3.0.0 2803 2023-01-11T13:17:05Z 2023-01-11T13:17:05Z Senate S S 2009-11-19 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-11-19T22:05:46Z Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 111 1030 HR 2009-02-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2009-11-19 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-11-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2010-02-23 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Drug therapy Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical education Medical research Health 00 2009-11-19 Introduced in Senate 2010-01-07T19:25:23Z Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, should continue aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension; and (2) the Director of the Institute should continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension.

Requires inclusion of information on the status of pulmonary hypertension research at NIH in biennial reports to Congress.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of pulmonary hypertension, which may include information on: (1) pulmonary hypertension and its symptoms; (2) the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension; (3) diseases and conditions that can lead to pulmonary hypertension as a secondary diagnosis; (4) the importance of early diagnosis; and (5) the availability of a range of treatment options.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Director of CDC, to carry out an educational campaign to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension among health care providers, which may include information on: (1) the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension; (2) the importance of early diagnosis; (3) current diagnostic criteria; and (4) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for the disease. Requires such campaign to target health care providers, including cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners.

]]> Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 Display Title Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2803is/xml/BILLS-111s2803is.xml 2009-11-19 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.