US Congress House Bill 565 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and disseminate to school administrators, educators, school health professionals, coaches, and families, as well as to state and local health departments, pediatricians, hospitals, and other health professionals, of public education and awareness materials and resources that include: (1) background information to increase education and awareness of cardiomyopathy (a disease of the heart muscle) among school administrators, educators, and families; (2) a cardiomyopathy risk assessment worksheet for use by parents, guardians, or other caregivers; (3) guidelines regarding the placement of automated external defibrillators in schools and child care centers; (4) training information on defibrillators and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and (5) recommendations for how schools and child care centers can develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan. Encourages the Secretary, in support of such effort, to: (1) establish an advisory panel, and (2) engage in a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement with a national nonprofit advocacy organization expert in all forms of cardiomyopathy.

Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2013

Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB254 (Related) 2013-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/565/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr565/BILLS-113hr565ih.pdf