Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act
Latest action · Jul 22, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases; (2) establish the National PF Registry; and (3) establish the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Board.
Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to provide for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases that can be confused with, misdiagnosed as, and progress to pulmonary fibrosis.
Requires the Secretary, in developing the Registry, to: (1) expand and coordinate existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; and (2) provide for research access to pulmonary fibrosis data.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that epidemiological and other types of information are made available to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Requires the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate Institute pulmonary fibrosis research activities.
Requires the Director of CDC to prepare the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Action Plan.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) convene a summit of individuals with expertise in research and care of pulmonary fibrosis to provide a detailed overview of NIH research activities and discuss potential collaborations between NIH and other federal health agencies; and (2) make information about NIH activities relating to pulmonary fibrosis publicly available.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2008 to Nov 19, 2008; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Jul 22, 2008 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Sep 10, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 23, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 2, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Nov 19, 2008 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Nov 19, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Nov 19, 2008 |
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 Jul 22, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 22, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 22, 2008Referred 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 expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Environmental health
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2008Introduced in House
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