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FY17 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding Black males in medicine

House/Senate Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations House/Senate Ag & FDA Appropriations Medical Foods Equity Act Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medical Foods Equity Act CMS reimbursement FDA-Investigational New Drug Application process FDA-Medical Foods Pathway

Research funding for the Liver Diseases Branch of the NIDDK at NIH CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis funding Viral Hepatitis Testing Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations bill NIH funding for liver disease research CDC, Division of Viral Hepatitis funding House/Senate MilCon-VA Appropriations bill House/Senate Defense Appropriations bill Viral Hepatitis Testing Act

House/Senate L-HHS Appropriations Bills House/Senate Mil-Con VA Appropriations Bill House/Senate Defense Appropriations Bill FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislation NIH funding CDC funding Dept of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Dept of VA Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage National Pediatric Research Network Act The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act The Patients Access to Treatments Act The SCREEN Act The Medical Foods Equity Act NIH research funding for digestive diseases CDC funding for digestive disease surveillance & screening programs FDA-Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway

IBD Congressional Caucus CDC funding-IBD Epidemiology program Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-inclusion of IBD as a condition for study Patients Access to Treatments Act of 2015 (H.R. 1600) Biosimilars legislation & FDA guidance NIH-funding for NIDDK

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations (NIH, Biomedical Research & CDC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epidemiology Program) House & Senate Defense Appropriations (Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-IBD Research) IBD Congressional Caucus

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce HHS initiatives that use the National AHEC network Funding for HRSA's Title VII, AHEC program House/Senate LHHS Appropriations Title VII & Title VIII funding

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 National Pediatric Research Network Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House/Senate L-HHS Appropriations Bill House/Senate Defense Appropriations Bill House/Senate MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs-Gulf War Illness Research Program Dept. of Defense-Gulf War Illness Research Gastroparesis Awareness Month Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month Medical Foods Equity Act FDA-Patient Focused Drug Development Initiative

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations Bills Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program & Sleep Program at CDC-Division of Population Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support for implementation and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) at Department of Defense Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at Department of Defense(DoD) School start time policies & Dept of Education Sleep Awareness activities National Transportation Safety Board, Department of Transportation (DoT), sleep research activities

Medical Foods Equity Act CMS reimbursement FDA-Investigational New Drug Application process

House/Senate Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations House/Senate Ag & FDA Appropriations Medical Foods Equity Act Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Research funding for the Liver Diseases Branch of the NIDDK at NIH CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis funding Viral Hepatitis Testing Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations bill NIH funding for liver disease research CDC, Division of Viral Hepatitis funding House/Senate MilCon-VA Appropriations bill House/Senate Defense Appropriations bill Viral Hepatitis Testing Act

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage National Pediatric Research Network Act The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act The Patients Access to Treatments Act The SCREEN Act The Medical Foods Equity Act NIH research funding for digestive diseases CDC funding for digestive disease surveillance & screening programs

House/Senate L-HHS Appropriations Bills House/Senate Mil-Con VA Appropriations Bill House/Senate Defense Appropriations Bill FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislation NIH funding CDC funding Dept of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Dept of VA Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

IBD Congressional Caucus CDC funding-IBD Epidemiology program Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-inclusion of IBD as a condition for study Patients Access to Treatments Act of 2015 (H.R. 1600) Biosimilars legislation & FDA guidance NIH-funding for NIDDK

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations (NIH, Biomedical Research & CDC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epidemiology Program) House & Senate Defense Appropriations (Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-IBD Research) IBD Congressional Caucus

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce HHS initiatives that use the National AHEC network Funding for HRSA's Title VII, AHEC program House/Senate LHHS Appropriations Title VII & Title VIII funding

House/Senate L-HHS Appropriations Bill House/Senate Defense Appropriations Bill House/Senate MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs-Gulf War Illness Program Gastroparesis Awareness Month Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month Medical Foods Equity Act

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 National Pediatric Research Network Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations Bills Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support for implementation and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) at Department of Defense Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at Department of Defense(DoD) School start time policies & Dept of Education Sleep Awareness activities National Transportation Safety Board, Department of Transportation (DoT), sleep research activities

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competency Title VII & VIII Funding, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs at HRSA Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI) Black males in medicine

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding Black males in medicine

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competency Title VII & VIII Funding, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs at HRSA Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI)

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding

Medical Foods Equity Act CMS reimbursement FDA-Investigational New Drug Application process

FY16 Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations FY16 Ag & FDA Appropriations Medical Foods Equity Act Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Research funding for the Liver Diseases Branch of the NIDDK at NIH CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis funding Viral Hepatitis Testing Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations NIH funding for liver disease research CDC, Division of Viral Hepatitis funding Dept. of VA, liver & viral hepatitis research Dept. of Defense, liver cancer research funding Viral Hepatitis Testing Act

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage National Pediatric Research Network Act The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act The Patients Access to Treatments Act The SCREEN Act The Medical Foods Equity Act NIH research funding for digestive diseases CDC funding for digestive disease surveillance & screening programs

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FY16 Mil-Con VA Appropriations Bill FY16 Defense Appropriations Bill FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislation NIH funding CDC funding Dept of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Dept of VA Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

IBD Congressional Caucus CDC funding-IBD Epidemiology program Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-inclusion of IBD as a condition for study Patients Access to Treatments Act of 2015 (H.R. 1600) Biosimilars legislation & FDA guidance NIH-funding for NIDDK

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations (NIH, Biomedical Research & CDC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epidemiology Program) House & Senate FY16 Defense Appropriations (Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-IBD Research) IBD Congressional Caucus

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce HHS initiatives that use the National AHEC network FY16 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for HRSA's Title VII, AHEC program FY16 LHHS Appropriations Title VII & Title VIII funding

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bill FY16 Defense Appropriations Bill FY16 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs-Gulf War Illness Program Gastroparesis Awareness Month Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month Medical Foods Equity Act

Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 National Pediatric Research Network Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support for implementation and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) at Department of Defense Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at Department of Defense(DoD) School start time policies & Dept of Education Sleep Awareness activities National Transportation Safety Board, Department of Transportation (DoT), sleep research activities

Medical Foods Equity Act CMS reimbursement

FY16 Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations FY16 Ag & FDA Appropriations

FY 16 Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations FY16 Ag & FDA Appropriations Medical Foods Equity Act CMS reimbursement

FY 16 Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations FY16 Ag & FDA Appropriations Medical Foods Equity Act CMS reimbursement

Research funding for the Liver Diseases Branch of the NIDDK at NIH CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis Education and Awareness of liver diseases, liver cancer, hepatitis B & C Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate L-HHS Appropriations NIH funding CDC, Division of Viral Hepatitis funding Dept. of VA, liver & viral hepatitis research Dept. of Defense, liver cancer research funding

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage National Pediatric Research Network Act The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act The Patients Access to Treatments Act The SCREEN Act The Medical Foods Equity Act NIH research funding for digestive diseases CDC funding for digestive disease surveillance & screening programs

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FY16 Mil-Con VA Appropriations Bill FY16 Defense Appropriations Bill FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislation NIH funding CDC funding Dept of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Dept of VA Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations (NIH, Biomedical Research & CDC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epidemiology Program) House & Senate FY16 Defense Appropriations (Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-IBD Research) IBD Congressional Caucus Membership

IBD Congressional Caucus CDC funding-IBD Epidemiology program Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-inclusion of IBD as a condition for study Patients Access to Treatments Act Biosimilars legislation & FDA guidance

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce HHS initiatives that use the National AHEC network FY16 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for Title VII, AHEC program FY16 LHHS Appropriations Title VII & Title VIII funding

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bill FY16 Defense Appropriations Bill FY16 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs-Gulf War Illness Program Gastroparesis Awareness Month Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 National Pediatric Research Network Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support for implementation and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) at Department of Defense Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at Department of Defense(DoD) School start time policies & Dept of Education Sleep Awareness activities FDA's over the counter sleep medications and impact on older adults National Transportation Safety Board, Department of Transportation (DoT), sleep research activities

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competency Title VII & VIII Funding, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs at HRSA Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI)

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competency Title VII & VIII Funding, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs at HRSA Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI)

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding

LHHS Defense Veterans Affairs

Research funding for the Liver Diseases Branch of the NIDDK at NIH CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis Education and Awareness of liver diseases, liver cancer, hepatitis B & C Patients Access to Treatments Act

BUD: LHHS Defense Veterans Affairs HCR: Research funding for the Liver Diseases Branch of the NIDDK at NIH CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis Education & Awareness of liver diseases, liver cancer, hepatitis B & C Patients Access to Treatments Act

BUD: LHHS Defense Veterans Affairs HCR: Research funding for the Liver Diseases Branch of the NIDDK at NIH CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis Education & Awareness of liver diseases, liver cancer, hepatitis B & C Patients Access to Treatments Act

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage National Pediatric Research Network Act The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act The Patients Access to Treatments Act

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FY16 Mil-Con VA Appropriations Bill FY16 Defense Appropriations Bill FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislation NIH funding CDC funding Dept of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Dept of VA Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

Congressional Crohn's & Colitis Caucus CDC funding-IBD Epidemiology program Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program-inclusion of IBD as a condition for study Patients Access to Treatments Act Biosimilars legislation & FDA guidance

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations (Biomedical Research & CDC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epidemiology Program) House & Senate FY16 Defense Appropriations (Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program) House & Senate Department of Defense & Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act (HHS & DoD Health program) IBD Congressional Caucus Membership

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce Healthcare initiatives that use the National AHEC network FY16 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for Title VII, AHEC program FY16 LHHS Appropriations Title VII & Title VIII funding

Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act National Pediatric Research Network Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bill FY16 Defense Appropriations Bill FY16 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act Department of Veterans Affairs-Gulf War Illness Program Gastroparesis Awareness Month

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at DoD Continued Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at Department of Defense(DoD) School start time policies & Dept of Education Sleep Awareness activities FDA's over the counter sleep medications and impact on older adults National Transportation Safety Board, Department of Transportation (DoT), sleep research activities

SAMHSA Budget, funding opportunities and community based center engagement FY16 LHHS Approps Bills; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Excellence in Mental Health Act

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FY16 Mil-Con VA Appropriations FY16 DoD Appropriations FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislation NIH funding CDC funding Dept of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Dept of VA Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage The Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act The Patient's Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations (Biomedical Research & CDC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program) House & Senate FY16 DoD Appropriations (Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program) House & Senate Department of Defense & Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act (HHS & DoD Health program) IBD Congressional Caucus Membership

Congressional Crohn's & Colitis Caucus CDC funding-IBD Epidemiology program DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, DoD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce Healthcare initiatives that use the National AHEC network FY16 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for Title VII, AHEC program FY16 LHHS Appropriations Title VII & Title VIII funding

FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bill FY16 DoD Appropriations Bill FY16 MilCon-VA Bill Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act Department of Veterans Affairs-Gulf War Illness Program Gastroparesis Awareness Month

Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2013 National Pediatric Research Network Act Patients Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate FY16 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Public Health Awareness & surveillance on sleep & sleep disorders National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI, support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Support and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at DoD Continued Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program National Sleep Awareness Roundtable at CDC National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program at CDC DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at DoD School start time policies & Dept of Education Sleep Awareness activities

SAMHSA Budget, funding opportunities and community based center engagement FY16 LHHS Approps Bills; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Excellence in Mental Health Act

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competency Title VII & VIII Funding, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs at HRSA Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI)

FY15 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY16 President's Budget (minority health program) Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding

FY 14 & FY 15 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY15 President's Budget (minority health program) FY15 HBGI Funding (HBGI-Historically Black Graduate Institutions) Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competency Title VII & VIII Funding, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs at HRSA Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI)

Congressional Crohn's & Colitis Caucus CDC funding DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, DoD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program

House & Senate FY15 L-HHS Appropriations (Biomedical Research & CDC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program) House & Senate FY15 DoD Appropriations (Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program) House & Senate Department of Defense & Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act (HHS & DoD Health program)

FY15 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FY15 Mil-Con VA Appropriations FY15 DoD Appropriations FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislation NIH funding CDC funding Dept. of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Dept. of VA Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

H.R. 842: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 2108 & S. 1173: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act H.R. 2195 & S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage H.R. 842: The Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 225: Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 991: The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act H.R. 1070: The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R. 460: The Patient's Access to Treatments Act

SAMHSA Budget FY15 LHHS Approps Bills; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

FY15 L-HHS Appropriations Bill FY15 DoD Appropriations Bill FY15 MilCon-VA Bill H.R. 842: Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2013

H.R. 842: Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act H.R. 2239: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2013 S. 3461: National Pediatric Research Network Act

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce Healthcare initiatives that use the National AHEC network FY14 & FY15 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for Title VII, AHEC program FY15 LHHS Appropriations Title VII & VIII funding

House & Senate FY15 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Support for the National Sleep Awareness Roundtable Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, support for transportation safety, sleep health & research, support for DoD sleep research, National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program, support for VA Medical research related to sleep National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at NIH Support and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at DoD Continued Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program National Sleep Awareness Roundtable at CDC National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program at CDC DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at DoD

FY 14 & FY 15 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY15 President's Budget (minority health program) FY15 HBGI Funding (HBGI-Historically Black Graduate Institutions)Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding

H.R. 842: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 2108 & S. 1173: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act H.R. 2195 & S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy CoverageH.R. 842: The Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 225: Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 991: The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act H.R. 1070: The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R. 460: The Patient's Access to Treatments Act

FY14 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislationNIH funding CDC funding

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competencyTitle VII & VIII Funding, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs at HRSA Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI)

House & Senate FY15 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Support for the National Sleep Awareness Roundtable Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research PlanCenters for Disease Control & Prevention, support for transportation safety, sleep health & research, support for DoD sleep research, National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program, support for VA Medical research related to sleep National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at NIH Support and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at DoD Continued Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program National Sleep Awareness Roundtable at CDC National Healthy Sleep Awareness Program at CDC DoD sleep research activities National Defense Authorization Act recommending continued sleep research activities at DoD

FY 14 & FY 15 L-HHS Appropriations Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY15 President's Budget (minority health program) FY15 HBGI Funding (HBGI-Historically Black Graduate Institutions)Health Resources & Services Administration Title VII Funding

Health Resources & Services Administration Bureau of Healthcare Workforce Healthcare initiatives that use the National AHEC network FY 14 & 15 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for Title VII, AHEC programFY 15 LHHS Appropriations

H.R. 842: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 2108 & S. 1173: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act H.R. 2195 & S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy CoverageH.R. 842: The Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 225: Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 991: The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act H.R. 1070: The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R. 460: The Patient's Access to Treatments Act

FY14 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislationNIH funding CDC funding

FY14 Appropriations (L-HHS) Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY 14 President's Budget (minority health program)

House & Senate FY15 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Sleep surveillance and public health awareness Support for the National Sleep Awareness Roundtable Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research PlanNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and Trans-NIH sleep research activities Support for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at NIH Support and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry National Sleep Awareness Roundtable Sleep Disorders as a condition for study in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at DoD Continued Sleep Research activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical & Prosthetic Research Program

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Arthritis and musculoskeletal health issues Obesity as it relates to musculoskeletal health Cultural and linguistic competencyHealth Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis, musculoskeletal and obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI)

Health Resources & Services Administration Healthcare initiatives that use the National AHEC network FY 14 & 15 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for Title VII, AHEC programTitle VII & VIII funding FY 15 Budget

House & Senate FY13 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Grant for Sleep & Public Health Awareness Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research PlanFDA's Patient Focused Drug Development Initiative, Narcolepsy Support for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at NIH Support and increased awareness of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Sleep testing and the auto/transportation industry National Center on Sleep Disorders Research

Racial and ethnic healthcare disparities, patient-centered research, healthcare workforce diversity Musculoskeletal Health Issues Arthritis health issues Access to Health CareHealth Equity & Accountability Act Arthritis & musculoskeletal/obesity health issues Title VII health professions training programs Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Health Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Cultural & linguistically appropriate care Education of Health Professionals Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

FY14 Appropriations (L-HHS) Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY 14 President's Budget (minority health program)

Health Resources & Services Administration Nationwide healthcare initiatives and the use of the AHEC network FY 14 & 15 LHHS Bill (House & Senate) Funding for the AHEC programTitle VII & VIII funding FY 14 Budget

FY14 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislationNIH funding CDC funding

H.R. 842: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 2108 & S. 1173: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act H.R. 2195 & S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy CoverageH.R. 842: The Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 225: Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 991: The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act H.R. 1070: The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R. 460: The Patient's Access to Treatments Act

House & Senate FY13 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Grant for Sleep & Public Health Awareness Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research PlanFDA's Patient Focused Drug Development Initiative, Narcolepsy Support for NIH's National Center on Sleep Disorders Research Support for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Support for the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at NIH

Health Disparities Musculoskeletal Health Issues Arthritis Access to Health CareHealth Equity & Accountability Act Obesity-health issues Title VII health professions training programs Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Health Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Education of Health Professional

FY13 &14 Appropriations (L-HHS) Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY 14 President's Budget (minority health program)

Health Resources & Services Administration AHEC Network & VA collaboration on mental/behavioral health House & Senate FY 13 & 14 L-HHS Bill Funding for the AHEC programTitle VII & VIII funding FY 14 Budget

H.R. 842: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 2108 & S. 1173: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act H.R. 2195 & S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy CoverageH.R. 842: The Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 225: Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 991: The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act H.R. 1070: The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R. 460: The Patient's Access to Treatments Act

FY14 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislationNIH funding CDC funding

House & Senate FY13 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Support for FY14 VA Research medical & prosthetics programs Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan Support for NIH's National Center on Sleep Disorders ResearchSupport for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Chronic Disease & Health Promotion

Health Disparities Musculoskeletal Health Issues Arthritis Access to Health CareObesity-health issues Title VII health professions training programs Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Health Workforce Diversity & Training Programs Education of Health Professional

FY13 &14 Appropriations (L-HHS) Funding for Health Professions Training Programs (Minority Centers of Excellence & Health Career Opportunity Program) FY 14 President's Budget (minority health program)

Health Resources & Services Administration AHEC Network & VA collaboration on mental/behavioral health House & Senate FY 13 & 14 L-HHS Bill Funding for the AHEC programFY14 Budget request Title VII funding

H.R. 842: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 2108 & S. 1173: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act H.R. 2195 & S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy CoverageH.R. 842: The Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 225: Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 991: The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act H.R. 1070: The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R. 460: The Patient's Access to Treatments Act

FY14 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FDA funding Food Safety Bill Implementation Digestive Health legislationNIH funding CDC funding

H.R. 733 & S. 362: Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act H.R. 2239: Functional Gastrointestinal & Motility Disorder (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 2108 & S. 1173: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality & Access Act H.R. 2195 & S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy CoverageH.R. 842: The Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders (FGIMD) Research Enhancement Act H.R. 225: Senate passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 991: The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act H.R. 1070: The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R.: 460: The Patients' Access to Treatments Act

FY14 L-HHS Appropriations Bills FDA funding Food Safety Bill Digestive Health legislationNIH funding CDC funding

House & Senate FY13 L-HHS Appropriations Bills Support for FY14 VA Research medical & prosthetics programs Support for implementation of NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan