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Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 14, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges: (1) the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to continue to take a leadership role in identifying a cure and developing safer, more effective treatments for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene, by August 2006 (Psoriasis Awareness Month), a special panel to study and make recommendations regarding access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

What's happening now February 17, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 13, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 13, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 25, 2006
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 25, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2006
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 9, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2006
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 28, 2006
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 28, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 340: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-340/
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"H. Con. Res. 340: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-340/.
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H. Con. Res. 340, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-340/.
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[H. Con. Res. 340: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-340/)
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