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HR 1993 108th Congress House

Office of Correctional Health Act of 2003

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

Introduced: May 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health CongressCongressional reporting requirementsCorrectional institutionsCorrectional personnel
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Crime and Law EnforcementDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public FinanceExecutive reorganizationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGrants-in-aidHepatitisMedical screeningMedical testsPrisonersPublic healthVaccination
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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
May 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E877)
May 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Office of Correctional Health Act of 2003 - 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, State, or local penal or correctional institutions or for persons incarcerated in such institutions (collectively referred to as correctional populations). Includes among such activities disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and health professions education activities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to provide for correctional populations screenings, immunizations, and treatment for hepatitis A, B, and C. Sets forth a matching requirement for such grants. Requires a portion of each grant to be expended to carry out such activities at penal or correctional facilities that are not facilities in which individuals serve terms of imprisonment, including remand facilities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jul 22, 2004
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 22, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 9, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 6, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1993: Office of Correctional Health Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1993/
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"H.R. 1993: Office of Correctional Health Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1993/.
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H.R. 1993, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1993/.
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