Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 5, 2019 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.
- IntroducedDec 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to (1) update its public health data systems; and (2) provide grants to state and local public health agencies to increase collaboration and information sharing in support of disease and health condition detection and public health emergency preparedness, among other objectives.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 5, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Dec 5, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 3, 2020 |
Committees 1
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 Dec 5, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 5, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Dec 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5003 | Greg Walden R-OR | Sep 29, 2020 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 194, December 5, 2019, page H9295.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 14 | Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2020 |
| S 1793 | Saving Lives Through Better Data Act | Related bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
| S 1895 | Lower Health Care Costs Act | Related bill | Jul 8, 2019 |
| HR 6379 | Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
| HR 6800 | The Heroes Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
| HR 8205 | ETHIC Act | Related bill | Sep 16, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand, enhance, and improve public health data systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Minority health
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced 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.
