3.0.0 2524 2023-01-11T16:17:52Z 2023-01-11T16:17:52Z House H HR 2007-05-24 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-24T13:36:32Z hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-24T13:24:14Z Referred to 2007-05-24T14:12:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-24T19:56:37Z Referred to 2007-05-24T14:12:05Z 2007-07-24 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2007-07-24 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2007-05-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2007-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2007-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 N Health Access to health care Asthma Authorization Child health Communication in medicine Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Education Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Environmental Protection Environmental protection groups Evaluation research (Social action programs) Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government statistics Health education Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Health surveys Hospital care Hospitals Managed care Medical research Medical statistics Medical supplies Nonprofit organizations Nurses Poor children Preventive medicine Public service advertising Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Students Telephone Health 00 2007-05-24 Introduced in House 2007-08-24T15:20:33Z Asthma Act - Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Program's coordinating committee to report to Congress on: (1) the scope of the asthma problem in the United States; (2) federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities; and (3) recommendations for strengthening and better coordinating such activities. Includes the Secretary of Education or a designee in the committee's membership.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) collaborate with states to expand the scope of asthma-related activities to determine the incidence and prevalence of asthma and prevent related health consequences; (2) conduct local asthma surveillance activities to collect data on the prevalence and severity of asthma and the quality of asthma management; and (3) compile and annually publish data on the prevalence of asthma in children.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) information and education on asthma; and (2) referrals to health programs that provide asthma-related services.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to encourage the states to implement plans for activities to assist children with respect to asthma in accordance with the Institute's guidelines; and (2) make a grant to states under the state children's health program (SCHIP) for such activities.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to carry out asthma-related activities at elementary and secondary schools in communities with a significant number of low-income or underserved individuals.

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Asthma Act Display Title Asthma Act Official Title as Introduced To provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Asthma Act Introduced in House 2007-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2524ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2524ih.xml 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. 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.