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HEALTH Act: Creating a New House Committee on Health
In one sentence
This resolution creates a new standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives called the Committee on Health and moves specific health-related topics from two existing committees to this new one.
What it does
- Establishes the Committee on Health as an official, permanent group within the House of Representatives.
- Assigns responsibility for biomedical research and development, including oversight of the Food and Drug Administration, to the new committee.
- Gives the new committee authority over health facilities and care paid by general government funds, excluding services for veterans.
- Places public health matters and quarantine rules under the new committee's control, which includes work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Removes these specific topics from the current jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Who it affects
- The U.S. House of Representatives by changing its internal rules to add a new committee.
- Members of the existing Committee on Energy and Commerce, who will lose authority over certain health topics.
- Members of the existing Committee on Education and the Workforce, whose jurisdiction regarding health insurance programs is adjusted.
Limits and unknowns
- This resolution only changes the rules of the House; it does not create new health programs or spend money.
- Veterans' hospitals and medical care are explicitly excluded from this new committee's authority, but no other exceptions are listed in the text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Standing committee
- A permanent group in Congress that handles specific types of laws and issues over time.
- Jurisdiction
- The official power or authority a committee has to review, change, or write laws on certain topics.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
House Endeavor to Accelerate a Legislative Transformation of Healthcare Act or the HEALTH Act This resolution establishes the Committee on Health, a standing committee of the House of Representatives, and specifies the subjects within its jurisdiction. The Committee on Health is responsible for all legislation and other matters relating to biomedical research and development (including the Food and Drug Administration); health, health facilities, and health care supported by general revenues (except veterans’ hospitals, medical care, and treatment); and public health and quarantine (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The resolution also removes these topics from the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Official activity
Bill history
- Referred to the House Committee on Rules.House floor actions
- Submitted in HouseLibrary of Congress
- Submitted in HouseLibrary of Congress