Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a national program of prevention and epidemiology concerning such disease, addressing its prevalence and public and professional awareness.
Directs the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science to study public and private insurance standards for coverage of inflammatory bowel therapies.
Directs the General Accounting Office to study problems inflammatory bowel disease patients have applying for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2002 to Nov 14, 2002; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Ernie Fletcher | Original | Jun 27, 2002 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jun 27, 2002 |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 17, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Sep 17, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Sep 17, 2002 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Sep 17, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Sep 17, 2002 | |
| D-LA | Christopher John | Sep 30, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Sep 30, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 16, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 27, 2002Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2562 | Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act | Identical bill | May 23, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand research regarding inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Agriculture and Food
- Ambulatory care
- Animal genetics
- Animals
- Clinical trials
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digestive diseases
- Drug therapy
- Education
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Epidemiology
- Genetic research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health education
- Health insurance
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Home care services
- Human genetics
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical genetics
- Medical research
- Medical supplies
- Medicare
- Nutrition
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Research centers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Ulcers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2002Introduced in House
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