HR 2029 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011

Introduced May 26, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 3, 2011 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. IntroducedMay 26, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and implement a birth defects prevention and public awareness program, which includes: (1) a nationwide media campaign to increase awareness among health care providers and at-risk populations about pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; (2) grants for the provision of, or campaigns to increase awareness about, pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; and (3) grants for the conduct or support of surveillance of or research on maternal exposures and maternal health conditions that may influence the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and maternal exposures that may influence health risks to a breastfed infant, or of networking to facilitate such surveillance or research.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2011 to Jun 24, 2011; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-NCBrad MillerOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalMay 26, 2011
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-CALois CappsOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 26, 2011
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 26, 2011
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJun 21, 2011
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJun 21, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 24, 2011

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 26, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 3, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 27, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E979-981)
  3. May 26, 2011Introduced in House
  4. May 26, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E979Rosa L. DeLauro D-CTMay 27, 2011

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I. Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3757.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1131Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011Related billMay 26, 2011
S 2474Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012Related billApr 26, 2012

Titles 2

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.
Short Titles as Introduced
Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 26, 2011Introduced in House

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