US Congress House Bill 1661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS Secretary) to: (1) establish and maintain a health registry for individuals exposed to formaldehyde in temporary housing units provided by the government when displaced by a major disaster that occurred between August 29, 2005, and December 31, 2009; (2) include in the registry information the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) determines is necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of such exposure; (3) develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry; and (4) periodically notify such individuals of significant developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with exposure. Directs the DHS Secretary to contract with the HHS Secretary to provide health examinations, consultations, and mental health counseling free of charge to each eligible individual.Requires the HHS Secretary to contract with an independent scientific organization to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of actions taken to collect and maintain information on the health consequences of such exposure; (2) recommendations to improve such collection and maintenance; and (3) the most effective and prudent means of addressing medical needs of eligible individuals.Requires: (1) such health consultation and mental health counseling to provide to each eligible individual information on examination results and on developments; and (2) the Secretary to commence an epidemiological study of the immediate and long-term effects of such exposure sufficient to further understand the medical needs of eligible individuals.

Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Bobby Bright [D-AL]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D-CA]
Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-24		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-23		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1661/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1661/BILLS-111hr1661ih.pdf