Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 22, 2005 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to ensure the development of increased understanding of, and better treatments and cures for, liver diseases.
Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Liver Disease Research Advisory Board to: (1) advise and assist the Director of the Center concerning matters relating to liver disease research; and (2) develop the Liver Disease Research Action Plan to identify scientific opportunities and priorities of liver disease research.
Requires the Director of each institute or center within NIH to allocate for liver disease research amounts necessary to: (1) fund existing scientific research opportunities; and (2) carry out the recommendations of the Plan.
Cosponsors 78
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2005 to Sep 26, 2006; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 3, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | May 11, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 11, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Nov 4, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 11, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | May 11, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 27, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 27, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 20, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Sep 26, 2006 |
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 Mar 3, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2005Referred 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 establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Liver diseases
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Planning
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
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