National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act
Latest action · Sep 15, 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.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) establish the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program to assist public health agencies in improving surveillance for, and response to, infectious diseases and other conditions of public health importance; and (2) issue guidelines for public health entities relating to information systems to receive, monitor, and report infectious diseases and other such conditions.
Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) address documented workforce shortages in state and local health departments in applied public health epidemiology and public health laboratory science and informatics; and (2) provide for the expansion of applied epidemiology training programs.
Requires the Director, upon request, to assist the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists in developing or improving a process for states to conduct surveillance and submit reports to the Director on nationally notifiable diseases and conditions.
Requires the Secretary to adopt and use guidelines to develop improved standards and protocols for binational epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory analyses, and control of infectious diseases between the United States and Mexico.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish a committee to: (1) evaluate best practices in public health surveillance; and (2) assess systems needed for improving coordination among public health surveillance and monitoring systems.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2008 to Oct 2, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Oct 2, 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 Sep 15, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 15, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1786-1787)
- Sep 15, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 15, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3476 | National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act | Related bill | Sep 11, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Animal diseases
- Animals
- Communicable diseases
- Dairy industry
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Epidemiology
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health information systems
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Latin America
- Medical education
- Medical laboratories
- Medical personnel
- Mexico
- Public health administration
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2008Introduced in House
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