Expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for national health care reform should provide for compensation for poison control center services, and that a commission should be established to study the delivery and funding of poison control services.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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Related Senate measure: S.Con.Res.69 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for national health care reform should provide for compensation for poison control center services, and that a commission should be established to study the delivery and funding for poison control services.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 26, 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any health care reform legislation that is enacted should contain provisions that ensure that qualified poison control centers are adequately compensated; and (2) a national commission should be established to study the delivery and funding of poison control services.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D–NY

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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May 10, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 26, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 26, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2714)
Apr 26, 1994
Introduced in House
Apr 26, 1994
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1965-1966)

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SCONRES 69 · A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for national health care reform should provide for compensation for poison control center services, and that a commission should be established to study the delivery and funding for poison control services.

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Analyze H.Con.Res.243 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.243, 103rd Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for national health care reform should provide for compensation for poison control center services, and that a commission should be established to study the delivery and funding of poison control services.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/243

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1994-04-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hconres243/BILLS-103hconres243ih.htm

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Analyze H.Con.Res.243 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.243, 103rd Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for national health care reform should provide for compensation for poison control center services, and that a commission should be established to study the delivery and funding of poison control services.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/243

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1994-04-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hconres243/BILLS-103hconres243ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-06-03T16:29:19Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.243 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.243, 103rd Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for national health care reform should provide for compensation for poison control center services, and that a commission should be established to study the delivery and funding of poison control services.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/243

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1994-04-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hconres243/BILLS-103hconres243ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-06-03T16:29:19Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.243 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.243, 103rd Congress: Expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for national health care reform should provide for compensation for poison control center services, and that a commission should be established to study the delivery and funding of poison control services.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/243

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1994-04-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hconres243/BILLS-103hconres243ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-06-03T16:29:19Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.243 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.