Women's Health Office Act of 2007

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Introduced

15 February 2007

Last action

16 February 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1], Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]

Subjects

Healthcare

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5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Women's Health Office Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office on Women's Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to establish: (1) a Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women's Health; and (2) a National Women's Health Information Center. Transfers the functions of the Office on Women's Health of the Public of Health Service to the Office on Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish separate Offices of Women's Health within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and an Office of Women's Health and Gender-Based Research within the Office of the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Directs the lead officers of each Office of Women's Health to establish goals, provide information on women's health activities, and establish a Coordinating Committee on Women's Health within their respective agencies. Prohibits termination, reorganization, or transfers of powers and duties of any federal office of women's health or appointive position with primary responsibility over women's health issues without congressional approval.

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Timeline

15 February 2007
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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15 February 2007
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E367)
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15 February 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
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16 February 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1072
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