3.0.0 6478 2021-09-29T17:20:04Z 2021-09-29T17:20:04Z House H HR 2008-07-10 110 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy19 Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-14T19:34:04Z Referred to 2008-07-10T14:04:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-10T14:08:56Z Referred to 2008-07-10T14:04:30Z 2008-07-14 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Committee 2008-07-10 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2008-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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 2008-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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 2008-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2008-07-10 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2008-07-10 True P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2008-07-10 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2008-07-10 True B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2008-07-10 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2008-07-10 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-07-10 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2008-07-10 True K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2008-07-10 True S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2008-07-10 True S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-07-10 True T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2008-07-10 True M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-07-10 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2008-07-16 False B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2008-07-16 False R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2008-07-16 False B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2008-07-17 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-07-23 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2008-07-23 False K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2008-07-24 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2008-07-30 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2008-07-30 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2008-07-30 False B000420 Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] MARION BERRY D AR 1 2008-07-30 False A000362 Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] Jason Altmire D PA 4 2008-09-18 False L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] NICK LAMPSON D TX 22 2008-09-18 False W000801 Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] Charles Wilson D OH A. 6 2008-09-18 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2008-09-18 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2008-09-25 False Health Access to health care Accreditation (Medical care) Administrative procedure Aging Biotechnology Bone diseases Child health Chronically ill Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cytology Dental care Department of Health and Human Services Directories Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Exercise Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Gerontology Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Health education Health information systems Higher education Labor and Employment Law Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medical tests Medically uninsured Medicare Minorities Minority health Muscular diseases Occupational health and safety Poor children Preventive medicine Prosthesis Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Self-care Social Welfare Traffic accidents and safety Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Transportation and Public Works Trauma care Health 00 2008-07-10 Introduced in House 2008-10-24T18:17:38Z Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish criteria for accounting and reporting the effort expended by researchers on musculoskeletal research funded with certain grants.

Sets forth reporting requirements related to musculoskeletal health, including on: (1) research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); (2) federal programs and activities relating to musculoskeletal trauma care; (3) a standard unit for the measurement of bone mass under the Medicare program; (4) access to orthopedic services by certain federal health program beneficiaries; and (5) childhood musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries in the United States.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to establish the Transplantation Transmission Sentinel Network to track disease transmission from organ, tissue, or eye transplants.

Requires the Secretary to issue regulations relating to the accreditation of: (1) establishments engaged in the manufacture of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products; and (2) personnel who participate in related activities.

Requires the Secretary to conduct studies related to: (1) a national registry of artificial joint replacements in Medicare beneficiaries; (2) severe trauma to extremities resulting from motor vehicle crashes; (3) workplace-related musculoskeletal injuries and conditions; (4) funding available for graduate medical education in orthopedics; (5) methods for measuring bone mass in Medicare beneficiaries; and (6) aging in the United States.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a national public awareness program on musculoskeletal health; and (2) award grants for certain health and aging activities for seniors.

Provides for musculoskeletal diseases and conditions to be treated as a priority within the Office of Minority Health.

]]> Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008 Display Title Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6478ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6478ih.xml 2008-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. 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.