HR 1030 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 13, 2009 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, should continue aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension; and (2) the Director of the Institute should continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension.

Requires inclusion of information on the status of pulmonary hypertension research at NIH in biennial reports to Congress.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of pulmonary hypertension, which may include information on: (1) pulmonary hypertension and its symptoms; (2) the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension; (3) diseases and conditions that can lead to pulmonary hypertension as a secondary diagnosis; (4) the importance of early diagnosis; and (5) the availability of a range of treatment options.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Director of CDC, to carry out an educational campaign to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension among health care providers, which may include information on: (1) the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension; (2) the importance of early diagnosis; (3) current diagnostic criteria; and (4) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for the disease. Requires such campaign to target health care providers, including cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2009 to Nov 30, 2010, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalFeb 12, 2009
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 12, 2009
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalFeb 12, 2009
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalFeb 12, 2009
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalFeb 12, 2009
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 12, 2009
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalFeb 12, 2009
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 12, 2009
R-PACharles W. DentFeb 23, 2009
D-TNBart GordonMar 17, 2009
D-OHCharles A. WilsonApr 21, 2009
R-VAFrank R. WolfApr 21, 2009
R-NCHoward CobleApr 27, 2009
D-MNCollin C. PetersonApr 30, 2009
D-PAKathleen A. DahlkemperApr 30, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 12, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Feb 12, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2803Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009Identical billNov 19, 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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  1. Feb 12, 2009Introduced in House

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