Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to award grants to support comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs.
Requires the Secretary to promote and coordinate diabetes research, including data collection and the development of best practices, early detection and prevention programs, and a national diabetes laboratory.
Gives priority to programs which reduce disparities in diabetes prevention and care for high-risk or underserved populations.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award competitive grants to apply the best practices identified by the Secretary for diabetes prevention and control. Gives priority to programs to reduce disparities in prevention and control for high-risk or underserved populations.
Requires the Director to: (1) develop and update scientifically validated quality measures for assessing and improving clinical services related to diabetes; (2) establish a Diabetes Quality Improvement Program; and (3) incorporate diabetes in the annual quality and disparities reports.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee, to: (1) coordinate a national diabetes education program; and (2) develop and update a strategic research plan for diabetes.
Requires the expansion of research programs concerning diabetes in underserved populations and minority groups and in children and youths.
Requires the development or enhancement of data collection on the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children, including the support of long-term epidemiological studies in children.
Authorizes a report on diabetes by the Surgeon General.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2003 to Jun 14, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Sep 26, 2003 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Oct 23, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jan 26, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 10, 2004 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 10, 2004 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | May 10, 2004 | |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | May 10, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | May 11, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jun 3, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 14, 2004 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 26, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Sep 26, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S12132 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Sep 29, 2003 |
Titles 2
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 establish comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Communication in medicine
- Continuing education
- Diabetes
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Medical education
- Medical tests
- Preventive medicine
- Public health personnel
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2003Introduced in Senate
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