HEART for Women Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.

2/13/2007--Introduced.
Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to require an application for approval or for investigation of a drug, device, or biological product to include information stratified by sex, race, and ethnicity, including any differences in safety and effectiveness. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:
(1) withhold approval of such an application or place a clinical hold on an investigation if such information is not included; and
(2) report to the scientific community and make information available to the public on such stratified data upon approval of an application.
Requires the Comptroller General to study the drug approval process to ensure compliance with this Act.
Requires the Secretary to require that all nonidentifiable patient safety work product reported to a patient safety database be stratified by sex. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to report to Congress concerning the quality of and access to care for women with heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases.
Provides for an educational campaign relating to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular diseases in women.
Authorizes appropriations to enable the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program projects in all states and territories.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
• and 230 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Nancy Boyda [D, KS-2]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
  • Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
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  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Davis [R, VA-1]
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  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
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  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
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  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
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  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
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  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
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  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
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  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
  • Rep. H. James Saxton [R, NJ-3]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
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  • Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
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  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D, NY-12]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
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  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
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  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. David Weldon [R, FL-15]
  • Rep. Gerald Weller [R, IL-11]
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  • Rep. Heather Wilson [R, NM-1]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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• May 01, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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• Apr 30, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Feb 14, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Feb 13, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Feb 13, 2007.

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March 01, 2007 Heart Disease, Stroke Prevention Efforts Among Women

earlier this month introduced legislation (S 573, HR 1014) that aims to improve heart disease education among women, bolster gender-specific research and ...

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February 28, 2007 Legislation introduced to help improve heart disease, stroke ...

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July 12, 2008 The Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for ...

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June 30, 2008 Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer in women ...

I am pleased to report that I am a cosponsor of the HEART for Women Act (HR 1014). Heart disease and stroke are the number one killers of American women, and the death rate has risen in the last 25 years. This bill would reduce that ...

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March 06, 2008 Congress 110, House vote: Vote 96: H RES 1014

Bill: H RES 1014 Vote description: Providing for the Consideration of HR 1014, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act Result: Passed, 209-198, with 21 not voting. Ron Paul voted No.

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