Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2008
Latest action · Apr 16, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699.
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish and evaluate a grant program to enable states or consortia of states to develop stroke care systems; (2) foster the development of systems of stroke care through total quality improvement of health systems providing primary stroke prevention and identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals who experience a stroke; (3) provide a state, consortia of states, and local agencies technical assistance; and (4) collaborate with appropriate medical and health professional associations to disseminate evidence-based practices on stroke systems of care.
Authorizes the Secretary to award matching grants to states or consortia of states to develop and implement stroke care systems that provide high-quality prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Sets forth requirements for each state or consortium, including to: (1) establish, enhance, or expand a statewide stroke care system to promote the total quality improvement of stroke care consistent with evidence-based practices; (2) establish, enhance, or expand stroke care centers; (3) enhance, develop, and implement effective methods for training emergency medical services personnel in the identification, assessment, stabilization, and prehospital treatment of stroke patients; and (4) establish, enhance, or improve a support network to provide assistance to facilities with smaller populations of stroke patients or less advanced on-site stroke treatment resources. Allows each state or consortium to use grant funds to: (1) improve existing stroke prevention programs; (2) conduct a stroke education and information campaign; (3) make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for medical professional development; and (4) develop and implement education programs for appropriate medical personnel and health professionals in the use of evidence-based diagnostic approaches, technologies, and therapies for the prevention and treatment of stroke.
Prohibits the Secretary from making payments to a state or consortium unless the state or consortium agrees that the payments will not be expended: (1) to make cash payments to intended recipients of services; (2) to satisfy any federal matching requirements; (3) to provide financial assistance to any entity other than a public or nonprofit private entity; or (4) for construction, alteration, or improvement of any building or facility.
Authorizes the Secretary to give special consideration in awarding grants to any state or consortium: (1) in geographic areas in which there is an elevated incidence or prevalence of stroke or disability resulting from stroke or in an area that is underserved by medical specialists; (2) that demonstrates a significant need for assistance in establishing a comprehensive stroke care system; or (3) that will enhance regional cooperation.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2007 to Aug 1, 2008; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Apr 11, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 11, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | May 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jun 4, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Jun 4, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Aug 1, 2008 |
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 Mar 27, 2007Markup Mar 13, 2008Reported Apr 16, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2008Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Apr 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699.
- Mar 13, 2008Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 S3844 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Mar 27, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 477 | Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act | Related bill | Mar 28, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Communication in medicine
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Data banks
- Drug therapy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Geriatrics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Health facilities
- Health information systems
- Health planning
- Health promotion
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Hospital care
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Medical personnel
- Medical statistics
- Medical technology
- Medical tests
- Neurology
- Paramedical personnel
- Planning
- Preventive medicine
- Public service advertising
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Stroke
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in Senate
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