HR 370 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act

Introduced Jan 27, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Stephen F. Lynch D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 2003 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to instruct the Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include in the plan for NIH activities: (1) research concerning the etiology and causes of autoimmune diseases in all women, with priority given to environmental factors; (2) the development of information and education programs on risk factors for women, such as genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors; and (3) outreach programs at community health centers to historically underserved populations of women.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2003 to Feb 11, 2004; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 27, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJan 27, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 27, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 27, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJan 27, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalJan 27, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJan 27, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaApr 10, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsSep 9, 2003
D-CABob FilnerFeb 11, 2004
D-CAFortney Pete StarkFeb 11, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 27, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 3, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 27, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 27, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating activities with respect to research on autoimmune diseases in women.
Short Titles as Introduced
Women's Autoimmune Diseases Research and Prevention Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 27, 2003Introduced in House

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