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Legislation
02/08/07 - H.R. 945, Tanning Accountability and Notification (TAN) Act of 2007
02/16/06 - H.R.4767, Tanning Accountability and Notification (TAN) Act of 2006
06/16/05 - H.R.2946, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2005
06/08/05 - H.R.2812, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2005
02/17/05 - H.R.949, Women's Health Office Act of 2005
05/12/04 - H.R.4354, Women's Health Office Act of 2004 [108th Congress]
04/01/04 - H.R.4154, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2004 [108th Congress]
10/21/03 - H.R.3362, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2003 [108th Congress]
03/20/02 - H.R.4011, Science of Stem Cell Research Act [107th Congress]
10/02/01 - H.R.2992, Mental Health Parity Enhancement Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
08/02/01 - H.R.2783, Women's Health Drug Studies Act [107th Congress]
05/23/01 - H.R.1968, National Health Service Corps Reinvestment Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
05/10/01 - H.R.1809, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
05/02/01 - H.R.1683, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
09/06/00 - H.R.5116, National Health Service Corps Reauthorization Act of 2000 [106th Congress]
10/26/99 - H.R.3150, Legislation to gain more information on full impact of welfare reform [106th Congress]
07/02/99 - H.R.2445, Mental Health Parity Act of 1999 [106th Congress]
03/25/99 - H.R.1285, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 1999 [106th Congress]
03/02/99 - H.R.925, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 1999 [106th Congress]
07/24/98 - Annual Mammogram and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 1998 [105th Congress]
10/22/97 - H.R. 2693, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 1997 [105th Congress]
01/09/97 - H.R.418, Breast Cancer Early Detection Act of 1997 [105th Congress]
07/11/96 - H.R.3796, Women's Health and Dioxin Act of 1996 [104th Congress]
08/04/95 - H.R.2226, Medicaid Fair Funding Act of 1995 [104th Congress]
11/02/99 - H.R.3659, Medicaid Funding Act of 1993 [103rd Congress]
Documents
06/22/10 - New Patient's Bill of Rights Fact Sheet
05/17/06 - Letter Requesting a Hearing on H.R. 4767 in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
05/17/06 - Letter Requesting a Hearing on H.R. 4767 in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
Links
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare Mission Statement
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
More on Health
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) joined actors, activists, and parents Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey as well as hundreds of people from all across the country for the “Green Our Vaccines Rally” on the National Mall today. Rep. Maloney has led efforts on Capitol Hill to address concerns surrounding vaccine safety and the link between vaccines and autism.
New York, NY – Today, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Vito Fossella, and Edolphus Towns said that a new study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine showing high rates of psychological distress among World Trade Center responders underscores the need for a strong federal response to the health impacts of the 9/11 attacks. Of the more than 10,000 workers who participated in the Mount Sinai study (click here for a full copy of the report), 11% met criteria for probable Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); 8.8% had probable depression; 5.0% had probable panic disorder; and 62% had substantial stress reaction. According to Mount Sinai, the rate of PTSD among 9/11 responders is significantly greater than in the general population and is on par with the rate experienced by veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), a longtime women’s health advocate, has introduced “The Robin Danielson Act” (H.R. 5181), legislation that directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct research and determine the extent to which the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other tampon additives pose any health risks to women. The bill also asks the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to collect and report information on Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), a rare and potentially life-threatening bacterial illness which research has associated with tampon use in women. The bill is named for a woman who died from the illness.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement today after the House failed to muster the 2/3 majority needed to override the President’s veto of the revised State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP (HR 3963), legislation that would have provided 10 million children with health care coverage:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement today on the 35th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement today after voting for the revised Children’s Health Insurance bill (H.R. 3963), which passed the House, 265 to 142. Earlier this month, President Bush denied 10 million low-income children health insurance when he vetoed the original bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance bill.