US Congress House Bill 1030 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 13 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, should continue aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension; and (2) the Director of the Institute should continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension. Requires inclusion of information on the status of pulmonary hypertension research at NIH in biennial reports to Congress. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of pulmonary hypertension, which may include information on: (1) pulmonary hypertension and its symptoms; (2) the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension; (3) diseases and conditions that can lead to pulmonary hypertension as a secondary diagnosis; (4) the importance of early diagnosis; and (5) the availability of a range of treatment options. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Director of CDC, to carry out an educational campaign to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension among health care providers, which may include information on: (1) the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension; (2) the importance of early diagnosis; (3) current diagnostic criteria; and (4) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for the disease. Requires such campaign to target health care providers, including cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners.

Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009

Rep McHenry, Patrick T.	Rep Altmire, Jason	Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G.	Rep Smith, Adam
Rep Brady, Kevin	Rep Inslee, Jay	Rep Platts, Todd Russell	Rep McGovern, James P.
Rep Peterson, Collin C.	Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Dent, Charles W.	Rep Wolf, Frank R.
Rep Wilson, Charles A.	Rep Tiberi, Patrick J.	Rep Rahall, Nick J., II	Rep LaTourette, Steven C.
Rep Kissell, Larry	Rep King, Peter T.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Tierney, John F.
Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Murphy, Christopher S.
Rep Green, Gene	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A.	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"
Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep Ellison, Keith
Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Price, David E.	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.	Rep Himes, James A.
Rep Gordon, Bart

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-13		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-12		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB2803 (Same As) 2009-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01030:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1030ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1030ih.pdf