Border Health Security Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 17, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 7/18/2007 S9474)
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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Border Health Security Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the U.S. members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, to award grants to improve border residents' health.
Requires the Secretary to award grants to states, local or tribal governments, trauma centers, regional trauma center coordinating entities, or public health entities for all hazards preparedness in the border area, including bioterrorism and infectious disease.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act.
Allows the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security in establishing a health alert system that: (1) alerts clinicians and public health officials of emerging disease clusters and syndromes along the border area; and (2) is alerted to signs of health threats, disasters of mass scale, or bioterrorism along the border area.
Requires the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine for the study of binational health infrastructure (including trauma and emergency care) and health insurance efforts.
Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to authorize any member or staff of the Commission to provide advice or recommendations to Congress concerning issues that are considered by the Commission.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 17, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jul 17, 2007 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jul 17, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Jul 17, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jul 17, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/18/2007 S9473-9474)
- Jul 17, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 7/18/2007 S9474)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9473Text printed S9474 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text) | Jul 17, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5592 | Border Health Security 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
- A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Border Health Security Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Alcoholism
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Authorization
- Biological warfare
- Boundaries
- Communicable diseases
- Communication in medicine
- Community health services
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Dental care
- Disasters
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Epidemiology
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to research
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health education
- Health information systems
- Health insurance
- Health surveys
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Maternal health services
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical laboratories
- Medical personnel
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Medically uninsured
- Mental health services
- Mexico
- Planning
- Poor children
- Preventive medicine
- Public health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Syndromes
- Terrorism
- Trauma care
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2007Introduced in Senate
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