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HR 2422 107th Congress House

Office of Correctional Health Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Correctional Health.

Introduced: April 25, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health Correctional personnelCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive reorganization
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E232-233)
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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 Latest action February 28, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E232-233)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Office of Correctional Health Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Public Health Service the Office of Correctional Health. Requires the Office to carry out public health activities for employees in Federal or State penal or correctional institutions or for persons incarcerated in such institutions, including disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and health professions education activities.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 25, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 2, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2422: Office of Correctional Health Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2422/
MLA
"H.R. 2422: Office of Correctional Health Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2422/.
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H.R. 2422, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2422/.
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