H.Res. 643 · 116th Congress
Recognizing women's cardiovascular health as a critical health care priority that affects every State and contributes to increased health care costs, and promoting the necessity of increased awareness of and education on the symptoms for heart disease among women, gender-specific cardiovascular disease research, and policy action to alleviate the risks of heart disease among women.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jaime Herrera Beutler
- Introduced
- 2019-10-18
- Latest action
- 2019-10-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
This resolution identifies women's cardiovascular health as an important health care issue. It recognizes that gender-specific differences in symptoms can impact health outcomes and costs, promotes increased awareness of these differences, and supports gender-specific cardiovascular health research, prevention, and treatment.