3.0.0 621 2023-01-11T13:19:43Z 2023-01-11T13:19:43Z Senate S S 2009-03-17 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-17T22:34:22Z Congenital Heart Futures Act 111 1570 HR 2009-03-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3180-3182) IntroReferral 2009-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3180) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2009-03-17 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2009-04-22 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-07-29 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-10-21 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-11-04 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2010-03-01 False Health Advisory bodies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Medical research Minority health Health 00 2009-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-09T14:59:37Z Congenital Heart Futures Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with appropriate congenital heart disease patient organizations and professional organizations, to conduct, support, and promote a comprehensive public education campaign to increase awareness regarding congenital heart disease, including the need for lifelong treatment.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) award a grant to one entity to enhance and expand infrastructure to track the epidemiology of congenital heart disease and to organize such information into a comprehensive National Congenital Heart Disease Registry with the purpose of facilitating research into the types of health services patients use and identifying possible areas for educational outreach and prevention; and (2) establish an Advisory Committee on Congenital Heart Disease.

Authorizes the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate research and related activities of the Institute regarding congenital heart disease.

]]> Congenital Heart Futures Act Display Title Congenital Heart Futures Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Congenital Heart Futures Act Introduced in Senate 2009-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s621is/xml/BILLS-111s621is.xml 2009-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3180-3182) 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.