Subcommittee on Health - SHARP Network

Scientists & Engineers for America

Subcommittee on Health

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Jurisdiction over legislation relating to the health care system, health research, and the health programs of the Social Security Act.

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Key Legislative Accomplishments of the Subcommittee on Health

Subcommittee Hearings

July 31, 2008 H.R. 6594, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008


July 22, 2008 State Fiscal Relief: Protecting Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn


June 24, 2008 H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007


June 5, 2008 Committee Prints on Administration Legislative Proposals on the Animal Drug User Fee Act Amendments of 2008 and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008


June 4, 2008 Discussion Draft of Health Information Technology and Privacy Legislation


May 21, 2008 H.R. 1157, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007, and H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007


May 15, 2008 H.R. 5998, Protecting Children’s Health Coverage Act of 2008


May 14, 2008 Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Device and Cosmetic Safety Provisions


May 8, 2008 Stem Cell Science: The Foundation for Future Cures


May 1, 2008 Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Drug Safety


April 24, 2008 Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Food Provisions


April 3, 2008 H.R. 5613, “Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008"


Feb. 26, 2008 Covering Uninsured Kids: Reversing Progress Already Made


Jan. 29, 2008 Covering Uninsured Kids: Missed Opportunities for Moving Forward


Jan. 23, 2008 H.R. 1232, Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007


Jan. 16, 2008 Helping Families with Needed Care: Medicaid's Critical Role for Americans with Disabilities


Dec. 4, 2007 H.R. 1343, Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007; H.R. 2915, National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs Reauthorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 4230, School-Based Health Clinic Act of 2007


Oct. 3, 2007 H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act


Sept. 26, 2007 H.R. 3610, The Food and Drug Import Safety Act


Sept. 18, 2007 Answering the Call: Medical Monitoring and Treatment of 9/11 Health Effects


June 15, 2007 H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007


June 12, 2007 Legislative Hearing on Discussion Drafts Concerning Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Reauthorization, Drug Safety, and Certain Pediatric Pharmaceutical and Device Legislation


June 7, 2007 H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007


May 22, 2007 Programs Affecting Safety and Innovation in Pediatric Therapies


May 16, 2007 Reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act


May 15, 2007 Medicare Savings Programs and Low Income Subsidy: Keeping Medicare's Promise for Seniors and People with Disabilities


May 9, 2007 Assessing the Safety of our Nation's Drug Supply


May 2, 2007 Assessing the Impact of a Safe and Equitable Biosimilar Policy in the United States


May 1, 2007 H.R. 20, the Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act


May 1, 2007 H.R. 1014, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act


Apr. 25, 2007 Living without Health Insurance: Why Every American Needs Coverage


Apr. 18, 2007 Medicare Program Efficiency and Integrity


Apr. 17, 2007 Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act


Mar. 27, 2007 Insuring Bright Futures: Improving Access to Dental Care and Providing a Healthy Start for Children


Mar. 8, 2007 H.R. 493, the"Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act oF 2007"


Mar. 6, 2007 Exploring Options for Improving the Medicare Physician Payment System


Mar. 1, 2007 Covering the Uninsured Through the Eyes of a Child (Day 2 of 2)


Feb. 14, 2007 Covering the Uninsured Through the Eyes of a Child (Day 1 of 2)