WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Child health

H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act - Cost per Average Family: $14876.96

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3962 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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H.R. 4148, The Hunger Free Schools Act

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4148 would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve and expand direct certification procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs....

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S. 2785, The After-School Partnerships Improve Results in Education (ASPIRE) Act

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 2785 would provide grants to improve after-school interdisciplinary education programs....

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H.R. 2190, The Mercury Pollution Reduction Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2190 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda....

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S. 1963, The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1963 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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S. 1796, The America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1796 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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H.R. 3800, The Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3800 would establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services in the Department of Education and it would provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning....

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S. 252, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5.51

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 252 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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P.L. 111-80, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1177.78

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3625, The Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3625 would provide for the Secretary of Education to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in elementary and secondary schools....

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S. 1679, The Affordable Health Choices Act

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1679 would make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce....

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H.R. 3560, The 21st Century Global Health Technology Act

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3560 would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to establish the Health Technology Program in the United States Agency for International Development to research and develop technologies to improve global health....

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H.R. 3545, The Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2009

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3545 would authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools....

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S. 1655, The Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2009

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1655 would authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools....

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P.L. 111-31, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $11.18

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1256 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 1591, The 21st Century Global Health Technology Act

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1591 would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to establish the Health Technology Program in the United States Agency for International Development to research and develop technologies to improve global health....

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S. 1635, The 7th Generation Promise: Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1635 would establish an Indian Youth telemental health demonstration project, it would enhance the provision of mental health care services to Indian youth, and it would encourage Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and other mental health care providers serving residents of Indian country to obtain the services of predoctoral psychology and psychiatry interns....

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S. 1577, The Asthma Act

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1577 would provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and it would provide for increased funding for such programs....

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H.R. 3293, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $6159.54

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3293 would make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3474, The Safe Babies Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3474 would amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the development of local Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams....

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S. 1554, The Safe Babies Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1554 would amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the development of local Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams....

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H.R. 3445, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow baby formula to be reimbursed under a health flexible spending arrangement if the mother has had a mastectomy and is medically unable to breastfeed

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3445 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow baby formula to be reimbursed under a health flexible spending arrangement if the mother has had a mastectomy and is medically unable to breastfeed....

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H.R. 3470, The Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3470 would authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality....

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H.R. 3468, The Promoting Health and Preventing Chronic Disease through Prevention and Wellness Programs for Employees, Communities, and Individuals Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3468 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to promote the use of prevention and wellness programs....

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S. 1548, The Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1548 would improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging....

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