Health
S. 1929—-Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) / Finance (10/27/05)—A bill to reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality, to improve the collection of racial, ethnic, primary language, and socio-economic determination data for use by healthcare researchers and policymakers, to provide performance incentives for high-performing hospitals and community health centers, and to expand current federal programs seeking to eliminate health disparities.
International
H. Res. 514—-Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) / International Relations (10/25/05)—A resolution supporting the observance of a Month of Global Health.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 4124—-Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) / Energy and Commerce (10/24/05)—A bill to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children.
S. Res. 287—-Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) / (10/25/05)—A resolution honoring the life of Rosa Parks and expressing condolences on her passing.
H. Res. 512—-Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) / Government Reform (10/26/05)—A resolution honoring the life and accomplishments of Rosa Parks and expressing condolences on her passing.
H.R. 4145—-Rep. Jesse L. Jackson (D-IL) / Administration (10/26/05)—A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall.
S. Con. Res. 61—-Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) / Considered and passed (10/27/05)—A concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of Rosa Parks to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.
