US Congress House Bill 640 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-4)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 - 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: (1) develop a system to collect data on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, (2) establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, and (3) establish the Advisory Committee on Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Diseases to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the Registry. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to, and enter to contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities for the management of the Registry. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, to conduct pilot studies to determine which environmental factors may cause acquired bone marrow failure diseases. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, to: (1) establish outreach and information programs targeted to minority populations affected by such diseases; (2) undertake a coordinated outreach effort to connect Hispanic, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities with comprehensive services focused on treatment of, and information about, such diseases; and (3) awards grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, entities to perform research on such diseases. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to award grants to entities to improve diagnostic practices and quality of care with respect to patients with such diseases.

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011

Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/640/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr640/BILLS-112hr640ih.pdf