Summary

House Endeavor to Accelerate a Legislative Transformation of Healthcare Act or the HEALTH ActThis 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.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 10 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 10 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Committee on Health as a standing committee of the House. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Davidson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Committee on Health as a standing committee of the House. Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This resolution may be cited as the ``House Endeavor to Accelerate a Legislative Transformation of Healthcare Act'' or the ``HEALTH Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE ON HEALTH.

(a) In General.--Clause 1 of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (j) through (t) as paragraphs (k) through (u); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (i) the following new paragraph: ``(j) Committee on health.-- ``(A) Biomedical research and development, including the Food and Drug Administration. ``(B) Health, health facilities, and health care supported by general revenues (except veterans' hospitals, medical care, and treatment of veterans). ``(C) Public health and quarantine, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.''. (b) Conforming Amendments to Existing Jurisdiction of Standing Committees.-- (1) Committee on education and the workforce.--Clause 1(e)(6) of such rule is amended by striking ``generally'' and inserting ``generally (except health insurance programs)''. (2) Committee on energy and commerce.--Clause 1(f) of such rule is amended-- (A) by striking subparagraphs (1), (3), and (12); and (B) by redesignating the remaining subparagraphs accordingly. <all>