Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 17, 2015 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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to: (1) collect data on the prevalence and distribution of sickle cell disease, (2) conduct sickle cell disease public health initiatives to improve access to care and health outcomes, and (3) identify and evaluate strategies for prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease complications.
The demonstration program to improve the prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease is revised, extended indefinitely, and moved from the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to the Public Health Service Act.Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2015 to May 13, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Apr 15, 2015 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | May 13, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 15, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2015Introduced in House
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