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HR 2027 104th Congress House

Office for Rare Disease Research Act of 1995

Official title: To establish an Office for Rare Disease Research in the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9564-9565)
Jul 17, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 13, 1995
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
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 Latest action August 2, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9564-9565)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Office for Rare Disease Research Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish, in the National Institutes of Health, the Office for Rare Disease Research.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 30, 1995
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Aug 2, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 13, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 13, 1995
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 13, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2027: Office for Rare Disease Research Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2027/
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"H.R. 2027: Office for Rare Disease Research Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2027/.
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H.R. 2027, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2027/.
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