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Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextTo authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. 5/15/2008--Introduced. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2009 for: (1) science; (2) aeronautics; (3) exploration; (4) education; (5) space operations; (6) cross-agency support programs; and (7) the inspector general. Authorizes additional appropriations for use to accelerate the initial operational capability of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. Requires: (1) a process for transitioning NASA experimental earth science and space weather research into operational services; and (2) a plan for the continuation of Landsat thermal infrared data collection or its equivalent. Reauthorizes the Glory Mission. Requires development of a plan for a Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). Sets [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10796) Bill TextTo reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections in correctional facilities, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act of 2007 or the JUSTICE Act of 2007 - Requires the Attorney General to direct the Bureau of Prisons to allow community organizations to distribute sexual barrier protection devices (e.g., condoms) and to engage in sexually transmitted infection (STI) counseling and prevention education in federal correctional facilities. Prohibits a federal correctional facility from taking adverse action against a prisoner who possesses or uses a sexual barrier protection device.Expresses the sense of Congress that states should allow for the legal distribution of sexual barrier protection devices in their correctional facilities. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a survey of all educational, testing, and other programs in federal and state [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress regarding bone marrow diseases. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) individuals diagnosed with bone marrow diseases and their families should have access to a variety of treatment and counseling options; and (2) such families should be linked to support networks and counseling information services provided by nonprofit organizations like the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation. Calls for the federal government to: (1) raise awareness about the importance of early detection of and proper treatment for such diseases; (2) provide adequate funding for research on such diseases; (3) engage in such public health initiatives as surveillance, education, and awareness of such diseases; and (4) continue to consider ways to improve health care services for such diseases.
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Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5604) Bill TextA concurrent resolution expressing support for advancing vital United States interests through increased engagement in health programs that alleviate disease and reduce premature death in developing nations, especially through programs that combat high levels of infectious disease improve children's and women's health, decrease malnutrition, reduce unintended pregnancies, fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, encourage healthy behaviors, and strengthen health care capacity. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Recognizes that contributing to improving health in developing nations is in the vital interest of the United States as it helps protect the health of the American people, facilitates development among partner nations, and cultivates a positive U.S. image. Acknowledges the need to strengthen health care systems to meet essential health needs. Supports U.S. investments in reducing the global burdens of HIV/AIDS and malaria through the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10842) Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should declare lung cancer a public health priority and should implement a comprehensive interagency program to reduce the lung cancer mortality rate by at least 50 percent by 2015. 8/2/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Urges the President to: (1) declare lung cancer a public health priority and immediately lead a coordinated effort to reduce the mortality rate of lung cancer by 50% by 2015; (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase funding for lung cancer research; (3) direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a lung cancer screening and disease management program among members of the Armed Forces and veterans and diagnostic programs for the early detection of lung cancer; (4) appoint the Lung Cancer Scientific [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon. 1/4/2007--Introduced. 9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the attacks on New York City and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Includes as eligible individuals firefighters, police officers, paramedics, workers, volunteers, residents, and any other individual who worked at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills (recovery site on Staten Island), or the Pentagon or lived or worked in the vicinity of such areas, whose health has deteriorated as a result of the attacks, and who has been evaluated by a [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Cardiovascular diseases, Disaster relief, Education, Emergency management, Fire fighters, Higher education, Labor, Lung diseases, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Nervous system diseases, Occupational health and safety, Public contracts, Science policy
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. Bill TextA bill to provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and for the treatment of such firefighters. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Healthy Firefighters Act - Directs the United States Fire Administration to: (1) contract with a locally based medical research university to conduct long-term medical health monitoring of firefighters who responded to emergencies in a federally declared disaster area; and (2) provide for the treatment of such firefighters who suffer health-related conditions as a result of responding to such emergencies. Requires such monitoring to include: (1) monitoring of pulmonary illness, neurological damage, and cardiovascular damage; and (2) exposure documentation.
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Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon. 1/8/2007--Introduced. 9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the attacks on New York City and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Includes as eligible individuals firefighters, police officers, paramedics, workers, volunteers, residents, students, and any other individual who worked at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills (recovery site on Staten Island), or the Pentagon or lived or worked in the vicinity of such areas, whose health has deteriorated as a result of the attacks, and who has been evaluated [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week. Recognizes the importance of: (1) preventing diseases that commonly affect women; and (2) federally funded programs that provide research and collect data on common diseases in women. Calls on women to observe National Women's Check-Up Day by receiving preventive screenings.
Also tagged in: Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Hazardous substances, Health planning, Health policy, Medical care, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, New York City, Poisons, September 11, 2001, Terrorism, Victims of terrorism, Virginia
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextUrging the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare a long-term, comprehensive plan to medically monitor all individuals who were exposed to the toxins of Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and to treat all those sick or injured. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Urges the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop a long-term, comprehensive plan to medically monitor all individuals who were exposed to the toxins of Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and to treat all those sick or injured; and (2) submit the plan to Congress and the President as quickly as possible.
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Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextTo authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. 5/15/2008--Introduced. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2009 for: (1) science; (2) aeronautics; (3) exploration; (4) education; (5) space operations; (6) cross-agency support programs; and (7) the inspector general. Authorizes additional appropriations for use to accelerate the initial operational capability of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. Requires: (1) a process for transitioning NASA experimental earth science and space weather research into operational services; and (2) a plan for the continuation of Landsat thermal infrared data collection or its equivalent. Reauthorizes the Glory Mission. Requires development of a plan for a Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). Sets [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Received in the House. Bill TextA concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week. 5/7/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week. Recognizes the importance of: (1) preventing diseases that commonly affect women; and (2) federally funded programs that provide research and collect data on diseases that commonly affect women. Calls on women to observe National Women's Check-Up Day on May 12, 2008 by receiving preventive screenings.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Cancer, Case management, Child health, Children, Clinics, Comprehensive health care, Education, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Health information systems, Health policy, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Mental health services, Minority health, Preventive medicine, Quality of care, Quality of life, Research grants, Science policy
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3146-3147) Bill TextA bill to improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship, and for other purposes. 4/17/2008--Introduced. Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to expand and intensify CDC's cancer control programs. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide guidance to states, in collaboration with the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), on interventions that may be incorporated into state cancer control programs to improve the long-term health status of childhood cancer survivors; (2) encourage states to incorporate strategies for improving their care into their comprehensive cancer plans; (3) collaborate with the NCI Director to improve or develop systems for tracking cancer survivors; and (4) enhance control programs to include [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes. 5/14/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week. Recognizes the importance of: (1) preventing diseases that commonly affect women; and (2) federally funded programs that provide research and collect data on common diseases in women. Calls on women to observe National Women's Check-Up Day by receiving preventative screenings.
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Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities. 4/15/2008--Introduced. Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities to make available, upon request, ownership and affiliated parties information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other responsible parties.Outlines accountability requirements for such institutions.Requires specified additional information to appear on the Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Home Compare Website.Requires SNFs to separately report expenditures for wages and benefits for different levels of nursing staff.Directs the Secretary to [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct a long-term epidemiological study on the health of women veterans who served on active duty in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (2) assess barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of comprehensive health care; (3) assess all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (4) study the health consequences on women veterans of active-duty service in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (5) provide training and certification for mental health professionals who provide counseling [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes. 3/6/2008--Introduced. Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to schools of dentistry and hospitals with accredited training programs in pediatric dentistry. Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary to provide for a pilot program to increase access to dental care for underserved populations through the use of new allied dental health professionals. Requires the Secretary to award grants to federally qualified health centers to expand and improve the provision of dental services to medically underserved populations. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to develop, implement, and evaluate public health and clinical strategies to prevent and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. 3/5/2008--Introduced. Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan from imposing an aggregate lifetime benefit limit of less than: (1) $5 million for the first two plan years; (2) $10 million for the third and fourth plan years; and (3) adjusted amounts based on the consumer price index for subsequent plan years. Excludes from such prohibition a group health plan offered to employees of a small employer, except upon request of the employer for a consistent limit. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with the Institute of Medicine for a study to determine the number of individuals who have reached the lifetime limitations set forth in this Act.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, Income tax, Managed care, Maternal health services, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical education, Medical fees, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Paramedical personnel, Pediatrics, Poor children, Pregnant women, Preventive medicine, Quality of care, Tax credits, Taxation, Telecommunication, Telemedicine, Welfare, Women
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi Bill TextTo expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes. 3/6/2008--Introduced. Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to schools of dentistry and hospitals with accredited training programs in pediatric dentistry.Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary to provide for a pilot program to increase access to dental care for underserved populations through the use of new allied dental health professionals.Requires the Secretary to award grants to federally qualified health centers to expand and improve the provision of dental services to medically underserved populations.Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to develop, implement, and evaluate public health and clinical strategies to prevent and manage early [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), AIDS (Disease), Child health, Children, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Finance, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health counseling, Health education, Health planning, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Labor, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medical research, Medicine, Occupational health and safety, Performance measurement, Preventive medicine, Quality of care, Rape, Science policy, Sex education, Social services, Strategic planning, Women, Women's health, World health
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services. 2/25/2008--Introduced. PEPFAR Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to direct the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally to: (1) establish a mechanism to evaluate global HIV/AIDS programs financed by the U.S. government in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services; and (2) develop a five-year strategic plan for program monitoring, operations research, and impact evaluation research.
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