United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 568 (109th)
Patient Empowerment and Education Act of 2005
Introduced
2 February 2005
Last action
24 March 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Patient Empowerment and Education Act of 2005 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education to jointly make grants to nonprofit organizations for community outreach programs to empower patients and health care consumers by: (1) educating patients, health care consumers, and children about their role in making health care safer for themselves; and (2) supporting victims and family members affected by medical errors.
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Timeline
2 February 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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
2 February 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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
2 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
24 March 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 February 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/568
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/568
- us · 109-hr-568 · source updated 23 March 2026