]

——— prohibit selection of certain activities relative to development of anti-racism plans as clinical practice improvement activities under Medicare program (see H.R. 7834), H5206 [19MY]

——— provide awards to support community health workers and community health (see S. 3479), S159 [11JA] (see H.R. 8151), H5733 [21JN]

——— provide certain adjustments to Medicare payment for durable medical equipment included in DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies) Competitive Bidding Program (see H.R. 6641), H1073 [8FE]

——— provide clarity relative to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies (see H.R. 9571), H9901 [15DE]

——— provide for national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals on how to help patients navigate U.S. legal landscape relative to abortion and other reproductive health care services (see H.R. 9220), H8409 [21OC]

——— provide grants to medical and other health professional schools to expand or develop education and training programs for substance use prevention and treatment (see H.R. 9007), H8220 [28SE]

——— provide grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians in States with primary care provider shortages (see S. 3497), S220 [13JA] (see H.R. 6397), H193 [13JA]

——— provide support for bereavement services (see H.R. 9109), H8371 [30SE]

——— reauthorize and improve Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (see S. 3506), S220 [13JA]

——— reauthorize certain mental health programs (see S. 4170), S2419 [10MY]

——— reauthorize certain mental health programs for children (see H.R. 7248), H3895 [28MR]

——— reauthorize pediatric mental health care access grant program (see H.R. 7076), H3742 [15MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 6519), H307 [28JA]

——— require Inspector General to review a safe harbor under anti-kickback statute for certain contingency management interventions (see H.R. 8908), H8009 [20SE]

——— require recipients of assistance to inform minors receiving family planning services through such assistance about age of consent law (see H.R. 6401), H194 [13JA]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 7780), H5009 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expand availability of human trafficking awareness training so first responders can recognize and properly respond to potential human trafficking situations (see H.R. 6480), H300 [25JA]

——— provide behavioral health support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel (see H.R. 9398), H8708 [1DE]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see S. 4096), S2189 [27AP] (see H.R. 7257), H3895 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders for interacting with persons with traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 4286), S2620 [19MY]

——— establish pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 8613), H7538 [29JY]

——— reauthorize Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (see S. 3846), S1225 [16MR] (see H.R. 8166), H5733 [21JN]

——— register practitioners to transport controlled substances to States in which practitioner is not registered to administer substances at places outside of principal places of business (see H.R. 7259), H3895 [28MR]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 4182), S2449 [11MY]

——— provide for civil monetary penalties for insurance companies for violations of mental health parity requirements (see S. 4804), S4514 [8SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 8197), H5877 [23JN]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 8687), H7556 [9AU]

——— carry out pilot program for cognitive care of veterans (see H.R. 9005), H8220 [28SE]

——— carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (see S. 3603), S575 [8FE]

——— carry out program for recruitment, retention, and training of providers of specialty care for women veterans (see H.R. 7508), H4442 [14AP]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 6596), H947 [3FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 66), S7134 [13DE] (see H.J. Res. 102), H9729 [13DE]

——— establish internship programs relative to behavioral health (see H.R. 8386), H6623 [14JY]

——— establish rural recruitment office to recruit health care professionals (see H.R. 7414), H4395 [6AP]

——— expand Veterans Community Care Program to include health providers at certain institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 8735), H7716 [19AU]

——— extend deadline for submission of applications relative to emergency treatment furnished in non-departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 7186), H3858 [21MR]

——— improve assignment and increase number of patient advocates at medical facilities (see S. 5143), S6857 [29NO]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 8100), H5644 [16JN]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (see H.R. 6647), H1074 [8FE]

——— improve methods for identifying health care providers ineligible to participate in Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 7277), H3970 [29MR]

——— improve treatment of anesthesiologist assistants in Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 8225), H5918 [24JN]

——— improve workforce (see H.R. 8017), H5446 [9JN]

——— increase rate of pay for certain nurses and physician assistants (see S. 3820), S1119 [10MR]

——— make certain improvements in mental health care (see H.R. 6411), H216 [18JA]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (H.R. 1948), consideration (see H. Res. 1518), H9851 [14DE]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 7048), H1423 [9MR]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), consideration (see H. Res. 860), H8 [10JA]

——— provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see S. 4441), S3075 [22JN]

——— provide for policy on medicinal cannabis (see H.R. 6991), H1373 [8MR]

——— recognize nurse registries for purposes of Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 9354), H8594 [22NO]

——— repeal copayment requirement for recipients of payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to medical appointments (see S. 4565), S3542 [20JY]

——— request President and direct Sec. of Veterans Affairs to transmit documents to House of Representatives on veterans wait times to receive health and specialty care appointments (see H. Res. 1379), H8065 [21SE]

Depts. of Education and HHS: make awards to increase or improve access to comprehensive mental and behavioral health services for individuals exposed to violent encounters involving law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 8914), H8009 [20SE]

Disasters: streamline sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, expedite delivery of life-saving assistance to survivors, speed recovery of communities, and protect privacy of survivors (see S. 4599), S3612 [21JY]

Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (see S. 3726), S950 [2MR]

——— express support for, and condemn assaults on, health care personnel as U.S. health care system faces unprecedented staffing shortages and increased workplace related stressors (see H. Res. 909), H976 [4FE]

——— prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics (see S. 3799), S1118 [10MR]

Dorothy Hansine Andersen Post Office, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 7319), H4071 [31MR]

Dr. John E. Fryer Day: designate (see S. Res. 574), S1911 [31MR] (see H. Res. 1019), H4073 [31MR]

Drugs: allow persons authorized to collect controlled substances for destruction through consumer return program to open and inspect packages and transport drugs to another location for destruction (see H.R. 6896), H1274 [2MR]

——— 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. 9679), H10055 [22DE]

——— provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 8988), H8119 [26SE]

——— 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 H.R. 8454), H7065 [21JY]

Education: establish scholarship program for certain individuals who have completed certain amount of service in military, emergency medical service, police, or as teacher’s assistant or firefighter (see H.R. 6679), H1113 [9FE]

Employment: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 7744), H4919 [12MY]

Fallen Heroes Flag Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8050), H5545 [14JN]

Families and domestic relations: invest in real pro-life policies that support American families (see H.R. 8862), H7881 [15SE]

FCC: issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (see H.R. 9569), H9901 [15DE]

FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see H.R. 7559), H4453 [21AP]

——— improve requirements for making determination of interchangeability of biological product and its reference product (see S. 6), S6778 [17NO]

——— strengthen review and approval of drugs to treat rare diseases and conditions (see S. 4071), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 6888), H1207 [1MR]

Florida: honor first responders who acted swiftly to ensure safety of residents affected by tordadoes that struck southwest Florida (see H. Res. 953), H1176 [28FE]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists and sub-specialists in urogynecology and improve quality of care to meet health care needs of women in least developed countries (see H.R. 7864), H5213 [24MY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 4469), S3159 [23JN] (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]

GAO: evaluate effects of anticompetitive contracting clauses in contracts between health insurers and health care providers and assess FTC and Dept. of Justice antitrust enforcement actions relative to such clauses (see H.R. 8135), H5645 [16JN]

——— study effects of travel nurse agencies on health industry during coronavirus pandemic (see S. 4352), S2785 [6JN] (see H.R. 8576), H7404 [28JY]

Greenwood, IN: condemn shooting at Greenwood Park Mall, express support for victims and gratitude to first responders, and praise actions of Elisjsha Dicken (see S. Res. 740), S3919 [3AU]

Health: address high cost of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 8588), H7405 [28JY]

——— ensure mental health and substance use disorder benefits are defined pursuant to external benchmarks based on nationally recognized standards (see H.R. 8886), H7964 [19SE]

——— ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see S. 4723), S3861 [2AU] (see H.R. 8650), H7545 [2AU]

——— establish national advisory commission on long-term care (see S. 4862), S4638 [15SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (see S. 5244), S7134 [13DE] (see H.R. 9525), H9851 [14DE]

——— help build stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 8790), H7741 [9SE]

——— improve health of minority individuals (see S. 4486), S3160 [23JN]

——— improve quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care (see S. 4468), S3159 [23JN] (see H.R. 8172), H5822 [22JN]

——— improve trauma systems and emergency care (see S. 3566), S497 [2FE] (see H.R. 8163), H5733 [21JN]

——— prohibit limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology and all medically necessary care surrounding such technology (see S. 5276), S7252 [15DE]

——— protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services (see H.R. 8838), H7880 [15SE]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 4434), S3003 [16JN] (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]

——— provide for national public health education campaign, grant program, and task force for recommended preventive health care services during coronavirus pandemic and future pandemics (see H.R. 7617), H4607 [28AP]

——— provide for provider directory improvements to enhance enrollee, participant, and beneficiary access to care (see H.R. 8885), H7964 [19SE]

——— provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient services relative to diagnosis and treatment of craniofacial, oral, or maxillofacial congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 7702), H4796 [10MY]

——— recognize burdens of diet-related disease and call on medical schools and graduate medical education and health professional training programs to provide education on nutrition and diet (see H. Res. 1118), H5009 [16MY]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 9584), H9902 [15DE]

Health care facilities: establish requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to manage coronavirus outbreak (see H.R. 9166), H8390 [11OC]

——— recognize vital, lifesaving work of crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 1314), H7552 [5AU]

——— repeal antitrust exemption applicable to graduate medical resident matching programs (see H.R. 8131), H5645 [16JN]

——— repeal ban on provider-owned hospitals (see H.R. 8132), H5645 [16JN]

Health Resources and Services Administration: establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see S. 3910), S1749 [23MR]

——— support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see S. 4844), S4619 [14SE] (see H.R. 8817), H7841 [14SE]

Human rights: require abortion providers to notify national human trafficking hotline of victims of trafficking (see H.R. 6536), H329 [1FE]

Indian Health Service: improve recruitment and retention of employees, restore accountability, and improve health services (see S. 4915), S4913 [21SE] (see H.R. 8937), H8065 [21SE]

Inflation Reduction Act: repeal Medicare prescription drug price control provisions (see S. 4953), S5051 [27SE]

Information technology: enhance cybersecurity of health care and public health sector (see S. 3904), S1749 [23MR] (see H.R. 8806), H7783 [13SE]

Insurance: prohibit group health plans, group or individual health insurance issuers, State Medicaid or child health plans, and TRICARE from applying deductible to outpatient pediatric services (see H.R. 8792), H7741 [9SE]

——— prohibit health insurance issuers from reducing contracted rates or terminating contracts with health care providers during public health emergency (see H.R. 6904), H1274 [2MR]

——— require audits on accuracy of health plan directory information, establish higher standards for mental health provider adequacy, and educate consumers on mental health parity law rights (see S. 5093), S6695 [15NO]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types (see H.R. 8881), H7964 [19SE]

Languages: increase language access to mental health services at certain health centers (see S. 4677), S3782 [28JY]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 788), S4913 [21SE] (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8010 [20SE]

Medicaid: establish demonstration project testing whole child health models (see S. 5011), S5541 [29SE] (see H.R. 9037), H8314 [29SE]

——— make certain information available on public website relative to preventing abuse and neglect of individuals with intellectual disabilities at intermediate care facilities (see S. 4593), S3611 [21JY] (see H.R. 8468), H7066 [21JY]

——— provide clarification relative to liability of third party payers for medical assistance (see H.R. 6622), H1012 [7FE]

——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see S. 4100), S2189 [27AP] (see H.R. 7475), H4432 [7AP]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H976 [4FE]

——— remove exclusion from medical assistance for items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 7803), H5097 [17MY]

Medicare: address incorrect billing by off-campus hospital locations (see H.R. 8133), H5645 [16JN]

——— allow for furnishing of audio-only telehealth services (see H.R. 8515), H7169 [26JY]

——— encourage participation in advanced payment models (see S. 5249), S7199 [14DE]

——— ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy (see S. 5), S6778 [17NO]

——— ensure equitable treatment of items and services furnished by chiropractors (see H.R. 8701), H7707 [12AU]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see S. 4605), S3639 [25JY] (see H.R. 8581), H7404 [28JY]

——— ensure that prior authorization medical decisions are determined by physicians (see H.R. 8078), H5609 [15JN]

——— establish exceptions for certain physician wellness programs (see H.R. 8890), H7965 [19SE]

——— establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration and make Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions (see H.R. 7997), H5445 [9JN]

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 9655), H9983 [21DE]

——— exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 7995), H5445 [9JN]

——— expand eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (see S. 5042), S5542 [29SE]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services (see H.R. 8491), H7168 [26JY]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see S. 5194), S6999 [6DE] (see H.R. 8800), H7783 [13SE]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), consideration (see H. Res. 1256), H7168 [26JY]

——— extend certain telehealth services and evaluate impact of telehealth services on beneficiaries (see S. 3593), S574 [8FE] (see H.R. 7573), H4509 [26AP]

——— extend certain telehealth services and requirements (see H.R. 8489), H7168 [26JY]

——— extend long-term care hospital waiver of site neutral Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rate (see H.R. 8580), H7404 [28JY]

——— extend period for certain teaching hospitals to establish full-time equivalent residency caps for new residency training programs impacted by coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 9156), H8385 [7OC]

——— extend Quality Payment Program-Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support program (see S. 3557), S496 [2FE] (see H.R. 6576), H917 [2FE]

——— extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 8506), H7169 [26JY]

——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see S. 4449), S3075 [22JN] (see H.R. 8188), H5822 [22JN]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 8487), H7168 [26JY]

——— increase access to mental health programs for physicians (see S. 5062), S5542 [29SE]

——— limit number of mandatory overtime hours nurses may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made (see S. 5157), S6940 [1DE]

——— make improvements to redistribution of residency slots after hospitals close (see S. 4234), S2544 [17MY] (see H.R. 8692), H7556 [9AU]

——— permit use of telehealth for purposes of recertification of eligibility for hospice care (see H.R. 8505), H7169 [26JY]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 7876), H5214 [24MY]

——— provide benefits for first responders at age of 57 (see H.R. 9594), H9902 [15DE]

——— provide coverage and coding for qualified psychologist services furnished by advanced psychology trainees (see S. 5061), S5542 [29SE]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 4042), S2091 [7AP]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions in psychiatry and subspecialties (see S. 5041), S5541 [29SE]

——— reform and permanently extend Medicare-dependent hospital program (see H.R. 9034), H8314 [29SE]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see H.R. 8508), H7169 [26JY]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (see H.R. 8493), H7168 [26JY]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 6700), H1114 [9FE]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 4130), S2275 [3MY]

——— require certain hospital residency programs to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in residency application and review process (see H.R. 8850), H7880 [15SE]

——— restore physician judgment to prescribe appropriate mix of skilled modalities that constitute intensive rehabilitation therapy program in inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 8746), H7726 [26AU]

——— waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services (see S. 4873), S4639 [15SE] (see H.R. 8840), H7880 [15SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify coverage of occupational therapy (see S. 4712), S3861 [2AU]

——— increase ability of providers to access National Practitioner Data Bank to conduct employee background checks (see H.R. 7140), H3827 [17MR]

——— increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see S. 5212), S7070 [8DE] (see H.R. 8812), H7783 [13SE]

——— modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see S. 4381), S2910 [13JN] (see H.R. 8805), H7783 [13SE]

——— provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 6400), H193 [13JA]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see H.R. 7529), H4443 [14AP]

Mental health: address high prevalence of mental health conditions and substance use disorders by making historic financial investments and acknowledging mental health as priority equal to physical health (see S. Res. 518), S786 [17FE]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see H.R. 9580), H9901 [15DE]

——— provide for mental health and substance use disorder services in response to public health emergencies (see S. 3476), S159 [11JA]

——— remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 8863), H7881 [15SE]

——— support behavioral health integration into primary care practices (see S. 4306), S2708 [25MY]

National CRNA Week: observance (see H. Res. 886), H301 [25JA]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 767), S4639 [15SE]

National Heroes Day: designate (see H. Res. 1242), H6922 [20JY]

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1370), H7965 [19SE]

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 849), S6823 [28NO]

National Midwifery Week: observance (see H. Res. 1419), H8371 [30SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 626), S2420 [10MY] (see H. Res. 1100), H4797 [10MY]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 595), S2154 [26AP]

National Patient Safety Board: establish (see H.R. 9377), H8707 [1DE]

National Perinatal Nurses Week: observance (see H. Res. 1427), H8386 [7OC]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 576), S1936 [4AP] (see H. Res. 1027), H4153 [4AP]

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1483), H8588 [17NO]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 843), S6779 [17NO] (see H. Res. 1441), H8409 [21OC]

NIH: advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support relative to endometriosis (see H.R. 7974), H5332 [7JN]

Nurses: recognize important role forensic nurses play in supporting survivors and addressing violence (see H. Res. 938), H1140 [22FE]

Orlando, FL: honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend law enforcement and first responders (see S. Res. 663), S2865 [8JN]

Parkland, FL: commemorate shooting victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to families and friends, honor survivors, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 508), S613 [9FE]

Pensacola, FL: condemn terrorist attack at Naval Air Station and honor those who lost their lives or were injured (see S. Res. 861), S6999 [6DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: authorize President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (see S. 3677), S785 [17FE]

Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 117), H8587 [17NO]

Rural areas: provide additional support for primary care providers in rural and underserved areas through accredited continuing medical education and clinical support (see H.R. 7383), H4152 [4AP]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 965), H1329 [7MR]

Schools: increase number of resource officers and school-based mental health professionals and provide grants to improve physical security of schools (see S. 4845), S4619 [14SE]

——— increase physical security and access to mental health resources (see H.R. 9001), H8220 [28SE]

Social Security: clarify manufacturer transparency reporting requirements for certain transfers used for educational purposes (see H.R. 9378), H8707 [1DE]

——— exempt earnings from retirement earnings test for retired healthcare workers and first responders who assist in response efforts during coronavirus pandemic or other public health emergency (see H.R. 6776), H1130 [18FE]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 567), S1867 [30MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: reauthorize and improve program for youth mental health awareness training grants (see S. 4461), S3159 [23JN] (see H.R. 8722), H7712 [16AU]

——— require States receiving block grant for substance use prevention and treatment to describe efforts to promote work to improve mental health and well-being (see H.R. 8523), H7254 [27JY]

——— study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (see S. 3629), S647 [10FE]

Surfside, FL: anniversary of residential building collapse (see S. Res. 689), S3075 [22JN]

——— express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, residential building collapse (see H. Res. 1207), H5919 [24JN]

Taxation: clarify treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors to help alleviate physician shortages, including in underserved areas (see H.R. 7881), H5218 [27MY]

——— create credit for qualified health insurance premiums of eligible retired public safety officers (see S. 4267), S2620 [19MY]

——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 3505), S220 [13JA]

——— exclude from gross income payments under Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 7539), H4448 [18AP]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 7831), H5174 [18MY] (see H.R. 8984), H8119 [26SE]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 805), S5226 [28SE] (see H. Res. 1352), H7841 [14SE]

Transportation: permit operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders (see H.R. 9058), H8315 [29SE]

Uvalde, TX: condemn shooting at Robb Elementary School, express condolences to families and victims, and honor those who responded to attack (see H. Res. 1166), H5446 [9JN]

Women: codify certain reproductive health protections set forth in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey Supreme Court decisions (see S. 3713), S836 [28FE]

——— guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (see S. 4688), S3804 [1AU]

——— increase access to sexual assault nurse examiners (see S. 3648), S674 [14FE] (see H.R. 6735), H1123 [15FE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 567), S1867 [30MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to those who served in U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (see S. 4193), S2492 [12MY] (see H.R. 7759), H4920 [12MY]

Cloture motions

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), motion to proceed, S797 [17FE], S826 [28FE]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 4132), motion to proceed, S2372 [9MY], S2439 [11MY]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), House amendment, S3627 [25JY], S3731 [27JY]

Cost Estimates

Mental Health Matters Act (H.R. 7780): CBO, E1007 [30SE]

Emails

Require insurance companies to reimburse providers for administration of coronavirus vaccines: John M. Prible, UnitedHealthcare, Inc., S379 [20JA]

Essays

State of the Union: Isabelle Tupper, S1152 [14MR]

Letters

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act: Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association, H7193 [27JY]

——— Nathan Baugh, National Association of Rural Health Clinics, H7194 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program reauthorization: Loretta Rush, Conference of Chief Justices and Karl Hade, Conference of State Court Administrators, H8620 [29NO]

——— Patrick Yoes, National Fraternal Order of Police, H8620 [29NO]

——— several organizations, H8621 [29NO]

Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Taryn-Janae Wilcox-Olson, Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs, H260 [20JA]

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act: Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association, H5246 [7JN]

——— Anthony M. Reardon, National Treasury Employees Union, H5246 [7JN]

——— James L. Madara, AMA, H5243–H5245 [7JN]

——— Jon Fanning, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, H5246 [7JN]

——— Lisa M. Gables, American Academy of Physician Associates, H5247 [7JN]

——— Nursing Community Coalition, H5248 [7JN]

——— Paul V. Hogrogian, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, H5246 [7JN]

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act: James L. Madara, AMA, H7801 [14SE]

——— several health organizations, H7800 [14SE]

Medical Marijuana Research Act: Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E371 [7AP]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E371 [7AP]

Mental Health Justice Act: John J. Flynn, National District Attorneys Association, H8084 [22SE]

Mental Health Matters Act: Edwin S. Jayne, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H8241 [29SE]

——— Kathleen Minke, National Association of School Psychologists, H8240 [29SE]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H8240 [29SE]

——— several mental health organizations, H8241 [29SE]

Require insurance companies to reimburse providers for administration of coronavirus vaccines: Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare, Inc., S378 [20JA]

——— Senator Casey, Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S377 [20JA]

Lists

Global Medical Response (organization) Stars of Life award recipients, S2616 [19MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, H7799 [14SE]

Violence against abortion providers, clinics, and activists, H6656 [15JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Bost motion to recommit H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act, H269 [20JA]

Votes recorded by proxy on Escobar amendment to H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act, H268 [20JA]

Votes recorded by proxy on Fischbach motion to recommit H.R. 8296, Women’s Health Protection Act, H6661 [15JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 860, consideration of H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act, H31 [11JA]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1119, adopt H. Res. 1118, recognize burdens of diet-related disease and call on medical schools and health professional training programs to provide education on nutrition and diet, H5023 [17MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8296, Women’s Health Protection Act, H5993 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8297, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, H5993 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, H6718 [19JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7182 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8081 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1396, consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8179 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1518, consideration of H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act, H9752 [14DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 203, Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, Houston, TX, H6611 [14JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act, H9883 [15DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2724, Dept. of Veterans Affairs peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, H5169 [18MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2992, Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (TBI and PTSD) Law Enforcement Training Act, H5167 [18MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7223 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act, H269 [20JA]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5657, Medical Marijuana Research Act, H4144 [4AP]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5754, Patient Advocate Tracker Act, H5083 [17MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6807, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, H5322 [7JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8268 [29SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8296, Women’s Health Protection Act, H6661 [15JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8297, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, H6663 [15JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, H6940 [21JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H7146 [26JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8102 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Hinson motion to recommit H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, H6940 [21JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Johnson of Louisiana motion to recommit H.R. 8297, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, H6662 [15JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on McClain motion to recommit H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8267 [29SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 860, consideration of H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act, H30 [11JA]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1119, adopt H. Res. 1118, recognize burdens of diet-related disease and call on medical schools and health professional training programs to provide education on nutrition and diet, H5022 [17MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8296, Women’s Health Protection Act, H5991 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8297, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, H5991 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, H6718 [19JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7182 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1396, consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8178 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1518, consideration of H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act, H9752 [14DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Ryan amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1283 [3MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 3846, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program reauthorization, H8644 [29NO]

Votes recorded by proxy on Schweikert motion to recommit H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7222 [27JY]

Motions

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H6658 [15JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’ (S.J. Res. 32), S874 [1MR]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), S3596 [21JY], S3731 [27JY], S3846, S3848, S3850 [2AU], H6024 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (S. 3846), S7185 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H268 [20JA]

Medicare: extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), H7197 [27JY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5657, Medical Marijuana Research Act, H4152 [4AP]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, H5330 [7JN]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H7163 [26JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to George A. Simpson: Representative Frederica S. Wilson, E721 [13JY]

Remarks in House

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), H1218 [2MR], H3965, H3969 [29MR], H5341 [8JN], H8008 [20SE]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 8296), H6511, H6617 [14JY], H6628, H6629, H6631–H6647, H6649, H6653, H6656, H6658 [15JY], H6709, H6725 [19JY], H6888 [20JY], H7402 [28JY], E740 [15JY]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 4132), H4725, H4726 [10MY], H4806, H4807, H4808, H4813 [11MY], H4869, H4872, H4902–H4907 [12MY], H4960 [13MY], H5104 [18MY]

——— prohibit funds to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce Executive order relative to protecting access to reproductive healthcare services, H6848 [19JY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H5947 [12JY], H6511 [14JY], H6629, H6647–H6663 [15JY], H6709, H6725 [19JY], H6888 [20JY], H7402 [28JY], H8008 [20SE], E740 [15JY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5983–H5993 [13JY], E789 [27JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H4387, H4390 [6AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 18), H282 [20JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 4840), H7809 [14SE], H7846, H7868 [15SE], H8226 [29SE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion, H6645, H6650 [15JY]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 619), H278 [20JA]

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance, H3735 [15MR]

Alcoholic beverages: provide for programs and activities to prevent underage drinking, H5782 [22JN]

Alexandria, VA: anniversary of Inova Alexandria Hospital, E1161 [17NO]

Arlington County, VA: tribute to first responders, E292 [24MR]

Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (H.R. 203), H5959 [12JY]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Princeton Baptist Medical Center, H4515 [27AP], E438 [29AP]

Boulder County, CO: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Marshall fire, H31 [11JA], E169 [22FE]

Bridgeton, NJ: grand opening of CompleteCare Adult and Specialty Medical Professionals health center and corporate office, E554 [24MY]

Browns Mill, NJ: anniversary of Deborah Heart & Lung Center, E157 [18FE]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to Dept. of Defense deployment of medical personnel to Erie County Medical Center to provide assistance during coronavirus pandemic, E417 [27AP]

Bureau of Prisons: limit ability to assess fee for health care services for prisoners (H.R. 6815), E169 [22FE]

Carteret County, NC: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Atlantic Ocean plane crash, H1284 [3MR]

CDC: conduct public education campaign that raises public awareness of dangers of synthetic opioids and explains services available relative to opioid treatment, H5791 [22JN]

Children and youth: address mental health care crisis, H8048–H8052 [21SE]

——— prohibit gender affirming care on minors (H.R. 8731), H8109 [22SE]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings, H8239 [29SE]

Collierville, TN: anniversary of shooting at Kroger Grocery Store, H8105 [22SE]

Community Health Center, Inc.: anniversary, E614 [14JN]

DEA: delay implementation of separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment, H5793–H5795 [22JN]

——— eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment, H5777 [22JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: importance of National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, H5553 [15JN], E634 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: effectively staff high-need public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers, H8239 [29SE]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), H6001–H6025 [13JY], H6612 [14JY], H7414–H7416 [29JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5983–H5993 [13JY], E789 [27JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 98), H6025 [13JY]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, H4011 [31MR], H4124 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: address mental and behavioral health and well-being of health care professionals working on front lines of coronavirus emergency or other pandemic, natural disaster, or crisis (H.R. 1667), H6876 [19JY], E767 [21JY]

——— authorize grants to develop strategic response plans relative to opioid crisis and require providers prescribing opioids for certain patients to also prescribe opioid overdose reversal drugs (H.R. 5224), H1324 [7MR], H9850 [14DE]

——— award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), H8081–H8085 [22SE], H8226 [29SE], H8322 [30SE], E972 [22SE]

——— conduct research on smartphone and social media use by adolescents and effects of such use on emotional and behavioral health, H5778 [22JN]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (H.R. 9676), E1337 [22DE]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers, H5787 [22JN]

——— increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health, H5778 [22JN]

——— permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (H.R. 7353), H7993 [20SE]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (H.R. 4965), H6891 [20JY]

——— reauthorize certain mental health programs for children, H5775 [22JN]

——— reauthorize Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (S. 3846), H8618–H8622 [29NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 8197), E664 [23JN]

——— consider mass texting as way to notify veterans about VA services, H265, H266 [20JA]

——— expand automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system to those who were discharged within certain period, H266, H267 [20JA]

——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (H.R. 5754), H4997 [16MY]

——— improve methods for identifying health care providers ineligible to participate in Veterans Community Care Program (H.R. 7277), H8465–H8467 [14NO], H8566 [17NO]

——— increase number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics (H.R. 5543), H3990 [30MR]

——— make certain improvements in mental health care (H.R. 6411), H5633 [16JN], H5845–H5853 [23JN], H8186, H8187 [28SE]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (H.R. 1948), H9863–H9866 [15DE]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (H.R. 1948), consideration (H. Res. 1518), H9745–H9752 [14DE], E1331 [21DE]

——— notify Congress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure, H1281, H1282 [3MR]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H175 [13JA], H257–H270 [20JA]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), consideration (H. Res. 860), H23–H31 [11JA]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), motion to recommit, H268 [20JA]

——— provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma (H.R. 2724), H5109, H5110 [18MY]

——— recommendations to Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission to modernize and realign the VA health care system, H4015 [31MR]

——— require to notify veterans who elect to opt out of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system on how to enroll at later date, H265, H266 [20JA]

——— submit report on lessons learned during rollout of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system one year after implementation, H265, H266 [20JA]

Dierich, Mary: American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellows inductee, E395 [21AP]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit funding for coronavirus vaccine mandate, H971–H973 [4FE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement or enforce coronavirus vaccine mandates, H4520 [27AP], H8053 [21SE], H8110 [22SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 1319), E1302 [15DE]

——— use of certain drugs against coronavirus, H998 [7FE], H1091 [9FE]

Dobson, L. Allen, Jr.: Cabarrus County, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce Duke Energy Corp., Citizenship and Service Award recipient, E211 [3MR]

Douglas County, CO: tribute to Northwest Douglas County Chamber & Economic Development Corp., ‘‘Women Who Soar’’ honorees, E917 [13SE]

Drugs: address prescription opioid abuse, H8705 [1DE]

——— facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications, H5778, H5791 [22JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 5657), H4136–H4140 [4AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 2067), H5737 [22JN]

Escanaba, MI: tribute to Escanaba Vet Center staff, E1089 [28OC]

Evansville, IN: anniversary of Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, H6612 [14JY]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Dept., recruit class, E237, E239 [9MR]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (H.R. 554), H281 [20JA]

——— provide for regulation of in-vitro clinical tests, H5320 [7JN]

——— provide for regulation of in-vitro clinical tests (H.R. 4128), H3785 [17MR]

Federal employees: cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (H.R. 6087), H5242–H5249 [7JN]

FHA: establish mortgage insurance and home loan assistance program for first responders (H.R. 3172), H8106 [22SE]

Floating Hospital, Inc.: tribute, E1083 [25OC]

Florida: tribute to 16th District Congressional Fire and Rescue and EMS Awards recipients, E933 [14SE]

GAO: submit report to Congress determining best methods for Dept. of Veterans Affairs to notify veterans of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system, H265, H266 [20JA]

Glen Cove, NY: anniversary of Glen Cove Hospital, E915 [13SE]

Greenwood, IN: tribute to first responders, H7079 [26JY]

Health: ensure physicians and health care providers advise patients of potential risk of coronavirus vaccine and hold health care providers and pharmaceutical companies liable for any damages, H8110 [22SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 9525), unanimous-consent request, H9810 [14DE]

——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, E951 [19SE]

——— improve trauma systems and emergency care (H.R. 8163), H8150–H8152 [28SE], H8280 [29SE]

——— protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services (H.R. 8838), H7869 [15SE], H8105 [22SE]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (H.R. 8111), H5831 [23JN], H8578 [17NO]

——— tribute to Area Health Education Centers, E316 [29MR]

——— tribute to service during coronavirus pandemic, H3900 [29MR]

Highland Park, IL: condemn shooting at July 4th parade, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders, H6672–H6675 [15JY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in remembrance of Carteret County, NC, victims of Atlantic Ocean plane crash, H1285 [3MR]

Houston, TX: tribute to Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center South Tower expansion project, E493 [12MY]

Hurricanes: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, Hurricane Ian, H8323 [30SE]

Illinois: tribute to service of health care workers during coronavirus pandemic, H273 [20JA]

Irvine, CA: tribute to City of Hope Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, E747 [18JY]

Kim, Irene K.: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E531 [18MY]

King of Prussia, PA: opening of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Middleman Family Pavilion inpatient hospital, H255 [20JA]

Knoxville, TN: anniversary of Winston Eye & Vision Center (business), E685 [1JY]

Lansing, MI: tribute to Dept. of Defense deployment of medical personnel to Sparrow Hospital to provide assistance during coronavirus pandemic, E249 [11MR]

Lapeer County, MI: tribute to Lapeer County Search and Rescue team, E1253 [12DE]

Lipps, Lynn: Army Good Conduct Medal recipient, H4382 [6AP]

Lucas, Rosa: Coachella, CA, Hometown Heroes Award recipient, H3748 [16MR]

Marquette, MI: tribute to Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti, E1095 [28OC]

Maryville, TN: anniversary of Blount Memorial Hospital, E698 [7JY]

MedGlobal Inc.: tribute, E497 [13MY]

Medicare: extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services, H9858 [15DE]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (H.R. 8800), H8807 [7DE]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), H6943 [21JY], H7189–H7197 [27JY]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), consideration (H. Res. 1256), H7177–H7182 [27JY]

——— extend certain telehealth services and requirements (H.R. 8489), H7193, H7195 [27JY]

——— extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (H.R. 8506), H7192, H7193, H7194 [27JY]

——— include analysis of racial and ethnic minorities when reporting on telehealth utilizations, H1413 [9MR]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (H.R. 7876), H7193 [27JY]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (H.R. 8493), H7192, H7194 [27JY]

——— waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services (H.R. 8840), E941 [15SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve quality of care in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, H7974 [20SE]

Mental health: address mental health care crisis, H6875–H6878 [19JY]

——— ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, H5787 [22JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, H8321 [30SE]

National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Week: observance, H3901 [29MR]

National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month: observance, H8321 [30SE]

National Doctor’s Day: observance, H3900 [29MR]

National Heroes Day: designate (H. Res. 1242), H6889 [20JY]

National Nurses Week: observance, H4811 [11MY], H4864 [12MY]

National Pharmacist Day: observance, H74 [12JA]

National Spine Health Foundation: anniversary, E1339 [22DE]

New York: tribute to first responders for efforts to save life of firefighter Bill Todd who suffered medical emergency while responding to car crash, E149 [15FE]

New York, NY: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, residential building fire, H246 [19JA]

OLE Health (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E699 [7JY]

Parris Island, SC: tribute to Parris Island Marine Corps Band, H4871 [12MY]

Pensions: modify rules relative to 403(b) employer contribution plans, H3941, H3942 [29MR]

Ross, Vincent L.: Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County, PA, Italian American Man of the Year Award recipient, E1011 [30SE]

Rural areas: provide support for primary care providers in rural and underserved areas, H8123 [28SE]

Salud Para La Gente (organization): tribute, E800 [28JY]

San Antonio, TX: anniversary of University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, E1028 [7OC]

School Social Work Week: designate (H. Res. 965), H1334 [8MR]

Schools: increase access to mental health resources, H5344 [8JN], H5553 [15JN]

Spokane, WA: anniversary of Family Medicine Residency Spokane, E421 [27AP]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, E1242 [8DE]

Suavecito, Inc.: President’s E Star Award recipient, E218 [7MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding, H6876 [19JY]

——— study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (H.R. 6279), E1211 [2DE]

Sweigert, Paul: Napa Solano Medical Society Professor Emeritus award recipient, E703 [7JY]

Texas: recognize anniversary of mass shooting in Midland and Odessa, TX, and commend response of first responders, E891 [2SE]

——— tribute to 6th Congressional District outstanding constituents, H5970–H5972 [12JY], H9843–H9848 [14DE]

Texas Tech University: tribute to Health Sciences Center, H1016 [8FE]

Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.: anniversary, E674 [24JN]

Touro University California: anniversary, E870 [23AU]

Uvalde, TX: condemn shooting at Robb Elementary School, express condolences to families and victims, and honor those who responded to attack, H5553 [15JN]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H4902–H4907 [12MY], H5980, H5982 [13JY], H7846, H7868 [15SE], H8517 [16NO], H8550 [17NO], E319 [30MR]

Remarks in Senate

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 4132), motion to proceed, S2371–S2375 [9MY], S2385, S2388–S2392, S2393–S2404, S2407–S2415 [10MY], S2425–S2441, S2443 [11MY], S2465 [12MY], S2566 [18MY]

——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (S. 4504), S3287, S3290–S3296, S3300–S3302 [14JY], S3350 [19JY], S4593 [14SE]

——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (S. 4504), unanimous-consent request, S3295, S3296 [14JY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (S. 401), S365–S367 [20JA], S7212, S7213 [15DE]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (S. 401), unanimous-consent request, S366, S367 [20JA], S7212 [15DE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 4840), S4545 [13SE], S4585, S4593–S4596 [14SE]

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 32), S1085 [10MR]

Alaska: tribute to United Way of Anchorage 2-1-1 system, S751 [16FE]

American Ambulance Association: tribute to Stars of Life honorees, S2446 [11MY], S2489 [12MY]

American Red Cross: national blood supply shortage, S641 [10FE]

Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (H.R. 203), S7282 [19DE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to coronavirus pandemic, S469 [2FE]

Business and industry: impact of labor shortage, S4592 [14SE]

CDC: provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program, S10073, S10074 [22DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’ (S.J. Res. 32), S924, S933–S936 [2MR], S963 [3MR]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Chicago HEAL (Hospital Engagement, Action and Leadership) Initiative, S2232 [2MY]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): accomplishments, S9716–S9718 [21DE]

——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (S. 4612), S3720, S3724–S3728 [27JY], S3761 [28JY]

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: anniversary, S1284–S1286 [22MR]

Crime: enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting public safety officer (S. 3458), S120 [10JA], S272 [18JA]

Cuba: respond to international trafficking of Cuban medical professionals, S1208 [16MR], S1234 [17MR]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), S800 [17FE], S3596 [21JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), House amendment, S3627 [25JY], S3661, S3662, S3684 [26JY], S3715, S3731, S3733, S3734 [27JY], S3750, S3761–S3763 [28JY], S3795, S3797–S3799 [1AU], S3838, S3840, S3842, S3844–S3853 [2AU], S4055 [6AU], S4434 [6SE]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S3842 [2AU]

——— prohibit funding for States, local educational agencies, and institutions that permit students whose biological sex is male to participate in athletic programs or activities designated for women or girls, S602 [9FE]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (S. 251), S1233 [17MR], S2775 [6JN], S3106, S3107 [23JN]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (S. 251), unanimous-consent request, S3107 [23JN]

——— designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (S. 5293), S7312 [19DE]

——— empower communities to establish continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crisis (S. 1902), S1049 [8MR]

——— reauthorize Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (S. 3846), S2480 [12MY], S2669 [24MY], S3149 [23JN], S5122 [28SE], S6952 [5DE]

——— reauthorize Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (S. 3846), House amendment, S7185 [14DE]

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1195), unanimous-consent request, S2352 [5MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify role of podiatrists (H.R. 2545), S1013 [7MR]

——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (H.R. 5754), S4519, S4520 [8SE]

——— provide care under community care program for veterans exposed to toxic substances in order to eliminate excessive wait times for medical care and appointments, S2957 [15JN], S3845, S3850 [2AU]

——— provide deadline of 180 days for filing of claims for payment of emergency treatment furnished to veterans (S. 1875), S2079 [7AP]

——— provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma (H.R. 2724), S7268 [15DE]

Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (S. 3726), S952 [2MR]

——— address surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, S6729 [16NO]

——— prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics (S. 3799), S7060 [8DE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement or enforce coronavirus vaccine mandates, S1106–S1108 [10MR]

Drugs: streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (H.R. 8454), S6736, S6746 [16NO]

——— streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (S. 253), S1784 [24MR]

Emergency Nurses Week: observance, S5535 [29SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (S. 137), S368, S369 [20JA]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (S. 137), unanimous-consent request, S368 [20JA]

Fort Thomas, KY: tribute to Florek Family Chiropractic (business), S2490 [12MY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (S. 4469), S4020–S4022 [4AU]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (S. 4469), unanimous-consent request, S4021, S4022 [4AU]

Global Medical Response (organization): tribute to Stars of Life award recipients, S2616 [19MY]

Greenwood, IN: condemn shooting at Greenwood Park Mall, express support for victims and gratitude to first responders, and praise actions of Elisjsha Dicken (S. Res. 740), S3901, S3902 [3AU]

Health: address high cost of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage, S4553–S4556 [13SE]

——— ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (S. 4723), S3880–S3883 [3AU], S4881, S4883 [21SE]

——— ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (S. 4723), unanimous-consent request, S3882, S3883 [3AU], S4883 [21SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (S. 5244), S7123–S7128, S7150 [13DE], S7153 [14DE]

——— extend certain public health programs (S. 5244), unanimous-consent request, S7124, S7125 [13DE]

——— improve trauma systems and emergency care (S. 3566), S497 [2FE]

——— prohibit limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology and all medically necessary care surrounding such technology (S. 5276), S7816 [20DE]

——— prohibit limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology and all medically necessary care surrounding such technology (S. 5276), unanimous-consent request, S7816 [20DE]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (S. 4434), S3591 [21JY]

Health Wagon, Inc.: anniversary, S2812 [7JN]

Hurricanes: commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, Typhoon Merbok in Western Alaska, S5032, S5033 [22SE]

Las Vegas, NV: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Route 91 Harvest Festival concert outside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, express condolences and support for victims and their families, and commend first responders, S5118, S5133 [28SE]

Medicare: ensure coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth, S2356 [5MY]

——— expand access to telehealth services, S2356 [5MY]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (S. 5194), S7111–S7113 [13DE]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (S. 5194), unanimous-consent request, S7112, S7113 [13DE]

——— provide option for first responders age 50 to 64 separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (S. 2236), S2574 [18MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers, S429 [1FE], S1039 [8MR], S1883 [31MR], S3189 [11JY], S3321, S3324 [18JY], S3346 [19JY], S3505, S3509, S3520 [20JY], S3582 [21JY], S3620, S3621 [25JY], S3669 [26JY], S3716 [27JY], S4065, S4167 [6AU]

Mental health: ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (S. 2425), S3078 [22JN], S3359 [19JY]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (S. 2086), S2233 [2MY]

Mobile Medics International (organization): tribute, S2227 [28AP]

National Association for Home Care & Hospice: anniversary, S1934 [4AP]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 767), S4804, S4805 [15SE]

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month: designate (S. Res. 849), S6829 [28NO]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (S. Res. 595), S2170 [26AP]

National School Psychology Week: designate (S. Res. 843), S6768 [17NO]

New York, NY: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, residential building fire, S104 [10JA]

Parkland, FL: commemorate shooting victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to families and friends, honor survivors, and commend first responders, S656 [14FE]

——— commemorate shooting victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to families and friends, honor survivors, and commend first responders (S. Res. 508), S597, S598 [9FE]

Pensacola, FL: condemn terrorist attack at Naval Air Station and honor those who lost their lives or were injured (S. Res. 861), S7009 [6DE]

Pharmaceuticals: require insurance companies to reimburse providers for administration of coronavirus vaccines, S375 [20JA]

Schools: increase number of resource officers and school-based mental health professionals and provide grants to improve physical security of schools (S. 4845), S4590–S4592 [14SE]

——— increase number of resource officers and school-based mental health professionals and provide grants to improve physical security of schools (S. 4845), unanimous-consent request, S4591 [14SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (S. 3629), S686 [15FE]

Surfside, FL: anniversary of residential building collapse (S. Res. 689), S3097 [22JN]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 805), S5164, S5165 [28SE]

Texas: constituent concerns, S4422 [6SE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: anniversary, S4818 [19SE]

Wallingford, CT: anniversary of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, S2962 [15JN]

Women: codify certain reproductive health protections set forth in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey Supreme Court decisions (S. 3713), S838 [28FE]

——— guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (S. 4688), S3806–S3808 [1AU]

——— increase access to sexual assault nurse examiners, S699 [15FE]

Reports filed

Adopt H. Res. 1118, Burdens of Diet-Related Disease and Nutrition and Diet Education by Medical Schools and Graduate Medical and Health Professional Training Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1119) (H. Rept. 117–325), H5008 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1518) (H. Rept. 117–630), H9851 [14DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1256) (H. Rept. 117–444), H7168 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 860) (H. Rept. 117–225), H8 [10JA]

Consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1396) (H. Rept. 117–507), H8219 [28SE]

Consideration of H.R. 8296, Women’s Health Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1224) (H. Rept. 117–405), H6334 [13JY]

Consideration of H.R. 8297, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1224) (H. Rept. 117–405), H6334 [13JY]

Consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1377) (H. Rept. 117–483), H8064 [21SE]

Disaster Assistance Simplification Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 4599) (S. Rept. 117–163), S5051 [27SE]

Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4673) (H. Rept. 117–223), H4 [6JA]

Healthcare Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3904) (S. Rept. 117–177), S6667 [14NO]

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8487) (H. Rept. 117–696), H10546 [30DE]

Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 8163) (H. Rept. 117–514), H8219 [28SE]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3846), S2543 [17MY]

Make PPE in America Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1306) (S. Rept. 117–269), S7310 [19DE]

Mental Health Matters Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7780) (H. Rept. 117–484), H8111 [22SE]

Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3677) (S. Rept. 117–162), S5051 [27SE]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5703) (H. Rept. 117–504), H8219 [28SE]

Request President and Direct Sec. of Veterans Affairs To Transmit Documents to House on Veterans Wait Times for Health and Specialty Care Appointments: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H. Res. 1379) (H. Rept. 117–583), H8594 [22NO], H9908 [20DE]

Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 3025), S874 [1MR]

Support the Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great (STRONG) Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 6411) (H. Rept. 117–382), H5821 [22JN]

Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (TBI and PTSD) Law Enforcement Training Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2992) (H. Rept. 117–336), H5173 [18MY]

VA Employee Fairness Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1948) (H. Rept. 117–618), H9688 [12DE]

Statements

Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Executive Office of the President, H261 [20JA]

——— Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute, H260 [20JA]

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act: Representative Blumenauer, H7804 [14SE]

VA Employee Fairness Act: Executive Office of the President, H9864 [15DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 860, consideration of H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act, H23 [11JA]

H. Res. 1118, recognize burdens of diet-related disease and call on medical schools and graduate medical education and health professional training programs to provide education on nutrition and diet, H5023 [17MY]

H. Res. 1119, adopt H. Res. 1118, recognize burdens of diet-related disease and call on medical schools and graduate medical education and health professional training programs to provide education on nutrition and diet, H5015 [17MY]

H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8296, Women’s Health Protection Act, H5983 [13JY]

H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 8297, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, H5983 [13JY]

H. Res. 1232, consideration of H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, H6711 [19JY]

H. Res. 1256, consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7177 [27JY]

H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8069 [22SE]

H. Res. 1396, consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8170 [28SE]

H. Res. 1518, consideration of H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act, H9746 [14DE]

H.R. 203, Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, Houston, TX, H5959 [12JY]

H.R. 1948, VA Employee Fairness Act, H9863 [15DE]

H.R. 2724, Dept. of Veterans Affairs peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, H5109 [18MY]

H.R. 2992, Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (TBI and PTSD) Law Enforcement Training Act, H5117 [18MY]

H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, H7796–H7798 [14SE]

H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7189 [27JY]

H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act, H257 [20JA]

H.R. 5343, FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act, H3990 [30MR]

H.R. 5657, Medical Marijuana Research Act, H4136–H4138 [4AP]

H.R. 5754, Patient Advocate Tracker Act, H4997 [16MY]

H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, H5242 [7JN]

H.R. 6411, Support the Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great (STRONG) Veterans Act, H5845–H5851 [23JN]

H.R. 7277, Improving Oversight of Veterans Community Care Providers Act, H8465 [14NO], H8569 [17NO]

H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8242–H8249 [29SE]

H.R. 8163, Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act, H8150 [28SE], H8284 [29SE]

H.R. 8296, Women’s Health Protection Act, H6631–H6634 [15JY]

H.R. 8297, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, H6647 [15JY]

H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, H6927 [21JY]

H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H7120–H7122 [26JY]

H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8081 [22SE]

S. 3373, Protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act, S800 [17FE]

S. 3569, Help Expand Liability Protections (HELP) for Volunteers Act, S525 [3FE]

S. 3587, Connect Unserved Americans Act, S547 [7FE]

S. 3677, Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act, S788 [17FE]

S. 3846, Dept. of Justice Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program reauthorization, S3149 [23JN], H8618 [29NO]

S. 4792, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S4481 [7SE]

S. Con. Res. 32, Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, S1064 [8MR]

S. Res. 508, commemorate shooting victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, express condolences to families and friends, honor survivors, and commend first responders, S615 [9FE]

S. Res. 518, address high prevalence of mental health conditions and substance use disorders by making historic financial investments and acknowledging mental health as priority equal to physical health, S789–S791 [17FE]

S. Res. 532, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma anniversary, S995 [3MR]

S. Res. 566, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer anniversary, S1838 [29MR]

S. Res. 567, support goals and ideals of Social Work Month, S1868 [30MR]

S. Res. 567, support goals and ideals of World Social Work Day, S1868 [30MR]

S. Res. 574, Dr. John E. Fryer Day, S1914 [31MR]

S. Res. 576, support goals and ideals of National Public Health Week, S1939 [4AP]

S. Res. 595, National Osteopathic Medicine Week, S2157 [26AP]

S. Res. 626, support goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, S2421 [10MY]

S. Res. 663, honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend law enforcement and first responders, S2867 [8JN]

S. Res. 689, Surfside, FL, residential building collapse anniversary, S3080 [22JN]

S. Res. 740, condemn shooting at Greenwood Park Mall, express support for victims and gratitude to first responders, and praise actions of Elisjsha Dicken, S3920 [3AU]

S. Res. 767, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S4643 [15SE]

S. Res. 788, Malnutrition Awareness Week, S4916 [21SE]

S. Res. 805, Telehealth Awareness Week, S5230 [28SE]

S. Res. 843, National School Psychology Week, S6783 [17NO]

S. Res. 849, National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, S6824 [28NO]

S. Res. 861, condemn terrorist attack at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, FL, and honor those who lost their lives or were injured, S7001 [6DE]

S.J. Res. 32, disapprove Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’, S936 [2MR]