WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Women's health services

S. 2799, The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2799 would 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....

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S. 2731, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $313.48

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2731 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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S. 2569, The Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2569 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer....

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S. 2510, The Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2510 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations....

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S. 2415, The Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2415 would require the President and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS....

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H.R. 4107, The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4107 would 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....

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S. 2279, The International Violence Against Women Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2279 would combat international violence against women and girls....

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S. 2244, The Lead Elimination, Abatement, and Poisoning Prevention Act of 2007

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2244 would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects and outreach programs for the identification and abatement of lead hazards, it would establish the Joint Task Force on Lead-Based Hazards and the Task Force on Children's Environmental Health and Safety, and it would strengthen the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development....

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H.R. 3944, The National Hepatitis B Act

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3944 would amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program that will lead to a marked reduction in liver cirrhosis and a reduction in the cases of, and improved survival of, liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection....

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H.R. 3728, The International Women's Freedom Act of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3728 would express United States foreign policy with respect to, and strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender....

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H.R. 3689, The Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3689 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer....

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H.R. 3620, The Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight Act

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3620 would provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families....

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H.R. 3425, The Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3425 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer....

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H.R. 3318, The Best Help for Rape Victims Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3318 would require that the recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives to prevent pregnancy....

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H.R. 3267, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2007

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3267 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative....

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S. 1893, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1206.55

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1893 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program....

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H.R. 3130, The Enhanced Methamphetamine Treatment Grants Assistance Act of 2007

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3130 would amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to provide for enhanced comprehensive methamphetamine treatment services....

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S. 1800, The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1800 would amend title 10, United States Code, to require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities....

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H.R. 3024, The Healthy Children and Families Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3024 would amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program....

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H.R. 3000, The Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3000 would establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery....

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P.L. 110-339, The Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.03

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1760 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative....

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H.R. 2931, The Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2931 would amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis....

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H.R. 2746, The Prevent Prematurity and Improve Child Health Act of 2007

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2746 would amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs....

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H.R. 2699, To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans service centers for receipt of other sources of income, to extend authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for other purposes

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2699 would amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans service centers for receipt of other sources of income, and it would extend authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans....

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H.R. 2604, The United Nations Population Fund Women's Health and Dignity Act

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2604 would provide financial and other support to the United Nations Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit the incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, promote universal access to safe and reliable family planning, and assist women, children, and men in developing countries to live better lives....

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