ConTACT Act of 2010
Latest action · Nov 15, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 5, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 30, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010 or the ConTACT Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and publish concussion management guidelines that address the prevention, identification, treatment, and management of concussions in school-aged children, including standards for such children to return to play after experiencing a concussion. Requires the Secretary to convene a conference of medical, athletic, and educational stakeholders to assist in establishing such guidelines.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to states to: (1) provide for the collection by elementary schools, secondary schools, or youth sports associations of information on the incidence and prevalence of concussions among school-aged children attending or participating in sports or activities; (2) adopt, disseminate, and ensure the implementation by such schools and associations of the guidelines; and (3) fund implementation by schools and associations of preseason baseline and post-injury testing, including computerized testing, for school aged children.
Directs the Secretary to require states receiving grants under this Act to utilize applicable expertise and services offered by high school sports associations, youth sports associations, athletic trainer associations, and local chapters of national brain injury organizations in such states.
Requires the Secretary to coordinate with the heads of other federal departments and agencies that carry out activities related to concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.
Sets forth reporting requirements.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2009 to Sep 28, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 12, 2010 |
Committees 2
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 Mar 5, 2009Markup Sep 23, 2010Reported Sep 28, 2010 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2009Hearings Sep 15, 2010Markup Sep 16, 2010Reported Sep 16, 2010 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2010 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 30, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7379-7380)
- Sep 30, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/28/2010 H7183)
- Sep 30, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 30, 2010The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1877, H7379 | Todd Russell Platts R-PA | Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7183–H7185Text printed H7183Reports H7153, H7210 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Sep 28, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 24, 2010H.R. 1347, Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2010</p>
- Sep 24, 2010H.R. 1347, Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2010
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-154 | PENDING PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION73 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-74 | THE IMPACT OF CONCUSSIONS ON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES: THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE45 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-153 | PROTECTING SCHOOL AGE ATHLETES FROM SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSION INJURY69 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 8, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-64 | THE IMPACT OF CONCUSSIONS ON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES69 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | May 20, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2840 | ConTACT Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Dec 4, 2009 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines with respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009
- ConTACT Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- ConTACT Act of 2010
- Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Passed House
- ConTACT Act of 2010
- Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2010Referred in Senate
- Oct 1, 2010Engrossed in House
- Sep 28, 2010Reported in House
- Mar 5, 2009Introduced in House
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