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HR 6166 116th Congress House

HEARTS Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment mate… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources to identify more at-risk families, to authorize research and surveillance activities relating to cardiomyopathy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2020 Introduced by: Kim, Andy Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthCongressional oversight
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Educational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedical researchResearch administration and fundingSchool administrationState and local government operationsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2020
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 Latest action March 10, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in the Schools Act of 2020 or HEARTS Act of 2020

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to cardiomyopathy. (Cardiomyopathy is a collection of diverse conditions of the heart muscle.) The Department of Health and Human Services must convene an interdisciplinary working group to expand pediatric cardiomyopathy research, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must (1) disseminate information about cardiomyopathy to certain school professionals and others, (2) report on certain research and surveillance activities, and (3) develop specified risk assessment tools for cardiomyopathy.

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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6166: HEARTS Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6166/
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"H.R. 6166: HEARTS Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6166/.
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H.R. 6166, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6166/.
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[H.R. 6166: HEARTS Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6166/)
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