US HB2311 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by: expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, supporting innovative approaches to educating health care providers and patients regarding strategies that improve patient-provider relationships and care, directing the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to provide the necessary funding for the continued expansion and advancement of the FGIMDs research portfolio, and directing NIDDK and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to expand research into FGIMDs that impact children. The Department of Health and Human Services may engage in public awareness and education activities to increase understanding and recognition of FGIMDs.
Title
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015
Sponsors
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
Rep. David Young [R-IA] | Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] | Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA] | Rep. David Joyce [R-OH] |
Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] |
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-05-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2015-05-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2015-05-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Health
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Government information and archives
Health
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2311/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2311/BILLS-114hr2311ih.pdf |