HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS related term(s) Public Health Service

Amendments

Dept. of Education: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), H1891, H1892 [20AP]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), consideration (H. Res. 298), H1780 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (S. 265), S5966 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), S5812 [6DE], S5854 [7DE]

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), consideration (H. Res. 75), H529 [31JA]

Articles and editorials

As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers, H4396 [19SE]

Gaza Doctor Witnessing Nightmarish Situation, S5387 [7NO]

Shrinking Number of Primary-Care Physicians Is Reaching a Tipping Point, S4507 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking chemical abortions are informed that it may be possible to reverse intended effects of abortion if they change their mind (see H.R. 983), H832 [10FE]

——— ensure women seeking abortion are notified, before giving informed consent, of medical risks associated with abortion procedure, and major developmental characteristics of unborn child (see H.R. 6636), H6208 [6DE]

——— 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. 701), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 12), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2763 [6JN]

——— 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. 2053), S2145 [20JN]

——— prohibit certain procedures (see H.R. 116), H102 [9JA]

——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without presence of health care provider (see H.R. 421), H249 [20JA]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 862), H737 [7FE]

——— prohibit health centers from providing abortions (see S. 750), S742 [9MR]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 62), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 7), H97 [9JA]

——— recognize importance of intersectionality for abortion access (see H. Res. 555), H3143 [23JN]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 204), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 26), H98 [9JA]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking abortion (see S. 1103), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 4123), H2931 [14JN]

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 6), S744 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1249 [9MR]

AID: develop plan to provide foreign aid to developing countries to increase access to sustainable safe water, sanitation, hygiene in healthcare facilities, and protect health care workers and patients (see H.R. 5545), H4380 [18SE]

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: anniversary (see S. Res. 283), S2226 [22JN] (see H. Res. 498), H2809 [12JN]

Armed Forces: authorize provision of non-medical counseling services to members or their dependents by mental health professional without regard to location of provider or recipient of such services (see H.R. 3267), H2310 [11MY]

Aurora, IL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Henry Pratt Co., and commend first responders (see H. Res. 112), H826 [9FE]

Bump Day: support ideals (see H. Res. 603), H3858 [19JY]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for imposition of death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 130), H102 [9JA]

Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 153), S1092 [30MR] (see H. Res. 303), H1846 [18AP]

CDC: establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see S. 2639), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 6768), H6941 [13DE]

——— include neuropathy in list of conditions covered by World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 2636), H1758 [17AP]

——— 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. 1452), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 3073), H2126 [2MY]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see S. 569), S532 [28FE] (see H.R. 1294), H1048 [1MR]

——— provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers (see H.R. 3659), H2635 [25MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: develop mobility metric to guide providers in preventing mobility loss among hospitalized older adults (see H. Res. 550), H3142 [23JN]

——— ensure nursing facilities report information on medical directors of such facilities and make such information available to public (see H.R. 177), H104 [9JA]

——— make Care Compare website and its data more accessible by individuals using search engines (see S. 2112), S2222 [22JN]

Children and youth: prohibit gender affirming care on minors (see S. 2357), S2985 [18JY] (see H.R. 1399), H1148 [7MR] (see H.R. 5636), H4455 [21SE]

——— prohibit gender transition procedures on minors (see S. 1597), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3328), H2345 [15MY]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 4054), H2883 [13JN]

Commission on Long-Term Care: establish (see S. 2584), S3753 [27JY]

Consumers: ensure timely bills for patients (see H.R. 6855), H6997 [19DE]

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. 1999), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4121), H2931 [14JN]

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. 635), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1276), H1047 [1MR]

——— establish Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury or harm mental health of children (see S. 457), S426 [15FE]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]

——— criminalize abuse relative to assisted reproductive technology (see H.R. 451), H276 [24JA]

——— enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting public safety officer (see S. 459), S426 [15FE]

——— enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting public safety officer or judge (see S. 1617), S1678 [16MY]

——— penalize false communications to cause emergency response (see H.R. 3913), H2778 [7JN]

——— prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from abortion (see H.R. 428), H250 [20JA]

——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see S. 2768), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 2584), H1724 [13AP]

DEA: authorize pharmacies to deliver certain controlled substances to administering practitioner in lieu of delivering such substances to ultimate user (see H.R. 4490), H3171 [6JY]

Defense Production Act: enhance authorities to strengthen production of medical supplies and equipment during public health emergencies and appoint civilian personnel to provide oversight of such authorities (see H.R. 1166), H873 [24FE]

——— ensure supply of certain medical articles essential to national defense (see H.R. 555), H427 [26JA]

Dept. HHS: provide for wage differential program to support new nursing school faculty members (see S. 2815), S4525 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize rural health facilities to use certain Federal agricultural credit assistance to refinance debt obligations, update necessary services, technology, and equipment, and support ancillary needs (see H.R. 5989), H5031 [19OC]

——— provide training materials for use of health care professionals to inform patients about availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2536), S3620 [26JY]

——— reauthorize Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (see H.R. 5308), H4210 [29AU]

——— study accessibility of addiction and mental health care providers and services for farmers and ranchers who have been impacted by severe and persistent drought (see H.R. 4382), H3150 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: reauthorize First Responder Network Authority (see H.R. 3366), H2376 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on accessibility of mental health care providers and services for active duty Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2482), H1707 [6AP]

——— provide for exemption from authorized strength limitations for licensed behavioral health providers (see S. 1621), S1678 [16MY]

——— provide training to health care providers on potential health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 5261), H4196 [22AU]

——— require report on military health care referral policies (see S. 2359), S2985 [18JY]

——— 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. 849), H709 [6FE]

——— waive General Schedule qualification standards related to work experience for nurses at military medical treatment facilities (see S. 3374), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 6537), H6049 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: 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. 305), H203 [11JA]

——— carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (see H.R. 3006), H2117 [28AP]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see S. 1574), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3228), H2308 [11MY]

——— include certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel (see H.R. 3055), H2125 [2MY]

——— include service as veteran family caregiver as public service job for purposes of public service loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 1001), H837 [14FE]

——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies to increase numbers of school nurses in public schools (see H.R. 3197), H2244 [10MY]

——— make grants to States for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 6091), H5173 [26OC]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see S. 704), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 1202), H914 [27FE]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (see S. 613), S569 [1MR] (see H.R. 734), H628 [1FE]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), consideration (see H. Res. 298), H1758 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: address and support research on long-term coronavirus symptoms (see S. 2560), S3752 [27JY]

——— address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering health care workforce (see H.R. 3733), H2638 [25MY]

——— address health workforce shortages through additional funding for National Health Service Corps and establish National Health Service Corps Emergency Service demonstration project (see S. 862), S826 [16MR]

——— address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see S. 1851), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3768), H2707 [31MY]

——— address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (see H.R. 3322), H2345 [15MY]

——— allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal exchanges (see S. 2771), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 1671), H1300 [21MR]

——— allow participants in National Health Service Corps to defer their obligated service in order to receive training in palliative care services (see S. 2117), S2222 [22JN]

——— authorize fellowships under Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in addiction medicine field (see S. 3145), S5213 [26OC]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]

——— authorize grants to increase and support nurse faculty and clinical preceptors (see H.R. 3263), H2309 [11MY]

——— authorize loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing shortage of such physicians (see S. 705), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 2761), H1908 [20AP]

——— authorize loans and loan guarantees for planning, constructing, or renovating pediatric or adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities (see H.R. 5804), H4854 [28SE]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care (see S. 1423), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 3100), H2135 [5MY]

——— award grants for career support for skilled internationally educated health professionals (see H.R. 3732), H2638 [25MY]

——— award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see S. 762), S743 [9MR] (see S. 1298), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 1493), H1247 [9MR]

——— award grants for expanding, modernizing, or streamlining emergency room operations (see H.R. 5984), H5029 [18OC]

——— award grants for innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience acute mental health episodes and provide for care in emergency departments (see S. 1346), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 5414), H4263 [12SE]

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 3258), H2309 [11MY]

——— award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (see H.R. 822), H679 [2FE]

——— award grants to establish, operate, or expand one-stop crisis facilities (see H.R. 2977), H2085 [27AP]

——— award grants 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 S. 3388), S5712 [4DE] (see H.R. 6451), H5898 [17NO]

——— award grants to pregnancy-help organizations (see H.R. 1575), H1284 [14MR]

——— award grants to pregnancy-help organizations to implement security upgrades (see S. 565), S532 [28FE]

——— award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in U.S. (see H.R. 3731), H2638 [25MY]

——— award grants to States, territories, and Tribal governments to establish unarmed mobile crisis response program (see H.R. 1423), H1149 [7MR]

——— collect and disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers (see S. 894), S859 [21MR] (see H.R. 2548), H1716 [10AP]

——— conduct study on designation of general surgery shortage areas (see S. 1140), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 1781), H1437 [24MR]

——— designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (see H.R. 6475), H5902 [21NO]

——— direct Assistant Sec. for Planning and Evaluation to conduct annual study on health care competition and consolidation at State level (see H.R. 2857), H1947 [25AP]

——— eliminate inpatient-only service list (see H.R. 2862), H1947 [25AP]

——— eliminate sunset authority to make certain appointments for National Disaster Medical System (see H.R. 3613), H2545 [23MY]

——— ensure evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 4753), H3857 [19JY]

——— ensure Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects train participants to earn recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 4732), H3856 [19JY]

——— ensure references to opioid overdose reversal agents in grant programs are not limited to naloxone (see S. 2809), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 4007), H2807 [12JN]

——— 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. 170), H104 [9JA]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1113), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2530), H1708 [6AP]

——— establish education program to expand abortion care training and access (see S. 2024), S2123 [15JN] (see H.R. 4147), H2956 [15JN]

——— establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers (see S. 1767), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3645), H2596 [24MY]

——— establish EMS Preparedness and Response Workforce Shortage Pilot Program and streamline process for veterans to become emergency medical services technicians and paramedics (see H.R. 6433), H5892 [15NO]

——— establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see H.R. 1737), H1407 [23MR]

——— establish grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services (see S. 2439), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4796), H3887 [20JY]

——— establish grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 6804), H6984 [14DE]

——— establish grant program to support schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in underserved areas (see S. 3175), S5314 [1NO] (see H.R. 4985), H4138 [27JY]

——— establish Mental Health Licensure Portability Program to award grants to incentivize interstate mental health provider networks (see S. 1075), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2438), H1691 [30MR]

——— establish National Task Force on the Nursing Shortage (see H.R. 4328), H3141 [23JN]

——— 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. 1653), S1704 [17MY]

——— establish program to reimburse health care providers for furnishing rabies postexposure prophylaxis to uninsured individuals (see H.R. 5782), H4853 [28SE]

——— establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (see S. 954), S933 [23MR]

——— establish Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee (see H.R. 1315), H1049 [1MR]

——— establish rural health center innovation awards program and rural health department enhancement program (see S. 953), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1712), H1326 [22MR]

——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 940), S910 [22MR] (see H.R. 1711), H1326 [22MR]

——— establish working group to formulate recommendations for standardizing measurements of loneliness and isolation (see S. 3260), S5427 [8NO] (see H.R. 6284), H5650 [8NO]

——— evaluate process by which interchangeable biological products are approved to be used in pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1790), H1437 [24MR]

——— expand and improve health care services by health centers and National Health Service Corps for individuals with developmental disability (see H.R. 3380), H2376 [16MY]

——— 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 H.R. 5514), H4346 [14SE]

——— expand services provided at community health centers (see H.R. 3080), H2133 [5MY]

——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see S. 3449), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 4783), H3887 [20JY]

——— extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2559), H1717 [10AP]

——— extend funding for teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps (see S. 2308), S2460 [13JY]

——— extend temporary authority regarding license portability for certain practitioners to be able to practice across State borders (see H.R. 5470), H4344 [14SE]

——— give preference for preventive health services project grants to States that allow trained individuals to carry and administer epinephrine (see H.R. 3910), H2778 [7JN]

——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 4747), H3857 [19JY]

——— improve access to and quality of primary health care and expand health workforce (see S. 2840), S4589 [19SE]

——— improve benefits and services to members of Ready Reserve Corps (see S. 2297), S2460 [13JY]

——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see S. 1925), S2050 [12JN] (see H.R. 3671), H2635 [25MY] (see H.R. 4274), H3107 [22JN]

——— improve training for Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to meet State and industry credentialing standards and exclude assistance provided from income tax (see H.R. 4885), H3949 [25JY]

——— increase access to medication for opioid overdose reversal (see S. 1373), S1418 [27AP]

——— increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders (see H.R. 6415), H5855 [14NO]

——— 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. 2243), S2310 [11JY]

——— 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. 3158), S5213 [26OC]

——— maintain peer-to-peer support line, provide information, brief intervention, and mental health resources to at-risk youth, and establish grant for local educational agencies to employ mental health coordinators (see S. 3525), S5996 [14DE]

——— make community colleges eligible to participate in Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention-Pathway to Registered Nurse Program (see H.R. 6078), H5172 [26OC]

——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4788), H3887 [20JY]

——— modify Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulation relative to disclosure of certain protected health information (see H.R. 6764), H6941 [13DE]

——— permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (see H.R. 824), H679 [2FE]

——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 5910), H4990 [6OC]

——— prohibit discrimination against eligible States, individuals, or other entities for refusing to counsel or refer for abortions relative to awarding of family planning grants (see S. 2539), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 5076), H4151 [28JY]

——— prohibit Federal funding for researchers who have conducted studies or experiments relative to gender identity (see H.R. 6177), H5361 [2NO]

——— prohibit from finalizing proposed rule on minimum staffing for nursing facilities and establish advisory panel on nursing home workforce (see S. 3410), S5750 [5DE] (see H.R. 5796), H4853 [28SE]

——— prohibit from treating pregnancy as illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs (see H.R. 6635), H6208 [6DE]

——— promote price transparency in health care sector (see H.R. 5378), H4229 [8SE]

——— 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. 5555), H4406 [19SE]

——— 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. 5829), H4909 [29SE]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter career pathway in field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4833), H3895 [24JY] (see H.R. 4930), H4029 [26JY]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with arrest or conviction record to enter career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4730), H3856 [19JY]

——— provide for activities to increase awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancer (see H.R. 5858), H4910 [29SE]

——— provide for grant program to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6204), H5362 [2NO]

——— 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. 1224), H915 [27FE]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program and include coverage of physical therapy services in certain programs (see H.R. 4829), H3895 [24JY]

——— provide for technical assistance under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 4874), H3949 [25JY]

——— provide for testing of community-based palliative care model (see S. 1845), S2005 [7JN]

——— provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4735), H3857 [19JY]

——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see S. 1710), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]

——— 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. 4918), H4029 [26JY]

——— 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. 1403), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 3046), H2125 [2MY]

——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 4781), H3887 [20JY]

——— provide set-aside of funds for Indian populations under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 417), H249 [20JA]

——— provide set-aside of funds for territories under health profession opportunity grant program and make Northern Mariana Islands eligible for such grants (see H.R. 1675), H1300 [21MR]

——— provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (see H.R. 5541), H4380 [18SE]

——— reauthorize grants for first responder training (see S. 2933), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 4089), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize grants to address dental workforce needs (see S. 2891), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 3843), H2761 [6JN]

——— reauthorize military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program (see H.R. 2416), H1691 [30MR]

——— reauthorize program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2569), H1717 [10AP]

——— reauthorize program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances (see H.R. 4099), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (see S. 265), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 4646), H3611 [14JY]

——— report on impact of certain Medicare regulations on provider and payer consolidation (see H.R. 3284), H2342 [15MY]

——— require applications for Health Profession Opportunity Grant to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 4827), H3895 [24JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 1173), H873 [24FE]

——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4813), H3888 [20JY]

——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 4734), H3857 [19JY]

——— secure National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from cybersecurity incidents (see S. 1493), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 498), H322 [25JA]

——— strengthen mental health workforce (see H.R. 3760), H2707 [31MY]

——— support dual or concurrent enrollment programs in allied health professions (see S. 2304), S2460 [13JY]

——— verify whether health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing unique health identifier to provider (see S. 2684), S3756 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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. 2864), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 5605), H4437 [20SE]

——— study circumstances which may impact effectiveness and availability of first responders before, during, or after terrorist threat or event (see H.R. 275), H202 [11JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see S. 1514), S1602 [10MY] (see H.R. 3170), H2243 [10MY]

——— expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (see S. 1988), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4787), H3887 [20JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (see S. 261), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 795), H678 [2FE]

——— establish pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 4911), H4028 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see H.R. 4720), H3700 [18JY]

——— conduct study on fiduciary duties of pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 3330), S5540 [15NO]

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 1176), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 2663), H1844 [18AP]

——— provide for civil monetary penalties for insurance companies for violations of mental health parity requirements (see H.R. 3752), H2664 [30MY]

——— revise Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count number of emergency medical services practitioners in U.S. (see S. 1115), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2574), H1717 [10AP]

Dept. of Transportation: declare hazardous train events and notify local emergency response groups, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies when hazardous materials are moving through their communities (see S. 844), S825 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see S. 1204), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2682), H1845 [18AP]

——— authorize electronic health record modernization program and increase oversight and accountability of program to better serve veterans, medical professionals, and taxpayers (see S. 1125), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2809), H1914 [24AP]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 2431), H1691 [30MR]

——— carry out pilot program for cognitive care of veterans (see H.R. 5002), H4138 [27JY]

——— 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. 1545), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 3176), H2243 [10MY]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 2526), H1708 [6AP]

——— codify requirements for appointment, qualifications, and pay for therapeutic medical physicists (see H.R. 6800), H6984 [14DE]

——— conduct study on quality of care difference between behavioral and mental health care provided by departmental health care providers compared to non-Dept. providers (see S. 3546), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 3811), H2740 [5JN]

——— develop strategy for telehealth furnished by Veterans Health Administration and submit report on end-user devices distributed to veterans to facilitate such telehealth (see H.R. 1144), H865 [21FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S265 [7FE] (see H.J. Res. 31), H737 [7FE]

——— ensure that only licensed health care providers are conducting medical disability examinations under pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations (see S. 280), S264 [7FE]

——— establish advisory commission relative to veteran eligibility for health care (see H.R. 754), H675 [2FE]

——— establish minimum requirement for number of Vet Centers per State (see H.R. 733), H628 [1FE]

——— establish patient outreach system relative to mental health care (see H.R. 492), H277 [24JA]

——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 1182), H874 [24FE]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 1028), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 2441), H1692 [30MR]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 602), H489 [27JA]

——— extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 3644), H2595 [24MY]

——— furnish dental care in same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 2413), H1691 [30MR]

——— improve assignment and increase number of patient advocates at medical facilities (see S. 449), S426 [15FE] (see H.R. 808), H678 [2FE]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 5247), H4196 [22AU]

——— improve community care (see S. 2649), S3755 [27JY]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (see H.R. 815), H679 [2FE]

——— improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans disability compensation (see S. 2718), S3894 [5SE]

——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1315), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 3520), H2454 [18MY]

——— improve provision of health care (see H.R. 2543), H1709 [6AP]

——— improve reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses for health care professionals (see H.R. 543), H426 [26JA]

——— improve temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations (see H.R. 5938), H5007 [12OC]

——— limit authority to deny claims of veterans for benefits on sole basis that such veterans failed to appear for medical examination associated with such claims (see H.R. 5890), H4985 [3OC]

——— make certain improvements relating to eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment in non-VA facilities (see S. 1172), S1210 [18AP]

——— modify program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans (see S. 1792), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 4518), H3176 [10JY]

——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 394), H243 [17JA]

——— prohibit from providing health care to, or engaging in claims processing for health care for, any individual unlawfully present in U.S. who is not eligible for health care (see S. 3490), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6744), H6940 [13DE]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see S. 2070), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 3347), H2346 [15MY]

——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2410), H1690 [30MR]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (see H.R. 5416), H4263 [12SE]

——— provide for definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for purposes of collective bargaining of certain employees (see H.R. 6538), H6049 [30NO]

——— provide for quarterly town hall meetings for veterans to meet with appropriate employees of each VA medical center (see H.R. 3114), H2135 [5MY]

——— provide health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary care at certain non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 5287), H4204 [25AU]

——— recognize nurse registries for purposes of Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1828), S1982 [6JN]

——— remove limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to third party for which veteran is responsible under health-plan contract (see S. 3284), S5459 [9NO]

——— require medical facilities to share certain data with State cancer registries (see S. 1994), S2097 [14JN]

Depts. of HHS and Labor: conduct study and issue report on grant programs to support nursing workforce (see S. 2853), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 6122), H5181 [30OC]

Disasters: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to disaster (see H.R. 2819), H1945 [25AP]

Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (see S. 801), S797 [15MR] (see H.R. 1616), H1292 [17MR]

——— eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (see H.R. 497), H322 [25JA]

——— eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), consideration (see H. Res. 75), H574 [31JA]

——— provide optimized care, coordinated Federal Government response, public education, and insurance reimbursement guidance for long-term coronavirus symptoms (see H.R. 1114), H864 [21FE]

——— provide programs to assist diagnosis, awareness, and education of blood clot conditions (see H.R. 5699), H4497 [26SE]

——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 5834), H4909 [29SE]

Doulas: recognize work and contributions towards improving pregnancy, birth, and postpartum outcomes (see H. Res. 395), H2310 [11MY]

Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3193), S5315 [1NO] (see H.R. 5163), H4165 [4AU]

——— establish patient protections with respect to highly rebated drugs (see H.R. 3285), H2342 [15MY]

——— prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see S. 993), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1839), H1527 [28MR]

——— prohibit distribution and receipt of rebates for prescription drugs (see S. 1217), S1256 [19AP]

——— provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage (see S. 2666), S3756 [27JY]

——— require that retail list price for certain prescription drugs and biological products may not exceed average retail list price for such products among certain nations (see S. 1218), S1256 [19AP]

Employment: ensure religious freedom and rights of conscience for health care workers and other government employees, and protect such individuals from various forms of compelled speech (see S. 2797), S4441 [13SE]

——— extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 468), H276 [24JA]

Families and domestic relations: ensure healthcare providers can assist survivors of domestic violence (see H.R. 6168), H5228 [1NO]

——— prohibit from providing false or misleading information with respect to assisted reproduction (see H.R. 3710), H2637 [25MY]

FCC: issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (see H.R. 1353), H1112 [3MR]

FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see S. 2916), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 1503), H1248 [9MR]

——— expand types of devices for which required labeling may be made available solely by electronic means (see H.R. 3723), H2638 [25MY]

——— 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 (see S. 95), S120 [26JA] (see H.R. 427), H249 [20JA]

——— improve requirements for making determination of interchangeability of biological product and its reference product (see S. 2305), S2460 [13JY]

——— nullify modifications made to risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for abortion pill mifepristone (see H.R. 383), H242 [17JA] (see H.R. 5850), H4909 [29SE]

——— provide for regulation of in-vitro clinical tests (see H.R. 2369), H1640 [29MR]

——— repeal guidance to require veterinary oversight for use of medically important antimicrobial animal drugs available as over-the-counter products (see H.R. 4012), H2807 [12JN]

——— treat certain tests for tuberculosis as breakthrough devices eligible for expedited development and priority review and require tests for active and latent tuberculosis during donor screening and testing (see H.R. 6705), H6814 [11DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit Federal funding for gender transition research in minors (see S. 3035), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 6040), H5103 [25OC]

Federal aid programs: authorize grants and training to support area agencies on aging and other community-based organizations in addressing social isolation among older individuals and adults with disabilities (see S. 3437), S5851 [7DE]

Federal employees: cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (see S. 131), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 618), H509 [30JA]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 3539), H2455 [18MY]

Feiss, Robert: relief (see H.R. 586), H428 [26JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 2492), H1707 [6AP]

Fort Worth, TX: condemn mass shooting in Como and Polytechnic Heights communities, honor memory of victims, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 591), H3575 [13JY]

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act: repeal (see S. 3017), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5577), H4407 [19SE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 1231), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2736), H1906 [20AP]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]

GAO: conduct study on naloxone access (see H.R. 4005), H2807 [12JN]

——— 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. 2861), H1947 [25AP]

——— study accessibility of substance use disorder treatment and mental health care providers and services for farmers and ranchers (see S. 3206), S5338 [2NO]

——— study effectiveness of local alerting systems (see H.R. 2892), H2048 [26AP]

——— submit report on CDC public health mitigation messaging and guidance (see S. 1166), S1134 [17AP] (see H.R. 2647), H1759 [17AP]

Gold Shield Families: tribute (see H. Res. 946), H7030 [3JA]

Government: allow suit against U.S. for injuries and deaths of members of Armed Forces caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 4334), H3141 [23JN]

Hawaii: tribute to first responders and those who lost their lives in Maui wildfires (see S. Res. 392), S4892 [30SE] (see H. Res. 752), H4910 [29SE]

Health: codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see S. 1130), S1090 [30MR] (see S. 3548), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 410), H249 [20JA] (see H.R. 2691), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 3281), H2342 [15MY] (see H.R. 3561), H2498 [22MY]

——— ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see S. 323), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 459), H276 [24JA]

——— ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see S. 1297), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 2907), H2048 [26AP]

——— facilitate direct primary care arrangements (see H.R. 2884), H2047 [26AP] (see H.R. 3836), H2761 [6JN]

——— help build stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 4837), H3895 [24JY]

——— improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services (see H.R. 4822), H3895 [24JY]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 2748), H1907 [20AP]

——— prepare and empower health care sector to protect health and wellbeing of our workers, our communities, and our planet in face of climate crisis (see S. 1229), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2764), H1908 [20AP]

——— prohibit discrimination in health care and require provision of equitable health care as civil right (see H.R. 3068), H2125 [2MY]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in provision of health care services and require identification of license of health care professionals (see H.R. 896), H822 [9FE]

——— protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services (see H.R. 62), H100 [9JA]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3420), H2424 [17MY]

——— support public health infrastructure (see S. 1995), S2097 [14JN]

Health care facilities: ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations and provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs (see S. 1869), S2006 [7JN]

——— ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of provider (see H.R. 3417), H2424 [17MY]

——— expand take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies (see S. 644), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1359), H1113 [3MR]

——— repeal antitrust exemption applicable to graduate medical resident matching programs (see H.R. 2858), H1947 [25AP]

——— repeal ban on provider-owned hospitals (see H.R. 2860), H1947 [25AP]

Health Resources and Services Administration: modify loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce to relieve workforce shortages (see S. 462), S455 [16FE] (see H.R. 4933), H4029 [26JY]

——— reauthorize loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce (see S. 3200), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 3355), H2375 [16MY] (see H.R. 4079), H2884 [13JN]

——— support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see S. 1150), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 2411), H1690 [30MR]

Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day: designate (see H. Res. 818), H5174 [26OC]

Human rights: require abortion providers to notify national human trafficking hotline of victims of trafficking (see S. 959), S933 [23MR]

Immigration: enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 6205), H5362 [2NO]

——— increase number of physicians who may be provided waivers of foreign residence requirement to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 4875), H3949 [25JY]

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 665), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 4942), H4030 [26JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove numerical limitation on nonimmigrant aliens issued H–1B visa and who are employed at Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3735), H2638 [25MY]

Indian Health Service: allow scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill service obligations through half-time clinical practice (see S. 3022), S4948 [4OC]

——— improve recruitment and retention of employees, restore accountability, and improve health services (see S. 3130), S5182 [25OC]

Inflation Reduction Act: repeal Medicare prescription drug price control provisions (see S. 2157), S2223 [22JN]

Insurance: ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care (see S. 1451), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 3120), H2135 [5MY]

——— exempt certain direct primary care arrangements from regulation as health insurance coverage (see H.R. 633), H510 [30JA]

——— increase oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services (see S. 2694), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 2679), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 4846), H3948 [25JY]

——— prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers, and Federal health care programs from applying prior authorization requirements, utilization management techniques, and medical necessity reviews (see H.R. 6230), H5404 [3NO]

——— prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions (see H.R. 6487), H5936 [28NO]

——— promote group health plan price transparency (see H.R. 4905), H4028 [26JY]

——— provide for certain health coverage of newborns (see H.R. 3387), H2377 [16MY]

——— provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage (see S. 1339), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 4507), H3176 [10JY] (see H.R. 4712), H3699 [18JY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 2630), H1725 [13AP]

——— strengthen transparency requirements relative to pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 2816), H1945 [25AP]

Languages: increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers (see S. 1784), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3189), H2244 [10MY] (see H.R. 3817), H2740 [5JN]

LGBTQI+: prohibit taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures (see S. 1595), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3329), H2345 [15MY]

Li Wenliang: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 948), H825 [9FE]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2310 [11MY]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), S4721 [27SE] (see H. Res. 708), H4438 [20SE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 471), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 1074), H852 [17FE]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1367), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 1634), H1292 [17MR]

——— ensure coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on same day (see S. 2556), S3752 [27JY]

——— establish demonstration project testing whole child health models (see S. 1769), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3805), H2740 [5JN]

——— improve transparency and prevent use of abusive spread pricing and related practices (see S. 1038), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 1613), H1292 [17MR]

——— provide clarification relative to liability of third party payers for medical assistance (see H.R. 5584), H4436 [20SE]

——— provide for emergency increase in Federal funding to State programs for expenditures on home and community-based services (see S. 3118), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6296), H5651 [8NO]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 4585), H3476 [12JY]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see S. 2846), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 5568), H4407 [19SE]

——— renew application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services (see H.R. 952), H825 [9FE]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see S. 2372), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4758), H3857 [19JY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1617), H1292 [17MR]

——— address incorrect billing by off-campus hospital locations (see H.R. 2863), H1947 [25AP]

——— allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 1849), S2005 [7JN]

——— allow qualified tax-exempt organizations to claim employee retention credit for employers affected by qualified disasters against Medicare hospital insurance taxes (see S. 3552), S5997 [14DE]

——— authorize Dept. of HHS to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities to account for certain unique circumstances (see S. 1534), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 3198), H2244 [10MY]

——— clarify application of in-office ancillary services exception to physician self-referral prohibition for drugs (see S. 3458), S5897 [11DE] (see H.R. 5526), H4379 [18SE]

——— clarify coverage of occupational therapy (see S. 1592), S1646 [15MY]

——— coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3133), H2170 [9MY]

——— ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy (see S. 2459), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 4878), H3949 [25JY]

——— ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 3432), H2425 [17MY]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see S. 2137), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 5128), H4157 [1AU] (see H.R. 5159), H4165 [4AU]

——— ensure that prior authorization medical decisions are determined by physicians (see H.R. 5213), H4186 [15AU]

——— establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration (see H.R. 4411), H3157 [30JN]

——— establish national graduate nurse education program (see S. 1586), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3623), H2595 [24MY]

——— establish payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 3403), S5750 [5DE]

——— establish provider directory requirements, and provide accountability for provider director accuracy, under Medicare Advantage (see S. 3059), S5048 [17OC]

——— establish requirements relating to responsibility of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (see S. 1967), S2096 [14JN]

——— exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 4968), H4137 [27JY]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4189), H2958 [15JN]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 2323), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 3876), H2763 [6JN]

——— expand eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (S. 5042) (see S. 3157), S5213 [26OC]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 2880), S4653 [21SE] (see H.R. 3875), H2762 [6JN]

——— extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models (see H.R. 6310), H5651 [8NO] (see H.R. 6369), H5727 [13NO]

——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 6794), H6983 [14DE]

——— 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. 4680), H3639 [17JY]

——— extend Quality Payment Program-Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support program (see H.R. 5935), H5007 [12OC]

——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 1832), S1983 [6JN] (see H.R. 3842), H2761 [6JN]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 6313), H5651 [8NO]

——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see S. 1000), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1835), H1527 [28MR] (see H.R. 2377), H1640 [29MR]

——— improve annual wellness visit (see S. 2942), S4720 [27SE]

——— improve oversight of formulary development and management under part D (see S. 2406), S3458 [20JY]

——— improve work geographic index for physician payments and revise phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes (see H.R. 6366), H5727 [13NO]

——— increase nonfacility practice expense relative value units for specified services (see H.R. 3674), H2635 [25MY]

——— increase oversight and transparency relative to billing codes (see S. 2164), S2223 [22JN]

——— maintain certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy (see H.R. 6364), H5727 [13NO]

——— make improvements to physician fee schedule (see H.R. 6371), H5727 [13NO] (see H.R. 6545), H6079 [1DE] (see H.R. 6683), H6740 [7DE]

——— make improvements to redistribution of residency slots after hospitals close (see S. 703), S714 [8MR]

——— make Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions (see H.R. 4410), H3157 [30JN]

——— modernize provisions relating to rural health clinics (see S. 198), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 3730), H2638 [25MY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 260), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 704), H626 [1FE]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4315), H3140 [23JN]

——— provide benefits for first responders at age of 57 (see H.R. 3725), H2638 [25MY]

——— provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations (see H.R. 207), H105 [9JA]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 799), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1610), H1286 [14MR]

——— provide coverage for medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 831), H708 [6FE]

——— provide coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation (see S. 3236), S5402 [7NO] (see H.R. 6257), H5543 [7NO]

——— provide coverage of dental services (see S. 2012), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4146), H2956 [15JN]

——— provide coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services (see S. 2288), S2459 [13JY] (see H.R. 4375), H3150 [27JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S3522 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of preventative home visits (see S. 2941), S4720 [27SE]

——— provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination (see S. 2379), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4752), H3857 [19JY]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5183), H4180 [11AU]

——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see S. 1491), S1566 [9MY]

——— provide for coverage of peer support services (see S. 3498), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6748), H6940 [13DE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see S. 1302), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 2389), H1641 [29MR]

——— provide for patient-focused listening sessions to improve prescription drug plan transparency, access, and choice (see S. 2408), S3458 [20JY]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5611), H4437 [20SE]

——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 2474), H1698 [3AP]

——— provide for waiver of certain telehealth requirements to permit reimbursement of audio-only telehealth services during emergency declarations (see S. 729), S742 [9MR]

——— provide incentives for behavioral health integration (see S. 1378), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 5819), H4855 [28SE]

——— provide option for first responders age 50 to 64 separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see S. 3113), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6030), H5042 [24OC]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5256), H4196 [22AU]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 230), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 834), H708 [6FE]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (see H.R. 134), H102 [9JA]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 1565), H1279 [10MR]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 470), S455 [16FE] (see H.R. 977), H832 [10FE]

——— require certain hospital residency programs to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in residency application and review process (see H.R. 751), H675 [2FE]

——— require coverage for certain number of primary care visits each year without application of any cost-sharing requirement (see H.R. 5510), H4345 [14SE]

——— require disclosure of certain ownership information relating to health care provider and pharmacy ownership (see H.R. 4883), H3949 [25JY]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 1746), H1408 [23MR]

——— require Medicare Payment Advisory Commission submit reports to Congress on arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers relative to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see S. 2493), S3522 [25JY]

——— 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. 6110), H5174 [26OC]

——— revise definition of term clinical social worker services (see H.R. 4638), H3611 [14JY]

——— test payment of blood transfusions separately from hospice all-inclusive per diem payment (see S. 2186), S2224 [22JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: allow nursing facilities forced to suspend in-house certified nursing assistants education programs to resume once certain requirements are met (see S. 1749), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3227), H2308 [11MY]

——— establish requirements relating to pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 2973), S4759 [28SE]

——— expand mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions (see S. 3430), S5851 [7DE]

——— increase ability of providers to access National Practitioner Data Bank to conduct employee background checks (see S. 2429), S3459 [20JY]

——— increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see S. 2418), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 2713), H1885 [19AP]

——— provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 833), H708 [6FE]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1250), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 5958), H5013 [13OC]

Mental health: address behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists (see S. 2733), S4228 [6SE]

——— declare and address mental health crisis among youth by making historic financial investments in student mental health care (see H. Res. 434), H2500 [22MY]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1426), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 4541), H3204 [11JY]

——— remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 3111), H2135 [5MY]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 1102), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 4345), H3141 [23JN]

Nashville, TN: honor memory of victims of shooting at Covenant School, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 150), S1092 [30MR]

National Community Health Worker Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 381), S4760 [28SE] (see H. Res. 722), H4457 [21SE]

National CRNA Week: observance (see H. Res. 55), H278 [24JA]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 337), S4389 [12SE]

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 478), S5639 [28NO]

National Latino and Latina Physician Day: designate (see H. Res. 734), H4714 [27SE]

National Latino/a Physician Day: designate (see S. Res. 389), S4892 [30SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S1567 [9MY] (see H. Res. 375), H2172 [9MY]

National objectives: ribute to frontline health workers contributions to global health programs, saving lives around world and strengthening U.S. security and global economic prosperity (see H. Res. 389), H2310 [11MY]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 162), S1211 [18AP]

National Perinatal Nurses Week: observance (see H. Res. 782), H5008 [12OC]

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: observance (see S. Res. 343), S4526 [14SE] (see H. Res. 690), H4346 [14SE]

National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 870), H5855 [14NO]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 748), H4910 [29SE]

Navy: take certain actions relating to improved mental health care (see H.R. 3373), H2376 [16MY]

New York, NY: provide one-time grant for operation, security, and maintenance of National September 11 Memorial & Museum at World Trade Center to commemorate events, and honor victims, of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5401), H4262 [12SE]

NIH: make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see S. 2345), S2984 [18JY] (see H.R. 4714), H3699 [18JY]

OMB: revise Standard Occupational Classification system to establish separate code for direct support professionals (see S. 1332), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2941), H2083 [27AP]

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. 245), S2029 [8JN]

——— honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend law enforcement and first responders, and commit to address gun safety and mental health (see H. Res. 500), H2809 [12JN]

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. 60), S398 [14FE]

Pensacola, FL: condemn terrorist attack at Naval Air Station and honor those who lost their lives or were injured (see S. Res. 490), S5807 [6DE]

Pensions: allow certain governmental pension plans to include firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics (see H.R. 5241), H4191 [18AU]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if State authorized and FDA approved, cleared, or authorized (see H.R. 206), H105 [9JA]

——— clarify training requirements for prescribers of controlled substances (see S. 3550), S5996 [14DE]

Public Health Service: anniversary of Commissioned Corps (see S. Res. 483), S5712 [4DE]

——— provide additional funding for Commissioned Corps (see S. 2590), S3753 [27JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend to include public awareness about menopause and related chronic conditions (see H.R. 6743), H6940 [13DE]

Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H5902 [21NO]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 203), H1150 [7MR]

Schools: increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 1774), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3761), H2707 [31MY]

——— increase number of resource officers and school-based mental health professionals and provide grants to improve physical security of schools (see S. 1082), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2479), H1698 [3AP]

Ships and vessels: prohibit abortions in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of U.S. (see H.R. 5319), H4211 [29AU]

Social Security: clarify manufacturer transparency reporting requirements for certain transfers used for educational purposes (see H.R. 4402), H3157 [30JN]

——— credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 1211), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 3729), H2638 [25MY]

——— integrate telehealth models in maternity care services (see S. 1699), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 5066), H4141 [27JY]

——— permit and facilitate reimbursement of psychological services provided by certain supervised psychology trainees to Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries (see S. 2511), S3619 [26JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 671), H575 [31JA]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 125), S954 [27MR] (see H. Res. 257), H1464 [27MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: authorize use of certain grants for health care providers to purchase lethal-means safety supplies for children at risk of suicide or overdose (see S. 3364), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 6663), H6739 [7DE]

Surfside, FL: anniversary of residential building collapse (see S. Res. 279), S2225 [22JN]

Syria: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see S. Res. 76), S458 [16FE] (see H. Res. 132), H854 [17FE]

Taxation: allow first-dollar coverage of mental health services in health savings accounts (see H.R. 5752), H4712 [27SE]

——— allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3029), H2118 [28AP]

——— allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 5849), H4909 [29SE]

——— 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. 5208), H4186 [15AU]

——— create tax credit for nurse preceptors (see S. 1627), S1678 [16MY]

——— establish credit for hired critical employees (see H.R. 4520), H3176 [10JY]

——— establish refundable healthcare worker tax credit with semiannual advance payment (see H.R. 1215), H915 [27FE]

——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 1446), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 5080), H4151 [28JY]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see S. 2172), S2224 [22JN]

——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see S. 1001), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1843), H1528 [28MR]

——— increase amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (see H.R. 957), H825 [9FE]

——— make permanent permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services in health savings accounts (see S. 731), S742 [9MR]

——— provide charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 3104), H2135 [5MY]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 2986), H2085 [27AP]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 2829), S4554 [18SE] (see H.R. 4355), H3142 [23JN]

——— treatment of direct primary care service arrangements as medical care and provide that direct primary care service arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions (see S. 628), S636 [2MR]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 368), S4678 [26SE] (see H. Res. 676), H4263 [12SE]

Transportation: permit operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders (see H.R. 1192), H874 [24FE]

Turkey: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see S. Res. 76), S458 [16FE] (see H. Res. 101), H738 [7FE] (see H. Res. 116), H826 [9FE] (see H. Res. 132), H854 [17FE]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: condemn campus shooting, honor memory of victims, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 928), H6860 [12DE]

Women: establish alternative payment model demonstration project for maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (see S. 1797), S1899 [1JN]

——— establish program to provide for women’s heart health continuing medical education (see H.R. 880), H780 [8FE]

——— guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (see S. 317), S310 [9FE]

——— support access to comprehensive, convenient, compassionate, life-affirming, high-quality health care and recognize high standards established by Pro Women’s Healthcare Centers consortium (see H. Res. 7), H107 [9JA]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 125), S954 [27MR] (see H. Res. 257), H1464 [27MR]

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. 1558), S1623 [11MY] (see H.R. 3272), H2310 [11MY]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 1633), S1703 [17MY] (see H.R. 3428), H2425 [17MY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5442 [9NO], S5709 [4DE], S5793 [6DE]

Letters

Express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: Representative McCaul, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H888 [27FE]

——— Representative McHenry, Committee on Financial Services (House), H888 [27FE]

Freedom for Health Care Workers Act: several Representatives, H539 [31JA]

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: Aaron Ridings, GLSEN, Inc., H1869 [19AP]

——— Christopher Anders and Ian S. Thompson, ACLU, H1867 [19AP]

——— Executive Office of the President, H1871 [19AP]

——— Kelley Robinson, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H1866 [19AP]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1868 [19AP]

——— Mark Ladwig, Team USA Athletes’ Commission, H1867 [19AP]

——— several organizations, H1863–H1865 [19AP]

Lists

Global Medical Response, Inc., American Ambulance Association Stars of Life Award recipients, E1037 [1NO]

Motions

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), H187 [11JA]

Dept. of Education: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), H1870 [19AP], H1894 [20AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), S1227 [19AP]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), S5442 [9NO], S5708 [4DE], S5794 [6DE]

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), H548 [31JA]

Proclamations

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Anniversary: Representative Mike Kelly, E689 [18JY]

Tribute to National Black Nurses Association, Inc., Chicago, IL, Chapter: Representative Jonathan L. Jackson, E413 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure that women seeking chemical abortions are informed that it may be possible to reverse intended effects of abortion if they change their mind (H.R. 983), H270 [24JA]

——— ensure women seeking abortion are notified, before giving informed consent, of medical risks associated with abortion procedure, and major developmental characteristics of unborn child (H.R. 6636), H6825 [12DE]

——— 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, H63, H64, H68 [9JA], H158, H180, H184, H186, H187 [11JA], H349 [26JA], H545, H546 [31JA], H1456 [27MR]

——— 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. 12), H2996, H2997 [21JN], H3075 [22JN], H6886 [13DE]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 782), H746 [8FE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), H119, H121 [10JA], H156, H165, H166, H167, H178–H192 [11JA], H222 [12JA], H255, H271, H272 [24JA], H291 [25JA], E21 [11JA], E24 [12JA]

——— Texas Federal district court decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA relative to approval of abortion pill mifepristone, H1743 [17AP], H1768, H1790 [18AP], H1874 [19AP], H1889, H1896, H1898 [20AP]

——— Texas Federal district court hearing of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA relative to approval of abortion pill mifepristone, H1236 [9MR]

American Ambulance Association: tribute to Stars of Life Award recipients, E1068 [7NO]

American Career College: tribute to nursing and respiratory therapy students, H1133 [7MR]

American Pharmacists Month: observance, H5154 [26OC]

Animals: address food animal veterinarian shortage, H3644 [18JY]

Appomattox County, VA: tribute to first responders, H3963 [26JY]

AtlantiCare (organization): anniversary, E1047 [2NO]

Aurora, IL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Henry Pratt Co., and commend first responders (H. Res. 112), H784 [9FE]

Brantley County, GA: tribute to Brantley County first responders, H472 [27JA]

Bryan Health (company): tribute, H3490 [13JY]

Campbell County, VA: tribute to first responders, H3963 [26JY]

CDC: expand World Trade Center Health Program coverage, H687 [6FE]

——— include neuropathy in list of conditions covered by World Trade Center Health Program (H.R. 2636), H2045 [26AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: prohibit funding for proposed rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs—Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting’’, H5838, H5839 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus vaccine reporting requirements for ambulatory surgical centers, H5852, H5853 [14NO]

Centerstone Health Services, Inc.: tribute, H3212 [12JY]

Chatham, NJ: anniversary of Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Dept., E390 [2MY]

Chikwe, Joanna: California 30th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E711 [25JY]

Children and youth: prohibit gender affirming care on minors, H6205 [6DE]

——— prohibit gender affirming care on minors (H.R. 1399), H1119 [7MR]

——— prohibit gender reassignment medical interventions on minors, H1305 [22MR]

——— prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, H3609 [14JY], E465 [18MY]

Coalition of 100 Black Women: tribute, E584 [16JN]

Columbus, IN: tribute to Columbus Fire Dept., H3212 [12JY]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): require accredited medical schools base admission solely on academic performance, H4961 [3OC]

Community Aging & Retirement Services (CARES), Inc.: anniversary, E162 [28FE]

Conference of Western Wayne (organization): anniversary, E837 [13SE]

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. 4121), H2946 [15JN], E560 [14JN]

Covenant Community Care, Inc.: grand opening of Detroit, MI, health clinic, H5396 [3NO], E1015 [25OC]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (H. Res. 27), H176 [11JA], E24 [12JA]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (H.R. 3006), H2092 [28AP]

——— ensure compliance with Title IX in athletics relative to recognition of sex solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth does not limit or restrict reproductive or sexual health information privacy, H1870 [19AP]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, H1213 [9MR], H1540 [29MR]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), H585 [1FE], H658 [2FE], H1377 [23MR], H1731 [17AP], H1767, H1769, H1771, H1789 [18AP], H1850, H1858–H1871, H1876, H1881–H1884 [19AP], H1890–H1896, H1897 [20AP], H5184 [1NO], E339 [20AP], E347 [24AP]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), consideration (H. Res. 298), H1772–H1782 [18AP]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), motion to recommit, H1870 [19AP]

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, H1429 [24MR]

——— award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (H.R. 822), H5663 [9NO]

——— 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, H2385 [17MY]

——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1711), H5971 [29NO]

——— extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps, H4417 [20SE]

——— funding to purchase and implement telehealth services to improve health care coordination for rural veterans between rural providers and Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H5773 [14NO]

——— increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders (H.R. 6415), H5734 [14NO]

——— Nurse Corps program funding through reductions in National Institute of Nursing Research funding, H5772, H5773 [14NO]

——— prohibit from treating pregnancy as illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs (H.R. 6635), H6825 [12DE]

——— promote price transparency in health care sector (H.R. 5378), H4417 [20SE], H6762–H6789 [11DE], H6842 [12DE], E1207 [12DE]

——— reauthorize program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances, H6821 [12DE]

——— Rural Residency Planning and Development Program funding, H5774 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (H.R. 3170), H2337 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H4000–H4002 [26JY]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 2431), E284 [30MR]

——— electronic health records funding, H4003 [26JY]

——— improve communication between large medical centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics, E737 [27JY]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), H1126, H1127 [7MR]

——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (H.R. 3520), H3217 [12JY]

——— improve wait times for veterans to receive health and specialty care appointments, H1957 [26AP]

——— modify program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans (H.R. 4518), H3194 [11JY]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (H.R. 3347), H5152 [26OC]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Veterans Health Administration directive relative to coronavirus vaccine mandates, H4003, H4004 [26JY]

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), H539–H551 [31JA], H583 [1FE], E81 [1FE]

——— eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), consideration (H. Res. 75), H520–H529 [31JA]

Domestic policy: address mental health care crisis, H658 [2FE]

Duval County Medical Society: anniversary, H1920 [25AP]

Eisenburg, Eugene: Napa Solano Medical Society Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E405 [5MY]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Emergence Health Network Veterans One Stop Center, E1069 [7NO]

Elberon, NJ: anniversary of Elberon First Aid & Emergency Squad, E1150 [30NO]

Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc.: anniversary, E474 [22MY]

FAA: exempt nonhub airports from requirement to have at least one individual who maintains certification as emergency medical technician during air carrier operations, H3817 [19JY]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Dept., E309 [13AP]

——— anniversary of Fairfax County Health Care Advisory Board, E602 [22JN]

——— tribute to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Dept., High School Firefighter Program graduates, E799 [29AU]

——— tribute to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Dept., recruit class, E307 [13AP]

FCC: issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (H.R. 1353), H1922–H1924 [25AP]

FDA: nullify modifications made to risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for abortion pill mifepristone, H4510 [26SE]

——— prohibit use and distribution of abortion drugs, H3901 [25JY]

Fennell, Tom: American Ambulance Association Stars of Life Award nominee, E1077 [8NO]

Ferdinand, Keith C.: Southern University at New Orleans Center for African and African American Studies Living Legend award recipient, E45 [24JA]

Florida: tribute to 16th District Congressional Fire and Rescue and EMS Awards recipients, E832 [12SE]

Forrest, Kevin: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing recipient, E262 [27MR]

Fort Worth, TX: condemn mass shooting in Como and Polytechnic Heights communities, honor memory of victims, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders (H. Res. 591), H3489 [13JY]

Gatton, Mary: Louisville Business First (publication) Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E190 [7MR]

Global Medical Response, Inc.: tribute to American Ambulance Association Stars of Life Award recipients, E1037 [1NO]

Guam: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Typhoon Mawar, H2769 [7JN]

——— tribute to nurses, H2251 [11MY]

Gwinnett County, GA: tribute to Red, Blue and You initiative to honor first responders, E1184 [6DE]

Hawaii: anniversary of Maui wildfires, H5649 [8NO]

——— express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by wildfires, H4258 [12SE]

——— tribute to first responders and aid workers who assisted after Maui wildfires, H6876 [13DE]

Headrest, Inc.: tribute, E747 [1AU]

Health: provide quality, affordable healthcare and mental health services to rural areas, H3961 [26JY]

Health care facilities: address issues impacting access to health care in rural areas, H1254 [10MR]

Health Resources and Services Administration: Bureau of Health Workforce funding, H5769 [14NO]

——— provide accounting of unpaid and partially paid claims by COVID–19 Uninsured Program and provide plan for payment of remaining claims, H5838 [14NO]

Hot Springs, VA: anniversary of Hot Springs Volunteer Rescue Squad, H6827 [12DE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Ben Taub Hospital, H2602 [25MY]

——— tribute to Thomas Street Health Center, H1890 [20AP]

Illinois: express condolences for victims of I–55 highway crash and commend efforts of first responders, H2296 [11MY]

Indiana: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, severe weather, H3212 [12JY]

Jefferson County, CO: Jefferson County Communications Center Authority recipient of Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International Technology in Leadership Award, E927 [3OC]

Johnson, Devin: Plant City, FL, Fire Rescue Firefighter of the Year honoree, H6728 [7DE]

Lewiston, ME: express condolences to families and victims of mass shooting and commend first responders, H5155 [26OC]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Los Angeles Urban Search and Rescue team, H900 [27FE]

Louisiana: commend first responders who responded to wildfires, H4278 [13SE]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 42), H2257 [11MY]

Malerba, Mutawi Mutahash Marilynn (Lynn): Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Citizen of the Year award recipient, E480 [23MY]

Mannington Township, NJ: tribute to Salem Medical Center, E201 [9MR]

Medicaid: provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (H.R. 4585), H3875 [20JY]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (H.R. 4758), H3956 [26JY]

Medicare: permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 704), E81 [1FE]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, H4388 [19SE]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (H.R. 834), H5971 [29NO]

Mental health: funding, H344 [26JA]

——— increase awareness of, and eliminate stigma associated with, mental health care, treatment and recovery programs, including culturally responsive practices, H698 [6FE]

Nashville, TN: tribute to Nashville Fire Dept., Rescue Task Force response to shooting at Covenant School, E429 [11MY]

National Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Week: observance, E258 [27MR]

National Emergency Medical Services Week: observance, H2465 [22MY]

National HealthCare Corp.: NHC HealthCare Kingsport recipient of NHC Center of the Year award, E638 [6JY]

National Nurses Week: observance, H2251 [11MY], E428 [11MY]

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 870), H5970–H5975 [29NO]

National Spine Health Awareness Month: observance, E887 [26SE]

National Spine Health Foundation: tribute to patient education and clinical research awards, E887 [26SE]

National 211 Day: observance, E89 [2FE]

Navy: take certain actions relating to improved mental health care, H6928 [13DE]

——— take certain actions relating to improved mental health care (H.R. 3373), H2443 [18MY], H2562 [24MY]

New York, NY: nurses’ strike, H222 [12JA]

Orange County, CA: tribute to CalOptima Health funding for behavorial healthcare in schools, H2891 [14JN]

Orlando, FL: honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend law enforcement and first responders, and commit to address gun safety and mental health (H. Res. 500), H2926 [14JN]

O’Shaughnessy, Krystle M.: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing recipient, E257 [27MR]

Pompano Beach, FL: tribute to first responders, E1108 [15NO]

Portsmouth Orthopedics, LLC: tribute, E1091 [13NO]

Relucio, Karenina (Karen): Napa Solano Medical Society Professor Emeritus Award recipient, E402 [5MY]

Rugge, John: Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce J. Walter Juckett Community Service Award recipient, E214 [14MR]

Salem, VA: Salem Rescue Squad recipient of National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Digitech Volunteer EMS Service of the Year Award, H5944 [29NO]

Schools: increase number of resource officers and school-based mental health professionals and provide grants to improve physical security of schools (H.R. 2479), H2448 [18MY]

Social Security: reform, H589 [1FE], H653, H654 [2FE]

Stockton, CA: address shortage of primary care physicians at Stockton VA Clinic, H3965 [26JY]

Suryadevara, Dhruv: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E595 [21JN]

Symons, Judd: Inyou County, CA, EMS Provider of the Year award recipient, H4131 [27JY]

Syria: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (H. Res. 132), H886–H890, H900 [27FE]

Texas: tribute to 6th Congressional District outstanding constituents, H4338 [14SE]

Thousand Oaks, CA: anniversary of shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill, H5482 [7NO]

Touro University Nevada: tribute to College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating class, H1768 [18AP]

Trabuco Canyon, CA: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Cook’s Corner and commend first responders, H4328 [14SE]

Turkey: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (H. Res. 132), H886–H890, H900 [27FE]

University of California, Riverside: anniversary of School of Medicine, H4238 [12SE]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: condemn campus shooting, honor memory of victims, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders, H6869 [13DE]

Wappinger Falls, NY: tribute to first responders, H6727 [7DE]

Waupaca, WI: anniversary of Bethany Nursing Home, E647 [11JY]

West Coast University: tribute to nursing and respiratory therapy students, H1133 [7MR]

West Plains, MO: anniversary of Southern Missouri Community Health Center, E651 [11JY]

West Warwick, RI: anniversary of nightclub fire, H804 [9FE]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to first responders, H2927 [14JN]

William Jessup University: establishment of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, H2161 [9MY]

Williams, Ellsworth (Tony): Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame inductee, E1098 [14NO]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H2443 [18MY], H3076 [22JN], H3536, H3538 [13JY], H6843 [12DE]

Remarks in Senate

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, S1150 [18AP]

——— 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. 701), S700–S707, S722 [8MR], S727, S730 [9MR], S1410 [27AP], S1452 [2MY], S5939 [13DE]

——— 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. 2053), S2158–S2162, S2167 [21JN]

——— 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. 2053), unanimous-consent request, S2159 [21JN]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), S58 [23JA], S63, S68, S70 [24JA], S80 [25JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (S. 204), S205 [1FE]

——— Texas Federal district court decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA relative to approval of abortion pill mifepristone, S1123 [17AP]

——— Texas Federal district court hearing of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA relative to approval of abortion pill mifepristone, S416 [15FE], S438–S441 [16FE], S836 [16MR]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to abortion, S2172–S2174 [21JN]

Buffalo, NY: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, four-alarm fire on Main Street, S615 [2MR]

CDC: provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program, S3722 [27JY]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (S. 1999), S2158, S2165, S2167 [21JN]

——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (S. 1999), unanimous-consent request, S2158 [21JN]

Crime: enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting public safety officer (S. 459), S428 [15FE]

Dept. of Education: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), S1365–S1367 [26AP]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), unanimous-consent request, S1366 [26AP]

——— 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. 613), S647 [6MR], S4219 [6SE]

Dept. of HHS: address health workforce shortages through additional funding for National Health Service Corps and establish National Health Service Corps Emergency Service demonstration project (S. 862), S1063 [30MR]

——— establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (S. 954), S5498–S5500 [14NO]

——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (S. 940), S3872 [5SE]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (S. 265), S1064 [30MR], S3873 [5SE], S5966 [13DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (S. 261), S1641 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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 (S. 1545), S1971 [6JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), S1220, S1241 [19AP], S1276 [20AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), motion to proceed, S1227, S1233–S1238 [19AP]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), S835 [16MR], S839 [21MR], S5473 [13NO], S5707 [4DE], S5769, S5771 [6DE], S5883, S5885 [11DE]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5708, S5709 [4DE], S5719–S5721 [5DE], S5767, S5781–S5794, S5797–S5802 [6DE], S5831–S5834 [7DE]

——— tribute to Russellville VA Clinic, S2025 [8JN]

Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (S. 801), S783, S800–S802 [15MR]

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, S68, S69 [24JA]

Hawaii: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by wildfires, S3880 [5SE], S4252 [7SE], S4435 [13SE], S4816 [29SE]

——— tribute to first responders and those who lost their lives in Maui wildfires (S. Res. 392), S4895 [30SE]

Health: ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (S. 1297), S2163–S2165, S2167 [21JN]

——— ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (S. 1297), unanimous-consent request, S2164 [21JN]

——— improve access to primary health care and expand health workforce, S4507–S4510 [14SE]

——— support public health infrastructure (S. 1995), S2100 [14JN]

Insurance: provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage, S4735 [28SE]

Jensen, Peter: AARP (organization) Purpose Prize recipient, S5397 [7NO]

Kentucky: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, severe weather, S643 [6MR]

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, S4698 [27SE]

Lewiston, ME: express condolences to families and victims of mass shooting and commend first responders, S5197, S5198, S5205 [26OC], S5250, S5251 [31OC]

Malerba, Mutawi Mutahash Marilynn (Lynn): Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Citizen of the Year award recipient, S1378 [26AP]

Medicare: extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services, S415 [15FE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (S. 1302), S3732 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers, S645 [6MR]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), S1297 [20AP], S4246 [7SE], S5624–S5627 [28NO]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), unanimous-consent request, S5625 [28NO]

Moscow, ID: tribute to Palouse Animal Wellness and Surgery (business), S95 [25JA]

Nashville, TN: honor memory of victims of shooting at Covenant School, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders (S. Res. 150), S1081 [30MR]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 337), S4418 [12SE]

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month: designate (S. Res. 478), S5642 [28NO]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (S. Res. 162), S1161 [18AP]

National Rural Health Day: designate (S. Res. 470), S5558 [15NO]

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 (S. Res. 245), S2035 [8JN]

Parkland, FL: commemorate shooting victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to families and friends, honor survivors, and commend first responders (S. Res. 60), S376, S377 [14FE]

Pensacola, FL: condemn terrorist attack at Naval Air Station and honor those who lost their lives or were injured (S. Res. 490), S5803 [6DE]

Precision Optical Group, Inc.: tribute, S2048 [12JN]

Public Health Service: anniversary of Commissioned Corps (S. Res. 483), S5709 [4DE]

Sanborn, IA: tribute to Family Health Chiropractic (business), S2144 [20JN]

Schools: increase number of resource officers and school-based mental health professionals and provide grants to improve physical security of schools (S. 1082), S1070 [30MR]

——— increase number of resource officers and school-based mental health professionals and provide grants to improve physical security of schools (S. 1082), unanimous-consent request, S1071 [30MR]

Surfside, FL: anniversary of residential building collapse (S. Res. 279), S2250 [22JN]

Syria: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (S. Res. 76), S1044 [29MR]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 368), S4676 [26SE]

Turkey: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes, S442 [16FE]

——— express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (S. Res. 76), S1044 [29MR]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: condemn campus shooting, honor memory of victims, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders, S5831 [7DE]

Washington (State): express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by wildfires, S4257 [7SE]

Winston-Salem, NC: anniversary of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, S1600 [10MY]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, S5939 [13DE]

——— guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (S. 317), S314 [9FE]

Reports filed

Action for Dental Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3843) (H. Rept. 118–243), H4985 [3OC]

Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1353) (H. Rept. 118–39), H1914 [24AP]

Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3430) (S. Rept. 118–121), S5850 [7DE]

Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2840), S5426 [8NO]

Consideration of H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 118–1), H574 [31JA]

Consideration of H.R. 734, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 298) (H. Rept. 118–37), H1758 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 265), S3618 [26JY]

Health Care Price Transparency Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4822) (H. Rept. 118–231), H4908 [29SE]

Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3836) (H. Rept. 118–170), H4216 [1SE]

Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2973) (S. Rept. 118–122), S5850 [7DE]

9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 498) (H. Rept. 118–52), H2306 [11MY]

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1339), S2221 [22JN]

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 734) (H. Rept. 118–35), H1716 [10AP]

Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1332) (S. Rept. 118–116), S5692 [30NO]

Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 118–132), H3157 [30JN]

Telehealth Expansion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1843) (H. Rept. 118–109), H2883 [13JN]

Statements

How the Abortion Ban Debate Became My Story: Audrey Eisen, ACLU, H182 [11JA]

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: National Parents Union, H1869 [19AP]

Studies

Comparing Athletic Performances—The Best Elite Women to Boys and Men: Doriane Lambelet Coleman and Wickliffe Shreve, Duke University School of Law Center for Sports Law and Policy, H1773 [18AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 75, consideration of H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, H520 [31JA]

H. Res. 132, express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, H886 [27FE]

H. Res. 298, consideration of H.R. 734, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, H1772 [18AP]

H.R. 26, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H178 [11JA]

H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, H539 [31JA]

H.R. 734, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, H1891 [20AP]

H.R. 815, Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act, H1126 [7MR]

H.R. 1353, Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act, H1922 [25AP]

H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, H6762–H6785 [11DE]

S. 204, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, S206 [1FE]

S. 265, Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program reauthorization, S236 [2FE], S5967 [13DE]

S. 862, Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, S831 [16MR]

S. 1250, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, S1297 [20AP]

S. 1426, Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) From Trauma Act, S1507–S1510 [3MY]

S. 2477, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, S3525 [25JY]

S. 2815, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act, S4528 [14SE]

S. 2846, Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment (CARE) for Moms Act, S4592–S4597 [19SE]

S. 3211, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, S5340 [2NO]

S. Con. Res. 6, Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, S749 [9MR]

S. Res. 60, commemorate shooting victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to families and friends, honor survivors, and commend first responders, S400 [14FE]

S. Res. 76, express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, S464 [16FE]

S. Res. 125, support goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, S964 [27MR]

S. Res. 150, honor memory of victims of shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, TN, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders, S1103 [30MR]

S. Res. 153, Care Worker Recognition Month, S1104 [30MR]

S. Res. 162, National Osteopathic Medicine Week, S1214 [18AP]

S. Res. 201, support goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, S1569 [9MY]

S. Res. 245, 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, S2035 [8JN]

S. Res. 279, Surfside, FL, residential building collapse anniversary, S2243 [22JN]

S. Res. 283, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine anniversary, S2246 [22JN]

S. Res. 337, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S4391 [12SE]

S. Res. 343, National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, S4530 [14SE]

S. Res. 368, Telehealth Awareness Week, S4686 [26SE]

S. Res. 371, Malnutrition Awareness Week, S4724 [27SE]

S. Res. 381, National Community Health Worker Awareness Week, S4764 [28SE]

S. Res. 389, National Latino/a Physician Day, S4892 [30SE]

S. Res. 392, tribute to first responders and those who lost their lives in Maui, HI, wildfires, S4893 [30SE]

S. Res. 470, National Rural Health Day, S5553 [15NO]

S. Res. 478, National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, S5641 [28NO]

S. Res. 483, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps anniversary, S5713 [4DE]

S. Res. 490, condemn terrorist attack at Pensacola, FL, Naval Air Station and honor those who lost their lives or were injured, S5812 [6DE]