WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Genetic counseling

P.L. 110-374, The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1810 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

P.L. 110-204, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $2.07

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1858 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

H.R. 3825, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.84

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3825 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

H.R. 3333, The Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3333 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and healthcare of racial and ethnic minority groups....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

H.R. 3112, The Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3112 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

S. 1082, The Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $72.91

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1082 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

P.L. 110-233, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 493 would prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

S. 976, The Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 976 would secure the promise of personalized medicine for all Americans by expanding and accelerating genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, increase the safety of drugs, and identify novel treatments....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

H.R. 1634, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1634 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

S. 358, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 358 would prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

S. 634, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 634 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of the Act....

Vote on This Bill: For | Against

S. 306, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 306 would prohibit the use of genetic information (including results of genetic tests and family history of disease) by employers in employment decisions and by health insurers and health plans in making enrollment determinations and setting insurance premiums. The bill would require the secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to issue regulations to carry out the provisions of this bill, and would require the Secretaries of HHS and Labor to enforce those provi...

Vote on This Bill: For | Against