National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008
Latest action · Apr 25, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the position of National Diabetes Coordinator, whose duties shall be to: (1) serve as the Secretary's principal advisor on reducing the rates of diabetes and its complications; (2) develop a measurement for the incidence of diabetes; (3) develop and coordinate implementation of a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (4) provide leadership and coordination to ensure that diabetes-related programs and policies of HHS are coordinated internally and with those of relevant federal, state, and local agencies with a goal of avoiding duplication of effort, maximizing impact, and marshaling all government resources; and (5) coordinate public and private resources to develop and lead a public awareness campaign regarding the prevention and control of diabetes and its complications.
Requires reports to the President: (1) from the HHS Secretary on a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (2) from the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on negotiations with health plans to include appropriate standards and activities to reduce risk factors for diabetes and encourage prevention and early treatment; and (3) from the Secretary of Agriculture on ways in which food programs and nutritional support can be better targeted at concerns specific to those at risk for diabetes or those already diagnosed whose complications could be reduced by more effective diet.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2007 to Sep 18, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 18, 2008 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2008 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2007 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Feb 5, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Agriculture, and Education and Labor, 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 E2623 | Jay Inslee D-WA | Dec 19, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2742 | National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 | Related bill | Mar 11, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Agriculture and Food
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Diabetes
- Diet
- Executive reorganization
- Federal employees
- Food relief
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health education
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Preventive medicine
- Quality of care
- Quality of life
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
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