3.0.0 2552 2023-01-11T16:17:51Z 2023-01-11T16:17:51Z House H HR 2007-05-24 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-24T19:58:12Z Referred to 2007-05-24T14:09:10Z Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act 110 1445 S 2007-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2007-05-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-05-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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 T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 N W000789 Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] HEATHER WILSON R NM 1 2007-05-24 True R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2007-06-25 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2007-06-25 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2007-09-07 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-01-28 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-03-05 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2008-04-22 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-04-22 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2008-04-29 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2008-04-29 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-29 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-04-29 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2008-04-29 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2008-04-29 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2008-04-29 False M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2008-05-01 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2008-05-05 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2008-05-05 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2008-05-12 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2008-05-12 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2008-05-13 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-05-20 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-04 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-06-23 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2008-06-23 False D000599 Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] Lincoln Davis D TN 4 2008-07-08 False Health Economics and Public Finance Epidemiology Federal aid to health facilities Health education Health planning Health surveys Hepatitis Indian medical care Medical research Minorities Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications Health 00 2007-05-24 Introduced in House 2007-08-22T21:55:14Z Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a plan for the prevention, control, and management of hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) implement programs to increase awareness of HCV; and (2) support activities to promote the early detection of HCV infection, identify risk factors for infection, and conduct surveillance of HCV infection trends.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to: (1) conduct epidemiologic research to identify best practices for HCV prevention; (2) establish a Hepatitis C Clinic Research Network to conduct research related to the treatment and medical management of HCV; and (3) conduct basic research to identify new approaches to prevent and treat HCV.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) promote state, local, and tribal programs to provide referrals for medical evaluation and management to HCV-positive individuals; and (2) develop benchmarks for evaluating the programs and activities conducted under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes, or nonprofit entities to carry out activities under this Act.

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