US Congress House Bill 4548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on September 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to address childhood asthma in rural and underserved communities. Counties with high prevalence of asthma among children (12% or higher) may use grants to support mobile clinics, distance learning, and telemedicine to increase access to asthma diagnosis, treatment, and education. Grantees may award subgrants to schools, hospitals, or other organizations to achieve the goals of the program. The CDC must also study issues related to asthma in rural areas.

Asthma Care and Prevention in Rural Communities Act of 2019

Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-09-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-09-27	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4548/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4548/BILLS-116hr4548ih.pdf