HR 5624 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Men's Health Act of 2006

Introduced Jun 15, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Vito Fossella R-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 23, 2006 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. IntroducedJun 15, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Men's Health Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of Men's Health to coordinate and promote the status of men's health in the United States.

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2006 to Nov 13, 2006, with 26 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 15, 2006
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalJun 15, 2006
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-AZEd PastorOriginalJun 15, 2006
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalJun 15, 2006
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJun 15, 2006
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 15, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 15, 2006
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJun 15, 2006
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 15, 2006Introduced in House
  3. Jun 15, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 228Men's Health Act of 2005Identical billOct 27, 2005
HR 457Men's Health Act of 2005Identical billFeb 25, 2005

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2006Introduced in House

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