US Congress House Bill 2505 (Prior Session Legislation)

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July 15 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) establish the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Board, (2) develop a system to collect data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases, and (3) establish the National PF Registry. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in developing the Registry, to: (1) expand and coordinate existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; and (2) provide for research access to pulmonary fibrosis data. Directs the Secretary to ensure that epidemiological and other types of information are made available to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of CDC to prepare the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Education and Awareness Plan, which shall: (1) focus on strategies to increase public education and awareness of pulmonary fibrosis, (2) address the need for new physician education strategies to improve diagnosis and treatment standards, and (3) assess and monitor the costs of pulmonary fibrosis and its burden on patients and families. Encourages the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate Institute pulmonary fibrosis research activities.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act

Rep Paulsen, Erik	Rep Altmire, Jason	Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Baldwin, Tammy
Rep Bonamici, Suzanne	Rep Boren, Dan	Rep Brady, Kevin	Rep Burgess, Michael C.
Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Courtney, Joe
Rep Crenshaw, Ander	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep Dent, Charles W.
Rep Dicks, Norman D.	Rep Edwards, Donna F.	Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Emerson, Jo Ann
Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H.	Rep Frank, Barney	Rep Gallegly, Elton	Rep Gerlach, Jim
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Green, Gene	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Kaptur, Marcy
Rep Kind, Ron	Rep Kline, John	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.	Rep Lance, Leonard
Rep Latham, Tom	Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep Markey, Edward J.
Rep Matheson, Jim	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep McKinley, David B.
Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Perlmutter, Ed
Rep Peterson, Collin C.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Platts, Todd Russell	Rep Price, David E.
Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Reyes, Silvestre	Rep Rogers, Mike D.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille
Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Loretta	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.
Rep Schock, Aaron	Rep Smith, Christopher H.	Rep Speier, Jackie	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete
Rep Thompson, Glenn	Rep Tierney, John F.	Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Tsongas, Niki
Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Yarmuth, John A.
Rep Young, C.W. Bill	Rep Young, Todd C.

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-07-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB1350 (Related) 2011-07-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN02505:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2505ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2505ih.pdf