WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Better early detection screening for Alzheimer's disease, greater transparency surrounding spending on Medicare, innovative efforts to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions rates through healthy meals, and important resources on pregnancy and parenting for new mothers or soon to be mothers were all included in multiple health and welfare bills approved by the Ways and Means Committee. The Committee also advanced legislation to enhance the integrity of electronic tax filing procedures and to combat China' use of forced labor by adults and children in the mining of cobalt.

Ways and Means Committee Chairm...