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S.491: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Feb. 27, 2003
- Latest Major Action Feb. 27, 2003
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
36 (25 Democrats, 1 Independent, 11 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to expand activities addressing inflammatory bowel disease, emphasizing genetic, animal model, and clinical research.Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a national program of prevention and epidemiology concerning such disease, addressing its prevalence and public and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Feb. 27, 2003 |
Introduced in the Senate by Harry Reid (D-Nev.) |