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 Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 21, 2004 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.

  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; 41 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMay 12, 2004
R-DEMichael N. CastleOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalMay 12, 2004
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CATom LantosOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMay 12, 2004
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 2, 2004
D-CABob FilnerJun 16, 2004
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 16, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottJun 16, 2004
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJun 24, 2004
D-MOKaren McCarthyJul 12, 2004
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 12, 2004
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJul 12, 2004
D-NYSteve IsraelJul 12, 2004
R-VATom DavisJul 12, 2004
D-TXGene GreenJul 13, 2004
D-NJDonald M. PayneJul 21, 2004
D-CALois CappsJul 21, 2004
D-NYNita M. LoweyJul 21, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverJul 22, 2004
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenSep 13, 2004
D-FLRobert WexlerOct 5, 2004
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOct 7, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 12, 2004
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 21, 2004

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

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Short Titles as Introduced
Women's Health Office Act of 2004

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 12, 2004Introduced in House

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