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H.R. 1010 (104th)

Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1995

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Introduced

22 February 1995

Last action

27 February 1995 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Tejeda, Frank [D-TX-28], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]

Subjects

Healthcare, Energy

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare · Energy

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Summary

Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish birth defects prevention and research programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to provide for collection, analysis, and reporting of birth defects statistics from birth certificates, infant death certificates, hospital records, or other sources and to collect and disaggregate such statistics by gender and racial and ethnic group. Directs the Secretary to establish at least five regional birth defects monitoring and research programs to collect and analyze information on the number, incidence, correlation, and causes of birth defects. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award grants or enter into cooperative agreements with specified entities to serve as Centers of Excellence for Birth Defects Prevention Research. Requires one of the Centers to focus on birth defects among ethnic minorities. Requires the CDC to establish a clearinghouse for the collection and storage of data generated from birth defects monitoring programs developed under this Act. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to provide for the evaluation, and implementation of prevention strategies designed to reduce the incidence and effects of birth defects. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee for Birth Defects Prevention. Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources regarding birth defects. Subjects the provisions of this Act to requirements of the Privacy Act. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 22 February 1995

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 February 1995

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E395)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 February 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 February 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 27 February 1995

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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