House+Bill+Number+3904

toc media type="file" key="House Bill 3904.mp3" =House Bill Number 3904 - The Family Asthma Act= This bill is sponsored by Carolyn McCarthy from New York. Representative McCarthy is a democrat.

The Family Asthma Act will amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma. "The provisions will require the Secretary of HHS to award grants as part of a Family Asthma Clinical and Environment Health Research Grant Program to eligible entities. This bill will also serve and treat the medically underserved people suffering from asthma by teaming up with non-profit organizations such as Children’s Healthcare of America.
 * Summary/ What will this bill do?**

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We need to have this bill because, nearly 20 million Americans, including over 6 million children are infected with asthma, due to the air pollution and air toxins that are in our world. If this bill is not passed, and this problem is not solved asthma prevalence is projected to reach a rate of 1 in 14 Americans and will affect 1 in 5 families; by the year 2020. To help with the pollution problem in our world and air the government created the Clean Air Act (1970), this is making progress thus far, but the Family Asthma Act will make even more progress because it is focusing on a a specific disease, and how to fix the problem of it!
 * What is the reason for this bill? Who does this issue affect? (HISTORY)**



=Asthma= Asthma is most commonly triggered by smog and soot from tailpipe exhaust and power, therefore air pollution causes asthma. Asthma is becoming more common and severe. It is the 6th most common cronic condition, 3 times as many people have it now as in 1980. 6 million of the people suffering are children.



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4. "H.R.3904." The Library of Congress THOMAS. The Library of Congress. 2 Dec. 2008 .

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7. Adams, Mike. "Asthma Foundation Applauds Family Asthma Act (press release)." __Natural News__. 2 Aug. 2005. 5 Dec. 2008 .

PICTURE BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1. A little pollution-  http://www.flickr.com/photos/72146625@N00/2434486643/ 2. Air pollution ! #2- http://www.flickr.com/photos/21313845@N04/2699426341/ 3. Risk of inhalation- http://www.flickr.com/photos/billselak/2838081913/ VIDEO BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1. Asthma commercial-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxbvJgmqSqE&feature=related