HR 949 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Women's Health Office Act of 2005

Introduced Feb 17, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 10, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E925-926)

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. IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Women's Health Office Act of 2005 - 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 (HHS), the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 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 (AHRQ) 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 HHS.

Cosponsors 62

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Dec 7, 2005, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHDeborah PryceOriginalFeb 17, 2005
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamMay 5, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenJun 9, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJun 9, 2005
D-GAJim MarshallJun 9, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 9, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJun 9, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweyJun 9, 2005
D-PARobert A. BradyJun 9, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 9, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottJun 13, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinJun 13, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJun 13, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJun 17, 2005
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 30, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneJun 30, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenJun 30, 2005
D-TXGene GreenJun 30, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJun 30, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 30, 2005
D-CALois CappsJun 30, 2005
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJun 30, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJun 30, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturJun 30, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 30, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaJun 30, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 30, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerJun 30, 2005
D-NVShelley BerkleyJun 30, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverJul 14, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisJul 14, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeJul 20, 2005
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJul 20, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 21, 2005
D-CATom LantosJul 22, 2005
R-VAFrank R. WolfJul 27, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensJul 27, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 28, 2005
D-COMark UdallJul 28, 2005
R-VATom DavisJul 28, 2005
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnJul 29, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceJul 29, 2005
D-MABarney FrankSep 7, 2005
D-CABob FilnerSep 7, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 7, 2005
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizSep 7, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsSep 7, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 7, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickSep 8, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsSep 8, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterSep 13, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOct 7, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOct 17, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelOct 17, 2005
R-DEMichael N. CastleOct 19, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOct 27, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOct 27, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisNov 2, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonNov 2, 2005
D-PATim HoldenNov 2, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisDec 7, 2005
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezDec 7, 2005

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 10, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E925-926)
  2. Mar 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 18, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E304)
  4. Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
  5. Feb 17, 2005Referred 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 569Women's Health Office Act of 2005Related billMay 10, 2005

Subjects

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