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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, *Vice Chair*	Steve Buyer, IN
Diana DeGette, CO	Joseph R. Pitts, PA
Lois Capps, CA	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.:

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