Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010
Latest action · Nov 15, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 30, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH activities with respect to scleroderma, with particular emphasis on: (1) research focused on the etiology of scleroderma and the development of new treatment options; (2) clinical research to evaluate new treatments options; and (3) basic research on the relationship between scleroderma and secondary conditions, such as pulmonary hypertension, gastroparesis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Sjogren's Syndrome.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of scleroderma. Permits print, video, and web-based materials distributed through this campaign to include: (1) basic information on scleroderma and its symptoms; and (2) information on the incidence and prevalence of scleroderma, diseases and conditions affiliated with scleroderma, or the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of scleroderma.
Cosponsors 105
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2009 to Sep 22, 2010; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Dec 7, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 20, 2010 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 18, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 18, 2010 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 16, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-OH | John A. Boccieri | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 15, 2010 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 15, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | Sep 15, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Sep 22, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 22, 2010 |
Committees 2
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 May 14, 2009Markup Sep 23, 2010Reported Sep 28, 2010 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2009Hearings Sep 15, 2010Markup Sep 16, 2010Reported Sep 16, 2010 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2010 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 30, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7380)
- Sep 30, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/28/2010 H7191)
- Sep 30, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 28, 2010Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-631.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7380 | — | Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7190, H7191Text printed H7191Reports H7153, H7210 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Lois Capps D-CA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Sep 28, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 24, 2010H.R. 2408, Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2010</p>
- Sep 24, 2010H.R. 2408, Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2010
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-154 | PENDING PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION73 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 15, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1545 | Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act | Identical bill | Jul 30, 2009 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2010Referred in Senate
- Oct 1, 2010Engrossed in House
- Sep 28, 2010Reported in House
- May 14, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
