3.0.0 1805 2023-01-11T19:49:44Z 2023-01-11T19:49:44Z House H HR 2007-03-29 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-30T20:01:42Z Referred to 2007-03-29T14:02:15Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-30T17:45:16Z Referred to 2007-03-29T14:02:10Z 2007-03-30 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-30 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 2007-03-29 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 2007-03-29 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 2007-03-29 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 2007-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 N Health Alabama Block grants Chemicals Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Directories Disaster relief Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental health Environmental justice Environmental monitoring Epidemiology Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health education Health surveys Hurricanes Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Louisiana Medical records Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Mental health Mississippi Occupational health and safety Paramedical personnel Physical examinations Police Preventive medicine Rescue work Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Terrorism Texas Toxicology Health 00 2007-03-29 Introduced in House 2007-06-06T18:20:47Z Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act of 2007 - 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 who responded to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita or who respond to a major disaster or emergency, if chemicals or substances associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects were or are released in a major disaster area.

Makes participation 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.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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.

Extends through September 30, 2010, 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.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize payments from allotments made to a state for community outreach and education programs and other activities designed to prevent health and health care disparities.

]]> Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the health and safety of certain volunteers and workers in disaster areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1805ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1805ih.xml 2007-03-30 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.