S. 53: Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act

Introduced:
Jan 22, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 22, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 22, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 22, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

45% chance of getting past committee.
4% chance of being enacted.

Only 12% of Senate bills made it past committee and only 2% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
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Senate Environment and Public Works

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Full Title

A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to individuals that may be affected by a reported disease cluster.

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Last updated Jan 22, 2013.
6 pages

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1/22/2013--Introduced.
Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to award grants to any individual or group of individuals that may be affected by a reported community-based disease cluster.
Requires such grants to be used to obtain technical assistance in interpreting information regarding:
(1) investigating such reported disease clusters associated with hazardous chemicals,
(2) the potential hazardous chemicals associated with a reported disease cluster,
(3) providing individuals or groups with community-based tools to educate them about the mitigation of hazardous chemicals associated with reported disease clusters, or
(4) other scientific and technical issues related to reported disease clusters.

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