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H.R. 1966 (106th)

Asthma Awareness, Education and Treatment Act of 1999

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Introduced

26 May 1999

Last action

23 June 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36], MICHAEL CAPUANO, Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], James Clyburn, ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], GENE GREEN, ALCEE HASTINGS, Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Barbara Lee, Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Nancy Pelosi, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, BOBBY RUSH, Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], JOSE SERRANO, Bennie Thompson, Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Weygand, Robert A. [D-RI-2], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5]

Subjects

Healthcare, Housing, Taxation, Education, Climate

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare · Housing · Taxation · Education · Climate

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Summary

Asthma Awareness, Education and Treatment Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for carrying out projects to provide for individuals in low-income communities: (1) screenings and referrals regarding asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems; (2) information and education regarding such conditions; and (3) workshops regarding such conditions for specified individuals who serve in supervisory roles of children in such communities. Outlines requirements for such projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 through 2004. Authorizes the Secretary to award contracts for a national media campaign to provide to the public and health care providers information on such conditions, with priority given to the occurrence of such conditions in children. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit, effective as of January 1, 2000, to providers of pest control or climate control services who donate such services in any public housing or low-income multifamily residential rental property. Directs the Secretary to conduct research to determine whether and to what extent there is a causal relationship between air pollutants and the occurrence of such conditions, requiring priority to be given to clinical evaluations of low-income individuals. Requires the Director of the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute to: (1) identify all Federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities; (2) develop a Federal plan for responding to asthma; and (3) submit recommendations to Congress on strengthening the coordination of Federal asthma-related activities. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) conduct local asthma surveillance activities in order to collect asthma prevalence, severity, and management data; and (2) compile and annually publish data on the prevalence of children suffering from asthma in each State, as well as the childhood asthma mortality rate nationally and in each State.

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Timeline

  1. 26 May 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 May 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 May 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1105)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 May 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 26 May 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 23 June 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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