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H.R. 5897 (110th)

Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act

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Introduced

24 April 2008

Last action

24 April 2008 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Childers, Travis [D-MS-1], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]

Subjects

Healthcare, Housing

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare · Housing

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Summary

Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS Secretary) to: (1) establish and maintain a health registry for individuals exposed to formaldehyde in temporary housing units provided by the government when displaced by a major disaster that occurred between August 29, 2005, and January 1, 2008; (2) include in the registry information the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) determines is necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of such exposure; (3) develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry; and (4) periodically notify such individuals of significant developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with exposure. Directs the DHS Secretary to contract with the HHS Secretary to provide health examinations, consultations, and mental health counseling free of charge to each eligible individual. Requires the HHS Secretary to contract with an independent scientific organization to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of actions taken to collect and maintain information on the health consequences of such exposure; (2) recommendations to improve such collection and maintenance; and (3) the most effective and prudent means of addressing medical needs of eligible individuals. Requires: (1) such health consultation and mental health counseling to provide to each eligible individual information on examination results and on developments; and (2) the Secretary to commence an epidemiological study of the immediate and long-term effects of such exposure sufficient to further understand the medical needs of eligible individuals.

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Timeline

  1. 24 April 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  2. 24 April 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  3. 24 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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