WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Medicine

S. 3376, The United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3376 would amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States Olympic Committee....

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S. 3364, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3364 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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H.R. 6654, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6654 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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H.R. 6599, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1070.97

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6599 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3312, The Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3312 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services....

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H.R. 6591, To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6591 would amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical facility....

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S. 3301, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1080.44

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3301 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6569, The Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6569 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services....

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S. 3297, The Advancing America's Priorities Act - Cost per Average Family: $70.02

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3297 would advance America's priorities....

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H.R. 6504, The Coordinate to Educate Act

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6504 would authorize grants to local educational agencies to develop and implement coordinated services programs....

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H.R. 6453, The Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6453 would amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception....

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H.R. 6445, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled - Cost per Average Family: $8.38

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6445 would amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled....

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H.R. 6434, The Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6434 would establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States....

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P.L. 110-316, The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.67

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6432 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program....

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H.R. 6433, The Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.49

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6433 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs....

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H.R. 6393, The Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6393 would amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote tobacco use cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program....

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H.R. 6359, The Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6359 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary protections under parts C and D of the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 6358, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6358 would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs....

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S. 3181, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $425.08

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6337, The Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6337 would amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.92

Fri, 20 Jun 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. 6307, The Fostering Connections to Success Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6307 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school....

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S. 3164, The Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3164 would amend tile XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce fraud under the Medicare program....

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H.R. 6292, The Parents' Right to Know Improvement Act

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6292 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to provide to parents, on request, information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's specialized instructional support persons....

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H.R. 6282, The Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6282 would increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders....

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