3.0.0 5657 2023-01-13T04:50:47Z 2023-01-13T04:50:47Z House H HR 2006-06-21 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-07-17T14:57:24Z Referred to 2006-06-21T14:01:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-06-21T14:01:20Z 2006-07-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-06-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-06-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2006-06-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2006-06-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1241) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000288 Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] JOE KNOLLENBERG R MI 9 N J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2006-07-12 False Health Agriculture and Food Cardiovascular diseases Child health Commerce Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Education Employee health benefits Families Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health counseling Health education Higher education Income tax Infants Labor and Employment Maternal health services Medical education Medical records Medical screening Medical tests Mental depression Mental health Nutrition Obesity Physical fitness Physicians Preventive medicine Public service advertising Scholarships Smoking Sports and Recreation Stress (Psychology) Student loan funds Tax credits Taxation Health 00 2006-06-21 Introduced in House 2006-08-10T14:34:25Z Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay up to $20,000 of the medical education loans incurred by any physician who receives board certification in preventive medicine from FY2007-FY2011.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a wellness program tax credit for employers that develop and implement a program that provides: (1) at least two preventive health screenings for employees; and (2) counseling, seminars, self-help materials, and other resources related to preventive health.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to carry out a national education campaign to encourage the use of preventive health screenings.

]]> Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006 Display Title Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To promote preventive health care for Americans. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5657ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5657ih.xml 2006-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.