US Congress House Bill 2538 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Charles August "CAL" Long Undiagnosed Diseases Registry Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases registry to facilitate the early recognition, prevention, treatment, cure, and control of such diseases. Authorizes the Secretary to make the information in the registry publicly available, except for: (1) individually identifiable information; or (2) trade secrets or commercial or financial information. Requires such database to be operational one year after enactment of this Act.

Charles August "CAL" Long Undiagnosed Diseases Registry Act of 2009

Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. David Dreier [R-CA]
Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-02		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-05-21		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2538/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2538/BILLS-111hr2538ih.pdf