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Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and Care Act

Introduced: June 12, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 12, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with other specified officials, to expand and intensify research and related activities of the Institute with regard to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia. States that the Director shall as part of such effort award grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private entities to support a comprehensive research initiative.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to: (1) maintain and expand the Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Registry; and (2) establish a comprehensive clinical care center for Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.

What's happening now June 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2456: Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and Care Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2456/
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"H.R. 2456: Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and Care Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2456/.
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