United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4979 (108th)
Women's Pelvic Floor Health Education and Awareness Act
Introduced
22 July 2004
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary
Women's Pelvic Floor Health Education and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to educate health professionals and the public on bladder and bowel dysfunction (including incontinence), pelvic organ prolapse, and other pelvic floor disorders. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Director should establish a national registry for surgical treatment of such disorders. Requires the Directors of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to: (1) expand and intensify the activities of such Institutes with respect to women's pelvic floor disorders, including developing proposals for research on such disorders; and (2) provide for the continuing operation of the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network and the Clinical Trials Network for Female Pelvic Disorders. Commends such Institutes for their support of such Networks and such Networks for their research toward improving women's pelvic health. Expresses the sense of Congress as to efforts that such Institutes should undertake, including increasing their research, recruiting established scientists, and developing a national data registry and tissue bank of people suffering from incontinence.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2004
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Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2004
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 July 2004
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4979