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HR 1128 111th Congress House

Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2009

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

Introduced: February 23, 2009 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health Department of Health and Human ServicesDigestive and metabolic diseasesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth programs administration and funding
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Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2009 - 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 disease.

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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1128: Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1128/
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"H.R. 1128: Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1128/.
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H.R. 1128, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1128/.
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