SOCIAL SECURITY related term(s) Public Welfare Programs

Addresses

Democratic Convention Speech: Senator Rockefeller, S10979 [19SE]

Amendments

Benefits: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S4151 [25AP], H2867 [26MR], H2951 [27MR], H3112 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3038 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3492 [17AP], S3558, S3573, S3583, S3592, S3597, S3599, S3600, S3601, S3602, S3603, S3604, S3605, S3609, S3634, S3642, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3670, S3675, S3678, S3679 [18AP]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11041, S11051 [19SE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092, S12129 [1OC]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1626, S1655 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H5289 [16MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, S1885 [12MR]

Awful Truth About a Tax Cut, S1375 [27FE]

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Bootstraps for Middle-Aged Children, S56 [4JA]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Children's Veto, S9332 [1AU]

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

Clinton Isn't Doing California's Poor Any Favors, E337 [13MR]

Clinton Won't Let Welfare Change, E1240 [11JY]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, S9369 [1AU]

Day the Senate Died—Budget Measure Weakens Minority, S6135 [12JN]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

End of Welfare as We Know It?, H9389 [31JY]

Every Man a Peter Lynch, S2337 [19MR]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fact and Fancy—CPI Biases and the Federal Budget, S5407-S5410 [21MY]

Fair Flat Tax To Rally Behind, S4083 [24AP]

For Better or Worse?, S9327 [1AU]

From Workhouse to Workfare, S9328 [1AU]

Gingrich on Medicare, E1551 [10SE]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

H.M.O.'s Refusing Emerging Claims, Hospitals Assert, S11301 [25SE]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

HMO, Emergency Docs Join To Seek Federal Standards for ER Coverage, S10391 [12SE]

HMO's in the ER—A View From the Trenches, S10392 [12SE], S11300 [25SE]

HMO's Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert, S10391 [12SE]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Key Test for Dole, S6650 [21JN]

Loudon Woman Has Been Practicing Medicine for More Than 54 Years, E139 [1FE]

Magnificent Misfit, E140 [1FE]

Medagogues, S2918 [27MR], S11232 [25SE]

Medagogues Cont'd, S2918 [27MR]

Medicare Outlays Must Have Limit, E5 [3JA]

Medicare Shapes Up Claims, E1547 [10SE]

New Medicare Trust Fund Data Show Unusually Large Shortfall, S3883 [23AP]

Passing the Buck on Welfare, S8079 [18JY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Platform Diving, E1530 [5SE]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Plenty of Blame To Go Around, E5 [3JA]

Prescription Fraud—Abusing the System, E1566-E1568 [11SE]

Punishing the Poor, S9369 [1AU]

Quality of Mercy—Many New Jerseyans Believe That Welfare Is a Waste. One Man—Now a Successful Executive—Who's Lived on It Disagrees, S9639 [2AU]

Reagan's Faithful Allies, S6055 [11JN]

Reform on the Cheap, S9331 [1AU]

Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, S6671 [21JN]

Shortfall Posted by Medicare Fund Two Years Early, S1174 [9FE]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again?, S10343 [11SE]

Stick to Basics in New Health Bill, S6650 [21JN]

Stop Playing Politics and Fix Medicare Now, E1022 [6JN]

Thanks to House Democrats, E1598 [12SE]

Ticket to Better Managed Care, S11301 [25SE]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, E1640 [18SE]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, S9369 [1AU]

Welfare Bill—It Deserves a Forthright Veto, S9331 [1AU]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

Welfare Fixers, S4638 [2MY]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

What About Social Security?, S184 [22JA]

What Can Government Do?, H7347 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

Account numbers: prohibit certain misuses (see H.R. 3598), H6005 [6JN]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Benefits: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 2930), H1224 [1FE]

———level of payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835, 4015), H7779 [17JY], H9924 [2AU]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555; S. Res. 214; H.R. 2924), S492 [26JA], S737 [1FE], H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]

———treatment of final payment to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1832), S5763 [4JN]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 4091), H10524 [17SE]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 3881), H8247 [23JY]

Budget: sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see H.R. 3414), H4646 [8MY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969; H.R. 3077), S8013 [17JY], H2224 [13MR]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108; H.R. 4149), S11169 [24SE], H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3368), H4302 [30AP]

———provide enrollment period for medicare and medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4298), H12174 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain AFDC and medicaid demonstration projects (see H.R. 3696), H6690 [20JN]

Disability benefits: waive waiting period relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 3899, 3932), H8556 [25JY], H9566 [31JY]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Divorce: treatment of spousal benefits (see H.R. 3360), H4302 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———placement of children with adult relatives who meet State child protection standards (see S. 1683; H.R. 3650), S3626 [18AP], H6413 [13JN]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 3940), H9705 [1AU]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987, 2104), S8636 [24JY], S11169 [24SE]

Federal hospital insurance trust fund: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits: reform (see H.R. 3758), H7154 [9JY]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Government: investment of surplus from trust funds (see H.R. 3098), H2315 [14MR]

Health: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H4800 [9MY]

———denial of nurse aide training programs relative to quality or operation (see H.R. 3233), H3386 [15AP]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1698; H.R. 2893, 3013, 3063, 3070, 3103, 3130, 3160, 3185), S4063 [24AP], H913 [25JA], H1715 [5MR], H2122, H2123 [12MR], H2320 [18MR], H2558 [20MR], H2866 [26MR], H3170 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H2949 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 68; H. Con. Res. 208), S9555 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6285 [12JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

Health care facilities: self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (see S.J. Res. 60), S10684 [17SE]

Income: determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H4302 [30AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 3378), H4396 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 544), H11527 [27SE]

Insurance: establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3381), H4396 [1MY]

———prohibit use of financial incentives to encourage health care practitioners to limit medical tests, services, and treatments (see H.R. 3694), H6690 [20JN]

Investments: establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 4215), H11395 [26SE]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (see H.R. 3056), H1985 [7MR]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4250), H11526 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

———repeal preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3232, 3632), H3386 [15AP], H6285 [12JN]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

———State recovery of expenses from medical assistance programs (see H.R. 2883), H912 [25JA]

———waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the District of Columbia Chartered Health Plan (see H.R. 3264), H3581 [17AP]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see S. 2126; H.R. 3866, 3871, 4227), S11294 [25SE], H8094 [22JY], H8247 [23JY], H11395 [26SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 1870), S6225 [13JN]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H4396 [1MY]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1859), S6082 [11JN]

———allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]

———assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H2224 [13MR]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (see S. 1858), S6082 [11JN]

———contract reform (see H.R. 3132), H2558 [20MR]

———coverage for home health services (see H.R. 4229), H11525 [27SE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———coverage of certain antibiotics parenterally administered at home (see H.R. 3262, 4248), H3581 [17AP], H11526 [27SE]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 4190), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (see H.R. 4189), H11229 [25SE]

———demonstration project to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 4268), H11526 [27SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963; H.R. 3959), S8013 [17JY], H9922 [2AU]

———eligibility of certain hospitals that own skilled nursing facilities relative to geographic reclassification (see H.R. 4158), H11048 [24SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunity suppressing drugs (see H.R. 3138), H2664 [21MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 2075; H.R. 4047), S10600 [16SE], H10235 [11SE]

———expand coverage of part B to provide for respite care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———expedite payment adjustments for durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3225), H3230 [29MR]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see S. 2067; H.R. 3337), S10426 [12SE], H4109 [25AP]

———extend period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement for HMOs to Watts Health Foundation (see H.R. 2923), H1138 [31JA]

———hospice care reform (see S. 2034; H.R. 3714), S9554 [2AU], H6764 [25JN]

———imposition of fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (see S. 1704), S4190 [25AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1964), S8013 [17JY]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8029 [18JY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H5934 [5JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4022), H10040 [4SE]

———reform (see S. 1926; H.R. 3355), S7302 [28JN], H4302 [30AP]

———reimbursement of education costs for residents enrolled in certain primary care training programs (see H.R. 4271), H11527 [27SE]

———require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H1985 [7MR]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (see H.R. 4191), H11229 [25SE]

———treatment of certain practices relative to value units for physicians' services (see H.R. 3859), H8029 [18JY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1715 [5MR]

———ultrasound equipment transportation costs (see H.R. 3555), H5753 [30MY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 2055; H.R. 4012), S9967 [5SE], H9924 [2AU]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H2558 [20MR]

———provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 4219), H11395 [26SE]

Military Health Services System: medicare reimbursement (see S. 1639, 1786; H.R. 3142, 3151, 4068), S2646 [21MR], S5443 [21MY], H2664, H2665 [21MR], H10385 [12SE]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

———modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (see S. 2044), S9555 [2AU]

Personal investment plans: diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments (see H.R. 2953), H1225 [1FE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2183), S12125 [1OC]

Prisoners: prevent distribution of benefits (see S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: ensure States have sufficient funds to assure effectiveness of work requirements of certain programs (see H.R. 3999), H9923 [2AU]

———reform (see S. 1795, 1823, 1841, 1867, 1956; H.R. 2915, 3507, 3612, 3829, 3832), S5492 [22MY], S5649 [24MY], S5856 [5JN], S6144 [12JN], S7887 [16JY], H1138 [31JA], H5500 [22MY], H6183 [11JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), consideration (see H. Res. 425), H4430 [6MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

———extend demonstration projects (see H.R. 4039), H10174 [10SE]

———provide for disclosure of Social Security account numbers relative to judgments, decrees, or court issued orders (see H.R. 3110), H2466 [19MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

States: exempt from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741; H.R. 3427), S4937 [9MY], H4800 [9MY]

———reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (see H.R. 4050), H10235 [11SE]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (see H.R. 3342), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3306, 3451), H3819 [24AP], H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see S. 1658; H.R. 3381), S3216 [29MR], H4396 [1MY]

———treatment of qualified long-term care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of Social Security (see H.R. 2971), H1251 [23FE]

Trust funds: budget treatment (see H.R. 2897), H913 [25JA]

———investment of surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1223 [1FE]

———investment of surplus and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Conference reports

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Cost Estimates

Health Insurance Reform Act (S. 1028): Intergovernmental Mandates, S3481 [17AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3481-S3484 [17AP]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Documents

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

Excerpts

Community service requirements of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, S8364 [19JY]

Factsheets

Medicare, S5174 [16MY]

Letters

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

Budget 1997-2002: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

CBO cost estimates of the Health Insurance Reform Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

Clinton administration view on the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S6124 [12JN]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., American Council of Life Insurance, S8027 [17JY]

———Chester J. Salkind, American Society of Pension Actuaries, S8025 [17JY]

———E.L. Cussler, American Association of Engineering Societies, S8027 [17JY]

———Mary R. Barneby, National Defined Contribution Council, S8027 [17JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resources Management, S8027 [17JY]

———Thomas R. Berkelman, AT&T, S8027 [17JY]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Consumer Price Index calculation: Harry C. Ballantyne, Social Security Administration, S5357 [20MY]

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans: James M. Fox, S10391 [12SE]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Effect of Republican budget proposal on medicaid in Colorado: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, E93 [25JA]

Health care programs abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S364 [25JA]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR], E639 [25AP]

———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S3573 [18AP]

———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420 [22MR]

———Jerry Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S3573 [18AP]

———Senator Kennedy, S3531 [18AP]

———Senator Wyden, S3531 [18AP]

Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H11417 [27SE]

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H9971 [4SE]

Individual retirement account reform: Charles R. Schwab, S130 [10JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Benjamin Burroughs, E751 [9MY]

Managed health care system reform: Peter Smith, E255 [29FE]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Medicaid eligibility relative to legal immigrants: James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4500 [1MY]

Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals: William F. Bacon, Idaho Home Health, Inc., E1623 [17SE]

Medicare reform: Harlan M. Heald, Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, S5171 [16MY]

———several health care associations, S5161, S5171 [16MY]

Medicare trust fund: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5032 [15MY]

Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse: Bonnie Burns, Senior Health Insurance Issues (organization), E452 [26MR]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

Oregon public welfare demonstration projects: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S2169 [15MR]

Public debt ceiling: Gregory M. Holloway, GAO, S1627 [7MR]

———John D. Hawke, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5862 [5JN]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———several health and hospital organizations, S8080 [18JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Public welfare work requirements: James L. Blum, CBO, H7977 [18JY]

Social Security earnings limit: Horace B. Deets, American Association of Retired Persons, S3115 [28MR]

———Stephen C. Goss, Social Security Administration, S3115 [28MR]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Senate vote on budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3309 [15AP], S4052 [24AP]

Supporters of S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8015 [17JY]

Memorandums

Big Choices—Budget and Economic Agenda: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5456 [21MY]

Oregon Public Welfare Demonstration Projects, S2169 [15MR]

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Messages

Supplementary Social Security Agreement Between the U.S. and Austria: President Clinton, S5266 [17MY], H5291 [20MY]

Veto of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: President Clinton, H342 [22JA]

Motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3138 [28MR], H6133 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

Newsletters

Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695 [25SE]

Press releases

Medicaid Deeming Requirement Relative to the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Catholic Charities USA (organization), S4501 [1MY]

Today's New York Times Demonstrates Urgent Need To Solve Medicare's Impending Crisis, Now: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S3884 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Account numbers: prohibit certain misuses (H.R. 3598), E1020 [6JN]

Armed Forces: permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, H6368-H6370 [13JN]

Beilenson, Representative: results of district survey, E58 [23JA]

Benefits: earnings test for retirement age individuals, H2218 [13MR], H3573 [17AP]

———increase earnings limit, H2975, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———level of payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (H.R. 3835), H7662 [17JY], E1305 [17JY]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1197-H1200 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1185-H1196 [1FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H2100-H2103 [12MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11233 [26SE]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (H.R. 3724), E1182 [26JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6978 [27JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Disability benefits: waive waiting period relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (H.R. 3899), E1374 [25JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4830 [10MY]

Employment: viability of newly created jobs, H3239 [15AP], H3396 [16AP]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (H.R. 3266), H5958 [6JN]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H3548-H3550, H3554 [17AP]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility, H928 [30JA], H1295, H1296, H1297 [27FE]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (H.R. 3940), E1446, E1455 [1AU]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7344-H7348 [11JY]

Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits: reform (H.R. 3758), H7643 [16JY], E1373 [25JY]

Green County, NC: tribute to Division of Adolescent Health Services, H3548 [17AP]

Health: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (H.R. 3426), E759 [10MY]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603-E1605 [12SE]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (H.R. 4230), E1774 [28SE]

———managed care system reform, E48 [22JA]

———managed care system reform proposal, H1305-H1308 [27FE], H10433 [17SE], E1545 [10SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1721 [6MR], H2039 [12MR], H3393 [16AP], H3495 [17AP], H4419 [2MY], H5495 [22MY], H6633 [20JN], H6716 [25JN], H7776 [17JY], H8526 [25JY], E139 [1FE], E1031 [7JN], E1225 [9JY], E1505 [4SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2893), H1719, H1756-H1759 [6MR], H2038 [12MR], E284 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3070), H2844, H2846 [26MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2876, H2892-H2894 [27MR], H2968, H2969, H2970, H2971, H2972, H3045-H3147 [28MR], H3173, H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP], H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H6122 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6289, H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6427, H6428, H6431, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488-H6490 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6683, H6684-H6688 [20JN], H6715 [25JN], H6850 [26JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7266 [11JY], H7510 [12JY], H7997 [18JY], H8100 [23JY], E500, E502, E508 [29MR], E524 [15AP], E1121, E1124 [20JN], E1161 [25JN], E1235 [10JY], E1282 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9567, H9568, H9707, H9708, H9709, H9785-H9796, H9804-H9809, H9832, H9834-H9836 [1AU], H9838, H9839 [2AU], H9992 [4SE], E1485, E1496, E1502 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3029-H3045 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776-H9785 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6132-H6141 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), H2472 [20MR], H2877 [27MR], H4170-H4172 [30AP], E419 [22MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 3787), E1252 [11JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

Health care facilities: self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

———waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (H.R. 4244), E1797 [28SE]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), H9970, H9971 [4SE], E694 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 544), H11416-H11418 [27SE]

Insurance: establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

Investments: establish and maintain individual investment accounts (H.R. 4215), E1799 [28SE]

IRS: reform, H6290 [13JN]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), H10115-H10118 [10SE]

———Federal funding of abortions, H320, H321 [5JA]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5725, H5727, H5728, H5740 [30MY]

———osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10907-H10909 [24SE], E1808 [28SE], E1876 [30SE]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (H.R. 4250), E1803, E1814 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

———reform, H873-H875 [25JA], H2312 [14MR], H3107 [28MR], H3467, H3470 [16AP], H4049-H4051 [25AP], H4788-H4793 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H5036-H5039, H5042, H5045 [14MY], H5119, H5122 [15MY], H5242, H5247, H5251-H5257, H5273 [16MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5805 [4JN], H5824 [5JN], H5938 [6JN], H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6187, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6263 [12JN], H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432 [18JN], H6517 [19JN], H6633 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H9992 [4SE], E93 [25JA], E833 [16MY], E852 [21MY], E1121 [20JN], E1161 [25JN]

———State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1942-H1947 [7MR], E336 [13MR]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), H9936-H9938 [4SE], E1594 [12SE]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (H.R. 3374), E693 [1MY]

———additional charges by providers, H5728 [30MY], H5938 [6JN]

———adjusted average per capita cost payment formula, E1785 [28SE]

———allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698 [26SE]

———anniversary, H9385 [31JY]

———colorectal cancer coverage, H2564 [21MR]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 922), E1787 [28SE]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 1046), E1140 [20JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3108, H3131 [28MR], E452 [26MR]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1074), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———coverage of oral prostate cancer drugs, E1081 [13JN]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (H.R. 4264), E1861 [30SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (H.R. 4189), E1702, E1719 [26SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (H.R. 3959), E1497 [2AU]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (H.R. 3337), E645 [25AP]

———hospital insurance trust fund, H4134 [30AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (H.R. 3753), E1785 [28SE]

———notification of beneficiaries by insurance companies before selling duplicative coverage, E870 [22MY]

———outpatient self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1073), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (H.R. 3757), E1228 [9JY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E535 [16AP]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (H.R. 3856), E1321 [18JY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (H.R. 3591), E1012 [6JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4022), E1510 [4SE]

———reform, H126, H180-H182 [4JA], H199, H317 [5JA], H840, H842, H873-H875 [25JA], H1296 [27FE], H1695, H1696 [5MR], H1797 [7MR], H2100-H2103, H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2213, H2217-H2220 [13MR], H2661 [21MR], H2669 [22MR], H3470 [16AP], H3572 [17AP], H3640 [18AP], H3662, H3666 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3736, H3737, H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3826, H3842 [25AP], H4391 [1MY], H4427 [6MY], H4655, H4660, H4788-H4795 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H4907, H4909, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5047 [14MY], H5106-H5108, H5116, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5133 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5210, H5211, H5214, H5241, H5247, H5248, H5251-H5255, H5257, H5267 [16MY], H5491, H5492 [22MY], H5572, H5628, H5629 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5726, H5740, H5741, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5759, H5765, H5799, H5803, H5805 [4JN], H5821, H5822, H5823, H5824, H5924-H5930 [5JN], H5938, H5939, H5940, H5984-H5990 [6JN], H6042, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6123, H6125, H6126 [11JN], H6187, H6188, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6254 [12JN], H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6488 [18JN], H6515, H6516, H6517 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H7663 [17JY], H8078-H8084, H8086-H8088 [22JY], H8102, H8103, H8104, H8106, H8107, H8108, H8109, H8110 [23JY], H8252, H8253 [24JY], H8670, H8803-H8809, H8810-H8816 [30JY], H9385 [31JY], H9709, H9782 [1AU], H9985, H9986, H9988, H9991-H9996 [4SE], H10182, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H10976, H10980, H10981 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], E260 [29FE], E680 [1MY], E852 [21MY], E939 [29MY], E1022 [6JN], E1064, E1069 [12JN], E1081 [13JN], E1285 [12JY], E1380 [25JY], E1439 [1AU], E1510 [4SE], E1547, E1551 [10SE], E1598 [12SE]

———reform (H.R. 2839), E726 [7MY], E1515 [5SE], E1566 [11SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7210 [10JY]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723 [7MY]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (H.R. 4191), E1714 [26SE]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012), E1482, E1489, E1502 [2AU], E1874 [30SE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041-H2048 [12MR]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695 [25SE]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 4219), E1731 [27SE]

Military Health Services System: medicare reimbursement (H.R. 3142), H2844 [26MR]

———medicare reimbursement (H.R. 3151), E423 [22MR]

———medicare reimbursement (H.R. 580), H2844 [26MR]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Best Friends Program, H3550 [17AP]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

Patchogue, NY: anniversary of Social Security Administration office, E1726 [26SE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), H12292 [4OC]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787-H1792, H1972 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1781-H1786 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN]

———reform, H152 [4JA], H345 [22JA], H744 [23JA], H1256 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], H1691, H1692 [5MR], H1976 [7MR], H2669 [22MR], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3826 [25AP], H4306, H4308 [1MY], H4402 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H5119, H5120 [15MY], H5308, H5309, H5310, H5311 [21MY], H5385, H5386, H5387, H5488, H5489 [22MY], H5508 [23MY], H5572, H5573, H5574 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5653, H5654, H5733, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5740 [30MY], H5804 [4JN], H5928 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], H6105 [10JN], H6293, H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN], H7243, H7244, H7245, H7248, H7250, H7251 [10JY], H7647 [16JY], H7663, H7688, H7689 [17JY], H8104 [23JY], H8253 [24JY], H8587-H8589 [26JY], H8602 [29JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9462-H9465 [31JY], H9709 [1AU], E337 [13MR], E393 [20MR], E852 [21MY], E857 [22MY], E1137 [20JN], E1236 [10JY], E1240 [11JY], E1335 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, H748 [23JA], H776, H777, H803 [24JA], H1144 [1FE], H5956, H5958, H5959 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7537, H7538, H7539 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1539 [5SE], E1570 [11SE], E1640 [18SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7750 [17JY], H7801, H7802, H7803, H7808 [18JY], H9409 [31JY], H11578 [27SE]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H10532, H10534 [18SE], E839 [16MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H749 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1261, H1262 [27FE], H1400, H1401, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1665, H1669 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2129 [13MR], H3174 [29MR], H3389, H3398, H3481-H3486 [16AP], H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3825 [25AP], H4131, H4173-H4185 [30AP], H4307 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4880, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4910 [14MY], H5131 [15MY], H5186, H5187, H5188 [16MY], H5491, H5494, H5496, H5498 [22MY], H5572, H5573 [29MY], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6124 [11JN], H6290, H6293 [13JN], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H7040 [27JN], H7228, H7246 [10JY], H7508 [12JY], H7650-H7653 [16JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8078, H8084 [22JY], H8100, H8110 [23JY], H8547-H8553 [25JY], H8799, H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9458, H9464 [31JY], H9708 [1AU], H9838 [2AU], H9928, H9929, H9987 [4SE], H10099-H10101 [5SE], H10431, H10500 [17SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H10933 [24SE], H11053, H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11232, H11365, H11372, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11400, H11401, H11590-H11592 [27SE], H11598, H11599, H12106, H12169 [28SE], E323 [12MR], E1530 [5SE]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Rhode Island: tribute to Latino Peer Council, H3549 [17AP]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (H.R. 4274), E1836 [30SE]

———extend demonstration projects (H.R. 4039), H10478-H10481 [17SE]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (H.R. 3427), H4657 [9MY]

———Government use of tax revenues, H3718-H3723 [23AP]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (H.R. 4050), E1572 [11SE]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (H.R. 3342), E638 [25AP], E1517 [5SE]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

Trust funds: budget treatment, H4906 [14MY], H5923, H5924 [5JN], H8087, H8088 [22JY], E1231 [9JY]

———payroll taxes, H8088 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointments, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

Armed Forces: permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, S6583, S6584 [20JN]

Benefits: earnings test for retirement age individuals, S3237 [29MR], S3268 [15AP]

———increase earnings limit, S3114-S3120 [28MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), S725, S726 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), S725 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), postpone indefinitely, S726 [1FE]

———treatment of final payment to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (S. 1832), S5769 [4JN], S5946 [6JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

———use of budgetary savings in the mandatory spending area, S5233 [17MY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (S. 1969), S8025-S8027 [17JY]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): tribute to staff, S12326 [3OC]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5343-S5352, S5357-S5361, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5401-S5407, S5437, S5456 [21MY], S5479 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175-S11177 [24SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6643 [21JN], S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472-S8474 [22JY]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security, S8600 [24JY]

Entitlement programs: funding, S4108 [25AP]

Families and domestic relations: placement of children with adult relatives who meet State child protection standards (S. 1683), S3626 [18AP]

FDA: review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (S. 2104), S11169 [24SE]

Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (H.R. 2111), S531 [26JA]

Health: establish a trust fund to reimburse Government health programs for expenses attributable to usage of tobacco products by individuals (S. 597), S1154 [7FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S908 [6FE], S11215-S11217 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3340 [16AP], S3817-S3833 [23AP], S4150 [25AP], S5707 [4JN], S5904-S5907, S5922-S5926 [6JN], S5977, S5983 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990, S6019 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6115, S6116 [12JN], S6255-S6257, S6260, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6678, S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7071-S7074 [27JN], S7278, S7292, S7336 [28JN], S7682, S7749 [11JY], S7798-S7807 [12JY], S8820 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), appointment of conferees, S7756 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9477, S9499, S9527, S9530-S9532, S9542, S9636-S9638 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 68), S9500 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), insert language of S. 1028 in lieu, S3613 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S371-S374 [25JA], S3480 [17AP], S3510-S3575, S3578-S3613 [18AP], S3736, S3738 [19AP], S4004 [24AP], S4114 [25AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), unanimous-consent agreement, S868 [1FE], S913, S914 [6FE], S3583, S3588 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1698), S4092 [24AP]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff on health care reform legislation, S9527 [2AU]

Health Care Financing Administration: development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

———disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (S.J. Res. 60), S10723 [17SE]

Health care professionals: receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600, S3606 [18AP]

———tribute to physicians willing to accept medicaid patients, S4000 [23AP]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S363-S365 [25JA]

Immigration: deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4378, S4379 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11051-S11053 [19SE], S12402 [3OC]

Insurance: catastrophic illness coverage, S5257 [17MY]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S10390-S10393 [12SE]

———health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3510-S3520, S3524-S3532, S3538-S3544, S3545-S3551 [18AP]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 171), S5267 [17MY]

———county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), S11329 [25SE], S11449 [26SE]

———eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4297 [29AP], S4383, S4402, S4404 [30AP], S4499-S4504, S4508, S4509 [1MY]

———eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5242 [17MY], S5475, S5476 [22MY]

———osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), S11573 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

———reform, S24-S26 [3JA], S55 [4JA], S2145 [15MR], S2916, S2917, S2918 [27MR], S3187 [29MR], S4103 [25AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP], S5178-S5185 [16MY], S5259 [17MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5463, S5485 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530 [23MY], S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129 [12JN], S6178, S6181 [13JN], S7171 [27JN], S8080, S8081-S8084, S8087, S8088 [18JY], S8518 [23JY]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8505, S8506 [23JY]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), S11640 [28SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (S. 1870), S6228 [13JN]

Medicare: additional charges by providers, S5241 [17MY], S5474, S5475 [22MY]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (S. 1859), S6085 [11JN]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (S. 2121), S11299 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2040-S2044 [14MR]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3593-S3597 [18AP], S6116 [12JN], S9542-S9544 [2AU]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (S. 1858), S6085 [11JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 1963), S8013 [17JY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 2075), S10600-S10603 [16SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

———hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9582-S9584 [2AU]

———imposition of fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (S. 1704), S4194 [25AP]

———medical nutrition therapy services (S. 1964), S8015 [17JY]

———reform, S26, S27 [3JA], S183 [22JA], S363, S374 [25JA], S437, S445 [26JA], S883, S889, S895 [6FE], S1174 [9FE], S1614 [7MR], S3202 [29MR], S3568, S3609 [18AP], S3885, S3893 [23AP], S4369-S4375 [30AP], S5039-S5042 [15MY], S5122, S5123, S5124, S5128, S5160-S5174 [16MY], S5264 [17MY], S5401, S5402, S5403-S5406, S5428 [21MY], S5480, S5481 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530, S5532 [23MY], S5818 [5JN], S5911-S5915, S5916, S5917-S5920, S5925, S5926-S5929, S5930, S5931, S5936 [6JN], S5962-S5964 [7JN], S6063-S6065, S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129, S6133, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6168, S6170, S6176-S6178, S6181, S6182, S6185 [13JN], S9510 [2AU], S10053 [9SE], S11231 [25SE], S12265, S12266 [3OC]

———reform (S. 1926), S7305 [28JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S4952 [9MY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S12329 [3OC]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 2055), S9967 [5SE], S12341 [3OC]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

Military Health Services System: medicare reimbursement, S7996 [17JY]

———medicare reimbursement (S. 1639), S2657 [21MR]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7449, S7450 [9JY]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (S. 1856), S6082-S6084 [11JN]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (S. 2044), S9605 [2AU]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092 [1OC]

Prisoners: prevent distribution of benefits (S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1624-S1630 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), unanimous-consent agreement, S1624 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8138 [18JY], S8333, S8366 [19JY]

———Democratic Party platform, S10868 [18SE]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8131-S8134 [18JY], S8332, S8366 [19JY]

———establish State regulations relative to domestic violence, S8141, S8142 [18JY]

———Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———Oregon demonstration projects, S2169-S2171 [15MR]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8105-S8109 [18JY], S8366 [19JY], S8498 [23JY]

———reform, S671 [1FE], S875 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1781 [11MR], S1885 [12MR], S2145 [15MR], S4568 [1MY], S4780 [7MY], S4848 [8MY], S5101 [15MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S6127 [12JN], S6188-S6191 [13JN], S6671 [21JN], S6678 [24JN], S7681 [11JY], S10343, S10345 [11SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S10712 [17SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S113, S115, S132 [10JA], S669 [31JA], S3187 [29MR], S4637 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1795), S5498 [22MY], S7171, S7208 [27JN]

———reform (S. 1823), S5636, S5637, S5642, S5647 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1841), S5861 [5JN]

———reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6150 [12JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136, S8138 [18JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8144-S8148 [18JY], S8335, S8338-S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422 [22JY], S8496, S8505 [23JY], S9345 [1AU]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), S11329 [25SE]

Reform, S3575, S3577, S3578 [18AP], S8491 [22JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S20 [3JA], S295, S297 [23JA], S1616 [7MR], S3418 [17AP], S4271 [29AP], S4995-S4997 [14MY], S6019 [10JN], S6846 [25JN], S7624 [10JY], S10051-S10054 [9SE], S11108 [20SE], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC]

Rural areas: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

Social Security Administration: development of counterfeit-proof Social Security card, S4597 [2MY]

———review eligibility of SSI beneficiaries, S8501 [23JY]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8118, S8119 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

States: exempt from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits, S12424 [21OC]

Tampa, FL: Social Security Administration Teleservice Center recipient of Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, S6252 [13JN]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals, S5306-S5309, S5311 [20MY], S5480, S5481 [22MY]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (S. 1741), S4937-S4939 [9MY]

———income tax credit for employee paid contribution to Social Security tax, S11410 [26SE]

———rates, S5312-S5321, S5324 [20MY], S5481, S5482 [22MY]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (S. 1658), S3217 [29MR], S3563 [18AP]

Trust funds: budget treatment, S96 [5JA], S185 [22JA], S3424 [17AP], S4012, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S5032 [15MY], S5401 [21MY], S5667-S5670 [3JN], S5792-S5803, S5819, S5826, S5829, S5832 [5JN], S5878-S5882, S5884, S5886, S5896, S5900 [6JN], S5968-S5977 [7JN], S6174 [13JN], S7808, S7809 [12JY]

———investment of surplus, S2337 [19MR]

———payroll taxes, S4082 [24AP]

———solvency, S5867 [5JN], S5911-S5915 [6JN]

Veteran Health Administration: medicare reimbursement (S. 1786), S5447 [21MY]

Reports

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): E. Richard Brown, S4502 [1MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3103, National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Indian Health Service Program for Direct Billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Third Party Payers: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 104-742), H9705 [1AU]

Medicaid Osteopathic Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 104-826), H11046 [24SE]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Medicaid Requirements and Qualifications Relative to County Operated Health Insurance Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3056) (H. Rept. 104-751), H9921 [2AU]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule Relative to Certain Health Maintenance Organizations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3871) (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]

Medicare Enrollment Applicability Requirement for HMOs Relative to Watts Health Foundation: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Enrollment Composition Rules for Wellness Plan: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4012) (H. Rept. 104-845), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Reimbursement to Military Health Services System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3142) (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Amendments: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2594) (H. Rept. 104-525), H3648 [18AP]

Social Security Administration Demonstration Projects Extension: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 104-786), H10429 [16SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Medicare—Providing Security for Seniors, E1178 [26JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9499 [2AU]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

Statements

Medicare Reform: Senator Cochran, S7306 [28JN]

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Public Welfare Programs: Democratic National Committee, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Welfare Dependency Act: Senator Moynihan, S5015 [14MY]

Studies

Colorectal Cancer Screening: several medical organizations, E1140 [20JN]

Summaries

Consumer Protections for Supplemental Insurance Plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Health Care? You Compare, H3091 [28MR]

Hospice Care Reform Relative to Medicare (S. 2034), S9583 [2AU]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund Act (S. 1870), S6233 [13JN]

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act (S. 1963), S8015 [17JY]

Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information: GAO, E1515 [5SE]

Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1841), S5862 [5JN]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6149 [12JN]

Revenue Restructuring Act (H.R. 4050), E1573 [11SE]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Surveys

Representative Beilenson's district survey results, E59 [23JA]

Tables

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) chairman's mark budget aggregates, S5173 [16MY]

Comparison of welfare reform proposals, S8127-S8129 [18JY]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Federal spending on major welfare programs, S9357 [1AU]

Impact of 0.5 percent CPI change on Social Security beneficiaries, S4373 [30AP]

Major differences in welfare proposals, S8129 [18JY]

Monthly payments rates to medicare managed care plans, E1786 [28SE]

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Payroll tax data for employees and employers, S4709 [6MY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

Votes on legislation dealing with taxation, Federal spending, Federal employee reductions, and welfare and medical assistance (1968), S5796 [5JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 208, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 355, consideration of H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, H1185 [1FE]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1781 [7MR]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3029 [28MR]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 500, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9775 [1AU]

H. Res. 502, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9776 [1AU]

H. Res. 544, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3378, extend Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H11416 [27SE]

H.R. 1791, medicaid osteopathic services, H10907 [24SE]

H.R. 2594, reduce waiting period for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, H10532 [18SE]

H.R. 2685, repeal Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, H2041 [12MR]

H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S726 [1FE], H1197 [1FE]

H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1787 [7MR]

H.R. 3056, county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements relative to medicaid, H10115 [10SE]

H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3045-H3083 [28MR]

H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3836-S3864 [23AP]

H.R. 3378, extend Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, S12402 [3OC]

H.R. 3378, Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H9970 [4SE]

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3787, policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women, E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 3871, medicaid waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations, H9936 [4SE]

H.R. 4039, Social Security Administration demonstration projects extension, H10478-H10480 [17SE]

H.R. 4050, Revenue Restructuring Act, E1574-E1580 [11SE]

H.R. 4244, waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals, E1797 [28SE]

S. 1028, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3503-S3510 [18AP]

S. 1639, medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S2658 [21MR]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1771, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S5268 [17MY]

S. 1789, Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act, S5493 [22MY]

S. 1856, Medicare Restoration Act, S6083 [11JN]

S. 1858, Medicare Antifraud Act, S6086-S6096 [11JN]

S. 1859, Medicare Restore Trust Act, S6096 [11JN]

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

S. 1870, Medical Education Trust Fund Act, S6229-S6233 [13JN]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8014 [17JY]

S. 2034, hospice care reform relative to medicare, S9583 [2AU]

S. 2067, community nursing organization demonstration projects extension under medicare, S10427 [12SE]

S. 2075, Medigap Portability Act, S10600-S10602 [16SE]

S. 2183, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act technical corrections, S12092 [1OC], H12292 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 68, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, S9501, S9609 [2AU]

S. Res. 214, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S514 [26JA]