US Congress House Resolution 295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Calls for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) enhance quality of care and patient safety by advancing the development of process and outcome measures for the management of atrial fibrillation by national developers, supporting pilots and demonstration projects to reduce avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions for patients with atrial fibrillation, and facilitating the adoption of evidence-based guidelines by the medical community to improve patient outcomes; (2) advance atrial fibrillation research and education by encouraging basic science research to determine the causes and optimal treatments, exploring development of a screening tool and protocols to determine the risk for the development of atrial fibrillation, and enhancing current surveillance and tracking systems to include atrial fibrillation; and (3) improve access to appropriate medical care for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation by encouraging education programs that promote collaboration among federal health agencies and that increase public and clinician awareness of atrial fibrillation.

Promoting increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable hospitalizations associated with this disease.

Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SR243 (Related) 2011-07-29 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5051-5052; text as passed Senate: CR S5051; text of measure as introduced: CR S5077-5078)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/295/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres295/BILLS-112hres295ih.pdf