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2/3/2009--Introduced.Strengthening America's Public Health System Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) establish the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program to assist public health agencies in improving surveillance for, and response to, infectious diseases and other conditions of public health importance; and (2) issue guidelines for public health entities relating to information systems to receive, monitor, and report infectious diseases and other such conditions. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) address documented workforce shortages in state and local health departments in applied public health epidemiology and public health laboratory science and informatics; and (2) provide for the expansion of applied epidemiology training programs.Requires the Director, upon request, to assist the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists in developing or improving a process for states to conduct surveillance and submit reports to the Director on nationally notifiable diseases and conditions.Requires the Secretary to adopt and use guidelines to develop improved standards and protocols for binational epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory analyses, and control of infectious diseases between the United States and Mexico.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish a committee to: (1) evaluate best practices in public health surveillance; and (2) assess systems needed for improving coordination among public health surveillance and monitoring systems.

1233637200 2009-02-03 Fri Nov 13 13:46:08 -0600 2009 introduced 54686 's':3 'act':7 'health':5 'public':4 'system':6 'america':2 'strengthening':1 68512 false short introduced 54686 'act':7 'amend':2 'condit':19 'diseas':17 'health':5 'improv':9 'nation':11 'public':4 'purpos':23 'report':15 'servic':6 'surveil':13 67766 false official action 54686 1233637200 Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 183000 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. B001230 1962-02-11 5141 2446 Rayburn Building http://www.house.gov/formbaldwin/IMA/get_address.htm 2 202-225-6942 Tammy 'd':4 '-2':6 'wi':5 'rep':1 'tammi':2,7,9 'baldwin':3,8,10 F 400013 Baldwin Tammy_Baldwin Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] 2336 N00004367 8766 Democrat 202-225-2906 WI Tammy Baldwin 4.63333333333333 http://tammybaldwin.house.gov/ B001245 1933-05-31 1022 427 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/bordallo/IMA/issue.htm 0 202-226-0341 Madeleine 'd':4 '-0':6 'gu':5 'rep':1 'bordallo':3,8,10 'madelein':2,7,9 F 400041 Bordallo Madeleine_Z._Bordallo Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0] 388 N00024866 5967 Democrat 202-225-1188 Catholic GU Madeleine Bordallo 0.571428571428571 http://www.house.gov/bordallo/ B001251 1947-04-27 1170 413 Cannon House Office Building http://butterfield.house.gov/contactinfo.asp 1 202-225-3354 George 'd':4 '-1':6 'nc':5 'g.k':9 'rep':1 'georg':2,7,10 'butterfield':3,8,11 M 400616 Butterfield G._K._Butterfield K. Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1] 416 G.K. N00027035 5970 Democrat 202-225-3101 Baptist NC G.K. George Butterfield 0.333333333333333 http://www.house.gov/butterfield/ E000179 1947-02-18 2656 2161 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 17 202-225-5513 Eliot 'd':4 'ny':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'eliot':2,7,9 'engel':3,8,10 M 400122 Engel Eliot_L._Engel L. Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17] 1038 N00001003 6448 Democrat 202-225-2464 Jewish NY Eliot Engel 3.11111111111111 http://engel.house.gov/ F000116 1942-09-04 4564 2428 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 51 202-225-9073 Bob 'd':4 'ca':5 '-51':6 'bob':2,7,9 'rep':1 'filner':3,8,10 M 400133 Filner Bob_Filner Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51] 2170 N00007033 10863 Democrat 202-225-8045 Jewish CA Bob Filner 2.30769230769231 http://www.house.gov/filner/ R000515 1946-11-23 4349 2416 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/rush/zipauth.shtml 1 202-226-0333 Bobby 'd':4 '-1':6 'il':5 'rep':1 'rush':3,8,10 'bobbi':2,7,9 M 400350 Rush Bobby_L._Rush Lee Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1] 1809 N00004887 33371 Democrat 202-225-4372 Protestant IL Bobby Rush 0.631840796019901 http://www.house.gov/rush/ S001145 1944-05-26 2452 1027 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/schakowsky/contact.shtml 9 202-226-6890 Janice 'd':4 '-9':6 'il':5 'jan':9 'rep':1 'janic':2,7,10 'schakowski':3,8,11 F 400360 Schakowsky Janice_D._Schakowsky D. Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9] 887 Jan N00004724 7870 Democrat 202-225-2111 Jewish IL Jan Janice Schakowsky 2.81818181818182 http://www.house.gov/schakowsky JanSchakowsky T000459 1962-01-29 2377 1524 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formleeterry/IMA/issue.htm 2 202-226-5452 Lee 'r':4 '-2':6 'ne':5 'lee':2,7,9 'rep':1 'terri':3,8,10 M 400400 Terry Lee_Terry R. Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2] 996 N00005321 6128 Republican 202-225-4155 Methodist NE Lee Terry http://leeterry.house.gov/ T000469 1949-06-18 1793 128 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/tonko/contact-form.shtml 21 202-225-5077 Paul 'd':4 'ny':5 '-21':6 'rep':1 'paul':2,7,9 'tonko':3,8,10 M 412319 Tonko Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21] 492 N00030196 2889 Democrat 202-225-5076 NY Paul Tonko 2.5 http://tonko.house.gov/ T000326 1934-07-21 2091 2232 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/towns/contact_form_zipcheck.shtml 10 202-225-1018 Edolphus 'd':4 'ed':9 'ny':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'town':3,8,11 'edolphus':2,7,10 M 400409 Towns Edolphus_Towns Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] 689 Ed N00001082 6543 Democrat 202-225-5936 Baptist NY Ed Edolphus Towns 1.125 http://www.house.gov/towns/ action 54686 1233637200 Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 183000 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. introduced 54686 1233637200 Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 182999