H.RES.1309: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is need for further study of the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder (FGID) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced April 29, 2010
  • Latest Major Action May 6, 2010

Bill Summary

Calls for the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take a leadership role in the search for new treatment options and a cure for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by: (1) encouraging the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to implement the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases; (2) exploring collaborative research opportunities between the NIDDK, the Office...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to House Armed Services
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
April 29, 2010

Introduced in the House by Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

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