HR 4354 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Women's Health Office Act of 2004

Introduced May 12, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 21, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 12, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Women's Health Office Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the establishment of separate Offices on Women's Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to carry out specified activities relating to the health of women. Directs the lead officers of each Office of Women's Health to establish goals, provide information, serve as a consultant, and establish a Coordinating Committee on Women's Health within their respective agencies.

Requires the Director of the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality to designate an official of the Office of Priority Populations to carry out similar responsibilities relating to women's health.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Office of Women's Health, to establish a National Women's Health Information Center to facilitate the exchange of information, access to such information, and the analysis of issues and problems relating to women's health.

Transfers the functions of the Office on Women's Health of the Public Health Service to the Office of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.

Cosponsors 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2004 to Oct 7, 2004, with 41 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMay 12, 2004
R-OHDeborah PryceOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMay 12, 2004
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.OriginalMay 12, 2004
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMay 12, 2004
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 12, 2004Introduced in House
  3. May 12, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1304Women's Health Office Act of 2003Related billJun 20, 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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  1. May 12, 2004Introduced in House

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