Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2002
Latest action · Mar 5, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2001
- Passed SenateFeb 6, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out a national education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention and increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment; and (2) make available, support, and evaluate a grant program to enable a State to develop statewide stroke care systems, foster the development of modern systems of stroke care, and provide technical assistance to State and local agencies.
Requires the Secretary to maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry and Clearinghouse.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure the availability of published stroke research; or (2) conduct research concerning best practices in and access barriers to stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation services, the effectiveness of existing public awareness campaigns regarding stroke, and disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke among different populations.
Directs the Secretary to award grants to States for the purpose of establishing statewide stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation systems.
Requires the Secretary to develop standards of care for stroke patients in all phases of stroke that may be adopted for guidance by the State and a model plan for the establishment of statewide stroke care systems.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and non-profit private entities for the development and implementation of education programs for appropriate medical personnel in the use of newly developed diagnostic approaches, technologies, and therapies for the prevention and treatment of stroke.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2001 to Feb 4, 2002; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| D-NC | John Edwards | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| R-AR | Tim Hutchinson | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| R-TN | William H. Frist | Original | Jul 31, 2001 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 5, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Sep 24, 2001 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Nov 9, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Dec 6, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Feb 4, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2001Markup Aug 1, 2001Reported Nov 9, 2001 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 5, 2002 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 7, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 7, 2002Received in the House.
- Feb 7, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 7, 2002Star Print ordered on the bill as reported.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S432–S436Text printed S432–S435Amendments S431, S432 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (amendment), Harry Reid D-NV, William H. Frist R-TN (amendment) | Feb 6, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8469–S8473Factsheets S8471Lists S8472Supporters of S. 1274, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, William H. Frist R-TN | Jul 31, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 15, 2001S. 1274, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on August 1, 2001</p>
- Oct 15, 2001S. 1274, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on August 1, 2001
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-122 | THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: INVESTING IN RESEARCH TO PREVENT AND CURE DISEASE71 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 6, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-461 | FISCAL YEAR 2003 BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY65 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Feb 12, 2002 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2824 | To make certain technical corrections. | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Amendment SA 2824 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Blacks
- Communication in medicine
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Drug therapy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical personnel
- Emergency medical services
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to medical education
- Federal aid to medical research
- Federal-state relations
- Geriatrics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Health insurance
- Health planning
- Higher education
- Hospital care
- Hospital patients
- Housing and Community Development
- Imaging systems in medicine
- Law
- Legislation
- Medical economics
- Medical research
- Medical statistics
- Medical technology
- Medical tests
- Minorities
- Minority health
- Neurology
- Paramedical education
- Paramedical personnel
- Preventive medicine
- Public service advertising
- Quality of care
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Rural health
- Rural hospitals
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Stroke
- Telemedicine
- Telephone
- Women
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2002Referred in House
- Feb 6, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 9, 2001Reported to Senate
- Jul 31, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
