3.0.0 640 2020-02-10T17:02:03Z 2020-02-10T17:02:03Z Senate S SRES 2008-07-31 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T00:22:27Z Resolution expressing the sense of the House that there should be an increased public and private commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in the United States. 110 1381 HRES 2008-09-23 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 21:22:52 Related bill CRS 2008-07-31 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7976-7977) IntroReferral 2008-07-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7977) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-07-31 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-09-08 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-09-08 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2008-11-20 False Health Access to health care Agriculture and Food Community health services Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to health facilities Lifestyle Medical screening Nutrition Physical fitness Preventive medicine Public health Sports and Recreation Vaccines Health 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-07T20:17:00Z Recognizes that it is imperative that the United States strengthen its public health system to provide people with the resources necessary to make healthier choices and live healthier lives and to protect people from health threats beyond their control.

Commits to creating public health strategies to eliminate health disparities and improve the health of all people in the United States.

Expresses support for prioritizing public policies focusing on the prevention of disease and injury and calls for community-based programs to support healthy lifestyles.

Urges the expansion of clinical prevention activities, including screenings and immunizations.

Pledges to help significantly improve people's health by supporting increased investment in federal public health programs.

]]> A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that there should be an increased Federal commitment to public health and the prevention of diseases and injuries for all people in the United States. Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that there should be an increased Federal commitment to public health and the prevention of diseases and injuries for all people in the United States. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that there should be an increased Federal commitment to public health and the prevention of diseases and injuries for all people in the United States. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres640is/xml/BILLS-110sres640is.xml 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7976-7977) 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.