3.0.0 1445 2023-01-11T16:47:40Z 2023-01-11T16:47:40Z Senate S S 2007-05-22 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-22T14:58:32Z Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act of 2007 110 2552 HR 2007-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-05-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-05-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6472-6473) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2007-05-22 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-09-20 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-09-21 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-10-16 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-10-23 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2008-04-08 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2008-04-08 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-04-08 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2008-04-17 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-04-17 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-04-29 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-04-29 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-05-19 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 2007-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-22T21:54:20Z Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act - 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.

]]> Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act Display Title Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act Introduced in Senate 2007-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1445is/xml/BILLS-110s1445is.xml 2007-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.