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Women's Health Office Act of 1997

Introduced: March 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 4, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 4, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E365)
Mar 4, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Health Office Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish an Office of (or on) Women's Health and a related coordinating committee in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Health Care Resources and Services Administration, and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, and interagency agreements with public and nonprofit private entities, agencies, and organizations.

Requires that the Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall directly or through contracts with public and private entities, agencies, and organization, provide for evaluations of projects carried out with financial assistance provided under the grants and for the dissemination of information developed as a result of such projects. Transfers to such Office all functions exercised by the Office on Women's Health of the Public Health Service prior to the enactment of this Act, including all personnel and compensation authority, all delegation and assignment authority, and all remaining appropriations.

Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary for FY 1998 through 2001.

What's happening now March 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 25, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 16, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 13, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 13, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 1997
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