Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in the Schools Act of 2020 or HEARTS Act of 2020 This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to cardiomyopathy. (Cardiomyopathy is a collection of diverse conditions of the heart muscle.) The Department of Health and Human Services must convene an interdisciplinary working group to expand pediatric cardiomyopathy research, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must (1) disseminate information about cardiomyopathy to certain school professionals and others, (2) report on certain research and surveillance activities, and (3) develop specified risk assessment tools for cardiomyopathy.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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HEARTS Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6166| House
| Updated: 3/10/2020
Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in the Schools Act of 2020 or HEARTS Act of 2020 This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to cardiomyopathy. (Cardiomyopathy is a collection of diverse conditions of the heart muscle.) The Department of Health and Human Services must convene an interdisciplinary working group to expand pediatric cardiomyopathy research, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must (1) disseminate information about cardiomyopathy to certain school professionals and others, (2) report on certain research and surveillance activities, and (3) develop specified risk assessment tools for cardiomyopathy.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedical researchResearch administration and fundingSchool administrationState and local government operationsTeaching, teachers, curricula