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H.R. 4354: Women's Health Office Act of 2004

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H.R. 4354: Women's Health Office Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-12 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Women's Health Office Act of 2004

Plain summary

Women's Health Office Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the establishment of separate Offices on Women's Health within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to carry out specified activities relating to the health of women. Directs the lead officers of each Office of Women's Health to establish goals, provide information, serve as a consultant, and establish a Coordinating Committee on Women's Health within their respective agencies. Requires the Director of the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality to designate an official of the Office of Priority Populations to carry out similar responsibilities relating to women's health. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Office of Women's Health, to establish a National Women's Health Information Center to facilitate the exchange of information, access to such information, and the analysis of issues and problems relating to women's health. Transfers the functions of the Office on Women's Health of the Public Health Service to the Office of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Official text

Women's Health Office Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · 59 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4354 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108