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Subcommittee on Health

Frank J. Pallone, Jr. (NJ), Chairman

Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.

Jurisdiction: Public health and quarantine; hospital construction; mental health and research; biomedical programs and health protection in general, including Medicaid and national health insurance; Food and drugs; and, Drug abuse.

Members (Ratio: 18-15):

Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ, *Chairman*	Nathan Deal, GA, *Ranking Member*
Henry A. Waxman, CA	Ralph M. Hall, TX
Edolphus Towns, NY	Barbara Cubin, WY
Bart Gordon, TN	Heather Wilson, NM
Anna Eshoo, CA	John B. Shadegg, AZ
Gene Green, TX	Steve Buyer, IN
Diana DeGette, CO	Joseph R. Pitts, PA
Lois Capps, CA, *Vice Chair*	Mike Ferguson, NJ
Tom Allen, ME	Mike Rogers, MI
Tammy Baldwin, WI	Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC
Eliot L. Engel, NY	John Sullivan, OK
Jan Schakowsky, IL	Tim Murphy, PA
Hilda L. Solis, CA	Michael C. Burgess, TX
Mike Ross, AR	Marsha Blackburn, TN
Darlene Hooley, OR	Joe Barton, TX (Ex Officio)
Anthony D. Weiner, NY
Jim Matheson, UT
John D. Dingell (Ex Officio)

Hearings and Markups:

See Legislative Activity Hearings and Markups

News Releases, Letters, Statements:

See Public Record "Health"

Statements of Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.:

September 9, 2008, Hearing on the NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps
May 1, 2008, Hearing on Drug Provisions within the FDA Globalization Discussion Draft
April 24, 2008, Hearing on the Food Provisions within the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Discussion Draft
April 3, 2008, Hearing on Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
February 26, 2008, Hearing on Covering Uninsured Kids: Reversing Progress Already Made
January 29, 2008, Hearing on Covering Uninsured Kids: Missed Opportunities for Moving Forward
January 23, 2008, Hearing on the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act
January 16, 2008, Hearing on Helping Families with Needed Care: Medicaid's Critical Role for American's with Disabilities
October 3, 2007, Hearing on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
September 26, 2007, Hearing on Food and Drug Import Safety Act
September 18, 2007, Hearing on 9/11 Health Effects
June 15, 2007, Hearing on H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007
June 12, 2007, Hearing on Discussion Drafts Concerning Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Reauthorization, Drug Safety, and Certain Pediatric Pharmaceutical and Device Legislation
June 7, 2007, Hearing on H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007
May 22, 2007, Hearing on Programs Affecting Safety and Innovation in Pediatric Therapies
May 16, 2007, Hearing on Reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act
May 15, 2007, Hearing on Medicare Savings Plans and Low Income Subsidy: Keeping Medicare's Promise for Seniors and People with Disabilities
May 9, 2007, Hearing on Assessing the Safety of Our Nation's Drug Supply
May 2, 2007, Hearing on Assessing the Impact of a Safe and Equitable Biosimilar Policy in the U.S.
May 1, 2007, Hearing on Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act
May 1, 2007, Hearing on H.R. 20, the Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression and Care Act
April 25, 2007, Hearing on Living Without Health Insurance: Why Every American Needs Coverage
April 18, 2007, Hearing on Medicare Program Efficiency
April 17, 2007, Hearing on Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act
March 27, 2007, Hearing on Insuring Bright Futures: Improving Access to Dental Care and Providing a Healthy Start for Children
March 8, 2007, Hearing on H.R. 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007
March 6, 2007, Hearing on Exploring Options for Improving the Medicare Physician Payment System
February 14, 2007, Hearing on Covering the Uninsured through the Eyes of a Child