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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Awareness Act

Introduced: May 6, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

May 7, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

May 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

May 6, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) conduct, support, and expand epidemiology research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (i.e., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) in pediatric and adult populations and establish a registry of pediatric IBD patients; (2) enter into cooperative agreements to develop and administer such epidemiology research and the pediatric IBD registry; and (3) award grants to increase awareness of IBD among the general public and health care providers. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include information on IBD research in the biennial reports of NIH to Congress.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Directors of NIH and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases should support specified research and training goals for inflammatory bowel disease.

What's happening now May 7, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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