3.0.0 5808 2021-09-29T17:09:53Z 2021-09-29T17:09:53Z House H HR 2008-04-15 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-04-16T17:40:53Z Referred to 2008-04-15T14:00:40Z 2008-04-16 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-04-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E615) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2008-04-15 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2008-04-15 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2008-04-15 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-04-15 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-04-15 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-04-15 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-04-15 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2008-04-15 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-15 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2008-04-15 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2008-04-15 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2008-04-15 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-04-15 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2008-04-15 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-04-15 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2008-06-11 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2008-06-18 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2008-07-31 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-08-01 False Health Child health Communication in medicine Economics and Public Finance Education Environmental Protection Environmental health Environmental research Epidemiology Families Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health education Health information systems Higher education Medical education Medical research Nurses Paramedical personnel Physicians Preventive medicine Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Scientists Women Women's health Health 00 2008-04-15 Introduced in House 2008-07-11T20:00:01Z Women's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of centers to conduct multidisciplinary research on environmental factors that may be related to the development of women's health conditions. Requires each such center to: (1) conduct basic or clinical research; (2) develop protocols and conduct training programs for physicians, scientists, nurses, and other health and allied health professionals; (3) disseminate information to such professionals and the public; and (4) emphasize activities that are directed toward preventing the development in women of the diseases and conditions involved. Allows a center to use funds to provide stipends for health and allied health professionals enrolled in training programs.

Requires each center to establish and maintain ongoing collaborations with community organizations in the geographic area served by the center, including organizations that represent women or children with disorders that appear to stem from environmental factors.

Requires the Director to provide for the coordination of information among centers and ensure regular communication between them.

]]> Women's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Women's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Act of 2008 Display Title Women's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and disease prevention, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5808ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5808ih.xml 2008-04-16 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.