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HR 2737 109th Congress House

Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2005

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

Introduced: July 12, 2005 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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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Correctional Public Health (OCPH) within the Office of Public Health and Science. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of OCPH, to carry out public health activities for individuals who are employees in federal, state, or local penal or correctional institutions or who are incarcerated in such institutions. Includes among such activities disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and health professions education activities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to states to provide for correctional populations screenings, immunizations, and treatment for hepatitis A, B, and C. 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 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 28, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 12, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2737: Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2737/
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"H.R. 2737: Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2737/.
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H.R. 2737, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2737/.
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