US Congress House Resolution 298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 65-43)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Calls for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in implementing existing federal epilepsy public education, outreach, and awareness campaigns under the Public Health Service Act, to collaborate with the Secretaries of Defense (DOD), Veterans Affairs (VA), Education, Labor, and Homeland Security (DHS) and the Attorney General to deliver the campaign's educational materials and messages to individuals and organizations, including: (1) teachers, administrators, and other school or education personnel; (2) federal, state, county, and local law enforcement personnel and first responders; (3) employers and labor organizations; and (4) other individuals and organizations the HHS Secretary deems to have regular interaction with individuals who are subject to epilepsy and seizure incidents.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is need for specified agencies to coordinate and capitalize on existing programs for epilepsy awareness.

Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/298/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres298/BILLS-112hres298ih.pdf