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HR 5633 107th Congress House

FAAST Act

Official title: To ensure that children at highest risk for asthma are identified and treated.

Introduced: October 10, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Economics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationElementary school studentsFamiliesFederal aid to child health servicesFederal aid to educationHead Start programsHealth educationHealth insuranceHigh school studentsInfantsMedicaidMedical centersMedical screeningMedical suppliesMedical testsMedically uninsuredMortalityPoor childrenPreventive medicineSchool health programsSecondary school studentsSocial Welfare
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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.
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Oct 28, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 10, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 10, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 28, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Federal Asthma Assessment and State Tracking Act of 2002 - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize early Head Start and Head Start programs to carry out asthma screening programs.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to local educational agencies for asthma screening programs for public school children.

Amends the Social Security Act to state that nothing under such Act or other law shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting Medicaid or school-based assistance for children receiving asthma screening tests.

Requires the Secretary to develop, in conjunction with State medicaid programs under the Social Security Act, a demonstration program for model asthma treatment centers. Directs that the centers be based on the treatment models developed by the Inner City Asthma Program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Secretary to give priority in developing the program to communities where the prevalence of uncontrolled asthma is high.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 10, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5633: FAAST Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5633/
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"H.R. 5633: FAAST Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5633/.
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H.R. 5633, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5633/.
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