Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6568
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2008-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Clinical trials
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health education
Higher education
Hypertension
Lung diseases
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medicare
Public service advertising
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-22
text: 
Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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.

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.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Medicare and Medicaid coverage standards that apply to patients with pulmonary hypertension, including standards for all therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.

action_date: 2008-09-25
text: 
Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 -
 Title I: Research on Pulmonary Hypertension
 - (Sec. 101) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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. 

Title II: Increasing Awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension
 - (Sec. 201) 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.

(Sec. 202) 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-approved therapies for the disease. Requires such campaign to target health care providers, including cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9914)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9914)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6568.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9914-9916)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-07-22
text: Introduced in House