3.0.0 612 2023-01-11T19:57:59Z 2023-01-11T19:57:59Z Senate S S 2007-02-15 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-15T17:55:06Z Women's Health Office Act of 2007 110 1072 HR 2007-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-02-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-02-15 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-02-15 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-02-15 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-09-28 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-05-22 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-06-26 False Health Access to health care Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinical trials Communication in medicine Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Department of Health and Human Services Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drug abuse treatment Drug approvals Education Executive reorganization Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health education Health information systems Health planning Higher education Legislative resolutions Medical education Medical ethics Medical research Medical supplies Mental health services Pharmaceutical research Preventive medicine Quality of care Science, Technology, Communications Women Women's health Health 00 2007-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-02T17:43:49Z Women's Health Office Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office on Women's Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to establish: (1) a Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health; and (2) a National Women's Health Information Center. Transfers the functions of the Office on Women's Health of the Public of Health Service to the Office on Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish separate Offices of Women's Health within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and an Office of Women's Health and Gender-Based Research within the Office of the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Directs the lead officers of each Office of Women's Health to establish goals, provide information on women's health activities, and establish a Coordinating Committee on Women's Health within their respective agencies.

Prohibits termination, reorganization, or transfers of powers and duties of any federal office of women's health or appointive position with primary responsibility over women's health issues without congressional approval.

]]> Women's Health Office Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Women's Health Office Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Women's Health Office Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s612is/xml/BILLS-110s612is.xml 2007-02-15 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.