Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005
Latest action · Oct 7, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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 21, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of individuals if chemicals or substances associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects (substances of concern) are being or have been released in a disaster area.
Makes participation in any registry or study that is part of the program voluntary. Requires the President to take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of registry or study participants.
Authorizes the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical institution (including a local health department) or a consortium of medical institutions. Requires the President to carry out such a program in accordance with certain privacy regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter jointly into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report on disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring.
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend through September 30, 2007, the President's authority to establish a program to provide technical and financial assistance to state and local governments for the implementation of cost-effective predisaster hazard mitigation measures.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2005 to Sep 7, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Sep 21, 2005 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Sep 7, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2005 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Sep 22, 2005 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Sep 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Sep 21, 2005Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1912-1913)
- Sep 21, 2005Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1912 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Sep 21, 2005 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1741 | Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jun 15, 2006 |
| HR 6399 | Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act | Related bill | Dec 6, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Access to health care
- Adult day care
- Chemicals
- Child care workers
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Communication in medicine
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Day care
- Directories
- Disaster relief
- Disasters
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency Management
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental health
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Epidemiology
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fire fighters
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Health insurance
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Labor and Employment
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Mental health
- Mental health services
- Occupational health and safety
- Paramedical personnel
- Patients' rights
- Physical examinations
- Police
- Preventive medicine
- Public health
- Rescue work
- Right of privacy
- School personnel
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Students
- Teachers
- Terrorism
- Toxicology
- Volunteer workers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2005Introduced in House
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