Office of Men's Health Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 2, 2007 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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Office of Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Office of Men's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to collaborate with relevant federal agencies and offices to identify and report on men's health data, including health disparities for chronic diseases and health conditions related to men of color.
Requires the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education to: (1) conduct conferences on men's health; (2) conduct public education campaigns to reduce health disparities relating to men's health; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of resources that focus on men's health; and (4) report on the gaps and problems that men of color have in utilizing health resources.
Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study on men's health that includes information on racial and ethnic minority men and their health disparities. Requires the agreement to provide for the establishment of a panel of independent experts to assist in the conduct of the study by reviewing and providing guidance on appropriate outcomes and assessments for men's health and health disparities of men of color.
Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to include an analysis of available data on racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in men's health in the annual report to Congress on health disparities.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2007 to Jun 20, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 20, 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 Jan 31, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 establish an Office of Men's Health, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Office of Men's Health Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- AIDS (Disease)
- Alaska
- Asian American ethnic groups
- Black colleges
- Blacks
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Chronically ill
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Communication in medicine
- Conferences
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Dental care
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Discrimination in medical care
- Education
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hawaiians
- Health
- Health education
- Higher education
- Hispanic Americans
- Human immunodeficiency viruses
- Indian education
- Indian medical care
- Indigenous peoples
- Liver diseases
- Medical research
- Medical statistics
- Medically uninsured
- Men
- Mental health
- Minorities
- Minorities in medicine
- Minority education
- Minority health
- Native Americans
- Pacific Islanders
- Performance measurement
- Public service advertising
- Respiratory diseases
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Suicide
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in House
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