3.0.0 3754 2023-01-11T13:17:54Z 2023-01-11T13:17:54Z House H HR 2009-10-07 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-08T18:39:50Z Referred to 2009-10-07T14:02:42Z Family Asthma Act 111 1760 S 2009-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2009-10-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 N S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2010-04-15 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2010-07-20 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Environmental health Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Research administration and funding Health 00 2009-10-07 Introduced in House 2010-02-04T22:59:01Z Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award grants for pilot projects to prevent and control asthma symptoms and to reduce asthma attacks and improve self-management for individuals and families. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of NIH, in awarding grants, to give: (1) priority to entities that serve populations disproportionately impacted by asthma; and (2) consideration to an adequate national understanding of asthma prevalence.

Authorizes additional appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a National Asthma Action Plan and to fund a report to Congress by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program on federal asthma activities.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) collaborate with state and local health departments to conduct activities to inform and educate the public regarding asthma; (2) conduct asthma surveillance activities to collect data on the prevalence and severity of asthma, the effectiveness of public heath asthma intervention, and the quality of asthma management; and (3) compile and annually publish data on childhood and adult asthma.

]]> Family Asthma Act Display Title Family Asthma Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Family Asthma Act Introduced in House 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3754ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3754ih.xml 2009-10-08 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.