WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Genetics

H.R. 3502, The Mitochondrial Medicine Research and Treatment Enhancement Act

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3502 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Mitochondrial Medicine at the National Institutes of Health....

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H.R. 3299, The Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3299 would require persons who seek to retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay fees set by the Secretary for retaining such seed....

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H.R. 3212, The Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3212 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth....

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S. 1445, The Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1445 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth....

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S. 1435, The Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2009

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1435 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human-animal hybrids....

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H.R. 3002, The PATIENTS Act of 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3002 would protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response....

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S. 1259, The PATIENTS Act of 2009

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1259 would protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response....

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H.R. 2462, The Convicted Child Sex Offender DNA Index System Support Act

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2462 would eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders....

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S. 994, The Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 994 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer....

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H.R. 2275, The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Awareness Act

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2275 would support research and public awareness activities with respect to inflammatory bowel disease....

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S. 981, The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Awareness Act

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 981 would support research and public awareness activities with respect to inflammatory bowel disease....

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H.R. 2157, The DNA Expansion and Improvement Act of 2009

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2157 would provide increased funding for and improvement of the Debbie Smith DNA backlog grant program, it would provide for DNA technology enhancement grants, and it would reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs under the Justice For All Act of 2004....

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S. 717, The 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 717 would modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services, provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives....

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P.L. 111-8, The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $4272.93

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1105 would make omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 1050, The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2009

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1050 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning....

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H.R. 605, The Pregnant Women Support Act

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 605 would provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents....

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S. 270, The Pregnant Women Support Act

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 270 would provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents....

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H.R. 110, The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2009

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 110 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.29

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6331 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, it would improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, it would enhance low-income benefit programs, and it would maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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H.R. 4576, To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4576 would award a congressional gold medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics....

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S. 2140, A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2140 would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics....

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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. 3333, The Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3333 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and healthcare of racial and ethnic minority groups....

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H.R. 2807, The Patients First Act of 2007

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2807 would intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients....

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