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Healthy Places Act of 2007

Introduced: January 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3758-3759)
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 10, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Places Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency working group to discuss environmental health concerns, particularly concerns disproportionately affecting disadvantaged populations.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a program at the National Center of Environmental Health at CDC focused on advancing the field of health impact assessment.

Requires the Director to develop guidance for the assessment of potential health effects of land use, housing, and transportation policy and plans.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) establish a program to provide funding and technical assistance to state or local governments affected or potentially affected by an activity or proposed activity to prepare health impact assessments; and (2) establish and maintain a health impact assessment database.

Requires the Director to establish a grant program to award grants to state or local communities for environmental health improvement activities. Requires grantees to: (1) establish a planning and prioritizing council; and (2) conduct environmental health assessment.

Requires the Secretary to provide grants to public or private nonprofit institutions to conduct and coordinate research on the built environment and its influence on individual and population-based health.

What's happening now April 23, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3758-3759)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1067 Related bill Healthy Places Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 398: Healthy Places Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-398/
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"H.R. 398: Healthy Places Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-398/.
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