Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2019
Latest action · May 24, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2019
This bill expands and coordinates activities related to the research of liver cancer and liver disease, including causes, prevention, detection, and treatment. Specifically, the National Cancer Institute must establish an inter-institute working group to coordinate efforts to cure liver cancer and liver disease, including research into such cases resulting from hepatitis B, and may award grants to develop preventative and diagnostic measures as well as support for experimental treatment options.
The bill further establishes grant programs, administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to support liver disease prevention services, diagnostics, and hepatitis tracking programs and to raise awareness about liver disease within high-risk communities.
The renamed National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases also must prioritize programs addressing liver disease, including (1) establishing a national clearinghouse for patient data and (2) developing or expanding the centers for research of liver disease.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Dec 19, 2019; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Dec 19, 2019 |
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 May 23, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
- May 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 87, May 23, 2019, page H4167.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3074 | Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2019 |
| HR 5675 | Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 22, 2021 |
| HR 7063 | Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Oct 12, 2018 |
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 and support liver illness visibility, education, and research, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Cancer
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority health
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced 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.
