Welcome
to the Health Policy
section of the HELP Committee website.
The HELP Committee jurisdiction
encompasses most of the agencies,
institutes, and programs of the
Department of Health and Human Services,
including the Food and Drug
Administration, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the National
Institutes of Health, the Administration
on Aging, the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, and the
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. The
Committee also oversees public
health and health insurance
statutes to address emerging
threats and changing patterns in the
healthcare industry. This website
contains information on Committee
legislation, hearings and markups, and provides
access to Committee
hearing testimony. It also contains
links to all federal agencies that
are charged with enforcing federal
laws related to health care. We hope
you find this website helpful.