Congressional Activities for the 109th Congress December 5 - 7, 2005

Public Laws

• PL 109 - 18 - Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005
• PL 109 - 41 - The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
• PL 109-58 - Energy Policy Act of 2005

Appropriations and Budget

• H Con Res 95 - Fiscal 2006 Congressional Budget Resolution
• S Con Res 18 - Fiscal 2006 Congressional Budget Resolution
• HR. 3010 - Labor Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations

Authorizations

• HR. 312 - Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act
• HR 2945 - Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act
• S. 37 - 2 year Extension of Postage Stamp for Breast Cancer Research

Access to Care

• HR. 56 - Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2005
• HR. 1426 - Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act
• HR. 1812 / S. 898 - Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005
• HR. 3561 / S. 1580 - Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act

Environmental Exposure

• HR. 428 / S. 585 - Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act
• HR. 987 - Annie Fox Act
• HR. 1194 - Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act
• HR. 2231 / S. 757 - Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005
• HR. 2910 - Not yet titled
• S. 852 - Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005
• S. 977 - Montana Cemetery Act of 2005
• S. 998 - Not yet titled
• S. 1199 - Prompt Disability Payment to Mesothelioma Victims Act of 2005
• S. 1221 - Federal Firefighers Fairness Act of 2005
• S. 1506 - Not yet titled

Federal Government

• HR. 6 - Energy Policy Act of 2005
• HR. 839 - Restoring Scientific Integrity to Federal Research and Policymaking Act
• HR. 867 / S. 394 - Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act
• HR. 994 / S. 484 - Not yet titled
• HR. 1283 / S. 1018 - Federal Transit Benefit Act / Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act of 2005
• HR. 3078 - Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act
• S. 589 - Faster FOIA Act of 2005

Health/Patient Information

• HR. 747 - National Health Information Incentive Act of 2005
• HR. 944 / S. 258 - Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005
• HR. 1227 / S. 306 - Genetic Information Discrimination Act of 2005
• HR. 3205 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act
• HR. 3607 - Computerized Medical Records
• S. 4 - Healthy America Act of 2005
• S. 347 - Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2005
• S. 470 - Fair Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2005 (FACT ACT)
• S. 544 - The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
• S. 1223 - Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act
• S. 1227 - Health Information Technology Act of 2005
• S. 1262 - Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005
• S. 1355 - Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act
• S. 1418 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act

Hospitals and Medical Facilities

• HR. 2065 / S. 36 - United States Military Cancer Institute Act of 2005
• HR. 2124 - Clinical Research Act of 2005
• HR. 2308 - Clinical Research Act of 2005
• S. 1543 - Clinical Research Partnerships

Insurance Coverage for Cancer Treatment

• HR. 437 - Women's Health and Cancer Rights Conforming Amendments of 2005
• HR. 1849 / S. 910 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005
• HR. 2761 - Screening Mammography Act of 2005
• HR. 2812 - Cancer Screening Coverage Act

National Institutes of Health

• HR. 370 - Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act
• S. 302 - Foundation for National Institutes of Health Improvement Act

Promotion and Awareness

• H. Con Res 174 - Not yet titled
• H. Con Res 210 - 2015 Goal
• H. Con Res 228 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• HR. 1245 / S. 1172 - Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005
• HRES. 169 / SRES. 167 - Importance of Sun Safety
• HRES. 250 / SRES 117 - National Hepatitis B Awareness Week
• HRES. 276 - Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
• HRES. 323 / SRES 182 - Childhood Cancer Awareness
• S. 628 - Health Promotion Program Funding
• SRES. 218 - National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Science/Research and Technology

• HR. 2943 / S. 1263 - Save Biotechnology Innovative Research Act of 2005
• S. 975 - Bioshield II Act of 2005

Screening and Prevention

• HR. 1401 - Colorectal Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 2005
• HR. 1632 / S. 1010 - Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2005
• HR. 2240 - Urban and Rural Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act of 2005
• HR. 2945 - Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act
• HR. 3640 - Minority Health Care
• S. 1074 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) America Act
• SRES. 154 - "National Mammography Day"

Stem Cells/Cloning

• H Con Res 166 - Not yet titled
• H. 162 - Stem Cell Replinishment Act of 2005
• HR. 596 / S. 681 - Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005
• HR. 810 / S. 471 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005
• HR. 1357 / S. 658 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005
• HR. 1650 - Stem Cell Research Investment Act of 2005
• HR. 2520 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
• HR. 2541 - Joe Testaverde Adult Stem Cell Research Act of 2005
• HR. 2574 - Animal Research for Stem Cells
• HR. 3144 - Pluripotent Stem Cell Research
• HR. 3444 - Tax Credit for Stem Cells Research
• S. 1317 - Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Therapy and Research Act of 2005

Tobacco

• HR. 1376 / S. 666 - FDA Tobacco Regulation / Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
• HR. 2813 - Not yet titled
• HR. 3593 - Tobacco Vending Machines

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