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Liver Research Enhancement Act

Introduced: January 27, 2003 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Liver Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Establishes the Liver Disease Research Advisory Board to help the Director of the Center develop the Liver Disease Research Action Plan identifying scientific opportunities and priorities of liver disease research. Requires the Director to coordinate the Plan's implementation by the national research institutes, which shall allocate adequate funds for same.

What's happening now February 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 20, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 7, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 17, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 16, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 16, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 13, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 371: Liver Research Enhancement Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-371/
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