US HB3723 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out surveillance, education, and testing programs with respect to hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections. Requires the Secretary to establish a national system with respect to HBV and HCV to: (1) determine the prevalence of such infections; (2) carry out testing programs to increase the number of individuals who are aware of their infection; (3) disseminate public information and education programs for the detection and control of such infections; (4) improve the training of health professionals in the detection, control, and treatment of such infections; and (5) provide referrals for counseling and medical treatment and ensure the provision of follow-up services. Directs the Secretary to determine the populations that are considered at high risk. Directs the Secretary to establish and support public-private partnerships that facilitate such HBV and HCV surveillance, education, screening, testing, and linkage to care programs. Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to convene the Preventive Services Task Force every three years to review its recommendation for HBV and HCV screening. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and carry out a plan to provide veterans who were born between 1945 and 1965 with an HBC risk assessment and, if they are diagnosed with such virus, a thorough evaluation of, and information regarding, their need for treatment, vaccination, or other therapy. Requires the VA to use compliance with such plan as a key performance measure under the VA Handbook Performance Management System or its successor, including by giving the director of a VA medical facility that is not fully compliant a less than fully successful performance appraisal.

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Title

Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013

Sponsors

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-12-13HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-12-12HouseReferred to House Veterans' Affairs
2013-12-12HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-12-12HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Same As/Similar To

SB2538 (Related) 2014-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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