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Introduction: The bill 1014s purpose was ** To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women. The bills sponser was Lois capps. Along with Lois she and 231 cosponsers support this bill.

Sponser: The sponser of this bill was Lois Capps. She is a democrat from california and is a member of the house. She has been a member of congress for over 10 years. She introduced this bill in February 2007.

People affected by this bill : This bill is mainly planned for women. Lois set up the bill to decrease the number of women with cardiovascular disease and strokes. Also her bill will effect stores if they are not as heart healthy. These stores will eiether be shut down or make changes in order to become more healthier.

Reason: The reason bill 1014 was put into act because Lois wanted heart and cardiovascular diseases to decrease for women. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in women. Also the percentage of woman having a cardiovascular disease is higher than a man. Also thousands of women die every year because of it. That is why Lois Capps had to step up to the plate and try to help stop those staggering numbers.

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