WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Lung diseases

H.R. 6568, The Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6568 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension....

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P.L. 110-392, The Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $12.30

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1532 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis....

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S. 1924, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1924 would amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty....

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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. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $85.12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 3101, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $18.14

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3101 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3118, The Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $25.55

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3118 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in rural areas....

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H.R. 6212, The Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and Services Act (MEDICS Act) of 2008

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6212 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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H.R. 6112, 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

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6112 would 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....

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S. 625, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $84.54

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 625 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 742, The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.08

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 742 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products....

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H.R. 3368, The Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3368 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pulmonary hypertension clinical research network, and it would expand pulmonary hypertension research and training....

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H.R. 3339, The Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3339 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products....

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H.R. 3162, The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1014.72

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3162 would amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program....

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H.R. 3285, The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3285 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products....

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H.R. 2693, To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2693 would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl....

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H.R. 1142, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1142 would amend title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that disability of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by certain conditions is presumed to result from the performance of such employee's duty....

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H.R. 552, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 552 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services....

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S. 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 329 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services....

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S. 153, The Healthy Firefighters Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 153 would 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....

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H.R. 103, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 103 would amend title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that disability of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by certain conditions is presumed to result from the performance of such employee's duty....

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S. 852, The FAIR Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1212.21

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 852 would establish the Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution Fund (the Asbestos Fund) to provide compensation to individuals whose health has been impaired by exposure to asbestos. Under the bill, the Administrator of a new Office of Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution (the Office) within the Department of Labor would administer the Asbestos Fund and manage the collection of federal assessments on certain companies that have made expenditures for asbestos injury litigation prior to enactment of th...

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