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H.R. 4061 (107th)

Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002

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Introduced

20 March 2002

Last action

26 March 2002 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5]

Subjects

Healthcare, Environment

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare · Environment

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Summary

Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to: (1) develop Nationwide and State Health Tracking Networks to monitor, investigate, and prevent increases in the incidence of certain chronic diseases and relevant environmental risk factors; and (2) establish within the Epidemic Intelligence Service a National Environmental Health Rapid Response Service. Direct the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly establish the Commission on Nationwide Health Tracking. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director, to support State Health Tracking Networks through: (1) pilot programs; (2) awarding grants; and (3) providing technical assistance. Makes States, political subdivisions of States, territories, and Indian tribes eligible for participation, subject to an approved application. Requires such Networks to: (1) conduct surveillance activities; (2) collect and analyze data; (3) establish an early warning system and response capacity; (4) recruit and train public health employees; and (5) expand and integrate existing systems and activities to the extent practicable. Requires the Nationwide Health Tracking Network to coordinate State Networks and existing Federal public health and environmental surveillance systems and activities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for research and demonstration centers concerning chronic conditions and relevant environmental factors. Directs the Secretary to: (1) expand the scope of biomonitoring data collection; (2) publish a Nationwide Network report; and (3) award John H. Chafee Public Health Scholarships for advanced training in chronic conditions and environmental epidemiology and health sciences.

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Timeline

  1. 20 March 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 March 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 March 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 March 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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