US Congress House Bill 1570 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Congenital Heart Futures Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with appropriate congenital heart disease patient organizations and professional organizations, to conduct, support, and promote a comprehensive public education campaign to increase awareness regarding congenital heart disease, including the need for lifelong treatment. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) award a grant to one entity to enhance and expand infrastructure to track the epidemiology of congenital heart disease and to organize such information into a comprehensive National Congenital Heart Disease Registry with the purpose of facilitating research into the types of health services patients use and identifying possible areas for educational outreach and prevention; and (2) establish an Advisory Committee on Congenital Heart Disease. Authorizes the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate research and related activities of the Institute regarding congenital heart disease.

Congenital Heart Futures Act

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]	Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-18		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-17		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB621 (Same As) 2009-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3180-3182)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1570/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1570/BILLS-111hr1570ih.pdf