HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Amendments

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]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4273 [7SE], S4358 [11SE], S4393, S4394, S4397, S4398, S4399, S4400, S4401, S4402, S4409, S4412, S4415, S4417 [12SE], S4445, S4446, S4451, S4452, S4454, S4455, S4456, S4493, S4494, S4495, S4496, S4497, S4498 [13SE], S4504, S4532, S4533, S4534, S4535, S4541 [14SE], S4545, S4558, S4561, S4562, S4563, S4564 [18SE], S4600, S4601, S4602, S4603, S4605, S4606 [19SE], S4633, S4634 [20SE], S4662, S4663, S4664 [21SE], S4767 [28SE], S4882 [29SE], S4980, S5022 [16OC], S5053 [17OC], S5092 [18OC], S5115 [19OC], S5149 [24OC], S5160, S5161, S5162, S5163, S5168 [25OC], S5205 [26OC], S5244, S5245, S5246, S5247 [31OC], S5274, S5281 [1NO], H3992, H3993, H3994, H3995, H3996, H3997, H4000, H4002, H4003, H4004, H4005, H4007 [26JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 614), H3974 [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), consideration (H. Res. 75), H529 [31JA]

Articles and editorials

Britons Are ‘Pulling Their Own Teeth Out With Pliers’ Because They Can’t Access NHS Doctors, S4345 [11SE]

Canada Pursues Private Options To Ease Healthcare Backlog, S4344 [11SE]

COVID–19 Vaccines, Prior Infection Reduce Transmission of Omicron, H546 [31JA]

Sending B.C. Cancer Patients to Bellingham for Treatment ‘A Sad State of Reality,’ Critics Say, S4345 [11SE]

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

U.S.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis, S4343 [11SE]

Updated Covid Boosters Cut the Infection Risk From XBB.1.5 Subvariant by Nearly Half, CDC Finds, H545 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: 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]

——— prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 16), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 435), H250 [20JA]

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

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

——— 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]

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]

Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bloomington, IL: designate (see H.R. 5597), H4437 [20SE]

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

Armed Forces: furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans and members with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3023), H2117 [28AP]

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

Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic, Kansas City, KS: designate (see S. 3249), S5426 [8NO]

CDC: 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 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]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 626), S635 [2MR] (see H.R. 1637), H1292 [17MR]

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]

Charlie Dowd VA Clinic, Butte, MT: designate (see S. 3285), S5459 [9NO]

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]

Colonel Ola Lee Mize Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Guntersville, AL: designate (see S. 2858), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 5464), H4344 [14SE]

Consumers: enhance compliance with hospital price transparency requirements (see S. 468), S455 [16FE]

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

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]

——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 378), S313 [9FE] (see S. 1275), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 925), H824 [9FE] (see H.R. 1204), H914 [27FE]

Credit: provide additional transparency and consumer protections relative to medical debt collection practices (see S. 2483), S3522 [25JY]

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

——— condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (see H. Con. Res. 3), H107 [9JA]

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

——— provide adequate penalties and remedies for attacks on facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives and attacks on places of religious worship (see H.R. 1771), H1409 [23MR]

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

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]

Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 251), H150 [10JA]

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]

——— codify Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program (see H.R. 4713), H3699 [18JY]

——— improve Facilities Loan and Grant Program to provide capital investment for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas (see H.R. 4736), H3857 [19JY]

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

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]

——— repeal restriction on use of funds and facilities for abortion care (see H.R. 4418), H3157 [30JN]

——— 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: require reporting of certain incidents resulting in serious physical injuries or death at institutions of higher education (see S. 2461), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 4903), H4028 [26JY]

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 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 grantees under HIV Health Care Services Program to allocate portion of such funding for services to individuals at risk of acquiring HIV (see S. 2107), S2221 [22JN]

——— 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 grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 2412), H1690 [30MR]

——— 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 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 supplemental awards to health centers to establish community transformation hubs (see H.R. 1072), H852 [17FE]

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

——— 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]

——— carry out activities to address neglected diseases of poverty (see S. 324), S311 [9FE]

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

——— conduct surveys of non-retail pharmacy drug prices (see S. 3245), S5402 [7NO]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— establish Administration on Aging grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities (see H.R. 6835), H6985 [14DE]

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

——— establish grant program supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 1447), S1533 [4MY]

——— 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 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 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]

——— 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 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]

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

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

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

——— 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 whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as routine procedure for patients experiencing overdose (see S. 3519), S5995 [14DE] (see H.R. 6600), H6143 [5DE]

——— permanently authorize certified community behavioral health clinics (see S. 2993), S4760 [28SE]

——— 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 family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 166), S172 [31JA] (see S. 624), S635 [2MR] (see H.R. 330), H232 [12JA]

——— 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 restricting direct access by health care facilities to medical countermeasures (see S. 2617), S3754 [27JY]

——— prohibit requiring organizations receiving Federal funding to provide referrals for abortion (see H.R. 4414), H3157 [30JN]

——— 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 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 grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5003), H4138 [27JY]

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

——— publish list of hospitals found to be in non-compliance with hospital price transparency rule (see S. 3327), S5540 [15NO]

——— reauthorize certain programs under Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (see S. 1991), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4102), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 3841), H2761 [6JN] (see H.R. 3887), H2777 [7JN]

——— reauthorize comprehensive opioid recovery centers (see H.R. 1502), H1247 [9MR]

——— 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 residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women (see H.R. 4092), H2930 [14JN]

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

——— research and design graphic symbol to indicate when linguistic access materials and services are available for health program, product, or service (see H.R. 5762), H4713 [27SE]

——— 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: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3276), S5458 [9NO]

——— require Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy (see S. 1560), S1623 [11MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grant program to assist State and local governments, continuums of care, and community-based organizations that administer health and homelessness services to better coordinate those services (see S. 3165), S5229 [30OC] (see H.R. 773), H676 [2FE]

——— authorize mortgage insurance for certain treatment facilities (see H.R. 5648), H4455 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: end taxpayer funding for sexually violent predators outside of correctional or secure medical facilities and require States to report convicted sexually violent predators (see H.R. 6382), H5728 [13NO]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize residential substance use disorder treatment program (see H.R. 238), H149 [10JA]

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

——— require group health plans and group health insurance issuers to only pay claims submitted by hospitals with policies and procedures to ensure accurate billing practices (see H.R. 4509), H3176 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust threshold amount for minor medical facility construction projects (see S. 2174), S2224 [22JN]

——— assign highest priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to veterans who are former POW (see H.R. 6360), H5668 [9NO]

——— authorize appropriations for operation of Southwest Montana Veterans’ Home in Butte, MT (see H.R. 4634), H3574 [13JY]

——— 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 major medical facility projects (see S. 30), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 3895), H2777 [7JN] (see H.R. 6324), H5667 [9NO]

——— carry out information technology system to manage supply chains for medical facilities (see H.R. 2499), H1707 [6AP]

——— carry out pilot program to collect and analyze data regarding suicides and attempted suicides by veterans on departmental property (see H.R. 6330), H5667 [9NO]

——— 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]

——— carry out pilot program to provide assisted living services for eligible veterans (see S. 495), S456 [16FE]

——— 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]

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

——— eliminate conflicts of interest in conduct of quality management and administrative investigations (see H.R. 5794), H4853 [28SE]

——— eliminate conflicts of interest in conduct of quality management and administrative investigations and limit detailing of directors of medical centers to different positions (see S. 2745), S4270 [7SE]

——— ensure timely scheduling of appointments for health care at medical facilities (see H.R. 41), H99 [9JA]

——— ensure veterans may obtain physical copy of certain form by mail or at medical facilities (see H.R. 5697), H4497 [26SE]

——— 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 Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program (see S. 853), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1639), H1293 [17MR]

——— expand access to health care for veterans in Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 1913), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 3948), H2786 [9JN]

——— 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]

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

——— implement requirement to permit waiver of limitation in law on reimbursement of veterans receiving domiciliary care in State homes (see S. 1612), S1678 [16MY] (see H.R. 3368), H2376 [16MY]

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

——— 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 payment and processing of payments or allowances based on mileage for beneficiary travel (see S. 2975), S4759 [28SE]

——— 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]

——— increase payments or allowances that individuals, including veterans service organizations, receive for transportation of veterans to or from departmental facilities (see H.R. 6551), H6080 [1DE]

——— 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]

——— limit detailing of directors of medical centers to different positions (see S. 55), S75 [24JA] (see H.R. 693), H576 [31JA]

——— make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate risk of flooding on local property adjacent to departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 2683), H1845 [18AP]

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

——— modify information technology systems to provide for automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability ratings (see H.R. 196), H105 [9JA]

——— permit Members of Congress to use departmental facilities to meet with constituents (see H.R. 562), H427 [26JA]

——— prohibit from carrying out certain activities under Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system improvements and facility readiness (see S. 1037), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 592), H488 [27JA]

——— 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]

——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 1040), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 2398), H1641 [29MR]

——— provide answers to certain questions submitted by members of congressional veterans’ committees within certain number of business days (see S. 572), S532 [28FE]

——— provide certain information to medical center staff and homelessness service providers on Dept. of HUD Coordinated Entry program (see H.R. 6340), H5668 [9NO]

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

——— 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]

——— reimburse cost of transportation by ambulance for highly rural veterans regardless of whether such veteran qualifies for payments or allowances for beneficiary travel (see S. 2263), S2360 [12JY]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to Federal facility (see H.R. 1774), H1436 [24MR]

——— 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]

——— report on security at medical centers (see H.R. 3504), H2454 [18MY]

——— require directors of medical centers to submit annual fact sheets on status of such facilities (see H.R. 1089), H853 [17FE]

——— require lactation space in each medical center (see S. 3526), S5996 [14DE]

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

——— rescind guidelines and ensure removal of signs and guidance relating to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 3641), H2595 [24MY]

——— strengthen accountability and oversight (see S. 2679), S3756 [27JY]

——— terminate Electronic Health Record Modernization Program (see H.R. 608), H489 [27JA]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 753), H675 [2FE]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services for certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see S. 3282), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6315), H5651 [8NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 2127), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4366), H3149 [27JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (see H. Res. 614), H4028 [26JY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 1193), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2708), H1885 [19AP]

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]

——— facilitate development of treatments for cancers (see S. 642), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1780), H1437 [24MR]

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

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

——— amend laws relative to registration of opioid treatment programs to increase stakeholder input from relevant communities and ensure such programs are treating patients in need (see H.R. 2804), H1914 [24AP]

——— ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 2534), H1709 [6AP]

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

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

——— increase reporting and transparency requirements in 340B Drug Pricing Program (see S. 1182), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 198), H105 [9JA]

——— 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]

Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1344), 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]

——— allow women greater access to wider range of self-administered contraceptives (see H.R. 1512), H1248 [9MR]

——— ensure patients have access to certain urgent-use compounded medications (see H.R. 167), H104 [9JA]

——— preserve access to abortion medications (see S. 237), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 767), H676 [2FE] (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1725 [13AP]

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

——— require medical device manufacturers to provide notification of design or cleaning instruction changes and safety warnings issued in foreign countries about design and cleaning (see H.R. 1090), H853 [17FE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order relative to reproductive health services (see H.R. 407), H248 [20JA]

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]

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

FTC: give oversight authority over certain non-profit hospitals (see H.R. 2856), H1947 [25AP]

——— make hospital organizations and cooperative hospital service organizations subject to antitrust enforcement relative to unfair methods of competition (see H.R. 2890), H2047 [26AP]

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

——— prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and dissemination of false information relative to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs (see S. 127), S121 [26JA]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 3677), H2636 [25MY]

——— 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]

——— report to Congress on security and safety at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3466), S5919 [12DE]

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

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

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]

Health: clarify women’s ability to travel out of State to receive services not available in State they reside in, is protected under Constitution (see H.J. Res. 34), H853 [17FE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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 Federal funds from being made available to entities that refuse to provide treatment based on coronavirus vaccination status (see S. 420), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 991), H837 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure (see S. 2657), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5007), H4139 [27JY]

——— require disclosure of information relative to private equity investments in healthcare and report on how healthcare consolidation and private equity contribute to health quality and cost indicators (see H.R. 1754), H1408 [23MR]

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

Health care professionals: 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Henry Parham VA Clinic, Monroeville, PA: designate (see S. 2549), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 4955), H4136 [27JY]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (see S. 475), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 1590), H1285 [14MR]

Immigration: limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 5166), H4171 [8AU]

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]

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]

——— ensure health care fairness and affordability for all Americans through universal access to equitable health insurance tax credits, reformed health savings accounts, and strengthened consumer protections (see H.R. 3129), H2170 [9MY]

——— limit cost sharing for prenatal services in certain circumstances (see H.R. 5909), H4990 [6OC]

——— 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]

John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA: designate (see H.R. 593), H488 [27JA]

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]

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]

——— delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H1844 [18AP]

——— determine State allotments for disproportionate share hospital payments based on State poverty levels and require States to prioritize such payments based on inpatient and low-income utilization rates (see S. 407), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 990), H837 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— make permanent option to remove IMD (institution for mental diseases) exclusion to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in institution for mental diseases (see S. 3098), S5110 [19OC]

——— make permanent State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance for certain patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 3892), H2777 [7JN]

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

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

——— remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in institution for mental diseases (see H.R. 1201), H914 [27FE]

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

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 15), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 632), H510 [30JA]

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

Medicare: 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] (see H.R. 955), H825 [9FE]

——— 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]

——— codify patients’ rights to hospital visitation (see H.R. 219), H106 [9JA]

——— count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3–day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5138), H4164 [4AU]

——— eliminate 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (H.R. 5674) (see H.R. 4946), H4030 [26JY]

——— enforce any willing pharmacy requirements and establish safeguards to ensure patient access to pharmacies in part D (see S. 2052), S2145 [20JN]

——— ensure appropriate access to remote physiologic monitoring services (see H.R. 5394), H4262 [12SE]

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

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see S. 1544), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 1199), H914 [27FE]

——— ensure fair assessment of pharmacy performance and quality under part D (see H.R. 5393), H4262 [12SE]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals (see H.R. 3635), H2595 [24MY]

——— ensure that remote physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing (see H.R. 6801), H6984 [14DE]

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

——— 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]

——— expand eligibility for designation as rural emergency hospital (see S. 3394), S5749 [5DE]

——— 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 Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume hospital payments and report on rural hospital classifications (see H.R. 6430), H5892 [15NO]

——— 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]

——— improve access to skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients (see H.R. 3017), H2117 [28AP] (see H.R. 3379), H2376 [16MY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 312), S310 [9FE] (see H.R. 972), H825 [9FE]

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

——— permit certain clinics to qualify as rural emergency hospital (see S. 3091), S5110 [19OC]

——— permit States to designate facilities located in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (see H.R. 1128), H865 [21FE]

——— preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments (see S. 803), S797 [15MR]

——— preserve sole community hospital determinations made by Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5093), H4151 [28JY]

——— prohibit use of inpatient-only list in designating hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 960), H825 [9FE]

——— promote laboratory price transparency (see H.R. 4882), H3949 [25JY]

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

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

——— 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 site neutral payment for cancer care services under part B (see H.R. 4473), H3170 [6JY]

——— 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]

——— provide phase-in for plasma-derived products under manufacturer discount program (see H.R. 6465), H5902 [21NO]

——— rebase calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1110), S1089 [30MR]

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

——— remove requirement that off-campus facilities or organizations shall be located within certain radius of hospital or critical access hospital (see H.R. 1129), H865 [21FE]

——— 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 facilities to disclose certain information relating to charges and prices (see H.R. 4839), H3895 [24JY]

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

——— require each off-campus outpatient department of provider to include unique identifier on claims for items and services and to submit attestation with respect to each such department (see H.R. 3237), H2308 [11MY]

——— require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching and ensure it will be evident if infants are missing from hospital (see H.R. 282), H202 [11JA]

——— 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 reporting on enforcement and oversight of pharmacy access requirements under part D (see S. 2939), S4720 [27SE]

——— 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]

——— restore State authority to waive mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals for certain facilities (see S. 1571), S1623 [11MY]

——— update calculation of hospital specific rate for Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 2433), H1691 [30MR]

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]

——— eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 4261), H3071 [21JN]

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

——— provide for coverage of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers (see H.R. 1694), H1325 [22MR]

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

——— require providers of services and health maintenance organizations establish policies on do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physician’s orders for unemancipated minors receiving services (see H.R. 6344), H5668 [9NO]

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

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

National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic: establish (see H.R. 3066), H2125 [2MY]

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

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

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

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals (see H.R. 5875), H4985 [3OC]

Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI: designate (see H.R. 3672), H2635 [25MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 1542), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 6283), H5650 [8NO]

——— require regulations concerning disclosure of direct and indirect compensation from entities providing pharmacy benefit management services or third party administration services (see S. 1543), S1603 [10MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 128), H102 [9JA] (see H.R. 371), H242 [17JA]

Private First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic, Lynchburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 3696), H2636 [25MY]

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]

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

Social Security: reform (see H.R. 671), H575 [31JA]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: reauthorize residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women (see S. 3447), S5851 [7DE]

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

——— clarify that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care (see H.R. 1170), H873 [24FE]

——— establish new community benefit standards for tax-exempt hospital organizations (see H.R. 2859), H1947 [25AP]

——— 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]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 34), H98 [9JA]

——— 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]

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic, Plano, TX: designate (see S. 1986), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4136), H2932 [14JN]

Veterans: ensure claimants who were harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC, are adequately informed relative to filing Federal cause of action (see S. 3237), S5402 [7NO]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 6374), H5728 [13NO]

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]

——— 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]

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]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4261 [7SE], S4365 [12SE], S4545 [18SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to suspend rule on amendments, S4618 [20SE]

Letters

Allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs: Senator Tuberville, S1039 [29MR]

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

Lists

Rock Springs, WY, Young at Heart Senior Citizens and Community Center staff, S1598 [10MY]

Wyoming Shrine Bowl North Team, S1702 [17MY]

Wyoming Shrine Bowl officers and volunteers, S1702 [17MY]

Wyoming Shrine Bowl South Team, S1702 [17MY]

Motions

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]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4504 [14SE], S4545 [18SE], H4007, H4015 [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), H548 [31JA]

Notices

Intention to move to suspend rule on amendments to H.R. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4541 [14SE], S4564 [18SE], S4606 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: 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]

Afiya Center (organization): tribute, E592 [21JN]

Arkansas Children’s Hospital: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) list of best children’s hospitals, H3136 [23JN]

AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute: anniversary, E981 [17OC]

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

Batayola, Teresita: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations and National Association of Community Health Centers Lifetime Achievement awards recipient, E797 [25AU]

Bay Pines, FL: anniversary of Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, E216 [14MR]

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

California: tribute to Golden Years Knitting Club, E988 [18OC]

——— tribute to Hooks & Needles for Charity club, E988 [18OC]

Cedar Hill, TX: condemn shootings at Methodist Family Health Center and express condolences to families and victims, H4015 [26JY]

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]

Charleston, SC: tribute to friendships formed by boys awaiting heart transplants at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, H2818 [13JN]

Chesterfield, MI: tribute to Veteran Homes of Chesterfield, H4302 [14SE]

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

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

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

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

Community Health Center of Cape Cod, Inc.: anniversary, E984 [17OC]

Courts: recognize rights of those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC, E1036 [1NO]

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

Credo Community Center for Treatment and Addictions, Inc.: anniversary, E894 [27SE]

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

——— condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (H. Con. Res. 3), H155, H156, H160, H165, H166, H167, H168, H169–H178 [11JA], H271, H272 [24JA], E21 [11JA]

Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic, Vallejo, CA: designate (H.R. 251), E11 [10JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: codify Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program (H.R. 4713), H5971 [29NO]

——— improve Facilities Loan and Grant Program to provide capital investment for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas (H.R. 4736), H3862 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: investigate Walter Reed National Military Medical Center failure to provide pastoral care to Catholic veterans, H3474 [12JY]

——— prohibit from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, H4417, H4419–H4426 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit approval of new oil and gas leases on Federal lands that have boundary near residence, school, or hospital, H419 [26JA]

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]

——— certify that termination of CDC requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers will not result in increase in hospitalizations, H756 [8FE]

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

——— implement consumer protections that provide patients with advanced cost estimates for healthcare services, H5830 [14NO]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being used to create national hotline providing counseling to individuals seeking abortions or other family planning services, H2506 [23MY]

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

——— Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Program funding, H5774 [14NO]

——— Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program funding, H5773 [14NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare System, E688 [18JY]

——— authorize major medical facility projects (S. 30), H2975, H2976 [20JN]

——— 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]

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

——— prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus mask mandates, H4002 [26JY]

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

——— prohibit funding to modify or remove any display of originial mission statement, H4004, H4005 [26JY]

——— repeal restriction on use of funds and facilities for abortion care, H4007 [26JY]

——— requirement for persons to wear masks at health care facilities, H2250 [11MY]

——— State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program funding, H4037 [27JY]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (H.R. 753), H1125, H1126 [7MR]

——— Veterans Health Administration funding, H4003 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: LGBTQ+ health care services funding, H3906 [25JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), H3900, H3904, H3905, H3906 [25JY], H3957, H3960, H3964, H3965, H3976–H4015, H4017–H4020 [26JY], H4037, H4038, H4040, H4042, H4043, H4052 [27JY], E732 [27JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 614), H3966–H3976 [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]

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

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

FDA: allow women greater access to wider range of self-administered contraceptives (H.R. 1512), H1263 [10MR]

——— preserve access to abortion medications, H472 [27JA], H1743 [17AP], H1874, H1875 [19AP], H1889, H1896, H1898 [20AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order relative to reproductive health services (H.R. 407), H270 [24JA]

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

Fox Family Foundation: tribute to Steve and Nancy Fox Cancer Center, E897 [27SE]

Gainesville, FL: tribute to Gainesville Veteran Affairs Mental Health Facility, E277 [29MR]

Harbor Springs, MI: Perry Farm Village senior living community dedication of The Birches assisted living, memory care, and respite care facility, E571 [15JN]

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

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (S. 475), H4362–H4364 [18SE]

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

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

John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA: designate (H.R. 593), H5707–H5710 [13NO]

Johnson City, TN: anniversary of James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E1067 [7NO]

Locust Grove, GA: tribute to Humanity Institute, E506 [31MY]

Loveland, CO: tribute to Capstone at Centerra Senior Living Center, E657 [11JY]

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: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals, H5742 [14NO]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals (H.R. 3635), H5971 [29NO]

——— improve access to skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients (H.R. 3379), E924 [2OC]

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

——— require Dept. of HHS to conduct demonstration program to assess effects of hospitals providing to qualified individuals medically tailored home-delivered meals, H2359 [16MY]

——— update calculation of hospital specific rate for Medicare-dependent hospitals (H.R. 2433), H5972 [29NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (H.R. 4261), H3129 [23JN]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of Regional One Health Medical Center John K. and Katherine Johnson Auxiliary, E297 [6AP]

——— tribute to St. Jude Marathon, H6068 [1DE]

Mental health: funding, H344 [26JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oxford, AL: anniversary of Run Baby Run 5K, E518 [5JN]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1119 [7MR]

Peoria, IL: condemn firebomb attack on Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., clinic, H293 [25JA]

Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI: designate (H.R. 3672), H2976, H2977 [20JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (H.R. 371), H269 [24JA]

Rock Hill, SC: tribute to Palmetto Women’s Center, H270 [24JA]

Rural areas: address issues impacting access to health care, H1254 [10MR]

Rushville, IN: tribute to Rush Memorial Hospital, H4413 [20SE]

Shelbyville, IN: grand opening of Shelbyville VA Clinic, H4413 [20SE]

Sisters of Providence, Inc.: anniversary, E886 [26SE]

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

St. Marys, PA: tribute to St. Marys Area Middle School Renaissance Club Mini-THON event to raise money for Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1413 [24MR]

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

TakeCare Insurance Co.: anniversary, H5675 [13NO]

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

University of Iowa: Stead Family Children’s Hospital designation of University of Iowa football team kid captains, H4236 [12SE]

Valparaiso, IN: VNA Hospice of Northwest Indiana recipient of We Honor Veterans (organization) Level 5 status, H1455 [27MR]

Virgin Islands: renaming of Charles Harwood Memorial Complex in honor of Donna Christensen, H3648 [18JY]

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

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

Westjax Outreach Inc.: anniversary, E948 [11OC]

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]

Atlanta, GA: condemn shooting at hospital and express condolences to families and victims, S1489 [3MY]

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

Casper, WY: anniversary of Wyoming Shrine Bowl, S1701 [17MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: impact of proposed rule relative to minimum staffing standards at long-term care facilities, S5686 [30NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs, S339 [13FE]

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]

——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC, S3442 [20JY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grant program to assist State and local governments, continuums of care, and community-based organizations that administer health and homelessness services to better coordinate those services (S. 3165), S5231 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects (S. 30), S874 [21MR]

——— 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]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4243, S4247, S4261 [7SE], S4365, S4380 [12SE], S4435, S4436 [13SE], S4502, S4503–S4507 [14SE], S4543, S4545, S4548 [18SE], S4568, S4572 [19SE], S4609 [20SE], S5128 [24OC], S5155, S5159–S5164, S5168, S5169, S5176, S5177 [25OC], S5205, S5206 [26OC], S5236, S5241, S5244–S5249 [31OC], S5269, S5274–S5276, S5281–S5284 [1NO], S5350 [6NO], S5650 [29NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to proceed, S4365–S4369 [12SE], S4503 [14SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to suspend rule on amendments, S4618 [20SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), unanimous-consent agreement, S4418 [12SE], S5205 [26OC]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), unanimous-consent request, S4504 [14SE]

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: preserve access to abortion medications, S630 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds, S66 [24JA], S343 [13FE]

Garland, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S651 [6MR]

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

Health care professionals: 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]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (S. 475), S2962 [13JY]

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

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

——— restore State authority to waive mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals for certain facilities (S. 1571), S3871 [5SE]

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]

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

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

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

Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI: designate (H.R. 3672), S2962 [13JY]

Pharmaceuticals: limit role of pharmacy benefit managers and support market-based pricing, S3440–S3442 [20JY]

Priest River, ID: tribute to White Cross Pharmacy, S5638 [28NO]

Rock Springs, WY: anniversary of Young at Heart Senior Citizens and Community Center, S1598 [10MY]

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

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. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 118–158), H4028 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Projects Authorization: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 30), S668 [7MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4366) (H. Rept. 118–122), H3149 [27JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2127) (S. Rept. 118–43), S2221 [22JN]

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]

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 127), S5960 [13DE]

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

Transparency in Billing Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4509) (H. Rept. 118–258), H5227 [1NO]

Studies

Two Years of U.S. COVID–19 Vaccines Have Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations and Deaths: Meagan C. Fitzpatrick, Seyed M. Moghadas, Abhishek Pandy, and Alison P. Galvani, Commonwealth Fund (organization), H526 [31JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 3, condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities, H169 [11JA]

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

H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3966 [26JY]

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

H.R. 593, John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA, H5707 [13NO]

H.R. 753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety (VA COST SAVINGS) Enhancements Act, H1125 [7MR]

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

H.R. 3672, Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI, H2976 [20JN]

H.R. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3981–H3992 [26JY]

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

S. 30, authorize major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects, S875 [21MR]

S. 30, Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects, H2975 [20JN]

S. 475, Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM, S2962 [13JY], H4362 [18SE]

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

S. 1040, prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities, S1054 [29MR]

S. 1275, Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act, S1347 [25AP]

S. 1571, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, S1627 [11MY]

S. 1991, Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act, S2099 [14JN]

S. 3098, Securing Advances and a Variety of Evidence-Based IMD Options Act, S5112 [19OC]

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

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

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