United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2737 (109th)
Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2005
Introduced
26 May 2005
Last action
17 June 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Correctional Public Health (OCPH) within the Office of Public Health and Science. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of OCPH, to carry out public health activities for individuals who are employees in federal, state, or local penal or correctional institutions or who are incarcerated in such institutions. Includes among such activities disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and health professions education activities. Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to states to provide for correctional populations screenings, immunizations, and treatment for hepatitis A, B, and C. Requires a portion of each grant to be expended to carry out such activities at penal or correctional facilities that are not facilities in which individuals serve terms of imprisonment, including remand facilities.
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Timeline
26 May 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 June 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 May 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2737
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/2737
- us · 109-hr-2737 · source updated 15 August 2025