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S 3479 111th Congress Senate Health Child health Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Medical research Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Sex and reproductive health

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010

Introduced: June 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jun 10, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 10, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4851-4852)
Jun 10, 2010
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Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and implement a birth defects prevention and public awareness program, which includes: (1) a nationwide media campaign to increase awareness among health care providers and at-risk populations about pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; (2) grants for the provision of, or campaigns to increase awareness about, pregnancy and breastfeeding information services; and (3) grants for the conduct or support of surveillance of or research on maternal exposures that may influence the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and maternal exposures that may influence health risks to a breastfed infant, or of networking to facilitate such surveillance or research.


What's happening now June 10, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5462 Related bill Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3479: Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3479/
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"S. 3479: Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3479/.
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