3.0.0 6207 2021-09-28T14:39:38Z 2021-09-28T14:39:38Z House H HR 2012-07-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SLAUGHTER:H.R. 6207.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 1Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 18[Page H5327]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-27T13:48:33Z Referred to 2012-07-26T13:00:11Z 2012-07-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2012-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-07-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1342-1343) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 N H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2012-07-26 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-07-26 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2012-07-26 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2012-08-02 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2012-08-02 False Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Intergovernmental relations Public-private cooperation Environmental Protection 00 2012-07-26 Introduced in House 2012-11-01T17:18:46Z Children's Health Task Force Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to) establish and maintain a permanent Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, which shall recommend federal strategies for addressing environmental health risks and safety risks to children in the United States, within projected budgetary limits.

Requires such strategies to include: (1) adoption of action plans, including multiyear and annual priorities, to address the principal risks; (2) government initiatives to address such risks; (3) recommendations on how to improve cross-agency implementation of actions to address such risks; (4) recommendations for a coordinated research agenda for the government to address such risks; (5) recommendations for partnerships among federal, state, local, and tribal governments and the private, academic, and nonprofit sectors; (6) proposed ways to enhance public outreach and communication to assist families in evaluating such risks and in making informed consumer choices; and (7) proposed ways to strengthen the data system in order to identify and track development of rulemakings and other actions to ensure they comply with current policy on evaluating such risks.

Directs the Task Force to submit, make publicly available, and disseminate widely a biennial report including: (1) the strategies developed and updated, (2) a description of the Task Force's accomplishments, (3) current national priorities for addressing such risks and any related emerging issues, (4) updates on federal research findings and research needs regarding such risks, (5) information submitted by federal agencies and by stakeholders for inclusion in the report, and (6) recommendations by the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee.

]]> Children's Health Task Force Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Children's Health Task Force Act of 2012 Display Title Children's Health Task Force Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children. Introduced in House 2012-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6207ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6207ih.xml 2012-07-27 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.