US Congress House Bill 1079 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 103-48)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases; (2) establish the National PF Registry; and (3) establish the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Board.Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to provide for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases that can be confused with, misdiagnosed as, and progress to pulmonary fibrosis.Requires the Secretary, in developing the Registry, to: (1) expand and coordinate existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; and (2) provide for research access to pulmonary fibrosis data.Directs the Secretary to ensure that epidemiological and other types of information are made available to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).Requires the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate Institute pulmonary fibrosis research activities.Requires the Director of CDC to prepare the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Action Plan.Requires the Secretary to: (1) convene a summit of individuals with expertise in research and care of pulmonary fibrosis to provide a detailed overview of NIH research activities and discuss potential collaborations between NIH and other federal health agencies; and (2) make information about NIH activities relating to pulmonary fibrosis publicly available.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Rep. John Boccieri [D-OH]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]
Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Nathan Deal [R-GA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. David Dreier [R-CA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]
Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. John Linder [R-GA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]	Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-13		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB3703 (Related) 2010-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1079/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1079/BILLS-111hr1079ih.pdf