Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness 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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2010
- Passed HouseSep 30, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement a birth defects prevention and public awareness program to award matching grants to states or organizations for the provision of pregnancy and breastfeeding information services. Directs the Secretary to give preference in awarding grants, in the case of states or or organizations that are otherwise equally qualified, to: (1) states that made pregnancy and breastfeeding information services available on January 1, 2006; and (2) organizations that will provide pregnancy and breastfeeding information services in such states.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that activities carried out using a grant under this Act are coordinated with other federal birth defects prevention and environmental health activities, including activities carried out by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with respect to pediatric environmental health specialty units and children's environmental health centers.
Directs the Secretary to evaluate pregnancy and breastfeeding information services to identify efficient and effective models of: (1) providing information; (2) raising awareness and increasing knowledge about birth defects prevention measures; (3) modifying risk behaviors; or (4) other outcome measures as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Defines the term "pregnancy and breastfeeding information services" to include only: (1) information services to provide accurate, evidence-based, clinical information regarding maternal exposures during pregnancy or breastfeeding that may be associated with birth defects or other health risks to an infant that is breastfed, such as exposures to medications, chemicals, infections, foodborne pathogens, illnesses, nutrition, or lifestyle factors; (2) the provision of accurate, evidence-based information weighing the risks of exposures during breastfeeding against the benefits of breastfeeding; and (3) the provision of such information through counselors, websites, fact sheets, telephonic or electronic communication, community outreach efforts, or other appropriate means.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2016.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2010 to Sep 28, 2010; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Sep 28, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 28, 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 May 28, 2010Markup Sep 23, 2010Reported Sep 28, 2010 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 8, 2010Hearings 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 H7380)
- 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 H7195)
- 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 3
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 E1827, H7380 | Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT | Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7195, H7196Text printed H7195 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1010 | Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT | May 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 27, 2010H.R. 5462, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness 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 27, 2010H.R. 5462, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2010
Printed hearings 1
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 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3479 | Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010 | Related bill | Jun 10, 2010 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness 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
- May 28, 2010Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
