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Melanie Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act

Introduced: June 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Melanie Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of NIH and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to expand and intensify research and related activities of the Institute with respect to postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to provide for projects for the establishment, operation, and coordination of effective and cost-efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis and their families. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18 Independent 1
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2002
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 6, 2001
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 6, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 6, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 1, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 24, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 12, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 28, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 28, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 28, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2380: Melanie Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2380/
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