National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 25, 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2019
This bill temporarily establishes a National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases within the National Institutes of Health that must recommend improvements regarding fibrosis and fibrotic disease research.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2019 to Jul 20, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 20, 2020 |
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 Jun 24, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 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. 106, June 24, 2019, page H5076.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2477 | National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 12, 2019 |
| HR 4638 | National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Dec 15, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 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.
