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HR 1108 109th Congress House

Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005

Official title: To establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2005 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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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 3, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005 - 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 to ensure the development of increased understanding of, and better treatments and cures for, liver diseases.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Liver Disease Research Advisory Board to: (1) advise and assist the Director of the Center concerning matters relating to liver disease research; and (2) develop the Liver Disease Research Action Plan to identify scientific opportunities and priorities of liver disease research.

Requires the Director of each institute or center within NIH to allocate for liver disease research amounts necessary to: (1) fund existing scientific research opportunities; and (2) carry out the recommendations of the Plan.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 7 Republican 2
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Sep 26, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Mar 29, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 1, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Mar 1, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 1, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Oct 27, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Jul 14, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 17, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 11, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· May 11, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· May 3, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 3, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 3, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1108: Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1108/
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"H.R. 1108: Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1108/.
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