Recognizing the extraordinary challenges faced by patients of color with rare diseases and the need to identify and promote evidenced-based solutions to alleviate the disproportionate burden of rare diseases on these communities and supporting the recognition of the last day in February as "Rare Disease Day".
Latest action · Feb 28, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 28, 2022
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution supports the designation of Rare Disease Day and recognizes the importance of decreasing rare diseases, especially among people of color.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 28, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 28, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E185-186)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House
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