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Women's Health Office Act of 1997

Introduced: January 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jan 21, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jan 21, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S470-472)
Jan 21, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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Women's Health Office Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish in the office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office on Women's Health. Includes in the Office's duties establishing: (1) a Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health; and (2) a National Women's Health Information Center. Authorizes grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and interagency agreements. Authorizes appropriations. Transfers to the Office all functions exercised by the Office on Women's Health of the Public Health Service.

(Sec. 3) Establishes an Office of Women's Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes in the Office's duties establishing a Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health.

(Sec. 4) Establishes an Office of Women's Health in the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Includes in the Office's duties establishing a Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health.

(Sec. 5) Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish an Office of Women's Health in the office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Includes in the Office's duties establishing a Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish an Office of Women's Health in the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Includes in the Office's duties establishing a Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health.

What's happening now January 21, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 8, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 91: Women's Health Office Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-91/
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