HR 477 · 110th Congress · Health

Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act

Introduced 2007-01-16· Sponsored by Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2007-03-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national education campaign to promote stroke prevention and increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry and Clearinghouse by collecting specific data points and benchmarks for stroke care analysis and by compiling and disseminating information on state, local, and private care system achievements and problems. Defines "stroke" as an attack in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted or in which a blood vessel or aneurysm in the brain breaks or ruptures. Includes stroke and traumatic injury prevention, diagnosis, and treatment within the grant program for emergency medicine residency training. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to qualified entities for education programs for health care professionals in the use of diagnostic approaches, technologies, and therapies fo…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 477, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act

Mar 23, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 15, 2007</p>

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H.R. 477, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act

Mar 23, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 15, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans