Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004
Public Law 108-377 · H.R. 2023 · 108th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 30, 2004 · Education
Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL-6)
Cosponsors (53): Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Rep. Ed Towns,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in making certain PHSA grants or any other asthma-related grant to a State, to give preference to States that require public elementary and secondary schools to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis under specified conditions.
Provides that this Act does not create a cause of action or in any other way increase or diminish the liability of any person under any other law.
(Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) commending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for identifying and creating strategies for addressing asthma within a coordinated school program; and (2) encouraging all schools to review these strategies and adopt policies that will best meet the needs of their student population.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Education and Workforce Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee- Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Health Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 2815Related bill
Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Oct 30, 2004Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-377.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 19, 2004FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 2004FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 11, 2004FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 6, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Oct 5, 2004FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2023.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Barton (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 14, 2004CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 14, 2004.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-606, Part I.
- Jun 24, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 15, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 20, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- May 20, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 7, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concer…
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.