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SRES 420 109th Congress Senate Health Access to health care Arthritis Department of Health and Human Services Drug therapy Government Operations and Politics Health education Medical research Mental health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Skin diseases

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that effective treatment and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis should be improved.

Introduced: April 3, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2006
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S8475-8476)
Jul 31, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S8475-8476)
Jul 31, 2006
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8475)
Jul 31, 2006
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8475)
Apr 3, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 3, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2735-2736)
Apr 3, 2006
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the need for enhanced public awareness of psoriasis and the importance of early diagnosis and proper treatment.

Expresses support for the leadership of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease for identifying a cure and developing safer, more effective treatments for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Encourages: (1) researchers to examine the negative psychological and physical effects of psoriasis; and (2) efforts to increase access to treatment and care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

What's happening now July 31, 2006

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S8475-8476)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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