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| 97-hres-635 | 97 | hres | 635 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Administration's proposal to tax employees' health benefits. | Health | 1982-12-20 | 1982-12-20 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the administration should not recommend a tax on employee health benefits in its FY 1984 budget recommendations, and that Congress should not include such proposals in its FY 1984 budget recommendations. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7424 | 97 | hr | 7424 | A bill to establish a hydrogen research and development program. | Health | 1982-12-15 | 1982-12-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials. | House | Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | H000449 | 0 | Title I: Hydrogen Production and Utilization - Directs the Secretary of Energy to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive program management plan for a research and development program designed to permit the development of a domestic hydrogen fuel production capability within the shortest practicable time. Requires the Secretary to send Congress annual reports which include any necessary plan modifications. Directs the Secretary to establish such program within the Department of Energy. Requires that the areas to be addressed in such program include production, liquefaction, transmission, distribution, storage, and utilization. Requires priority to be given to production techniques that use renewable energy sources as their primary energy sources. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstrations to evaluate technical and nontechnical parameters to determine commercial applicability of hydrogen technology and to prepare a comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan. Requires the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive technology application plan which shall include: (1) the potential applications for the use of hydrogen; (2) technical market and economic readiness assessments for such potential applications; (3) an assessment of Government actions needed to develop such applications; and (4) an analysis of the impact of such applications on domestic energy supplies. Requires the Secretary to consult with other Federal agencies and departments in carrying out this program. Requires the establishment of a Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary on the conduct of the hydrogen program. Requires the Panel to submit an annual report on the program to the Energy Research Advisory Board which shall subsequently report to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title II: Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft Research and Development - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to prepare and submit to specif… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 97-hr-7398 | 97 | hr | 7398 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the adulteration of any food, drug, or cosmetic carried out with knowledge that it is probable that the death or injury of a person will be caused by such adulteration. | Health | 1982-12-09 | 1982-12-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 8 | Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause injury or death to any person by adulterating a food, drug or cosmetic product. Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years if personal injury results, or up to life if death results. | 2023-05-11T13:12:20Z | |
| 97-hr-7399 | 97 | hr | 7399 | Federal Anti-Tampering Act | Health | 1982-12-09 | 1982-12-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | R000262 | 0 | Federal Anti-Tampering Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause or attempt to cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business' reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, cosmetic or other product. Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $20,000 if personal injury results, or a prison term of up to life if death results. Establishes a separate offense, with similar penalties, for any person who willfully or maliciously conveys false information concerning an attempt at such adulteration, if injury or death results. | 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z | |
| 97-hr-7359 | 97 | hr | 7359 | A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to make unlawful the adulteration of food, drugs, and cosmetics carried out for the purpose of causing death or injury. | Health | 1982-12-03 | 1982-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 1 | Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business's reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, or cosmetic product. Provides for a prison term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to $100,000 for any person who adulterates a food, drug or cosmetic. Allows for a prison term of up to life and a fine of up to $250,000, if death results from such adulteration. | 2023-05-11T13:12:17Z | |
| 97-hr-7362 | 97 | hr | 7362 | Federal Anti-Tampering Act | Health | 1982-12-03 | 1982-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 51 | Federal Anti-Tampering Act - Amends the Federal Criminal Code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause bodily injury or death to any person by tampering with any article, product, or commodity which is produced or distributed for human use or consumption. Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $20,000 if personal injury results, or a prison term of up to life if death results. | 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z | |
| 97-s-3063 | 97 | s | 3063 | Health Insurance for Unemployed Workers Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-12-02 | 1982-12-10 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 2 | Health Insurance for Unemployed Workers Act of 1982 - Permits States to establish and regulate reinsurance pools providing three or more qualified pool health options for unemployed individuals. Requires each State reinsurance pool to offer three or more health plan options to any unemployed individual and his family, at a monthly rate which is discounted from the average premium amount. Authorizes the State insurance commissioner or other official having jurisdiction over group health plans to be responsible for establishing and overseeing the operation of the pool. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to certify whether a State reinsurance pool meets all the stipulated requirements. Allows for private reinsurance pools in States which do not establish a State reinsurance pool. Directs the Secretary to carry out the duties of the State insurance commissioner in such instances. Directs the Secretary to establish a Federal pool in States where there is no State or private reinsurance pool. Waives participation in a pool by any group health plan provider which extends coverage under a group plan for covered employees after involuntary termination or layoff, at a level equal to or surpassing the minimum extended coverage required by a qualified pool health plan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disqualify for income tax deductions an employer's premium payments to any group health plan that does not provide coverage according to this Act. Requires qualifying group health plans to provide for the continuation of health insurance coverage following an employee's involuntary severance. Makes qualified unemployed individuals in States without pool health plans eligible to enroll in the hospital insurance program and in the supplementary medical insurance program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Directs the Secretary to establish expedited enrollment procedures. Provides for conversion from such Social Security coverage to pool health plan coverage. | 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z | |
| 97-hr-7344 | 97 | hr | 7344 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish Federal preemption for regulations imposing requirements for tamper-resistant packaging and related labeling for non-prescription drugs. | Health | 1982-12-01 | 1982-12-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] | IL | R | M000041 | 0 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to pre-empt State and local requirements for tamper-resistant packaging and related labeling for non- prescription drugs. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exempt from such pre-emption State and local requirements that meet specified criteria. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-sconres-129 | 97 | sconres | 129 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning the legal minimum age for drinking and purchasing alcohol. | Health | 1982-12-01 | 1982-12-01 | Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the age for drinking and purchasing all alcoholic beverages should be raised to 21 in the District of Columbia and the 35 States where the drinking age is now less than 21. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hconres-429 | 97 | hconres | 429 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning the legal minimum age for drinking and purchasing alcohol. | Health | 1982-11-30 | 1982-12-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] | PA | R | G000291 | 30 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the age for drinking and purchasing alcoholic beverages should be raised to 21 in all States where the drinking age is lower. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-7338 | 97 | hr | 7338 | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend through March 31, 1983, the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. | Health | 1982-11-30 | 1982-12-10 | Held at the Desk pending further disposition. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through March 31, 1983, the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-s-3048 | 97 | s | 3048 | Federal Anti-Tampering Act | Health | 1982-11-30 | 1982-12-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Crime. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 50 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Federal Anti-Tampering Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause or attempt to cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business's reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, cosmetic or other products. Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $20,000 if personal injury results, or a prison term of up to life if death results. Establishes a separate offense, with similiar penalties, for any person who willfully or maliciously conveys false information concerning an attempt at such adulteration, if injury or death results. Authorizes a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $20,000 or both for an individual whose conduct causes any person to be in sustained fear for his or another person's safety, or causes a government agency, or product seller to direct a sale prohibition or recall of any food, drug, device or cosmetic. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hjres-621 | 97 | hjres | 621 | A joint resolution to designate October 9, 1982, as "Asbestos Victims of America Day". | Health | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Designates October 9, 1982, as Asbestos Victims of America Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hr-7288 | 97 | hr | 7288 | A bill to restore retirement benefits for Veterans' Administration nurses to the level in effect before the enactment of Public Law 97-72. | Health | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] | PA | D | W000044 | 0 | Exempts specified registered nurses in the Veterans Administration Department of Medicine and Surgery from certain restrictions on the computation of their retirement annuities. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 97-hres-608 | 97 | hres | 608 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House that all bottles or containers of any kind which are used in the sale of non-prescription medicines must be packaged with a seal to clearly guarantee that the container has not been tampered with. | Health | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | P000280 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that containers used in the sale of nonprescription drugs must be packaged with a seal to guarantee that the container has not been tampered with. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-7254 | 97 | hr | 7254 | Medicare Physician Reimbursement Reform Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-09-30 | 1982-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 8 | Medicare Physician Reimbursement Reform Act of 1982 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually publish a list of all physicians who have entered into an agreement with the Secretary to accept assignment for all Medicare patients he or she treats. Provides a simplified billing procedure for participating physicians (termed cooperating physicians). Provides that cooperating physicians shall be paid a bonus of one dollar for each claim submitted in accordance with the simplified billing procedure. | 2025-08-29T19:50:12Z | |
| 97-sjres-257 | 97 | sjres | 257 | A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1982, as "National Diabetes Month". | Health | 1982-09-29 | 1982-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 97-353. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 30 | Designates November 1982 as National Diabetes Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-7192 | 97 | hr | 7192 | A bill to appropriate funds for basic scientific and medical research on acquired immune disorders and related opportunistic infections. | Health | 1982-09-28 | 1982-09-28 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B001156 | 1 | Appropriates FY 1983 funds for the National Institutes of Health research on acquired immune disorders and related opportunistic infections. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 97-hr-7193 | 97 | hr | 7193 | A bill to appropriate funds for epidemiological and medical research on acquired immune disorders and related opportunistic infections. | Health | 1982-09-28 | 1982-09-28 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B001156 | 1 | Appropriates FY 1983 funds for Centers for Disease Control research on acquired immune disorders and related opportunistic infections. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 97-s-2964 | 97 | s | 2964 | Hydrogen Research and Development Act | Health | 1982-09-28 | 1982-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 0 | Hydrogen Research and Development Act - Title I: Hydrogen Production and Utilization - Directs the Secretary of Energy to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive program management plan for a research and development program designed to permit the development of a domestic hydrogen fuel production capability within the shortest practicable time. Requires the Secretary to send Congress annual reports which include any necessary plan modifications. Directs the Secretary to establish such program within the Department of Energy. Requires that the areas to be addressed in such program include product, liquefaction, transmission, distribution, storage, and utilization. Requires priority to be given to production techniques that use renewable energy sources as their primary energy sources. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstrations to evaluate technical and nontechnical parameters to determine commercial applicability of hydrogen technology and to prepare a comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan. Requires the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive technology application plan which shall include: (1) the potential applications for the use of hydrogen; (2) technical market and economic readiness assessments for such potential applications; (3) an assessment of Government actions needed to develop such applications; and (4) an analysis of the impact of such applications on domestic energy supplies. Requires the Secretary to consult with other Federal agencies and departments in carrying out this program. Requires the establishment of a Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary on the conduct of the hydrogen program. Requires the Panel to submit an annual report on the program to the Energy Research Advisory Board which shall subsequently report to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title II: Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft Research and Development - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration … | 2025-08-29T19:51:48Z | |
| 97-hr-7170 | 97 | hr | 7170 | A bill to transfer from the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the responsibility to conduct an epidemiological study of the long-term health effects in humans of exposure to phenoxy herbicides (including Agent Orange). | Health | 1982-09-23 | 1982-09-23 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1] | SD | D | D000064 | 3 | Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, rather than the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, to conduct the epidemiological study of the long-term health effects on humans of exposure to phenoxy herbicides (including Agent Orange). | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 97-s-2950 | 97 | s | 2950 | Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines Study Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-09-23 | 1982-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] | FL | R | H000374 | 0 | Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines Study Act of 1982 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the safety and effectiveness of pertussis vaccines used in the United States compared to such vaccines not being used in the United States. Directs the Director to submit the completed study to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services not later than April 1, 1983, or six months after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. Requires the Secretary, within 60 days after the report is submitted, to report to the appropriate congressional committees on a plan of action to carry out the recommendations of the Director. Authorizes the Secretary to take such actions as authorized by law. | 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z | |
| 97-hjres-604 | 97 | hjres | 604 | A joint resolution designating the month of November, 1982, as "National Diabetes Month". | Health | 1982-09-22 | 1982-10-19 | See S.J.Res.257. | House | Rep. Fountain, L. H. [D-NC-2] | NC | D | F000319 | 40 | Designates November 1982 as National Diabetes Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-606 | 97 | hjres | 606 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning February 13, 1983 as "National Reye's Syndrome Week". | Health | 1982-09-22 | 1982-09-22 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] | MI | R | V000027 | 0 | Designates the week beginning February 13, 1983, as National Reye's Syndrome Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hconres-410 | 97 | hconres | 410 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to a means test for the Medicare program. | Health | 1982-09-21 | 1982-10-01 | See H.J.Res.599. | House | Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | P000280 | 38 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the establishment of a means test for Medicare benefits would be a breach of faith with the American public; and (2) the Medicare program should not have a means test. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-sconres-123 | 97 | sconres | 123 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to a means test for the Medicare program. | Health | 1982-09-21 | 1982-09-27 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] | CO | D | H000287 | 2 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the establishment of a means test for Medicare benefits would be a breach of faith with the American public; and (2) the Medicare program should not have a means test. | 2023-05-11T13:12:33Z | |
| 97-sres-472 | 97 | sres | 472 | A resolution to preserve and protect Medicare benefits. | Health | 1982-09-21 | 1982-09-21 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 10 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal to impose a means test regarding eligibility for or benefits provided by Medicare. | 2023-05-11T13:13:10Z | |
| 97-sjres-249 | 97 | sjres | 249 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982 as "National Spinal Cord Injury Month." | Health | 1982-09-20 | 1982-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 97-319. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 34 | Designates October as National Spinal Cord Injury Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hjres-598 | 97 | hjres | 598 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982, as "National Spinal Cord Injury Month". | Health | 1982-09-16 | 1982-10-14 | See S.J.Res.249. | House | Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] | PA | D | W000044 | 39 | Designates October as National Spinal Cord Injury Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-s-2901 | 97 | s | 2901 | National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act | Health | 1982-09-13 | 1982-09-27 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; Education Department; GAO; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 11 | National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Commission on Neurofibromatosis within 60 days. Sets forth operating and related provisions. Authorizes the Commission to transmit interim reports. Requires: (1) the Commission to make a final report to the President and to each House of Congress within one year; and (2) the Secretary to file a final report and a budget analysis for neurofibromatosis research with the appropriate congressional committees within 15 days after the President submits his budget to Congress. Terminates the Commission three months after submission of the final report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z | |
| 97-hjres-589 | 97 | hjres | 589 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning October 1, 1982, as "National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week". | Health | 1982-09-09 | 1982-09-09 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] | MD | D | L000413 | 5 | Designates the week beginning October 1, 1982, as National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-590 | 97 | hjres | 590 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim March 21, 1983, as "National Taste and Smell Disease Awareness Day". | Health | 1982-09-09 | 1982-09-09 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] | NY | R | M000808 | 9 | Requests the President to designate March 21, 1983, as National Taste and Smell Disease Awareness Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hr-7040 | 97 | hr | 7040 | Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-08-19 | 1982-09-24 | House Incorporated this Measure in H.R.6173 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] | IL | R | M000041 | 4 | Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982 - Replaces title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act with State health planning block grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984. Sets forth a schedule for the issuance of regulations, the approval or disapproval of State applications, and the obligation of funds. Denies funding to any State which does not revise its certificate of need laws to accord with this Act. Bases State allotments on population. Provides that any unallocated funds shall be returned to the Treasury. Provides with regard to State allotments that: (1) unobligated funds shall be available to the State for the next fiscal year; and (2) payments may be reduced by the value of furnished supplies or certain travel costs. Requires States to use their allotments to develop a certificate of need program and a State health plan. Prohibits a State from receiving funds unless its application has been approved by the Secretary. Requires such application to include a report on intended expenditures. Requires States to prepare activity reports and to audit expenditures at least every two years. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, handicap, sex, religion, race, color, or national origin in the administration of any programs or activities funded under this Act. Prescribes compliance and enforcement measures. Requires States to determine that there is a need for a new institutional health service and capital expenditure before offering such a service or obligating funds. Exempts health maintenance organization (HMO) services and inpatient health care facilities controlled by an HMO or group of HMOs from certificate of need requirements, upon approval of application for such exemption. Permits the approval of a certificate of need for an HMO in certain circumstances, especially for the acquisition of major medical equipment. Requires that certificates of need for capital expenditures state a maximum spendable amount. Authorizes the State agency to wit… | 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z | |
| 97-hr-7052 | 97 | hr | 7052 | Medical Device Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-08-19 | 1982-09-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Medical Device Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider relevant safety data and voluntary standards developed by private organizations in establishing performance standards for medical devices. Authorizes the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate classification panels, to amend or revoke any performance standard prescribed under such Act. Revises the procedures for proposed rulemaking for performance standards for medical devices. Requires medical device manufacturers to inform the Secretary of the presence of unreasonable risks to public health in devices intended for human use. Repeals the prohibition on the use in labeling or advertising of representations concerning Food and Drug Administration approvals. Repeals the Filled Milk Act which prohibits the sale of imitation milk. | 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z | |
| 97-s-2868 | 97 | s | 2868 | Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-08-19 | 1982-09-01 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the prohibition on the use in advertising of Food and Drug Administration approvals. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider relevant safety data and voluntary standards developed by private organizations in establishing performance standards for medical devices. Authorizes the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate classification panels, to amend or revoke any performance standard prescribed under such Act. Revises the procedures for proposed rulemaking for performance standards for medical devices. Repeals the Filled Milk Act which prohibits the sale of imitation milk. | 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z | |
| 97-sjres-233 | 97 | sjres | 233 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning October 1, 1982, as "National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week". | Health | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-19 | Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 33 | Designates the week beginning October 1, 1982, as National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week. | 2023-05-11T13:13:33Z | |
| 97-sjres-232 | 97 | sjres | 232 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning October 1, 1982, as "National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week." | Health | 1982-08-18 | 1982-08-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 26 | Designates the week beginning October 1, 1982, as National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-7000 | 97 | hr | 7000 | Catastrophic Health Expense and Cost Constraint Act | Health | 1982-08-17 | 1982-08-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9] | NC | R | M000183 | 5 | Catastrophic Health Expense and Cost Constraint Act - Title I: Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan (CAPP)-Part A: Establishment of Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan - Adds as a new title to the Social Security Act, title XXI - Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan. Establishes a voluntary insurance plan to provide automatic protection to families against catastrophic medical expenses, the Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan (CAPP), to be funded by general revenues and coinsurance amounts. Provides that a family will be eligible for CAPP assistance for CAPP covered expenses after members of the family incur medical expenses equal to the deductible. Varies the deductible depending on income, the maximum being $750 plus 30 percent of the amount by which a family's income exceeds $7,500. Sets forth provisions relating to applications for assistance under this Act. Specifies penalties for any family which intentionally falsifies an income statement. Provides that payments shall be made for up to 100 percent of covered CAPP medical expenses and services except that in the case of prescription drugs for chronic illness the payment rate shall be 75 percent. Provides that the coinsurance amount shall be equal to approximately 10 to 20 percent of family income, graduated according to income. Provides that there shall be no coinsurance payments after a family has incurred expenses equal to the "CAPP stop-loss". Provides that the CAPP stop-loss for any year shall be equal to approximately 10 to 20 percent of family income, again graduated according to income. Part B: Payment of Providers and Administration - Provides that payments with respect to CAPP covered services which are described in title XVIII (Medicare) of the Act shall be made to providers, with specified exceptions, in the amount and in accordance with the procedures set forth in such title. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a listing, within specified therapeutic categories, of drug entities which may be legally i… | 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z | |
| 97-sjres-228 | 97 | sjres | 228 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning on October 24, 1982 as "National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week". | Health | 1982-08-10 | 1982-10-01 | Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 30 | Designates the week beginning on October 24, 1982, as National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6916 | 97 | hr | 6916 | National Nursing Home Standards Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-08-03 | 1982-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 61 | National Nursing Home Standards Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Commission on the Regulation of Nursing Homes. Provides for a moratorium on deregulation of skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities until September 30, 1984. | 2025-08-29T19:50:01Z | |
| 97-sjres-225 | 97 | sjres | 225 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as "National Alzheimer's Disease Week." | Health | 1982-08-03 | 1982-09-24 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] | MO | D | E000004 | 57 | Designates the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as National Alzheimer's Disease Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6877 | 97 | hr | 6877 | Medicaid and Medicare Part B Budget Reconciliation Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-07-28 | 1982-08-19 | See H.R.4961. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 3 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 97-757 (Part I)) Medicaid and Medicare Part B Budget Reconciliation Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Medicaid Savings - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit with respect to categorically needy beneficiaries: (1) the imposition of any enrollment fee, premium or similar charge; and (2) the imposition of any deduction, cost sharing, or similar charge with respect to emergency services or care and services furnished to an inpatient in a skilled or intermediate nursing facility, a pregnant woman, an individual under 21, or an individual enrolled in a health maintenance organization (HMO). Provides that any deduction, cost sharing or similar charge with respect to: (1) inpatient hospital services may not exceed one dollar per day; (2) outpatient hospital services, physicians' services, or clinic services may not exceed one dollar per visit; and (3) other care and services will be nominal. Permits a charge of up to four dollars per visit for emergency services in certain instances. Prohibits with respect to medically needy beneficiaries any deduction, cost sharing, or similar charge with respect to care and services which are furnished: (1) to a pregnant woman; (2) to an individual under 21; or (3) for emergency services. Provides that any deduction, cost sharing, or similar charge otherwise imposed will be nominal with respect to other care and services, except that a four dollar charge per visit may be imposed for emergency room services in certain instances. Prohibits a provider participating under a State's Medicaid plan from denying care or services to a beneficiary because of inability to pay a deduction, cost sharing, or similar charge. Prohibits the imposition of a lien against the property of any individual prior to his or her death on account of medical assistance paid or to be paid on the individual's behalf under a State's plan except: (1) pursuant to a court judgment; and (2) in the case … | 2025-08-29T19:50:01Z | |
| 97-hr-6779 | 97 | hr | 6779 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt small, rural hospitals from medicare section 223 limits. | Health | 1982-07-15 | 1982-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 13 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt any hospital which is located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area and which has less than 100 acute care beds from certain reasonable cost limitations. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-s-2734 | 97 | s | 2734 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with power to enjoin the distribution of forged or counterfeit drugs. | Health | 1982-07-15 | 1982-07-19 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 5 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to empower the Food and Drug Administration to enjoin the distribution of forged or counterfeit drugs. (Currently such power vests in the district courts of the United States and the U.S. courts of the Territories.) | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-s-2735 | 97 | s | 2735 | A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide that drug abuse oriented advertisements and shipments of drugs in response to drug abuse oriented advertisements shall be nonmailable matter. | Health | 1982-07-15 | 1982-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 5 | Prohibits the delivery by mail of: (1) drug abuse oriented advertisements; or (2) imitation controlled substances shipped in response to such advertisements. Provides an exemption from such prohibition with respect to such a substance: (1) used under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for research or as a placebo in the professional practice of a registered practitioner; or (2) mailed in connection with an application for approval under such Act. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 97-hjres-532 | 97 | hjres | 532 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning on October 24, 1982, as "National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week". | Health | 1982-07-13 | 1982-07-13 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-20] | NY | D | W000258 | 56 | Designates the week beginning on October 24, 1982, as National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hr-6751 | 97 | hr | 6751 | National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act | Health | 1982-07-13 | 1982-07-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4] | MI | R | S000409 | 52 | National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Commission on Neurofibromatosis within 60 days. Sets forth operating and related provisions. Authorizes the Commission to transmit interim reports. Requires: (1) a final report to the President and to each House of Congress within one year; and (2) the Secretary to file a final report and a budget analysis for neurofibromatosis research with the appropriate congressional committees within 15 days after the President submits his budget to Congress. Terminates the Commission three months after submission of the final report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T19:50:00Z | |
| 97-s-2711 | 97 | s | 2711 | A bill to specify that health maintenance organizations may provide the services of clinical psychologists. | Health | 1982-07-01 | 1982-07-19 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 3 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to specify that health maintenance organizations may provide clinical psychologist services. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-s-2720 | 97 | s | 2720 | Health Planning Deregulation Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-07-01 | 1982-07-19 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; GAO; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 4 | Health Planning Deregulation Act of 1982 - Replaces existing title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act with a new title XV (Health Planning Deregulation). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983. Bases State allotments on population, with a minimum allotment of $100,000. States that funds may be used for: (1) State or local health planning; and (2) experiments designed to promote competition in health care financing and delivery. Requires States to: (1) provide at least 25 percent funding; and (2) file audits and reports. | 2025-08-29T19:51:41Z | |
| 97-hjres-531 | 97 | hjres | 531 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning on October 24, 1982, as "National Parkinson's Disease Week". | Health | 1982-06-24 | 1982-12-10 | Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14] | FL | D | P000218 | 223 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Designates the week beginning May 15, 1983, as National Parkinson's Disease Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6625 | 97 | hr | 6625 | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medicaid coverage of acupuncturists' services. | Health | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B001156 | 0 | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for the professional services of a licensed or certified acupuncturists. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-sconres-106 | 97 | sconres | 106 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress respecting maintaining existing regulations assuring nursing home compliance with medicare health and safety requirements. | Health | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-21 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) nursing facility Medicare compliance surveys should be conducted at least annually; (2) reinspections for violation corrections should be conducted within 90 days; (3) Federal funds for such surveys should continue; (4) the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals should not have the authority to certify Medicare compliance; and (5) the proposed Department of Health and Human Services health care facilities certification regulations should not be adopted. | 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z | |
| 97-sjres-203 | 97 | sjres | 203 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week of November 30, 1982, through December 5, 1982, as "National Preventive Dentistry for the Elderly Week." | Health | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 3 | Requests the President to designate the week of November 30 through December 5, 1982, as National Preventive Dentistry for the Elderly Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6589 | 97 | hr | 6589 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude medicare reimbursement for costs of anti-union organizing activities. | Health | 1982-06-15 | 1982-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] | NY | D | B000432 | 1 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit reimbursement to health care providers for costs incurred which are directly related to influencing employees respecting proposed unionization. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-sres-411 | 97 | sres | 411 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should not adopt as final rules proposed rules issued on May 24, 1982, relating to survey and certification procedures for nursing homes and other health care facilities and suppliers participating in medicare and medicaid programs. | Health | 1982-06-15 | 1982-06-17 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should not adopt as final certain proposed rules issued on May 24, 1982, relating to survey and certification procedures for nursing homes and other health care facilities and suppliers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. | 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6561 | 97 | hr | 6561 | A bill to provide that the drug, PROven, may be used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. | Health | 1982-06-10 | 1982-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Atkinson, Eugene V. [D-PA-25] | PA | D | A000329 | 2 | Authorizes the Miami Serpentarium Laboratories, Incorporated, to manufacture and distribute in interstate commerce the drug PROven for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hconres-355 | 97 | hconres | 355 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that certain proposed rules concerning survey and certification of health care facilities participating in Federal Medicare and Medicaid programs should be withdrawn. | Health | 1982-06-09 | 1982-06-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5] | CT | D | R000067 | 90 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that certain proposed health care facility certification regulations should be withdrawn. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6549 | 97 | hr | 6549 | Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-06-09 | 1982-09-21 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] | IL | R | M000041 | 0 | Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982 - Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to inform the public of the health hazards of cigarettes through research, demonstration, and educational activities. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to coordinate Federal and private activities. Requires the Committee to meet at least four times a year. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress. Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to change existing label warning provisions to require cigarette packages and advertisements to carry specified health warnings. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package cigarettes for sale or distribution in the United States without package disclosure of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide levels (based on Federal Trade Commission tests). Requires the Commission to perform these tests at least once a year. Increases the fine for Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act violations from $10,000 to $100,000. | 2025-08-29T19:49:56Z | |
| 97-hres-497 | 97 | hres | 497 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives opposing any increased expenses for the elderly or disabled as a result of budget or reconciliation reductions in outlays in the medicare program. | Health | 1982-06-09 | 1982-06-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 59 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries should not have to pay more out-of-pocket costs for health care under the Medicare program; and (2) any Medicare savings from budget cuts should not cause an increase in out-of-pocket Medicare expenses. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hconres-354 | 97 | hconres | 354 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress respecting maintaining existing regulations assuring nursing home compliance with medicare health and safety requirements. | Health | 1982-06-08 | 1982-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6] | CT | D | M000839 | 50 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) nursing facility Medicare compliance surveys should be conducted at least annually; (2) Federal funds for such surveys should continue; (3) the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals should not have the authority to certify Medicare compliance; and (4) the proposed Department of Health and Human Services health care facilities certification regulations should not be adopted. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hjres-498 | 97 | hjres | 498 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982, as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week". | Health | 1982-06-03 | 1982-10-14 | See S.J.Res.197. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 218 | Designates the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hres-486 | 97 | hres | 486 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should not adopt as final rules proposed rules issued on May 24, 1982, relating to survey and certification procedures for nursing homes and other health care facilities and suppliers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. | Health | 1982-06-02 | 1982-06-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 25 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should not adopt as final certain proposed rules issued on May 24, 1982, relating to survey and certification procedures for nursing homes and other health care facilities and suppliers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hjres-496 | 97 | hjres | 496 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as "National Alzheimer's Disease Week". | Health | 1982-05-27 | 1982-10-04 | Became Public Law No: 97-277. | House | Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41] | CA | R | L000479 | 258 | Designates the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as National Alzheimer's Disease Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hr-6492 | 97 | hr | 6492 | Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-05-26 | 1982-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-14] | IL | R | E000204 | 87 | Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to conduct a study of child abuse or neglect in federally assisted or operated health care facilities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report the results of this study to the Congress within three months; and (2) give priority to information about adoption and foster care of handicapped infants. Prohibits doctors or other health care facility personnel from withholding nutrition or medical treatment from a handicapped infant. Provides a private right of action for violations of this Act. States that any punitive damage awards shall be used for the benefit of the infant involved in the suit, or if deceased, for research and treatment of handicapped infants. Directs the Center to establish and disseminate violations reporting procedures. Provides civil and criminal immunity and job protection for persons reporting such violations. Requires health care facilities to provide parents or guardians of handicapped infants with information about agency assistance for these infants. | 2025-08-29T19:49:53Z | |
| 97-hr-6457 | 97 | hr | 6457 | Health Research Extension Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-05-21 | 1982-10-19 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; Defense Department; Education Department; VA; National Science Foundation; GAO; OMB. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended) Health Research Extension Act of 1982 - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act (National Research Institutes) to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as a statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966) consisting of the following 12 categorical institutes: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; and (3) the Director shall delegate certain program promotion and coordination functions to an Assistant Director including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of NIH's activities and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; an… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6458 | 97 | hr | 6458 | Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-05-21 | 1982-12-16 | House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | (House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment) Title I: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1982 - Redesignates existing title V (Miscellaneous) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) as title XXI. Consolidates specified Federal alcohol, drug, abuse, and mental health research, educational, and administrative authorities (including the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration and its three research institutes) within a new title V of the PHSA. Establishes an Assistant Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration to promote the prevention research programs of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Requires an annual report to Congress (starting January 1, 1984). Directs the Administrator to establish a process for appropriate response to information regarding scientific fraud and incidences of violations of the rights of human subjects in projects funded under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report to Congress every three years (starting January 15, 1984) which contains: (1) current information on the health consequences of using alcoholic beverages; (2) a description of research findings made with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism; (3) the health consequences and extent of drug abuse in the United States; (4) research findings made with respect to drug abuse; and (5) recommendations for legislative and administrative action. Provides for technical and scientific peer review of biomedical and behavioral research and development grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. Directs the Secretary to disseminate (rather than merely to make available) research information on alcohol abuse. Directs the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to give grant priority to projects relating to the: (1) relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence; (2) effect of… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6381 | 97 | hr | 6381 | A bill to provide for the location of the National Center for Health Statistics. | Health | 1982-05-13 | 1982-08-23 | For Further Action See H.R.6457. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Locates the National Center for Health Statistics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (in the Department of Health and Human Services) for FY 1983 and 1984. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6382 | 97 | hr | 6382 | A bill to revise title IV of the Public Health Service Act. | Health | 1982-05-13 | 1982-08-23 | For Further Action See H.R.6457. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act (National Research Institutes) to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as a statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966) consisting of the following 11 categorical institutes: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) the NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; (3) the Director shall delegate to an Assistant Director certain program promotion and coordination functions, including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan; and (4) the Director shall submit an annual budget estimate to the President and the Congress. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of the NIH's activities and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; and (3) the biennial rep… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6383 | 97 | hr | 6383 | A bill to make technical changes in the laws relating to the administration and coordination of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. | Health | 1982-05-13 | 1982-05-21 | For Further Action See H.R.6458. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Makes technical changes in the Public Health Service Act. Transfers the administrative provisions of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 to the Public Health Service Act. Establishes an Assistant Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration to promote the preventive research programs of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Directs the Administrator to establish a process for appropriate response to information regarding scientific fraud and incidences of violations of the rights of human subjects in projects where funding is made available under this Act. Transfers specified provisions of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to the Public Health Service Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report containing: (1) current information on the health consequences of using alcoholic beverages; (2) a description of research findings made with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism; (3) the health consequences and extent of drug abuse in the United States; (4) research findings made with respect to drug abuse; and (5) recommendations for legislative and administrative action. Provides for technical and scientific peer review of biomedical and behavioral research and development grants, cooperative agreements and contracts. Authorizes appropriations for alcohol and drug abuse research for FY 1983 through 1985. Makes technical changes in the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act. Repeals sections of the Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 and the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to conform with the provisions of this Act. Repeals the Marihuana Health Reporting Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6384 | 97 | hr | 6384 | A bill to extend title XVII of the Public Health Service Act. | Health | 1982-05-13 | 1982-09-27 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for health information and promotion programs through FY 1984. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6385 | 97 | hr | 6385 | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the programs of assistance to medical libraries. | Health | 1982-05-13 | 1982-08-23 | For Further Action See H.R.6457. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for medical libraries through FY 1985. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6387 | 97 | hr | 6387 | A bill to transfer the National Center for Health Services Research and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to the National Institutes of Health. | Health | 1982-05-13 | 1982-05-21 | For Further Action See H.R.6459. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to transfer the National Center for Health Services Research and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health from the Public Health Service to the National Institutes of Health. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6355 | 97 | hr | 6355 | A bill to make technical corrections in health and other laws amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 and for other purposes. | Health | 1982-05-12 | 1982-09-15 | Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 227 - 165 (Record Vote No: 325). | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 97-793) Makes technical and conforming amendments to: (1) the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; (2) the Public Health Service Act; (3) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970; (4) the Controlled Substances Act; (5) the Consumer Product Safety Act; (6) the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970; and (7) the Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1970. Amends the Public Health Service Act, effective as of October 1, 1982, to revise the alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grant formula to include specified mental health demonstration funds in State allotment determinations. Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to provide that for purposes of remedies respecting banned hazardous substances: (1) the term "manufacturer" includes an importer for resale; and (2) a dealer who sells an article or substance wholesale shall be considered the distributor for such sale. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1984 for nurse anesthetist training. Requires a baccalaureate degree (currently a postbaccalaureate degree is required) for specified nonpublic health school graduate health traineeships. Eliminates a requirement that graduate health administration programs maintain the number of first year students enrolled in the program. Provides that funds appropriated under title VIII (Nurse Training) of such Act may be used to provide technical assistance for any authority under such title. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sell real property pledged as security on specified medical facility loans. Eliminates the requirement that the National Center for Health Statistics serve as a clearinghouse for guideline information on the health effects of working conditions and the environment. Permits grants to community health centers serving underserved populations for the purpose of repaying cer… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6338 | 97 | hr | 6338 | Health Research, Library, and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-05-11 | 1982-05-20 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Health Research, Library, and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982 - Title I: Health Research - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966), consisting of the following 11 categorical institutes: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) the NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; and (3) the Director shall delegate to an Assistant Director certain program promotion and coordination functions, including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of the NIH's activities and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; and (3) the biennial reports of the directors … | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6339 | 97 | hr | 6339 | Health Planning Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-05-11 | 1982-05-11 | For Further Action See H.R.6173. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Health Planning Amendments of 1982 - Amends title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act to extend authorizations of appropriations for State health planning through FY 1985. Permits the Governor of any State to request the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exclude portions of the State from the health service areas. Eliminates the requirement that health service areas be established throughout the United States. Permits health service areas to be made up of less than 500,000 persons if the Governor determines that such population is essential for effective health planning. Requires a health system agency (HSA) to have a professional staff of at least five. Reduces the functions of the HSAs. Permits the Governor of any State to terminate existing HSAs. Requires the approval of the governor for the designation of any new HSAs. Requires, for an HSA to be eligible for Federal funds in FY 1983, that the Governor submit a plan for the collection by the HSA in FY 1984 and 1985 of non-Federal funds to meet matching requirements. Sets forth grant formulas. Requires that the State planning agency and the HSAs comply with the new requirements of this Act by September 30, 1983, to remain eligible for Federal funding. Revises Statewide Health Coordinating Council membership provisions. Eliminates certain triennial review requirements. Directs the Governor to make Council appointments (currently chosen from health systems agencies' nominees). Eliminates the one year conflict of interest prohibition on voting. Consolidates grant application procedures for specified planning and operating grants. Permits States with specified Social Security Act hospital cost review programs to apply to the Secretary for the authority to: (1) prescribe how State certificate of need programs will be carried out; and (2) determine which equipment, services, and capital expenditures and minimum amounts will be subject to such programs. Requires applications to specify the fiscal year in which … | 2025-08-29T19:49:52Z | |
| 97-sjres-197 | 97 | sjres | 197 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982 as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week". | Health | 1982-05-10 | 1982-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 97-317. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 28 | Designates the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6240 | 97 | hr | 6240 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of clinical psychologists under the medicare supplemental benefits program. | Health | 1982-04-29 | 1982-05-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14] | FL | D | P000218 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for certain clinical psychologists' services under the supplemental medical insurance program. Increases the level of payment for outpatient mental health services to $1,000 annually. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6247 | 97 | hr | 6247 | Health Research, Library, Planning and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-04-29 | 1982-05-11 | For Further Action See H.R.6173 (Health Planning); H.R.6384 (Health Promotion); H.R.6457 (Health Research). | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Health Research, Library, Planning, and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982 - Title I: Health Research - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966), consisting of the following 11 categorical institutes; the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Instititue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) the NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; and (3) the Director shall delegate certain program promotion and coordination functions to an Assistant Director, including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of the NIH's activities, and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; and (3) the biennial reports of th… | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-s-2463 | 97 | s | 2463 | A bill to permit psychologists to enter the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service. | Health | 1982-04-29 | 1982-05-13 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 2 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit psychologists to enter the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-s-2465 | 97 | s | 2465 | A bill to specify the manner in which uncompensated services provided by a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility shall be calculated for purposes of titles VI and XVI of the Public Health Service Act, and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations under section 1621 (b) (1) (k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300s-1 (b) (1) (k)). | Health | 1982-04-29 | 1982-05-13 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; GAO; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Specifies the manner in which uncompensated services provided by a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility shall be calculated for purposes of titles VI (Assistance for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities) and XVI (Health Resources Development) of the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate admission requirements for these facilities which are identical to those in effect for medicaid and medicare-certified facilities. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6166 | 97 | hr | 6166 | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases. | Health | 1982-04-27 | 1982-04-27 | Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] | NJ | R | F000286 | 42 | Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Public Health Service a National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to; (1) develop and expand diabetes research and training centers; and (2) evaluate such centers annually. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary, with the Director of the Institute, to establish: (1) the Diabetes Data Group; (2) the Diabetes Information Clearinghouse; and (3) a diabetes data system. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to establish a diabetes and endocrine and metabolic disease coordinating committee to coordinate Federal activities with respect to such diseases. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Diabetes Advisory Board, whose duration shall expire on September 30, 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6173 | 97 | hr | 6173 | Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-04-27 | 1982-10-08 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; GAO; OMB. | House | Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] | IL | R | M000041 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #371 (302-14) (Inserted text of H.R. 7040)) Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982 - Replaces title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act with State health planning block grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984. Sets forth a schedule for the issuance of regulations, the approval or disapproval of State applications, and the obligation of funds. Denies funding to any State which does not revise its certificate of need laws to accord with this Act. Bases State allotments on population. Provides that any unallocated funds shall be returned to the Treasury. Provides with regard to State allotments that: (1) unobligated funds shall be available to the State for the next fiscal year; and (2) payments may be reduced by the value of furnished supplies or certain travel costs. Requires States to use their allotments to develop a certificate of need program and a State health plan. Prohibits a State from receiving funds unless its application has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires such application to include a report on intended expenditures. Requires States to prepare activity reports and to audit expenditures at least every two years. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, handicap, sex, religion, race, color, or national origin in the administration of any programs or activities funded under this Act. Prescribes compliance and enforcement measures. Requires States to determine that there is a need for a new institutional health service and capital expenditure before offering such services or obligating funds. Exempts health maintenance organization (HMO) services and inpatient health care facilities controlled by an HMO or group of HMOs from certificate of need requirements, upon approval of application for such exemption. Permits the approval of a certificate of need for an HMO in certain circumstances, especially for the acquisition of major medical equipment. Requires that… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-sjres-193 | 97 | sjres | 193 | A joint resolution designating the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982 as "National Respiratory Therapy Week". | Health | 1982-04-27 | 1982-10-04 | Became Public Law No: 97-279. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 41 | Designates the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982, as National Respiratory Therapy Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6145 | 97 | hr | 6145 | Medicare Long-Term Care Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-04-22 | 1982-04-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35] | NY | R | C000666 | 0 | Medicare Long-Term Care Act of 1982 - Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a voluntary program to provide long-term care benefits for aged and disabled individuals who elect to enroll under such program, financed from premium payments by enrollees together with contributions from funds appropriated by the Federal Government and contributions by States. Lists criteria for eligibility for long-term care service benefits. States that the benefits provided to an individual under this Act shall consist of: (1) home health services; (2) homemaker services; (3) nutrition services; (4) long- term institutional care services; (5) day care and foster home services; and (6) community mental health center outpatient services. Provides that the benefits provided under this Act shall not go into effect unless a State has a certified long-term care agency. Enumerates the requirements for certification of a State long-term care agency by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including requiring such agency to monitor the activities of each community long-term care center in the State. Provides for the payment of premiums for benefits received under this Act by individuals who elect to participate in the long-term care program. Establishes the Federal Long-Term Care Trust Fund. Creates a Board of Trustees of such Trust Fund, composed of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, all ex officio. Requires a community long-term care center to: (1) provide the items and services listed in this Act to each eligible individual who resides in the area served by such center and is certified as requiring such services; (2) evaluate and certify the long-term care needs of an individual for whom such care may be required in order to maintain such individual in an independent living arrangement which is reasonable given such individual's state of health and other circumstances (but not including such individual's economic circumstances); (3) m… | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hconres-313 | 97 | hconres | 313 | A concurrent resolution respecting Congressional oversight and agency studies of the appropriateness of continued use of the pertussis vaccine. | Health | 1982-04-21 | 1982-04-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-11] | FL | D | M000688 | 35 | Requires the appropriate congressional committees to begin oversight hearings on: (1) the safety of the use of the pertussis vaccine; (2) the activities of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control respecting the use of the vaccine and the incidence of its side effects; and (3) the need for additional legislation respecting regulation of such vaccine. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration should begin an epidemiological study, and other appropriate studies, to determine whether or not it is consistent with public health to require or to promote the continued use of pertussis vaccine. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-s-2372 | 97 | s | 2372 | A bill to affirm the intrinsic value of all human life, to recognize the humanity of unborn children, and to insure that the federal government not participate in or support abortions. | Health | 1982-04-15 | 1982-05-11 | Read the second time and placed on the Calendar. Calendar No. 546. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 8 | Prohibits Federal involvement in the performance of abortions, except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the child were carried to term. Includes the following activities within the scope of this prohibition: (1) performance of an abortion by a Federal agency; (2) use of appropriated funds to perform or reimburse or refer for abortions; (3) use of funds for research or training with respect to abortion; or (4) contracting for insurance which pays or reimburses for abortion. Prohibits any institution receiving Federal funding from discriminating against any employee or student because of such person's opposition to abortion. Authorizes the bringing of individual or class actions in Federal court to enforce this Act. Provides for expedited Supreme Court review with regard to this Act. | 2023-05-11T13:17:10Z | |
| 97-s-2365 | 97 | s | 2365 | Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-04-14 | 1982-10-01 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1984. Consolidates and makes triennial certain reporting requirements. Abolishes the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Includes Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders within the grant-priority groups. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate (rather than merely to make available) research information on alcohol abuse. Directs the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to give grant priority to projects relating to the: (1) relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence; (2) effect of alcohol use during pregnancy; (3) effect of alcohol abuse on the family, and on social and health systems; (4) relationship between alcohol abuse and drugs; and (5) cost and effectiveness of treatment and prevention among youth, women, and the elderly. Title II: Drug Abuse - Amends the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through FY 1984. Emphasizes the coordination of Federal, State, and local efforts as part of the national policy on meeting drug abuse problems. Eliminates the annual reporting requirement. Makes the review of national drug abuse strategy a biennial (currently annual) requirement beginning with 1982. Consolidates and makes biennial (currently annual) special Department of Health and Human Services drug program reports, beginning with 1984. Includes current information of the health consequences of marihuana use and appropriate administrative and legislative action within such reports. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to disseminate National Institute on Drug Abuse information on the health hazards of drug abuse. Title III: … | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6092 | 97 | hr | 6092 | A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare supplemental benefits program and under medicaid programs. | Health | 1982-04-06 | 1982-04-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | F000161 | 23 | Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Defines mental health specialist to mean a: (1) clinical psychologist; (2) clinical social worker; (3) psychiatric nurse specialist; or (4) psychiatrist. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6084 | 97 | hr | 6084 | Health Planning Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-04-05 | 1982-09-24 | For Further Action See H.R.6173. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Health Planning Amendments of 1982 - Amends title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for State health planning through FY 1985. Permits the Governor of any State to request the Secretary of Health and Human Serivces to exclude portions of the State from the health service areas. Eliminates the requirement that health service areas be established throughout the United States. Eliminates the requirement that a public health systems agency (HSA) which is a public regional planning body or a unit of local government have a separate governing body for health planning. Reduces the functions of the HSAs. Permits the Governor of any State to terminate existing HSAs. Requires the approval of the Governor for the designation of any new HSAs. Requires, for an HSA to be eligible for Federal funds in FY 1983, that the Governor submit a plan for the collection by the HSA in FY 1984 and 1985 of non-Federal funds to meet matching requirements. Requires that the State planning agency and the HSAs comply with the new requirements of this Act by September 30, 1983, to remain eligible for Federal funding. Reduces from five to three the number of authorized Centers for Health Planning. | 2025-08-29T19:49:42Z | |
| 97-hjres-454 | 97 | hjres | 454 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week of September 19 through 25, 1982, as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week". | Health | 1982-04-01 | 1982-04-01 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 220 | Designates September 19 through September 25, 1982, as National Cystic Fibrosis Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-456 | 97 | hjres | 456 | A joint resolution designating the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982, as National Respiratory Therapy Week. | Health | 1982-04-01 | 1982-10-04 | See S.J.Res.193. | House | Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8] | TN | D | F000261 | 223 | Designates the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982, as National Respiratory Therapy Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-sjres-183 | 97 | sjres | 183 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating October 17 through October 23, 1982, as "Lupus Awareness Week". | Health | 1982-04-01 | 1982-08-17 | Became Public Law No: 97-236. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 41 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Requests the President to designate the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982, as Lupus Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-186 | 97 | sjres | 186 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week of September 19 through 25, 1982, as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week". | Health | 1982-04-01 | 1982-09-24 | Became Public Law No: 97-265. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 25 | Designates September 19 through September 25, 1982, as National Cystic Fibrosis Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-s-2322 | 97 | s | 2322 | A bill to require parental notification by any federally funded entity providing contraceptive device or abortion service to an unmarried minor. | Health | 1982-03-31 | 1982-04-12 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; GAO; OMB. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 0 | Requires the notification of parents or guardians before a federally-funded program, project, or entity may provide contraceptive or abortion services to an unmarried minor. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-s-2311 | 97 | s | 2311 | Biomedical Research, Training, and Medical Library Assistance Amendments of 1982 | Health | 1982-03-30 | 1982-05-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 654. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 97-461) Biomedical Research, Training, and Medical Library Assistance Amendments of 1982 - Title I: National Institutes of Health Cancer Programs - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to include within the scope of cancer research and control, responsibility for projects relating to: (1) continuing care of cancer patients and their families; and (2) developmental research. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Requires the continued maintenance and operation of the International Cancer Research Data Bank. Requires the NCI Director to consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the appointment of advisory committees and the awarding of construction grants. Increases from $35,000 to $50,000 the ceiling on grants which may be directly approved by the NCI or the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Increases cancer research and demonstration center support authority from three to five years. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Includes Cooley's anemia and sickle cell anemia within the scope of NHLBI projects. Eliminates certain NHLBI personnel and appropriations reporting requirements. Requires the NHLBI Director to consult with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council concerning assistance to demonstration centers. Changes the name of the National Kidney Diseases Advisory Board to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board. Extends the expiration date of the Diabetes, Arthritis, Kidney and Urologic, and Digestive Diseases Advisory Boards through 1985. Makes technical changes. Title II: Other Programs - Eliminates payback requirements for National Research Service Awards. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for training in medical library sciences. Replaces the provision providing for an Office of Health Informa… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-sjres-178 | 97 | sjres | 178 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the second week in April as "National Medical Laboratory Week". | Health | 1982-03-30 | 1982-09-28 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 32 | Requests the President to designate the second week of April 1983 as National Medical Laboratory Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sres-353 | 97 | sres | 353 | A resolution expressing support for preventive health programs. | Health | 1982-03-30 | 1982-03-30 | Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 29 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that preventive child and maternal health care programs should be adequately funded to ensure their continued effectiveness. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 97-s-2284 | 97 | s | 2284 | Federal Radiation Protection Management Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-03-25 | 1982-07-19 | Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Energy Department. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Federal Radiation Protection Management Act of 1982 - Title I: Federal Council on Radiation Protection - Establishes a Federal Council on Radiation Protection, to be composed of the heads of specified Federal agencies, one representative of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, and two presidentially appointed public members. Directs the Council to: (1) advise the President on radiation matters affecting health and safety; (2) review the authority of Federal agencies to regulate radiation-related activities; (3) make recommendations to the President and Congress concerning changes in the authority granted to such agencies; (4) identify the research needed by such agencies to meet their regulatory responsibilities and to transmit to the Federal Conference on Research into the Biological Effects of Radiation (established by this Act) a list of such research needs; (5) develop and recommend public education programs concerning radiation health and safety; (6) review State and local radiation control programs; and (7) keep the Congress and appropriate congressional committees advised as to the Council's activities. Directs the Chairman of the Council to establish, for at least one year, a working group on the reduction and control of occupational exposure to radiation, to be composed of the heads of specified Federal agencies and one Council member. Requires such working group, in consultation with concerned labor and management representatives and other qualified industries, to: (1) review the need for reduction or increased control of occupational exposure to radiation and suggest means for meeting any such needs, including specified reductions and improvements; and (2) study the feasibility of establishing a system for recording occupational doses of radiation received by individual workers and other occupational radiation information. Directs the Chariman to establish, for at least one year, a working group on protection from exposure to medical radiation, to be composed of the heads of spec… | 2025-08-29T19:51:29Z | |
| 97-hr-5914 | 97 | hr | 5914 | A bill to reduce ineffectiveness and duplication within the Department of Health and Human Services by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make certain reorganizations within the Department relating to the health functions of the Department. | Health | 1982-03-22 | 1982-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] | WI | D | O000007 | 20 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Health Care Delivery Systems Administration (Administration). Delegates to the Administration functions currently performed by specified units of the Health Services Administration and the Health Resources Administration. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Administration a Bureau for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Health Education. Transfers to such Bureau functions of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Center for Health Promotion and Education, the Office of Smoking and Health, and the Center for Environmental Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Institutes of Health a National Institute of Health Statistics and Systems Research. Transfers to such Institute functions of the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Health Services Research. Directs the Secretary to transfer the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health a Center for State Services to be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for State Services. Transfers to such Office functions of specified units of the Center for Disease Control. Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Food and Drug Administration the functions of the Center for Disease Control's laboratory improvement program. Directs the Secretary to delegate specified international health functions to the Assistant Secretary for International Health. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-5919 | 97 | hr | 5919 | Health Research Act of 1982 | Health | 1982-03-22 | 1982-08-23 | For Further Action See H.R.6457. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Health Research Act of 1982 - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act (National Research Institutes) to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as a statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966) consisting of the following 11 categorical institutes: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) the NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; and (3) the Director shall delegate certain program promotion and coordination functions to an Assistant Director including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of the NIH's activities and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; and (3) the biennial reports of the directors of each of the national research instit… | 2025-08-29T19:49:37Z |
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