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Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act

Introduced: July 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-374.
Oct 8, 2008
Signed by President.
Sep 29, 2008
Presented to President.
Sep 25, 2008
Cleared for White House.
Sep 25, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 25, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9918)
Sep 25, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9918)
Sep 25, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1810.
Sep 25, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9918-9920)
Sep 25, 2008
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 24, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 24, 2008
Received in the House.
Sep 23, 2008
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 2008
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 2008
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9341-9343; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9341-9342)
Apr 21, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 701.
Apr 21, 2008
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Mar 13, 2008
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 18, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through either the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to authorize and oversee certain activities relating to Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions. Includes among such activities the awarding of grants, contracts or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to: (1) collect, synthesize, and disseminate current evidence-based information relating to such conditions; and (2) coordinate the provision of, and access to, new or existing supportive services for patients receiving a positive diagnosis for such conditions. Includes within such supportive services: (1) the establishment of a resource telephone hotline; (2) the expansion of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities; (3) the expansion of national and local peer-support programs; (4) the establishment of a national registry, or network of local registries, of families willing to adopt newborns with such conditions; and (5) the establishment of awareness and education programs for health care providers who provide, interpret, or inform parents of the results of prenatal tests for such conditions.

Requires the Secretary to place an emphasis on funding partnerships between health care professional groups and disability advocacy organizations in distributing funds.

Requires a grantee under this Act to make available to health care providers of parents who receive a prenatal or postnatal diagnosis: (1) up-to-date, evidence-based, written information concerning the range of outcomes for individuals living with the diagnosed condition, including physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes; and (2) contact information regarding support services, including information hotlines, resource centers or clearinghouses, national and local peer support groups, and other educational and support programs. Requires information provided to be culturally and linguistically appropriate and to be approved by the Secretary.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress concerning the effectiveness of current health care and family support programs serving as resources for the families of children with disabilities.

What's happening now October 8, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-374.

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