HR 3396 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019

Latest action · Jun 21, 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 20, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill allows the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by

  • expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases,
  • providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs,
  • supporting innovative approaches to educating health care providers and patients regarding strategies that improve patient-provider relationships and care,
  • directing the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to provide the necessary funding for the continued expansion and advancement of the FGIMDs research portfolio, and
  • directing NIDDK and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to expand research into FGIMDs that impact children.

The Department of Health and Human Services may engage in public awareness and education activities to increase understanding and recognition of FGIMDs.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2019 to Sep 15, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 20, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJun 27, 2019
D-NCDavid E. PriceJun 27, 2019
D-WIMark PocanJul 11, 2019
D-COEd PerlmutterJul 18, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseJul 24, 2019
D-WIRon KindJul 30, 2019
D-CAKatie PorterSep 11, 2019
D-NYMax RoseSep 11, 2019
R-KYThomas MassieSep 11, 2019
R-AZPaul A. GosarSep 20, 2019
D-IADavid LoebsackSep 25, 2019
D-TXFilemon VelaOct 28, 2019
D-NVSusie LeeOct 28, 2019
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterNov 12, 2019
D-AZTom O'HalleranJan 21, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushJan 29, 2020
D-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 14, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 9, 2020
D-CAJulia BrownleyMar 9, 2020
D-NYThomas R. SuozziMar 9, 2020
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldSep 11, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 15, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 20, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 21, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 20, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jun 20, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1091Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PASep 6, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H5087Gwen Moore D-WIJun 25, 2019

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 104, June 20, 2019, page H5007.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To expand the research activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2019Introduced in House

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