Women's Health Office Act of 1994

Summary

Women's Health Office Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Women's Health within the: (1) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; (2) Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (3) Office of the Director of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Amends the: (1) Social Security Act to establish such an Office within the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (2) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish such an Office within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Requires all such offices to: (1) establish goals and objectives and coordinate activities within their respective departments or agencies that relate to disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, and research concerning women; (2) undertake appropriate advisory duties with respect to such issues; and (3) monitor and coordinate Federal and regional activities regarding women's health. Requires reports. Authorizes appropriations for such Office within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Requires in most cases the establishment of a Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health to undertake appropriate duties with respect to women's health research.

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Timeline

1. 22 February 1994

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 February 1994

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 February 1994

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 February 1994

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E229)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 25 February 1994

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 11 March 1994

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 February 1994 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 February 1994

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 February 1994

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 February 1994

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Sponsors

• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
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