Asthma Act

Bill: 111-hr-2260
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2009-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-05
text: 
Asthma Act - Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Program's coordinating committee to report to Congress on: (1) the scope of the asthma problem in the United States; (2) federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities; and (3) recommendations for strengthening and better coordinating such activities. Includes the Secretary of Education or a designee in the committee's membership.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) collaborate with states to expand the scope of asthma-related activities to determine the incidence and prevalence of asthma and prevent related health consequences; (2) conduct local asthma surveillance activities to collect data on the prevalence and severity of asthma and the quality of asthma management; and (3) compile and annually publish data on the prevalence of asthma in children.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) information and education on asthma; and (2) referrals to health programs that provide asthma-related services. 
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to encourage the states to implement plans for activities to assist children with respect to asthma in accordance with the Institute's guidelines; and (2) make a grant to states under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) for such activities.
 
Authorizes grants to local educational agencies to carry out asthma-related activities at elementary and secondary schools in communities with a significant number of low-income or underserved individuals.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-05-05
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2009-05-05
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-05-05
text: Introduced in House