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HEALTH
The Public Record for the 110th Congress
This is a list of public information regarding health issues released in the 110th Congress by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The information is listed by date. If you require information that was available on this Web site for a previous Congress, please see the archives page.
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July 29, 2008
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Dingell on the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act”
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July 29, 2008
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Dingell on House Passage of “Michelle’s Law”
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July 28, 2008
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New GAO Report Reveals Continuing Problems Resolving Medicare Drug Plan Complaints and Grievances
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July 23, 2008
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PRO(TECH)T Act Would Improve Exchange of Health Information & Safeguard Patient Privacy |
July 22, 2008
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Health Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Need for State Fiscal Relief, Increased Federal Support for Medicaid
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July 16, 2008
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Committee Approves ADUFA, AGDUFA and Student Health Care Legislation
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July 9, 2008
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Subcommittee Approves ADUFA, AGDUFA and Student Health Care Legislation |
June 27, 2008
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Dingell Blasts Senate Republicans' Effort to Block Medicare Bill |
June 26, 2008
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Dingell Statement on the Medical Device Safety Act of 2008
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June 25, 2008
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Subcommittee Approves Health Information Technology Legislation
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June 24, 2008
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Subcommittee Addresses Minority Health Disparities
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June 24, 2008
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Dingell on the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008”
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June 20, 2008
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Rangel, Dingell introduce H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
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June 17, 2008
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Stakeholders Respond to Request for Feedback on Bio-Similars Pathway
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May 22, 2008
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E&C Leaders Release Proposal to Strengthen Health Information Technology
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May 8, 2008
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Health Subcommittee Examines Stem
Cell Research Efforts
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May 7, 2008
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Committee Approves Three Critical Public Health Bills
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April 23, 2008
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Subcommittee Approves Four Critical Public Health Bills
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April 23, 2008
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House Approves the “Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008”
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April 17, 2008 |
Energy and Commerce Leaders Release New Food & Drug Import Safety Proposal
read the April 17 memorandum » |
April 16, 2008 |
Committee Votes Unanimously to Block Medicaid Cuts |
April 14, 2008
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Dingell Blasts Discriminatory Health Insurance Pricing System |
April 9, 2008 |
Subcommittee Moves to Block Medicaid Cuts |
April 2, 2008 |
Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Landmark Tobacco Bill |
March 25, 2008 |
Dingell, Pallone React to Trustees Report, Urge Renewed Effort to Strengthen Medicare
Committee to Probe Breakdowns in NIH Security
read the report » |
March 14, 2008 |
Dingell Highlights Report as Evidence that Administration’s Medicaid Regulations
read the report »
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March 13, 2008 |
Dingell, Murphy Introduce Legislation to Protect Medicaid from Administrative Cuts
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March 13, 2008 |
Committee Completes Markup of Critical Environmental & Public Health Legislation
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March 11, 2008 |
Subcommittee Moves Crucial Public Health Bills Forward
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March 4, 2008 |
Key Lawmakers Seek Probe into Effectiveness of the Individual Market for Health Insurance
Read the Letter to GAO »
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March 3, 2008 |
Dingell Denounces Bush Administration Proposed Medicaid Changes |
March 3, 2008 |
Report Finds HHS Has Failed to Ensure Fiscal Integrity of Medicaid in FL, VT Demonstrations
read the Report »
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February 28, 2008 |
Democratic Chairs: New GAO Report Confirms Medicare Advantage Overpayments Are A Raw Deal For Taxpayers And America's Seniors
February 2008 GAO Report »
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February 15, 2008 |
Dingell Blasts Administration’s Medicare “Trigger” Proposal |
February 8, 2008 |
Dingell, Pallone, King, & Reynolds Introduce Legislation to Temporarily Increase Medicaid Assistance to States |
February 4, 2008 |
Dingell Blasts Bush’s Health Care Cuts |
January 23, 2008 |
Dingell Votes to Override President’s CHIP Veto, Support Children’s Health Care |
January 16, 2008 |
Dingell, Pallone Highlight Committee’s Commitment to Disabled Americans |
January 15, 2008 |
Congressional Leaders Warn Against HHS Efforts to Limit Health Care for Low-Income Children |
January 14, 2008 |
Dingell, Stupak to Continue ENHANCE Trial Investigation |
January 8, 2008 |
Dingell, Wynn on Rising Health Care Costs; CMS Report Details Record Increase in Health Costs |
January 7, 2008 |
Committee Opens Investigation into Celebrity Drug Endorsements |
January 4, 2008 |
Dingell Opposes Administration Efforts to Restrict Medicaid Eligibility |
December 20, 2007 |
Proposed SSA Change Would Cut Benefits for Disabled Individuals |
December 19, 2007 |
House Approves Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act |
November 20, 2007 |
Dingell Statement on Leavitt Visit |
November 7, 2007 |
Subcommittee Approves Legislation to Improve Health Care for American Indians and Alaskan Natives |
October 25, 2007 |
Dingell Responds to Statement of Administration Policy |
October 25, 2007 |
Dingell Joins Colleagues in Approving CHIP Reauthorization Act |
October 16, 2007 |
Health Subcommittee Completes Markup Approved Legislation Promotes Mental Health Parity, Helps Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research |
October 3, 2007 |
Dingell Blasts President’s CHIP Veto |
October 1, 2007 |
Dingell Responds to CMS Announcement on New Medicare Premiums, Cites Overpayments as a Cause of Increases |
September 27, 2007 |
Committee Approves Package of Public Health and Consumer Protection Legislation; Legislation Includes Postpartum Depression and Paralysis Research, Required Registration for Child Product Recalls |
September 25, 2007 |
Dingell Joins Colleagues in Approving CHIP Reauthorization Act; Bipartisan Legislation Will Provide Health Care for More Than 10 Million Children |
September 21, 2007 |
Senate, House Announce Agreement to Renew, Improve Children's Health Insurance Program Now; Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition Ready to Move on Full Reauthorization of Vital Program |
September 20, 2007 |
Dingell Opposes President’s Threat to Veto CHIP Reauthorization; Calls on Bush Administration to Work with Congress to Protect the Health of American’s Children |
September 18, 2007 |
Dingell on Grocery Manufacturers Association Food Safety Action Plan |
September 7, 2007 |
Dingell, Pallone Decry Bush Administration Rejection of New York Children's Health Plan |
September 6, 2007 |
Dingell, Pallone and Stupak Ask HHS to Explain Policy Shift on CHIP; New CMS Directive Would Cause Thousands of Children to Lose Access to Affordable Healthcare
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August 28, 2007 |
Dingell: New Census Report Shows Increase in Number of Uninsured, Confirms Need for Timely Reauthorization of CHIP |
August 6, 2007 |
Dingell Joins Congressional Leaders in Reaffirming Commitment to Reauthorizing Public Health Legislation |
August 2, 2007 |
Dingell Joins Congressional Leaders in Reaffirming Commitment to Reauthorizing Public Health Legislation |
August 1, 2007 |
Dingell Applauds Colleagues for Approving CHAMP Act; Legislation Will Reauthorize CHIP, Strengthen Medicare |
July 19, 2007 |
Health Subcommittee Completes Markup of Critical Public Health Legislation |
July 11, 2007 |
House Passes H.R. 2900, the FDA Amendments Act of 2007; Legislation Improves Drug Safety, Reauthorizes FDA’s User Fee Programs |
July 10, 2007 |
Dingell Rebukes Administration’s Failure to Support SCHIP |
June 28, 2007 |
Dingell Responds to White House Plan for
Under-Funding SCHIP; Administration Proposal Would Deny Health Coverage
to Millions of Children |
June 26, 2007 |
Dingell, Pallone Decry Republican Effort to Block Healthcare for Children and Seniors; Energy & Commerce Leadership Calls on Republicans to Reauthorize CHIP, Strengthen Medicare |
June 18, 2007 |
Dingell, Pallone Challenge Accuracy of New HHS Report on SCHIP; HHS Estimates Would Deny Health Coverage to Millions of Eligible Children
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May 7, 2007 |
Dingell Examines Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirements; Report Shows New Requirements Burden Community Health Centers
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April 26, 2007 |
Congressional Leaders Release GAO Report on "Medicaid Long Term Care: Transferred Assets Before Applying for Nursing Home Coverage; Impact of Deficit Reduction Act Uncertain"
read the report »
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April 23, 2007 |
Dingell, Pallone Respond to Medicare Trustees Report
read the report »
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April 2, 2007 |
Dingell Makes Children’s Dental Health a Priority;
Introduces the Children’s Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007 |
March 30, 2007 |
HHS Inspector General to Reopen NIH Conflict-of-Interest Cases
read letter from the HHS Inspector General » |
March 14, 2007 |
Dingell, Clinton Announce Initiative to Expand Access to Healthcare Coverage to All Children: Children's Health First Act Introduced Today in Both Chambers of Congress |
March 1, 2007 |
"Dingell, MIT's Dr. Gruber Defend SCHIP" |
February 13, 2007 |
"Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Protect Health Benefits for School Children with Disabilities Launched Today" |
January 24, 2007 |
"Energy and Commerce Requests Information from FDA on Contract"
Letter to Food and Drug Administration » |
January 5, 2007 |
House Members Introduce H.R. 4, a Bi-partisan Bill to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices |
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August 7, 2008 |
Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt regarding the implementation of the moratorium on the Medicaid case management rule |
July 11, 2008 |
Letter to the U.S. Goverment Accountability Office requesting a GAO study of the private Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program |
July 11 , 2008 |
Letter to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health regarding the restriction of scientific inquiry in the Population Information Online (POPLINE) database
Letter to USAID »
Letter to Johns Hopkins University » |
April 15, 2008 |
Letter to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health regarding the restriction of scientific inquiry in the Population Information Online (POPLINE) database
Letter to USAID »
Letter to Johns Hopkins University » |
April 3, 2008 |
Letter to 35 groups in regard to generic versions of biologic products
Responses »
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March 31, 2008 |
Letter to Johnson & Johnson and Amgen Inc., requesting documents relating to the marketing strategies of a class of drugs known as Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
read the Johnson & Johnson Letter »
read the Amgen Inc., Letter » |
March 4, 2008 |
Letter to GAO Comptroller General Walker in regard to the individual market for health insurance coverage |
January 7, 2008 |
Letter to CEO and Chairman of the Board Kindler of Pfizer, Inc., in regard to Dr. Robert Jarvik's endorsement of the drug Lipitor |
October 23, 2007 |
Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt in regard to the President's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 |
September 20, 2007 |
Dingell Introduces H.R. 3610, the “Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007” |
September 6 , 2007 |
Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt in regard to a directive by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that would limit CHIP coverage to uninsured children |
August 21, 2007 |
Dingell Opposes President’s Plan to Cut Children’s Health Coverage |
August 2, 2007 |
Letter to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach in regard to reauthorizing public health legislation |
April 4, 2007 |
Letter to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach with regard to the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) |
March 27, 2007 |
Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt and Social Security Administration Commissioner Astrue regarding the Medicare Part D benefit |
March 12, 2007 |
Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt about the proposed rule entitled "Medicaid Program; Cost Limit for Providers Operated by Units of Government and Provisions to Ensure the Integrity of Federal-State Financial Partnership," and its effects on funding sources for Medicaid |
March 8, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell writes letter to Mr. David Walker Comptroller General at the GAO regarding Medicare Part D |
March 8, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell writes letter to Ms. Leslie Norwalk Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's reexamination to improve the notice for Medicare beneficiaries and providers |
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September 9 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges and Next Steps."
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July 24, 2008 |
Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Rule Suspending Medicare “Trigger” for 110th Congress
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July 23, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce markup of H.R. 6357, the “PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008.” |
July 22, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, “State Fiscal Relief: Protecting Health Coverage in Economic Downturn.” |
July 16, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce markup of H.R. 2851, “Michelle’s Law,” H.R. 6432, the “Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008,” and H.R. 6433, the “Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008.” |
July 15, 2008 |
Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Veto Override of H.R. 6331, the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008” |
July 9, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup on H.R. 2851, “Michelle’s Law", H.R. 6432, the “Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008” and H.R. 6433, the “Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008” |
June 25, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup on H.R. 6357, "The PRO(TECH)T Act" |
June 24, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, “H.R. 3014, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007” |
June 5, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Committee Prints of Administration Legislative Proposals on the Animal Drug User Fee Act Amendments of 2008 and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008" |
June 4 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Discussion Draft of Health Information Technology and Privacy Legislation" |
May 21, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "H.R. 1157, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007, and H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007" |
May 15 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell on H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Legislation |
May 15 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "H.R. 5998, the 'Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008'” |
May 14 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "Discussion Draft of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Device and Cosmetic Safety Provisions” |
May 8 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "Stem Cell Science: The Foundation for Future Cures" |
May 7 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Public Health Legislation H.R. 1343, H.R. 5669 and H.R. 1553 |
May 1 , 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled “Discussion Draft of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Drug Safety Provisions” |
April 24, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Discussion Draft of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Food Provisions" |
April 16, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the full Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup on H.R. 5613, the "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008" |
April 9, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup of H.R. 5613, "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008" |
April 3, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008" |
April 2, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce delivered the following statement this morning at the Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of H.R. 1108, the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act |
March 13, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Energy and Commerce Committee markup of health, energy legislation |
March 5, 2008 |
Dingell Statement on Mental Health Parity |
February 28, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing on "A Review of the Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2009 Budget" |
February 26, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, "Covering Uninsured Kids: Reversing Progress Already Made" |
January 29, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Covering Uninsured Kids: Missed Opportunities for Moving Forward" |
January 16, 2008 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "Helping Families with Needed Care: Medicaid's Critical Role for Americans with Disabilities" |
October 17, 2007 |
Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Veto Override of H.R. 976 the "Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007" |
October 16, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Full Committee markup of H.R. 1424, the "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007," and H.R. 1236 |
October 10, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup on "H.R. 1424 the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and H.R. 1236 to Authorize the U.S. Postal Service to Issue a Special Postage Stamp to Support Breast Cancer Research |
October 3, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act" |
September 26, 2007 |
Full Committee markup on public health and consumer product safety legislation |
September 26, 2007 |
Floor Statement regarding a three-month reauthorization of the Title V abstinence-only education allotted by H.R. 3668 |
September 26, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing Entitled, "H.R. 2610, the Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007" |
September 19, 2007 |
Floor Statement, H.R. 3580, the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2007 |
August 1, 2007 |
Floor Statement, H.R. 3162 the CHAMP Act |
July 26, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Full Committee Markup of H.R. 20, H.R. 2295, H.R. 507, and H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act |
July 11, 2007 |
Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell in support of H.R. 2900 |
June 21, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce markup on health legislation |
June 19, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health Markup on PDUFA, MDUFMA, and other FDA Legislation |
June 12, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health "Legislative Hearing on Discussion Drafts of Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Reauthorization, Drug Safety, and Certain Pediatric Pharmaceutical and Device Legislation" |
June 7, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "H.R. 1328, the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act Amendments of 2007" |
May 16, 2007 |
Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act " |
May 9, 2007 |
Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Assessing the Safety of Our Nation's Drug Supply " |
May 2, 2007 |
Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell at the Joint Government Affairs Conference |
May 2, 2007 |
Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Assessing the Impact of a Safe and Equitable Biosimilar Policy in the United States" |
April 25, 2007 |
Introduction of the Medicare for All Act |
April 25, 2007 |
Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Living Without Health Insurance: Why Every American Needs Coverage" |
April 24, 2007 |
Floor Statement, H.R. 493 the "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act" |
April 18, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Medicare Program Efficiency and Integrity" |
April 17, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act " |
March 27, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Insuring Bright Futures: Improving Access to Dental Care and Providing a Healthy Start for Children" |
March 15, 2007 |
Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Introduction of the Children's Health First Act |
March 13, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health markup on pending health legislation
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March 8, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "H.R. 493, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act"
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March 6, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Exploring Options for Improving the Medicare Physician Payment System" |
February 14, 2007 |
The Honorable John D. Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Covering the Uninsured Through the Eyes of a Child" |
February 6, 2007 |
Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing entitled "A Review of the Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2008 Budget" |
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