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A concurrent resolution expressing the support of Congress for activities to increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1422)
Mar 9, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1422-1423)
Mar 9, 2000
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all Americans should take an active role in the fight to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis; (2) the role played by national and community organizations and health care professionals in promoting continued funding for research and in providing information about, and access to, the best medical treatment and support services for multiple sclerosis should be recognized; and (3) the Federal Government has a responsibility to continue to fund research so that the causes of, and improved treatment for, multiple sclerosis may be discovered, to continue to consider ways to improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for people with multiple sclerosis, and to endeavor to raise public awareness about the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and health professionals' awareness about the diagnosis of, and treatment for, the disease.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1422)
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