Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2977)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2003 to Oct 10, 2004; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-GA | Zell Miller | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 7, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 13, 2003 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | May 13, 2003 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jun 26, 2003 | |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Jun 26, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Aug 1, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Sep 10, 2003 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Dec 9, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jan 26, 2004 | |
| D-NC | John Edwards | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Mar 2, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Mar 24, 2004 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Mar 24, 2004 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 10, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | May 10, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | May 21, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Oct 10, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Feb 27, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2976-2977)
- Feb 27, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2977)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2976Text printed S2977 | Harry Reid D-NV (text) | Feb 27, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 290 | Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act | Identical bill | Feb 3, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
- Animals
- Clinical trials
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digestive diseases
- Drug therapy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Environmental Protection
- Environmentally induced diseases
- Epidemiology
- Federal aid to research
- Genetic research
- Genetics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health education
- Health insurance
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Home care services
- Laboratory animals
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical supplies
- Medicare
- Nutrition
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Ulcers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in Senate
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