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115th Congress > House > Vote 788

Date: February 26, 2018

Result: 394-7 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 81

Sponsor: BILIRAKIS, Gus (R-FL)

Bill number: HR1222

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 25, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) HHS must award grants to nonprofit entities to conduct a study of congenital heart disease, from birth to adulthood, that considers health care utilization, demographic factors, and outcomes. Data from the study must be made available to the public. (Sec. 3) The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute must report on its ongoing research efforts regarding congenital heart disease, future plans for such research, and areas of greatest need for such research.

Bill titles: To amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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