3.0.0 3850 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z House H HR 2005-09-21 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-07T20:11:58Z Referred to 2005-09-21T14:00:50Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-22T14:08:02Z Referred to 2005-09-21T14:00:45Z Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act 109 6399 HR 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Related bill CRS Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 109 1741 S 2006-06-15 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2005-10-07 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2005-09-22 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2005-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-09-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1912-1913) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 N S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2005-09-21 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2005-09-21 True W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2006-03-29 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2006-03-29 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2006-03-29 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2006-03-29 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2006-04-05 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-04-05 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2006-04-26 False D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2006-04-26 False H001037 Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth D SD 0 2006-04-26 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 2006-09-07 False Emergency Management Access to health care Adult day care Chemicals Child care workers Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Communication in medicine Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Day care Directories Disaster relief Disasters Education Elementary and secondary education Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental monitoring Epidemiology Families Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health education Health insurance Health surveys Higher education Hurricane aftermath legislation Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Medical records Medical research Medical tests Mental health Mental health services Occupational health and safety Paramedical personnel Patients' rights Physical examinations Police Preventive medicine Public health Rescue work Right of privacy School personnel Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Students Teachers Terrorism Toxicology Volunteer workers Emergency Management 00 2005-09-21 Introduced in House 2005-11-15T22:10:16Z Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of individuals if chemicals or substances associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects (substances of concern) are being or have been released in a disaster area.

Makes participation in any registry or study that is part of the program voluntary. Requires the President to take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of registry or study participants.

Authorizes the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical institution (including a local health department) or a consortium of medical institutions. Requires the President to carry out such a program in accordance with certain privacy regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter jointly into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report on disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend through September 30, 2007, the President's authority to establish a program to provide technical and financial assistance to state and local governments for the implementation of cost-effective predisaster hazard mitigation measures.

]]> Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 Display Title Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3850ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3850ih.xml 2005-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.