S.3 BIOPREPAREDNESS ACT

Bill Summarry

S.Con.Res 18 Introduced March 11, 2005
Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution

S.ConRes 18 is an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
Link to Statement
http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-03-14Open-Stat-Bud-Reso.pdf

S. 513 Introduced March 3, 2005
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2005

This bill would provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states and their political subdivisions.

S. 366 Introduced February 10, 2005
Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act of 2005

This bill would improve women’s access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.

S. 367 Introduced February 10, 2005
Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act of 2005

This bill would improve women’s access to health care services and the access of all individuals to emergency and trauma care services, by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of such services

S. 288 Introduced February 3, 2005
State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2005

This bill would extend federal funding for operation of state high risk health insurance pools.

S. 184 Introduced January 26, 2005
Safe IMPORT Act of 2005

This bill would allow for the importation of prescription drugs form Canada and other countries and would establish new protections to make sure consumers are making informed choices and getting safe medicines both in their local pharmacies and online.”

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S. 3 Introduced on January 24, 2005
The Bioshield Bill

This bill encourages development of products needed to protect the nation against biological, radiological or nuclear agents as well as infectious diseases. It expands the availability and accessibility of vaccines as well as strengthening capacity and coordination, so we can respond effectively during public health emergencies. The bill also importantly increases benefits for our brave service members serving in a combat zone or in support of operations in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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