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Women's Health-Related Legislation in
the United States Congress
April - June 1999
BILL # |
SPONSOR |
COMMITTEE |
DATE |
| S. 1256 | Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) | 6/21/99 | |
| A bill entitled "the Patients' Bill of Rights." | |||
| H.R. 2294 | Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) | Education and the Workforce | 6/22/99 |
| Osteoporosis Education and Prevention Act of 1999 - A bill to help prevent osteoporosis. | |||
| H.R. 2316 | Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) | Commerce | 6/23/99 |
| Safe Motherhood Monitoring and Prevention Research Act of 1999 - A bill to help develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood. | |||
| S. 1267 | Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) | Health, Education, Labot & Pensions | 6/23/99 |
| Clinical Trials Disclosure Act of 1999 (Introduced in the Senate) - A bill to require that health care providers inform their patients of certain referral fees for clinical trials. | |||
| H.Res. 220 | Rep. Juanita Millender McDonald (D-CA) | Commerce | 6/23/99 |
| A resolution expressing the sense of the House with regard to heart disease in women. | |||
| H.R. 2360 | Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) | Government Reform | 6/24/99 |
| A bill to provide that benefits may be afforded for covered services provided by a licensed or certified chiropractor, acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician, or midwife without supervision or referral by another health practitioner. | |||
| H.R. 2360 | Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) | Ways and Means, Commerce | 6/24/99 |
| Medicare Home Health Care Restoration Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House) - A bil to repeal the interim payment system for health services under Medicare. | |||
| H.R. 2240 | Rep. William Coyne (D-PA) | Ways and Means, Commerce | 6/16/99 |
| A bill to revise payment amounts to home health agencies under the Medicare Program. | |||
| S. 1227 | Sen. John Chafee (R-RI) | Finance | 6/16/99 |
| Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 1999 - A bill to provide states with the option to allow legal immigrant pregnant women and children to be eligible for medical assistance under Medicaid. | |||
| H.R. 2149 | Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) | Commerce, Judiciary | 6/10/99 |
| Late Term Abortion Restriction Act (Introduced in the House) - A bill to prohibit late term abortions. | |||
| H.R. 2175 | Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) | Education & The Workforce, Ways and Means | 6/10/99 |
| Child Care Quality Improvement Act of 1999 - A bill to improve the quality of child care. | |||
| S.1200/H.R. 2120 | Sen. Olmpia Snow (R-ME) Rep. James C. Greenwood (R-PA) |
Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions Education & The Workforce, Commerce |
6/10/99 |
| Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 1999 - A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans. | |||
| S. 1203 | Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | 6/10/99 |
| Older Americans Act Amendments of 1999 - A bill to establish a National Family Caregiver Support Program | |||
| S. 1204 | Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) | Finance | 6/10/99 |
| Healthy Seniors Promotion Act of 1999 - A bill to promote general and applied research for health promotion and disease prevention among the elderly. | |||
| H.R. 2092 | Sen. Dan Burton (R-IN) | Education and the Workforce | 6/9/99 |
| Inclusion of Alternative Approaches in Cancer Research Act. - A bill to require that the membership of advisory bodies serving the National Cancer Institute include individuals who are knowledgeable in complementary and alternative medicine. | |||
| H.R. 2043 | Sen. Sue Kelly (R-NY) | Education and the Workforce | 6/8/99 |
| Patient Right to Unrestricted Medical Advice Act of 1999 - A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access to unrestricted medical advice. | |||
| S.976 | Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | 5/27/99 |
| A bill to focus the authority of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on community based services for children and adolescents. | |||
| S.970 | Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) | Health, Education, Labor & Pensions | 5/6/99 |
| A bill to establish grant programs for youth substance abuse treatment services. | |||
| H.R. 1661 | Rep. Connie Morella (R-MD) | Commerce, Education and the Workforce | 5/4/99 |
Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act of 1999 - A bill to establish standards for the health quality improvement of children in managed care plans and other health plans. |
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| H.R. 1657 | Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) | Commerce | 5/3/99 |
Children's Environmental Protection and Right to Know Act of 1999 - A bill to disclose environmental risks to children's health and expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release. |
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| H.R. 1515 | Marge Roukema (R-NJ) | Commerce, Education and the Workforce | 4/21/99 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1999 - A bill to prohibit health insurance plans from imposing treatment limitations on mental health benefits and substance abuse benefits. |
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| H.R. 1478 | Rep. Carolyn Mahoney (D-NY) | Education and the Workforce | 4/20/99 |
| Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 1999 - A bill to protect breastfeeding by new mothers. | |||
| S. 836 | Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | 4/20/99 |
Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999 - A bill to require that health care plans provide women with adequate access to obstetric and gynecological services. |
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| S.805 | Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) | Finance | 4/15/99 |
| A bill to provide for the establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children. | |||
| H.R.1399/S.792 | Sen. Tom Dashcle (D-SD) Rep. Carl Levin (D -MI) |
Finance Ways & Means, Commerce, Agriculture, Judiciary |
4/14/99 |
| Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1999 - A bill to allow states to provide coverage under the Medicare program for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and the blind or disabled. | |||
| H.R. 1388 | Rep. Johnson, Nancy. (R-CT) | Ways & Means, Commerce | 4/13/99 |
| Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999 - A bill to study and provide coverage for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical trial. | |||
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