Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act
Latest action · Apr 24, 2008 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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS Secretary) to: (1) establish and maintain a health registry for individuals exposed to formaldehyde in temporary housing units provided by the government when displaced by a major disaster that occurred between August 29, 2005, and January 1, 2008; (2) include in the registry information the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) determines is necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of such exposure; (3) develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry; and (4) periodically notify such individuals of significant developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with exposure.
Directs the DHS Secretary to contract with the HHS Secretary to provide health examinations, consultations, and mental health counseling free of charge to each eligible individual.
Requires the HHS Secretary to contract with an independent scientific organization to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of actions taken to collect and maintain information on the health consequences of such exposure; (2) recommendations to improve such collection and maintenance; and (3) the most effective and prudent means of addressing medical needs of eligible individuals.
Requires: (1) such health consultation and mental health counseling to provide to each eligible individual information on examination results and on developments; and (2) the Secretary to commence an epidemiological study of the immediate and long-term effects of such exposure sufficient to further understand the medical needs of eligible individuals.
Cosponsors 61
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2008 to Sep 28, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 24, 2008 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 24, 2008 |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Jul 17, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Sep 28, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 28, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 Apr 24, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 24, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 24, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a health registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Communication in medicine
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Directories
- Emergency housing
- Emergency Management
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Epidemiology
- Formaldehyde
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health counseling
- Health education
- Health information systems
- Health surveys
- Housing and Community Development
- Indoor air pollution
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Mental health services
- Mobile homes
- Physical examinations
- Public service advertising
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2008Introduced in House
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