United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 897 (104th)
To terminate the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.
Introduced
10 February 1995
Last action
21 February 1995 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3], Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], COLLIN PETERSON, Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15], Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14], Rep. Funderburk, David [R-NC-2], Christopher Smith
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Transfers all authorities, funds, and personnel of the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. Terminates the Office and the position of Surgeon General.
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Timeline
10 February 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 February 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 February 1995 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 February 1995
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 February 1995
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 February 1995
Sponsors
- Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
- COLLIN PETERSON · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Funderburk, David [R-NC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/897
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/897
- us · 104-hr-897 · source updated 3 June 2026