HR 6010
114th Congress
House
Health
Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry Act of 2016
Introduced: September 13, 2016
Introduced by:
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Republican
· Florida
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5504)
Sep 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 13, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry Act of 2016
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish and maintain a registry of: (1) women who are diagnosed during pregnancy as having been infected with Zika virus, and (2) the children of such women. The registry may include information on symptoms experienced by the women and children, testing of the women and children, and development of the children.
Information in the registry may be made available only for research.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5504)
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