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| 98-s-3096 | 98 | s | 3096 | Infant Formula Amendments of 1984 | Health | 1984-10-12 | 1984-10-23 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Infant Formula Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish uniform infant formula quality control regulations. Requires manufacturers to test each batch of formula for required nutrients and nutrient levels prior to sale and periodically thereafter. | 2025-08-29T17:38:55Z | |
| 98-hr-6433 | 98 | hr | 6433 | Mental Health Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-10-10 | 1984-10-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Mental Health Act of 1984 - Title I: Mental Health Benefits - Entitles residents and nonresident citizens to mental health benefits under this Act. Enumerates mental health services covered by this Act, stipulating that payments for such services shall be made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the recipient's behalf. Sets forth qualifications of psychiatric hospitals for participation in the program under this Act, including the provision of active diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services, and accreditation by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. Requires the Secretary to administer the program with the advice and assistance of a Committee on Mental Health responsible for approval of all providers under this Act and the establishment of relevant guidelines and qualifications. Requires the Secretary to conduct a national mental health insurance feasibility study and to submit the findings to the President and Congress. Creates a mental health trust fund in the Treasury. Appropriates to the fund specified tax revenues. Creates a Board of Trustees, with the Secretary of the Treasury as the Managing Trustee, to hold the fund, report annually to Congress on the operation and status of the fund, and review general management policies. Makes it the duty of the Managing Trustee to invest such portions of the trust fund, according to specified instructions, as are not required to meet current withdrawals. Title II: Mental Health Taxes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a series of mental health taxes on employees' income, employers' income, self-employment income, and unearned income. Sets forth rules applicable to the nondeductibility of mental health taxes from the employee's exempt wages. Excludes from an individual's gross income an employer's payment of such tax. | 2025-08-29T17:39:25Z | |
| 98-s-3086 | 98 | s | 3086 | A bill to require the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on, and develop, human contraceptives. | Health | 1984-10-10 | 1984-10-23 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to conduct human contraceptive research and development. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 98-s-3073 | 98 | s | 3073 | Medicare Clinical Training Amendments of 1984 | Health | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-16 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Medicare Clinical Training Amendments of 1984 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purpose of assisting hospitals in carrying out approved graduate medical education and other clinical training activities. Sets forth: (1) the method for determining the size of a State's grant; and (2) the requirements a State must meet in order to receive a grant. Requires the grants to be made from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. Limits the annual aggregate amount of such grants to a specified amount. Requires each State receiving a grant to establish an advisory board to develop recommendations for State policy in supporting graduate medical education and other clinical training activities, and to advise the State with respect to grant allocation requirements. Excludes from reasonable cost the direct costs of graduate medical education and other clinical training activities. | 2025-08-29T17:37:44Z | |
| 98-s-3076 | 98 | s | 3076 | A bill to amend section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize emergency action with respect to pesticide chemicals which present an imminent hazard to the public health, to revise the procedures under such section for changes in tolerances and exemptions for pesticide chemicals, and for other purposes. | Health | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-23 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Agriculture Department, GAO, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to collect specified health and safety data on pesticides used on food. Directs the Administrator to revoke a tolerance or exemption based on false, misleading, or inaccurate information. Directs EPA to take action whenever it receives information indicating that specified food residues may not be safe. Grants the manufacturer an opportunity for a hearing. Directs EPA to cancel a tolerance or exemption for a pesticide whose use has been canceled, suspended, or voluntarily withdrawn under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. Revises the administrative procedures governing amendment and repeal of tolerances and exemptions for pesticide residues on food, including an expedited procedure when presented with an imminent hazard. Prohibits the importation into the United States of raw agricultural commodities containing detectable residues of prohibited pesticides. Requires random sampling of such imports to determine if pesticide residues meet the requirements of such Act. Directs the EPA to review the exemptions from pesticide residue limits within 12 months to determine whether or not they are safe. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 98-sres-472 | 98 | sres | 472 | A resolution expressing the appreciation of the Senate to members of the entertainment industry, especially the Entertainment Industries Council, for their concern over the drug problem in America, and urging the industry to undertake a comprehensive program to communicate to the citizens of the United States the dangers of drug abuse. | Health | 1984-10-04 | 1984-10-04 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 26 | Expresses the Senate's appreciation to members of the entertainment industry, especially the Entertainment Industries Council, for their work in discouraging and communicating the danger of drug use. | 2021-06-29T21:29:54Z | |
| 98-hr-6383 | 98 | hr | 6383 | Multiple Sector Health Care Strategy Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | P000265 | 0 | Multiple Sector Health Care Strategy Act of 1984 - Title I: Multicare Program - Permits every U.S. resident to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a "Medicard" which can be: (1) used to purchase health care services on a fee-for-service basis; (2) exchanged for health care insurance; or (3) exchanged for the provision of health care services from a prepaid provider. Directs the Secretary to establish fee schedules for services and prescription drugs which will set the maximum "Medicard" payment amounts. Provides for reimbursement to a fee-for-service provider: (1) in the case of a charge which is less than the fee schedule charge, of the lesser of the amount charged or 80 percent of the fee schedule charge; or (2) in the case of a charge which is more than the fee schedule charge, of 80 percent of the fee schedule charge by any amount exceeding the fee schedule. Provides that in the case of inpatient hospital services furnished to Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) eligible individuals, the payment amounts shall be 100 percent instead of 80 percent, reduced by coinsurance amounts of: (1) ten percent for the first ten days of inpatient hospital services in a year; and (2) five percent for the next 50 days, with no such reductions thereafter. Reduces the amount otherwise payable annually to an eligible individual by $250, but provides that the reduction for a family of four or more shall not exceed $1,000. Sets forth exceptions to the provisions of the preceding three sentences. Provides that in the case of an individual enrolled in a health insurance plan or with a prepaid provider, the plan or provider is entitled to a capitation payment equal to: (1) 95 percent, or 100 percent for Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligible individuals, of the estimated cost to the Government of payments of services made on the fee-for-service basis; and (2) 100 percent of the amount by which the per capita annual fee-for-service administrative costs to the Government exceed… | 2025-08-29T17:40:23Z | |
| 98-sres-467 | 98 | sres | 467 | A resolution expressing the appreciation of the Senate to members of the entertainment industry, especially the Entertainment Industries Council, for their concern over the drug problem in America, and urging the industry to undertake a comprehensive program to communicate to the citizens of the United States the dangers of drug abuse. | Health | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-03 | Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 32 | Expresses the Senate's appreciation to members of the entertainment industry, especially the Entertainment Industries Council, for their work in discouraging and communicating the danger of drug use. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6357 | 98 | hr | 6357 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit flexible billing and payment arrangements where a physician substitutes on an occasional basis for another physician in solo practice. | Health | 1984-10-02 | 1984-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit payment to be made to a physician in the solo practice of medicine who arranges for physicians' services to be provided by another physician on an occasional basis in certain situations. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6365 | 98 | hr | 6365 | In-Flight Medical Emergencies Act | Health | 1984-10-02 | 1984-10-02 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2] | MI | R | P000574 | 0 | In-Flight Medical Emergencies Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue final rules requiring passenger-carrying aircraft to carry medical supplies, drugs, and equipment for the treatment of in-flight emergencies. Provides relief from State or Federal civil liability for any licensed medical personnel or air carrier employee who renders emergency medical aid on an airplane or who continues such aid until arrival at a medical facility. Extends such relief to an airplane's crew and owner or operator for providing on-board emergency medical supplies. Makes such relief from liability inapplicable if the actions were done recklessly or with gross negligence. | 2025-08-29T17:40:22Z | |
| 98-hr-6367 | 98 | hr | 6367 | A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to requirements that hospitals must meet in order to provide "swing-bed" service under the medicare and medicaid programs. | Health | 1984-10-02 | 1984-10-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6] | MN | D | S000407 | 0 | Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit hospitals providing "swing-bed" services (long-term care usually provided by nursing homes) from being reimbursed for such services at a higher level than nursing homes. Limits those hospitals which can provide swing-bed services to those designed to hold fewer than 50 beds. (Current law permits hospitals with less than 50 beds to offer such services.) Prohibits a hospital from providing swing-bed services unless at least 96 percent of the beds in the nursing homes in the region of the hospital are occupied. Requires swing-bed hospitals to meet the same certification, licensing, and staff training standards as nursing homes. Limits agreements between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and a swing-bed hospital to 12 months. Permits such a hospital to apply for a renewal of an agreement. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6370 | 98 | hr | 6370 | Antibiotic Protection Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-10-02 | 1984-10-02 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 6 | Antibiotic Protection Act of 1984 - Prohibits: (1) any antibiotic drug certified for human use from being added in sub-therapeutic doses to animal feed or to feed ingredients; and (2) antibiotic drugs or agents not certified for human use from being so used in animal feed unless such drugs have been demonstrated not to increase antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans or animals. | 2025-08-29T17:37:57Z | |
| 98-s-3035 | 98 | s | 3035 | Geriatric Manpower Training and Education Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-09-28 | 1984-10-09 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB, GAO. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Geriatric Manpower Training and Education Act of 1984 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for: (1) internal medicine and general pediatrics training grants; (2) family medicine and general dentistry training grants; (3) grants for start-up assistance and curriculum development to schools; (4) advanced nurse training program grants; and (5) nurse practitioner program grants. Makes specific amounts available, from each authorization of appropriations, for programs relating to geriatrics. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for: (1) training and instruction activities and traineeships and fellowships of the National Institute on Aging; (2) training, instruction, and traineeships relating to the mental health problems and illnesses of the elderly and the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of mentally ill elderly individuals. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for training, research, and discretionary projects and programs for FY 1986 through 1990. Sets aside for each year a specific amount for training and instructional activities. | 2025-08-29T17:38:47Z | |
| 98-s-3022 | 98 | s | 3022 | National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-09-25 | 1984-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1984 - Title I: Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research - Establishes: (1) a ten-year National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program; and (2) a Directorate, with the Secretaries of Defense, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services as joint chairpersons, to implement such program. Sets forth the Directorate's functions, including: (1) establishing National Science Foundation-administered matching grants to accelerate the development of uniform and cost-effective standards to monitor nutritional and health status; (2) establishing Centers for Disease Control-administered grants to assist States and local governments to monitor and enhance nutrition services; and (3) submitting an annual report to the President and the Congress by January 15 of each year. Requires the Directorate to prepare a National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Plan which shall: (1) assess and report on U.S. nutritional and dietary trends; (2) sponsor or conduct research; (3) develop and maintain dietary and nutritional data resources; (4) coordinate Federal activities and assist similar State and local activities, including scientific and technical assistance; (5) maintain and coordinate present and future nutrition and dietary surveys, including the development of uniform survey standards; and (6) encourage private sector and academic program participation. Requires a 60-day public comment period before such plan is submitted in final form to the President and the Congress. Provides for scientific research and development in support of such program and plan. Authorizes: (1) FY 1985 appropriations to be available until expended to establish the Directorate and the National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council (as provided for in title II of this Act); and (2) ten-year appropriations for the National Science Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control grant programs. Title II: National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council - Establishes a 15-member Advis… | 2025-08-29T17:40:02Z | |
| 98-hr-6274 | 98 | hr | 6274 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of ambulette service for wheelchair-bound individuals. | Health | 1984-09-19 | 1984-09-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include as "medical and other health services" ambulette service furnished to a wheelchair-bound individual where the use of other methods of transportation is contraindicated by the individual's condition. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-3009 | 98 | s | 3009 | Geriatric Manpower Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-09-19 | 1984-09-25 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, GAO, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 1 | Geriatric Manpower Act of 1984 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for: (1) internal medicine and general pediatrics training grants; (2) family medicine and general dentistry training grants; (3) grants for start-up assistance and curriculum development to schools; (4) advanced nurse training program grants; and (5) nurse practitioner program grants. Provides, for each authorization of appropriations, that a specific amount shall be available for programs relating to geriatrics. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for: (1) training and instruction activities and traineeships and fellowships of the National Institute on Aging; (2) training, instruction, and traineeships relating to the mental health problems and illnesses of the elderly and the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of mentally ill elderly individuals. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for training, research, and discretionary projects and programs for FY 1986 through 1990. Sets aside for each year a specific amount for training and instructional activities. | 2025-08-29T17:41:21Z | |
| 98-hr-6224 | 98 | hr | 6224 | Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act | Health | 1984-09-12 | 1984-11-08 | Became Public Law No: 98-621. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act - Provides that, effective October 1, 1987, the District of Columbia shall assume full responsibility for the provision of mental health services to residents of the District. Establishes time schedules for the preparation, review, and adoption of a system implementation plan for a comprehensive District mental health system. Sets forth the components of the plan. Requires the establishment of a labor-management advisory committee to make recommendations on the plan. Requires the solicitation of comments from the public with respect to the development of the plan. Permits the shift of selected program responsibilities and staff resources from Saint Elizabeths Hospital to the District of Columbia with the mutual agreement of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Secretary of Health and Human Services if such transfer is consistent with the plan. Requires that both a financial and physical plant audit of Saint Elizabeths Hospital be completed by January 1, 1986. Makes the Secretary responsible for making repairs and renovations necessary to bring those facilities at Saint Elizabeths Hospital which are to be utilized by the District as part of the comprehensive system up to applicable health and safety codes and standards. Creates a joint responsibility on the part of the District and the Secretary for providing citizens with the full range and scope of mental health services during the service coordination transition period. Describes the process for congressional review and adoption of the system implementation plan. Requires the Mayor to implement the plan by October 1, 1991. Sets forth transition provisions which shall apply to employees of Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Provides for the transfer of the property connected with Saint Elizabeths Hospital to the District except that identified by the Secretary as necessary for the delivery of Federal mental health programs at Saint Elizabeths Hospi… | 2021-09-25T05:30:25Z | |
| 98-hjres-645 | 98 | hjres | 645 | A joint resolution to designate the week of February 18, 1985, through February 24, 1985, as "CPR Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-11 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Designates the week of February 18 through February 24, 1985, as CPR Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-6211 | 98 | hr | 6211 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide assistance for drug abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation and related programs and to authorize the use of drug forfeiture funds for such purpose. | Health | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide assistance for drug abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation and related programs; and (2) use drug forfeiture funds in the Treasury for such purposes. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-sjres-352 | 98 | sjres | 352 | A joint resolution designating October 1984 as "National Head Injury Awareness Month." | Health | 1984-09-11 | 1984-10-05 | See H.J.Res.638. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 34 | Designates the month of October 1984 as National Head Injury Awareness Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6208 | 98 | hr | 6208 | Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act | Health | 1984-09-10 | 1984-09-10 | Referred to House Committee on District of Columbia. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 2 | Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act - Provides that, effective October 1, 1987, the District of Columbia shall assume full responsibility for the provision of mental health services to residents of the District. Establishes time schedules for the preparation, review, and adoption of a system implementation plan for a comprehensive District mental health system. Sets forth the components of the plan. Requires the establishment of a labor-management advisory committee to make recommendations on the plan. Requires the solicitation of comments from the public with respect to the development of the plan. Permits the shift of selected program responsibilities and staff resources from Saint Elizabeths Hospital to the District of Columbia with the mutual agreement of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Secretary of Health and Human Services if such transfer is consistent with the plan. Requires that both a financial and physical plant audit of Saint Elizabeths Hospital be completed by January 1, 1986. Makes the Secretary responsible for making repairs and renovations necessary to bring those facilities at Saint Elizabeths Hospital which are to be utilized by the District as part of the comprehensive system up to applicable health and safety codes and standards. Creates a joint responsibility on the part of the District and the Secretary for providing citizens with the full range and scope of mental health services during the service coordination transition period. Describes the process for congressional review and adoption of the system implementation plan. Requires the Mayor to implement the plan by October 1, 1991. Sets forth transition provisions which shall apply to employees of Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Provides for the transfer of the property connected with Saint Elizabeths Hospital to the District, except that identified by the Secretary as necessary for the delivery of Federal mental health programs at Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Authorizes appropriations … | 2025-08-29T17:38:34Z | |
| 98-hjres-644 | 98 | hjres | 644 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning April 14, 1985, as "National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-09-06 | 1984-09-06 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Designates the week beginning April 14, 1985, as National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-6196 | 98 | hr | 6196 | Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act | Health | 1984-09-06 | 1984-09-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act - Title I: Interdepartmental Agreement - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate specified efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service regarding drug and alcohol abuse programs for Indian youth. Requires certain officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service to agree to coordinate and share resources with any Indian tribe upon such tribe's request. Title II: Education - Amends the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act, the Indian Education Act, and the Adult Education Act, respectively, to provide for: (1) grants for the training of alcohol and drug abuse counselors in Indian Elementary schools; (2) a specified percentage of fellowships to be awarded to persons specializing in guidance counseling for alcohol and drug abuse; and (3) grants to support pilot adult education projects which provide drug and alcohol abuse counseling services. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide drug and alcohol abuse curricula in Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools and schools operated under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. Requires the Secretary to publish an alcohol and drug abuse quarterly newsletter. Title III: Family and Social Services - Requires the Director of the Indian Health Service to provide training in alcohol and drug abuse problems to specified schools, Indian Health Service personnel, and others. Title IV: Law Enforcement - Provides for the detention of Indian juveniles in temporary emergency shelters if their offenses are related to the use or possession of drugs or alcohol. Title V: Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the Director of the Indian Health Service to: (1) conduct a study regarding residential alcohol or drug abuse treatment; and (2) provide alcohol and drug abuse treatment services in specified facilities. Title VI: Definitions, Effective Date, and… | 2025-08-29T17:38:27Z | |
| 98-sjres-349 | 98 | sjres | 349 | A joint resolution to designate the month of September 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month". | Health | 1984-09-06 | 1984-09-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | Designates the month of September 1985 as National Mental Retardation Awareness Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6186 | 98 | hr | 6186 | A bill to provide for the assumption of selected functions, programs, and resources of Saint Elizabeths Hospital by the District of Columbia, to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive mental health care system in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. | Health | 1984-09-05 | 1984-09-06 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 2 | Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act - Provides that, effective October 1, 1987, the District of Columbia shall assume full responsibility for the provision of mental health services to residents of the District. Establishes time schedules for the preparation and review of a system implementation plan for a comprehensive District mental health system. Sets forth the components of the plan. Requires the establishment of a labor-management advisory committee to make recommendations on the plan. Requires solicitation of comments from the public with respect to the development of the plan. Permits the shift of selected program responsibilities and staff resources from Saint Elizabeths Hospital to the District of Columbia with the mutual agreement of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if such transfer is consistent with the plan. Requires that both a financial and physical plant audit of Saint Elizabeths Hospital be completed by January 1, 1986. Makes the Secretary responsible for making repairs and renovations necessary to bring those facilities at Saint Elizabeths Hospital which are to be utilized by the District as part of the comprehensive system up to applicable health and safety codes and standards. Creates a joint responsibility on the part of the District and the Secretary for providing citizens with the full range and scope of mental health services during the service coordination transition period. Establishes the Mental Health Services Transition Commission whose function is to review, amend, and adopt the system implementation plan for the provision of comprehensive mental health services in the District of Columbia. Sets forth transition provisions which shall apply to employees of Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Provides for the transfer of property connected with Saint Elizabeths Hospital to the District. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991 for the District of Columbia comprehensive mental health syst… | 2021-06-29T21:24:13Z | |
| 98-hjres-638 | 98 | hjres | 638 | A joint resolution designating October 1984 as "National Head Injury Awareness Month". | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 98-538. | House | Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] | WA | D | D000327 | 228 | Designates the month of October 1984 as National Head Injury Awareness Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-6118 | 98 | hr | 6118 | A bill to require that a comprehensive study be prepared regarding the present status of lower animal cancer research at the State and Federal levels, and means for improving and coordinating that research. | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 4 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with specified Federal agencies, to prepare and submit to the Congress by January 1, 1987, a report concerning the effectiveness and coordination of Federal and State programs with respect to lower animal cancer research. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-6124 | 98 | hr | 6124 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a clinical trial to determine the efficiency and economic feasibility of providing medicare coverage for personal emergency response systems. | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 49 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a clinical trial in order to determine the efficiency and economic feasibility of providing Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) coverage for personal emergency response systems. Requires each personal emergency response system to include, for purposes of the clinical trial: (1) communication equipment located in the home which transmits signals for emergency medical assistance over the telephone; (2) a local response center to monitor such signals; and (3) medical personnel or other persons to provide emergency medical assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress a report containing the findings and conclusions of the clinical trial, along with any legislative recommendations. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6129 | 98 | hr | 6129 | Obstetric Care Information Act | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 0 | Obstetric Care Information Act - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant) of the Social Security Act to require a State plan under such title to insure that a pregnant woman: (1) has the opportunity, upon her request, to inspect, copy, and have explained any medical records relating to her condition or treatment; (2) is informed, beforehand, of the side effects, risks, contraindications, and effectiveness of the procedures, drugs, or devices, and of alternative methods of treatment; and (3) consents to treatment. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish guidelines with respect to the explanation of the side effects, risks, contraindications, and effectiveness of drugs and devices intended for use by pregnant women. Deems misbranded any drug or device offered for sale to a woman for use during pregnancy or parturition which does not meet such guidelines. | 2025-08-29T17:40:41Z | |
| 98-hr-6137 | 98 | hr | 6137 | A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to prohibit any person under the age of 21 to be required to register with the Selective Service System so long as the provisions of Public Law 98-363 remain in effect insofar as they relate to a reduction in Federal highway aids to states who have not established a minimum drinking age of 21. | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] | WI | D | O000007 | 12 | Amends the Military Selective Service Act to eliminate the requirement that persons under the age of 21 register for military service while there remains in effect a reduction in Federal highway aid to States which have not established a minimum drinking age of 21. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 98-s-2926 | 98 | s | 2926 | Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-10 | Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 6 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 - Title I: Abbreviated New Drug Applications - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize abbreviated applications for the approval of a new drug. Sets forth the contents of an abbreviated application, including: (1) information to show that the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling proposed for a new drug have been previously approved for a drug that appears on a list prepared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (listed drug); and (2) a certification relating to patents covering such listed drug. Requires an applicant who makes such a certification to state in the application that a specified notice has been given to: (1) each owner of the patent (or owner-representative); and (2) the holder (or holder-representative) of the approved application for the drug or drug use claimed by the patent. Sets forth information to be included in such notice. Requires the permission of the Secretary before an abbreviated application may be submitted for a new drug which has a different active ingredient or whose route of administration, dosage form, or strength differ from that of a listed drug. Directs the Secretary to approve an application for a drug unless specified findings are made. Requires the Secretary to approve or disapprove an application within a specified time. Requires the approval of a drug to be withdrawn or suspended if the application for approval was abbreviated and it refers to a drug the approval of which was withdrawn or suspended for specified reasons. Requires the Secretary, within 60 days of enactment, to publish: (1) a list of each drug which has been approved for safety and effectiveness before enactment of this Act; (2) the date of approval (if after 1981) and the number of the application; and (3) whether in vitro or in vitro bioequivalence studies, or both, are required for applications filed under this Act which will refer to the drug published. Provides for … | 2021-06-30T14:28:59Z | |
| 98-s-2938 | 98 | s | 2938 | A bill to amend parts A and B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that nurse practitioners may recertify the need for certain services originally certified by a physician. | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-20 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Amends parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit a nurse practitioner to recertify the need for certain services originally certified by a physician. Permits recertification by a nurse practitioner under part A for inpatient psychiatric hospital services, inpatient tuberculosis hospital services, post-hospital extended care services, and home health services. Permits recertification by a nurse practitioner under part B for home health services. | 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z | |
| 98-s-2941 | 98 | s | 2941 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Health and Human Services to conduct a clinical trial to determine the efficiency and economic feasibility of providing medicare coverage for personal emergency response systems. | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-20 | 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 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a clinical trial in order to determine the efficiency and economic feasibility of providing Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) coverage for personal emergency response systems. Requires each personal emergency response system to include, for purposes of the clinical trial: (1) communication equipment located in the home which transmits signals for emergency medical assistance over the telephone; (2) a local response center to monitor such signals; and (3) medical personnel or other persons to provide emergency medical assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress a report containing the findings and conclusions of the clinical trial, along with any legislative recommendations. | 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z | |
| 98-s-2946 | 98 | s | 2946 | Alzheimer's Disease Research Coordination Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 7 | Alzheimer's Disease Research Coordination Act of 1984 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the National Institute on Aging to coordinate Alzheimer's disease research and related research in various scientific disciplines conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) insure that a portion of the budget of the Alzheimer's disease research centers is used for related multidisciplinary research; and (2) report annually to Congress. | 2025-08-29T17:38:00Z | |
| 98-hr-6106 | 98 | hr | 6106 | Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act | Health | 1984-08-08 | 1984-08-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25] | TX | D | A000209 | 0 | Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act - Limits to gross negligence the liability of persons who without compensation transport by air in interstate commerce human transplant organs. | 2025-08-29T17:37:48Z | |
| 98-sjres-339 | 98 | sjres | 339 | A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month". | Health | 1984-08-03 | 1984-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 19 | Directs the President to designate March 1985 as National Mental Retardation Awareness Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6075 | 98 | hr | 6075 | A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the increase in the medicare part A deductible and coinsurance effected by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. | Health | 1984-08-02 | 1984-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] | KY | D | P000230 | 0 | Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to decrease the multiplier in the inpatient hospital deductible formula from $45 to $40. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6049 | 98 | hr | 6049 | A bill to create within the National Library of Medicine a clearinghouse for consumer health education and information. | Health | 1984-07-31 | 1984-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create, within the National Library of Medicine, a clearinghouse for consumer health education and information. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-6051 | 98 | hr | 6051 | A bill to establish a Strike Force on Health Quackery to coordinate the efforts of Federal agencies to curb the sale and promotion of fraudulent health remedies. | Health | 1984-07-31 | 1984-08-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 35 | Establishes within the Department of Justice the Strike Force on Health Quackery, composed of two representatives from each of the following organizations: (1) the Department of Justice; (2) the Food and Drug Administration; (3) the Federal Trade Commission; and (4) the U.S. Postal Service. Requires the Strike Force to make a full analysis of (including a plan to curtail) the sale and promotion of drugs, medical devices, and medical treatments which are known to be false or whose safety and effectiveness is not proven. Sets forth periodic reporting requirements and requires a final report to Congress upon termination of the Task Force three years after its establishment. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-s-2895 | 98 | s | 2895 | Health Care Catastrophic Loss Prevention Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-07-31 | 1984-08-20 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Health Care Catastrophic Loss Prevention Act of 1984 - Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) remove the limits on inpatient hospital stays; (2) increase from 100 to 150 days coverage for post-hospital extended care services; (3) reduce the deductible for inpatient hospital services; and (4) reduce coinsurance for post-hospital extended care. Requires the amount of the monthly premium under part A for a year to be an amount such that the aggregate amount of premiums will cover the costs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund of such additional benefits and reduced deductibles and coinsurance. Provides that if an individual has a private insurance plan that would cover the additional benefits provided by this Act, then that individual will not be entitled to the additional benefits provided through part A and shall not be required to pay a premium under part A for such benefits. Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII to permit any individual enrolled under part B to pay a premium amount which would cover any copayments otherwise not payable under part B because the payment rate for a service is less than 100 percent. Requires the amount of the monthly premium under part B for a year to be an amount such that the aggregate amount of premiums will cover the costs to the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund of such additional benefits. Provides for automatic enrollment for such benefit when an individual enrolls under part B, unless an individual notifies the Secretary of Health and Human Services that he or she does not wish to be enrolled. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Commission on Extended Care Services to conduct a study of extended care services under Medicare. Requires the Secretary to report the results of the study to the appropriate House and Senate committees. | 2025-08-29T17:40:52Z | |
| 98-hjres-631 | 98 | hjres | 631 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as "Mental Illness Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-07-30 | 1984-10-02 | For Further Action See S.J.Res.322. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 216 | Designates the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as Mental Illness Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-6042 | 98 | hr | 6042 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide medicare coverage for routine cancer screening. | Health | 1984-07-30 | 1984-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 1 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide medicare coverage for routine cancer screening. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-2878 | 98 | s | 2878 | Pharmaceutical Export Amendments of 1984 | Health | 1984-07-26 | 1984-08-01 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Agriculture Department, OMB, GAO. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 2 | Pharmaceutical Export Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the export of certain drugs (including biological products) intended for human or animal use even though such drugs have not been approved or licensed for use in the United States. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and keep current a list of foreign countries having adequate governmental health authorities to which such drugs may be shipped. Provides for additions to and removals from the list. Includes among the first countries to be listed Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Sets forth criteria any unapproved drug must meet to be permitted export to both listed and unlisted countries. Requires, at a minimum, that the drug: (1) be approved or licensed in a listed country; (2) be either exempt for investigational use in the United States, or be intended for diseases or health conditions in a foreign country which do not exist in the United States; (3) has completed sufficient Phase I clinical investigation, if intended for human use, to permit the initiation of Phase II or Phase III clinical studies; and (4) has not had its sale in the foreign country declared contrary to public health and safety. Makes labeling requirements. Adds further criteria for export to a listed country. Requires periodic notification to foreign governments of U.S. regulatory decisions, actions, information, and labeling requirements. | 2025-08-29T17:39:06Z | |
| 98-sjres-334 | 98 | sjres | 334 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of November, 1984, as "National Hospice Month". | Health | 1984-07-24 | 1984-09-25 | Became Public Law No: 98-423. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 41 | Designates November 1984 as National Hospice Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-621 | 98 | hjres | 621 | A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1984 as "National Hospice Month". | Health | 1984-06-29 | 1984-09-12 | See S.J.Res.334. | House | Rep. Gradison, Willis D., Jr. [R-OH-2] | OH | R | G000349 | 254 | Designates November 1984 as National Hospice Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5977 | 98 | hr | 5977 | Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged Act | Health | 1984-06-29 | 1984-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 38 | Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State plan for medical assistance to provide assistance for outpatient prescribed drugs and other items for individuals who are 65 or older and who are U.S. citizens in the United States or resident aliens and who have incomes below a certain level and are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the State medical plan if: (1) the State has in effect a law permitting a licensed pharmacist to substitute a less expensive interchangeable drug for another drug unless a licensed physician provides that a substitution is medically inappropriate; and (2) the State plan provides that the amount of payment will not exceed the cost of the least expensive interchangeable drug. Sets forth requirements governing amounts of payments. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for informing individuals who are 65 or older and who are entitled to Medicare benefits of the benefits available under this Act in States which have elected to have a program of pharmaceutical assistance for the aged pursuant to this Act. Requires the Secretary to promulgate final regulations by September 1, 1985, to provide for State implementation of this Act. Provides that this Act shall apply to medical assistance furnished with respect to outpatient prescribed drugs furnished on or after October 1, 1985. Directs the Secretary to maintain statistical records on State programs of pharmaceutical assistance to the aged to determine the effectiveness and impact of such programs. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the programs when the FY 1987 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services is transmitted to Congress. | 2025-08-29T17:37:45Z | |
| 98-hr-5981 | 98 | hr | 5981 | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require medicaid plans to provide dental services for individuals aged 65 or older. | Health | 1984-06-29 | 1984-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9] | TN | D | F000261 | 19 | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid plans to provide dental services for individuals aged 65 or older. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-s-2843 | 98 | s | 2843 | National Cancer Screening Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-06-29 | 1984-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] | FL | R | H000374 | 2 | National Cancer Screening Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to the Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York, and to the Tampa Cancer Center of the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, for the planning and implementation of model programs to develop an economical method for early cancer detection. Authorizes FY 1985 through 1987 appropriations. | 2025-08-29T17:39:29Z | |
| 98-hr-5966 | 98 | hr | 5966 | A bill to provide prompt, exclusive, and equitable compensation, as a substitute for inadequate tort remedies, for disabilities or deaths resulting from occupational exposure to asbestos; and for other purposes. | Health | 1984-06-28 | 1984-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] | PA | D | M001088 | 29 | Title I: Supplemental Benefits - Establishes a Federal supplemental benefit program for death or disability caused by occupational exposure to asbestos. Provides guidelines for: (1) the calculation of benefits in proportion to disability; (2) payment methods; and (3) payment priorities. Exempts such supplemental benefits from: (1) any tax or legal process; and (2) any offset for administrative benefits under State or Federal law. Sets guidelines for the offset of supplemental benefits where reorganization or liquidation proceedings occur under Federal bankruptcy laws. Makes supplemental benefits payable only out of the Asbestos-Related Disease Trust Fund established by this Act. Conditions eligibility for supplemental benefits upon such benefits' being the exclusive remedy of an individual for occupational exposure to asbestos. Prescribes guidelines for the filing and payment of asbestos-related disease claims. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to apply by analogy specified portions of the Social Security Act when making determinations of: (1) entitlement to benefits; (2) review of claims; and (3) delegations of authority to State agencies. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to determine annually the average weekly wage for manufacturing workers in each State. Requires such determinations to govern decisions regarding all claims filed in the following calendar year. Requires the Secretary to rely upon: (1) prior court decisions regarding a claimant; (2) prior determinations by the appropriate workers' compensation program regarding specified eligibility criteria. Specifies exceptions. Requires the Secretary to apply the appropriate workers' compensation law when reviewing supplemental benefit claims. Creates within the Department of Health and Human Services the National Medical Panel on Asbestos-Related Diseases to: (1) decide which diseases belong to the list of asbestos-related diseases; (2) review claims … | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-5967 | 98 | hr | 5967 | Breast Cancer Treatment Informed Consent Act | Health | 1984-06-28 | 1984-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 11 | Breast Cancer Treatment Informed Consent Act - Requires any State receiving funds under titles V (Maternal and Child Health Block Grant) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act or under the preventive health service provisions of the Public Health Service Act to require any physician or surgeon licensed to practice medicine in such State to inform any breast cancer patient of alternative methods of treatment for breast cancer before such treatment is begun. Requires that the patients be informed by means of: (1) a standardized written summary in layman's language and in a language understood by the patient of alternative methods of treatment; and (2) an explanation of the treatment options described in such written summary together with the risks associated with each procedure relative to each patient's particular medical circumstances. | 2025-08-29T17:40:25Z | |
| 98-hr-5971 | 98 | hr | 5971 | Health Effects of Radiation Research Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-06-28 | 1984-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] | CO | D | W000647 | 20 | Health Effects of Radiation Research Act of 1984 - Transfers to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority of the Secretary of Energy to conduct epidemiological studies of radiation effects. Establishes an advisory panel comprised of individuals representing: (1) public interest groups; (2) experts in epidemiological studies of radiation effects upon health; and (3) public health officials. | 2025-08-29T17:38:12Z | |
| 98-s-2832 | 98 | s | 2832 | A bill to amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act. | Health | 1984-06-28 | 1984-06-28 | Introduced in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1039. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 2 | Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend until May 1, 1988, the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take certain actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin. | 2021-06-29T22:23:19Z | |
| 98-sjres-329 | 98 | sjres | 329 | A joint resolution designating the month of August 1984 as "Ostomy Awareness Month". | Health | 1984-06-28 | 1984-08-21 | See H.J.Res.587. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 32 | Designates the month of August 1984 as Ostomy Awareness Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-330 | 98 | sjres | 330 | A joint resolution designating the month of August, 1984, as "Ostomy Awareness Month". | Health | 1984-06-28 | 1984-08-21 | See H.J.Res.587. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 32 | Designates the month of August 1984 as Ostomy Awareness Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-609 | 98 | hjres | 609 | A joint resolution to designate December 12, 1984 as "National Tumor Registrar Recognition Day". | Health | 1984-06-27 | 1984-06-27 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] | MA | D | M000834 | 113 | Designates December 12, 1984, as National Tumor Registrar Recognition Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-610 | 98 | hjres | 610 | A joint resolution to designate the week of May 1 through May 7, 1985, as "National Osteoporosis Week". | Health | 1984-06-27 | 1984-06-27 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 49 | Designates the week of May 1 through May 7, 1985, as National Osteoporosis Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-611 | 98 | hjres | 611 | A joint resolution to designate the week of September 10, 1984, through September 16, 1984, as "Teenage Alcohol Abuse Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-06-27 | 1984-06-27 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 203 | Designates the week of September 10 through September 16, 1984, as Teenage Alcohol Abuse Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-s-2798 | 98 | s | 2798 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the planning, development, establishment, and operation of poison control centers. | Health | 1984-06-27 | 1984-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for the development and implementation of poison control centers to provide services, including a toll-free hotline, for poisoning and drug overdose cases. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5931 | 98 | hr | 5931 | Commission for the Study of Suicide Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-06-26 | 1984-06-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 12 | Commission for the Study of Suicide Act of 1984 - Establishes the Commission for the Study of Suicide to develop a national plan regarding the causes of and treatment strategies for suicide. Requires the Commission to transmit to the President and the Congress a detailed report of its findings, conclusions and recommendations by a certain date. Terminates the Commission by a certain date. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T17:38:32Z | |
| 98-sjres-322 | 98 | sjres | 322 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as "Mental Illness Awareness Week" | Health | 1984-06-26 | 1984-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 98-458. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 35 | Designates the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as Mental Illness Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-602 | 98 | hjres | 602 | A joint resolution designating the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland, as the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine. | Health | 1984-06-21 | 1984-06-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | M000702 | 12 | Designates the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, as the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-sjres-318 | 98 | sjres | 318 | A joint resolution to designate the week of September 16, 1984 through September 22, 1984, as "National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-06-21 | 1984-09-05 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 39 | Designates the week of September 16 through September 22, 1984, as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5887 | 98 | hr | 5887 | A bill to promote the establishment of family support groups for families of victims of Alzheimer's disease or a related memory disorder. | Health | 1984-06-19 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 38 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, to: (1) promote the establishment of family support groups; (2) provide for a national coordinating network; and (3) report to Congress within one year. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5888 | 98 | hr | 5888 | A bill to provide for medicare demonstration projects for alternative medicare benefits for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related memory disorder. | Health | 1984-06-19 | 1984-06-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 38 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with specified agencies, to conduct at least ten demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of providing for alternative Medicare benefits for individuals entitled to Medicare benefits who are diagnosed as suffering from Alzheimer's disease or a related memory disorder. Directs the Secretary, in conducting such projects, to consider: (1) alternative benefits that encompass a range of outpatient services that are particularly appropriate to individuals suffering from such a progressive, chronic illness; and (2) providing alternative benefits in a manner that is analogous to the manner in which benefits for hospice care are made available under Medicare. Limits the cost of each such project. Provides for the paying for such projects. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5892 | 98 | hr | 5892 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care, eye care, dentures, eyeglasses, and hearing aids among the benefits provided by the insurance program established by part B of such title, and for other purposes. | Health | 1984-06-19 | 1984-06-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] | NY | D | S000673 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include among the benefits provided by the insurance program established by part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of such title dental care, eye care, dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and other prosthetic devices relating to the oral cavity, jaws, eyes, or ears, including replacement of such devices. Revises the method of determining premiums for individuals eligible under part B. Increases the Government contribution to the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Excludes from coverage under part B expenses incurred with respect to the referral of an individual to a physician by a doctor of optometry arising out of a procedure in connection with the diagnosis or detection of eye diseases. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-sjres-315 | 98 | sjres | 315 | A joint resolution designating the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland as the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems. | Health | 1984-06-19 | 1984-06-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 1 | Designates the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, as the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 98-hjres-595 | 98 | hjres | 595 | A joint resolution to designate the month of October 1984 as "National Spina Bifida Month". | Health | 1984-06-18 | 1984-09-12 | See S.J.Res.275. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 222 | Designates the month of October 1984 as National Spina Bifida Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5852 | 98 | hr | 5852 | Health Care Cost Containment Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13] | PA | R | C000807 | 0 | Health Care Cost Containment Act of 1984 - Grants an antitrust exemption to health care insurers for the purposes of: (1) acquiring data on health care costs and services; and (2) entering into service and cost agreements with health care providers. Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate such joint activities to determine whether they conform to this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:39:19Z | |
| 98-hr-5856 | 98 | hr | 5856 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to denying additional capital-related costs associated with the churning of hospital assets. | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-27 | See H.R.4170. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 14 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit, for purposes of establishing an appropriate allowance for depreciation, interest on capital indebtedness, and return on equity capital, the valuation of a hospital asset whose ownership has changed from exceeding the valuation of the asset established for Medicare purposes (less accumulated depreciation) as of: (1) the date of the enactment of this Act, in the case of assets for which a valuation has been established as of such date; or (2) the date the valuation is first established for Medicare purposes, in the case of assets for which a valuation is first established after the date of the enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5857 | 98 | hr | 5857 | Medicare Hospital Marketbasket Adjustment Act | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 14 | Medicare Hospital Marketbasket Adjustment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit the increase in hospital costs to the increase in the marketbasket of hospital costs. (Current law provides that the rate of increase for hospitals shall be the marketbasket plus one percent.) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress annually on the introduction of new health care technologies. | 2025-08-29T17:39:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5858 | 98 | hr | 5858 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rationalize the payment amount under the DRG-payment system. | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 15 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the diagnosis related group (DRG) payment system to provide that if the total operating costs for inpatient hospital services: (1) are less than or equal to the payment amount, the amount of payment with respect to such operating costs payable under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII shall be equal to the amount of such operating costs plus 50 percent of the amount by which the payment amount exceeds the amount of the operating costs; or (2) are greater than the payment amount, the amount of the payment with respect to such operating costs payable under part A shall be equal to the payment amount plus the lesser of the amount by which the amount of the operating costs exceeds the payment amount or ten percent of the payment amount. Defines the term "payment amount" to mean the total of the amounts that would otherwise be paid to a hospital without regard to this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5859 | 98 | hr | 5859 | A bill to provide for development of a methodology for payment for hospital outpatient care under the medicare program based on the diagnosis-related group in which patients' treatment is classified. | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 15 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a methodology for the payment for hospital outpatient care under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act on the basis of a classification of patients by the diagnosis related group (DRG) of the treatment of the patients. Requires the methodology to be designed in a manner as to deny payment for such care where payment with respect to such care was intended to be provided in the payment to the hospital under the DRG related prospective payment system. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the methodology developed. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the cost of services for which payment is made under part A (Hospital Insurance) or part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII during the 30 day period prior to, and the 60 day period after, each hospitalization for which payment is made under Medicare. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5860 | 98 | hr | 5860 | Medicare Participating Physican Act | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-27 | See H.R.4170. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 14 | Medicare Participating Physician Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that: (1) in the case of a participating physician, payment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII shall be determined according to provisions of this Act; and (2) payment cannot be made under part B to a new physician unless that physican is a participating physician. Provides that, in general, the amount of payment shall be: (1) during January 1985 in the case of a current physician, the monthly average payment made under part B for services furnished by that physician during 1984; and (2) during any subsequent month, the amount payable for the previous month increased (or decreased) by the amount by which the amount of payment for that previous month was less (or greater) than the amount that would otherwise have been payable (without regard to this Act) under part B with respect to physicians' services furnished by that physician during the previous month. Defines a: (1) "participating physician" as one who has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under which the physician will be paid under part B only in accordance with this Act and will not charge any amount not permitted to be charged under an assignment; (2) "current physician" as one who receives payments under part B before January 1, 1985; and (3) "new physician" as one who is not a current physician. | 2025-08-29T17:41:19Z | |
| 98-hr-5861 | 98 | hr | 5861 | Medicare Preferred Provider Organization and Competition Act | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-27 | See H.R.4170. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 15 | Medicare Preferred Provider Organization and Competition Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through negotiations, to provide for the determination of payment rates for services by preferred provider organizations so long as the total amount of payments made under title XVIII pursuant to such rates does not exceed the lesser of: (1) 95 percent of the adjusted average per capita cost; or (2) the adjusted community rate plus the actuarial value of additional benefits provided. Defines a "preferred provider organization" as an eligible health maintenance organization or competitive medical plan which has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under which: (1) the organization will provide directly or indirectly to individuals enrolled with the organization and entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII, and enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII, all the services described in parts A and B and the organization will provide directly or indirectly to individuals enrolled with the organization and enrolled under part B (but not entitled to benefits under part A) all the services described in part B; (2) the organization may provide additional services or benefits if these services or benefits are specifically identified to the Secretary and prospective enrollees; (3) the organization agrees to meet requirements respecting access to care, quality of care, program administration, marketing and enrollment practices and materials, full and fair disclosure for enrollees, relationships with health care providers, financial viability, and protections to assure that enrollees will be held harmless in the case of the insolvency of an organization; and (4) the organization agrees to receive payment on a per capita basis. Prohibits any State from preventing any group health plan payors: (1) from negotiating or entering into contracts for alternative rates of payments with, or dete… | 2025-08-29T17:39:10Z | |
| 98-hr-5862 | 98 | hr | 5862 | A bill to provide for an intra-HMO competition demonstration project. | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 16 | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) demonstration projects in at least four States, under which: (1) the Secretary would contract with one or more health maintenance organizations or competitive medical plans (organizations) to perform the functions both of intermediaries under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII and carriers under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) with respect to benefits furnished in a State; (2) if the Secretary contracts with one organization in an area, the Secretary must permit any other organization in the area to enter into such a contract; (3) individuals residing in the State covered by the project and entitled or enrolled under part A or B of title XVIII would be required to enroll with at least one participating organization, but may elect to receive any covered service through any qualified Medicare provider; (4) an organization may offer additional benefits, at no additional cost; (5) an organization will not charge copayments or deductibles if a beneficiary is enrolled with and receives benefits directly from the organization; (6) each organization would receive payment at an annual per capita rate equal to 95 percent of the adjusted per capita cost; and (7) each organization shall have the right of final claim review for necessity and appropriateness of items and services furnished. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a protocol report concerning such demonstration projects and annual reports. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5863 | 98 | hr | 5863 | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Treatment Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 50 | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Treatment Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate 20 centers for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Requires such centers to: (1) provide a central facility for diagnosis, evaluation, and counseling; (2) develop standards of treatment and methods of delivering cost-effective services; (3) train professionals and nonprofessionals in diagnosing and treating such disorders; and (4) develop a comprehensive acute and long-term treatment program. Authorizes FY 1985 through 1989 appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make $1,000,000 available to each center for each of at least five years for teaching, training, research, and staffing. Permits eligible persons to elect to receive benefits as provided for by this Act rather than under titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), or XX (Grants to States for Service) of the Social Security Act, or under the Older Americans Act of 1965. | 2025-08-29T17:40:10Z | |
| 98-sjres-310 | 98 | sjres | 310 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 16, 1984, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week". | Health | 1984-06-14 | 1984-09-25 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 28 | Designates the week beginning September 16, 1984, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-590 | 98 | hjres | 590 | A joint resolution to designate the week of December 9, 1984, through December 15, 1984, as "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-06-12 | 1984-07-03 | See S.J.Res.303. | House | Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8] | MD | D | B000160 | 230 | Designates the week of December 9 through December 15, 1984, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-591 | 98 | hjres | 591 | A joint resolution designating the Month of November 1984 as "National Diabetes Month". | Health | 1984-06-12 | 1984-10-02 | For Further Action See S.J.Res.299. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 223 | Designates November 1984 as National Diabetes Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5824 | 98 | hr | 5824 | A bill to expand the medical freedom of choice of consumers by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that drugs will be regulated under that Act solely to assure their safety. | Health | 1984-06-12 | 1984-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] | PA | R | G000291 | 0 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that new drugs for human or animal use will be regulated under such Act solely to assure their safety, but not their effectiveness. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-s-2748 | 98 | s | 2748 | Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-06-12 | 1984-08-10 | See S. 2926. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 3 | Drug Price Competition and Patent Restoration Act of 1984 - Title I: Abbreviated New Drug Applications - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize abbreviated applications for the approval of a new drug. Sets forth the contents of an abbreviated application, including: (1) information to show that the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling proposed for a new drug have been previously approved for a drug that appears on a list prepared by the Secretary (listed drug); and (2) a certification relating to patents covering such listed drug. Requires an applicant who makes such a certification to state in the application that a specified notice has been given to: (1) each owner of the patent (or owner-representative); and (2) the holder (or holder-representative) of the approved application for the drug or drug use claimed by the patent. Sets forth information to be included in such notice. Requires the permission of the Secretary before an abbreviated application may be submitted for a new drug which has a different active ingredient or whose route of administration, dosage form, or strength differ from that of a listed drug. Directs the Secretary to approve an application for a drug unless specified findings are made. Requires the Secretary to approve or disapprove an application within a specified time. Requires the approval of a drug to be withdrawn or suspended if the application for approval was abbreviated and referred to a drug whose approval was withdrawn or suspended for specified reasons. Requires the Secretary, within 60 days of enactment to publish: (1) a list of each drug which has been approved for safety and effectiveness before enactment of this Act; (2) the date of approval (after 1981) and the number of the application; and (3) whether in vitro or in vitro bioequivalence studies, or both, are required for applications filed under this Act which will refer to the drug published. Provides for periodic list revisions. Prohibits listing of a drug whose approval has bee… | 2025-08-29T17:40:45Z | |
| 98-hjres-589 | 98 | hjres | 589 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 16, 1984, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week". | Health | 1984-06-11 | 1984-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 112 | Designates the week beginning September 16, 1984, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-588 | 98 | hjres | 588 | A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "National Drug Enforcement Officers Week". | Health | 1984-06-07 | 1984-06-07 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | G000212 | 48 | Designates the week of October 7 through October 13, 1984, as National Drug Enforcement Officers Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5810 | 98 | hr | 5810 | National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act | Health | 1984-06-07 | 1984-09-10 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 9 | National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Vaccine-Injury Compensation Program as an elective alternate remedy to judicial action for specified vaccine-related injuries. Grants sole eligibility and compensation jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Sets forth compensation provisions. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct studies on pertussis and rubella vaccines, and to develop other related information materials. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986. Establishes an Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines to advise the Secretary on the implementation of such program, recommend research priorities and changes in vaccine-related injury standards, and vaccine safety and supply changes. Establishes in the Treasury a National Vaccine-Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Authorizes FY 1984 funds. Requires health care providers who vaccinate patients to keep specified records. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make a pediatric vaccine-risk study; and (2) make related parent information materials available. Requires pediatric health care providers to distribute such materials to parents and legal guardians. Requires a congressional report within two years, and biennially thereafter. | 2025-08-29T17:38:55Z | |
| 98-sjres-309 | 98 | sjres | 309 | A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to designate January 1985 as "National Cerebral Palsy Month". | Health | 1984-06-07 | 1984-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 98-519. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 37 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of January 1985 as National Cerebral Palsy Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-587 | 98 | hjres | 587 | A joint resolution designating the month of August 1984 as "Ostomy Awareness Month". | Health | 1984-06-06 | 1984-08-21 | Became Public Law No: 98-388. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 220 | Designates the month of August 1984 as Ostomy Awareness Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-sjres-305 | 98 | sjres | 305 | A joint resolution to designate the week of September 10, 1984, through September 16, 1984, as "Teenage Alcohol Abuse Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-06-06 | 1984-09-05 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] | FL | R | H000374 | 31 | Designates the week of September 10 through September 16, 1984, as Teenage Alcohol Abuse Awareness Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-584 | 98 | hjres | 584 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim March 18, 1985, "National Taste and Smell Disease Awareness Day". | Health | 1984-06-05 | 1984-06-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5] | MS | R | L000447 | 14 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate March 18, 1985, as National Taste and Smell Disease Awareness Day and to invite Governors and chief officials of State and local governments to make similar designations. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-s-2725 | 98 | s | 2725 | A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payment rates for hospice care. | Health | 1984-06-05 | 1984-06-06 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 4 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from establishing a rate of payment for hospice care which is less than specified amounts for routine home care, continuous home care, inpatient respite care, and general inpatient care. Directs the Secretary to: (1) annually review and, if appropriate, adjust such rates; and (2) periodically report to Congress on such review and adjustments. | 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z | |
| 98-hconres-315 | 98 | hconres | 315 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the television and radio networks and stations broadcasting coverage of the XXIII Olympiad include announcements or other informational programming to discourage drug and alcohol abuse by young people. | Health | 1984-05-31 | 1984-06-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] | CA | D | L000090 | 120 | Expresses the sense of Congress that television and radio networks and stations broadcasting coverage of the XXIII Olympiad should include public service announcements or other informational programming warning young people of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5745 | 98 | hr | 5745 | Reproductive Health Equity Act | Health | 1984-05-30 | 1984-08-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] | NY | R | G000417 | 63 | Reproductive Health Equity Act - Amends the Social Security Act (Medicaid), the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Peace Corps Act, the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, and other Federal laws covering armed forces personnel and dependents, and Federal employees' health benefits, to provide that services related to abortion are made available in the same manner as are other pregnancy- related services under federally-funded programs. | 2025-08-29T17:39:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-578 | 98 | hjres | 578 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week of October 14 through October 20, 1984 as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week". | Health | 1984-05-24 | 1984-10-02 | For Further Action See S.J.Res.295. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 217 | Designates the week of October 14 through October 20, 1984, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-579 | 98 | hjres | 579 | A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month". | Health | 1984-05-24 | 1984-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 0 | Directs the President to designate March 1985 as National Mental Retardation Awareness Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5726 | 98 | hr | 5726 | Medicare Long-Term Care Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-05-24 | 1984-05-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-30] | NY | R | C000666 | 0 | Medicare Long-Term Care Act of 1984 - 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 a requirement that such agency 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 who 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 circumstanc… | 2025-08-29T17:40:28Z | |
| 98-s-2719 | 98 | s | 2719 | Uniform Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 | Health | 1984-05-24 | 1984-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 25 | Uniform Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent in FY 1987, and ten percent in FY 1988, of certain Federal-aid highway funds from States in which the minimum drinking age is less than 21 years. | 2025-08-29T17:38:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5718 | 98 | hr | 5718 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply the so-called swing-bed provision to hospitals with up to one hundred and fifty beds. | Health | 1984-05-23 | 1984-05-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit rural hospitals of up to 150 beds to furnish services which, if furnished by an extended care facility, would constitute extended care services. (Current law permits rural hospitals of up to 50 beds to furnish such services.) | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-2708 | 98 | s | 2708 | Asbestos Workers' Recovery Act | Health | 1984-05-23 | 1984-06-05 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 2 | Asbestos Workers' Recovery Act - Title I: Supplemental Benefits - Establishes a Federal supplemental benefit program for death or disability caused by occupational exposure to asbestos. Provides guidelines for: (1) the calculation of benefits in proportion to disability; (2) payment methods; and (3) payment priorities. Exempts such supplemental benefits from: (1) any tax or legal process; and (2) any offset for administrative benefits under State or Federal law. Sets guidelines for the offset of supplemental benefits where reorganization or liquidation proceedings occur under Federal bankruptcy laws. Makes supplemental benefits payable only out of the Asbestos-Related Disease Trust Fund established by this Act. Conditions eligibility for supplemental benefits upon such benefits' being the exclusive remedy of an individual for occupational exposure to asbestos. Prescribes guidelines for the filing and payment of asbestos-related disease claims. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to apply by analogy specified portions of the Social Security Act when making determinations of: (1) entitlement to benefits; (2) review of claims; and (3) delegations of authority to State agencies. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to determine annually the average weekly wage for manufacturing workers in each State. Requires such determinations to govern decisions regarding all claims filed in the following calendar year. Requires the Secretary to rely upon: (1) prior court decisions regarding a claimant; (2) prior determinations by the appropriate workers' compensation program regarding specified eligibility criteria. Specifies exceptions. Requires the Secretary to apply the appropriate workers' compensation law when reviewing supplemental benefit claims. Creates within the Department of Health and Human Services the National Medical Panel on Asbestos-Related Diseases to: (1) decide which diseases belong to the list of asbestos-relat… | 2025-08-29T17:38:44Z | |
| 98-hr-5699 | 98 | hr | 5699 | Mental Health Services Clarification Act | Health | 1984-05-22 | 1984-06-06 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | Mental Health Services Clarification Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to bill the District of Columbia for the costs of services rendered to each person who is or has been admitted to Saint Elizabeths Hospital under the authority of a District of Columbia statute. Specifies particular categories of individuals that the District of Columbia may not bill for services provided to such persons. Phases in the cost-reimbursement system that the District of Columbia must follow over a period of seven years with the District of Columbia's reimbursement payment increasing each year until it reaches 100 percent in FY 1991. Provides that the United States shall be financially responsible for certain categories of patients who receive services at Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Requires that hiring preference be given certain employees of Saint Elizabeths Hospital for career positions in the District of Columbia mental health system. Directs the Secretary to make available any unneeded property to the District of Columbia to provide health or mental health services. | 2025-08-29T17:39:35Z | |
| 98-hr-5700 | 98 | hr | 5700 | National Capital Mental Health Services Corporation Act | Health | 1984-05-22 | 1984-06-06 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | National Capital Mental Health Services Corporation Act - Establishes in the District of Columbia the National Capital Mental Health Services Corporation (Corporation). Sets forth as the purposes of the Corporation the provision of: (1) mental health and related services to those classes or categories of individuals who were eligible to be served by Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the District of Columbia Mental Health Services Administration on December 23, 1975, and to such other persons as the Corporation may decide; (2) efforts to transfer the primary locus of psychiatric treatment from inpatient psychiatric hospital services to a comprehensive community-based mental health services delivery system; (3) facilities and resources to conduct and support high quality research and training in the mental health disciplines; and (4) facilities and resources to promote the development, demonstration, and evaluation of promising treatment and administrative approaches and models for urban community-based mental health systems. Sets forth various powers, duties, restrictions, and preferences for the Corporation. Directs that the Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Governors composed of 11 voting members. Sets forth the appointment procedure and term of office for the Board of Governors. Establishes an Advisory Board on Community and Labor Relations of not less than ten nor more than 15 members to be appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Governor to advise and assist the Board of Governors and the Corporation. Transfers the employees of Saint Elizabeths Hospital or the Mental Health Services Administration of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services to the Corporation. Sets forth various personnel policies and administrative procedures. Requires the District of Columbia to pay the Corporation for services provided: (1) under order of a District of Columbia court; and (2) to an individual of limited means who is a resident of the District of Columbia. Directs the Attorney General to pay the… | 2025-08-29T17:40:19Z | |
| 98-hr-5701 | 98 | hr | 5701 | A bill to amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend for three years the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not prohibit or restrict the sale or distribution of saccharin or products containing saccharin. | Health | 1984-05-22 | 1984-05-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 0 | Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend until May 1, 1988, the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take certain actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z |
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