3.0.0 1064 2023-01-11T13:27:26Z 2023-01-11T13:27:26Z Senate S 2015-04-23 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-23T14:27:26Z 2015-04-23 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-04-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Intergovernmental relations Medical research Research administration and funding State and local government operations Health 00 2015-04-23 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-13T22:25:01Z Family Asthma Act

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collaborate with state and local health departments to: (1) conduct activities regarding asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma, and disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma; and (2) develop state plans incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations.

Revises and expands requirements for asthma surveillance activities.

Requires the CDC to coordinate data collection activities to maximize the comparability of results.

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to submit an assessment of current activities related to asthma prevention, management, and surveillance along with recommendations for the future direction of asthma activities.

]]> Family Asthma Act Display Title Family Asthma Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Family Asthma Act Introduced in Senate 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1064is/xml/BILLS-114s1064is.xml 2015-04-23 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.