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HR 2538 111th Congress House

Charles August "CAL" Long Undiagnosed Diseases Registry Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of an undiagnosed diseases registry.

Introduced: September 9, 2009 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 2, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charles August "CAL" Long Undiagnosed Diseases Registry Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases registry to facilitate the early recognition, prevention, treatment, cure, and control of such diseases. Authorizes the Secretary to make the information in the registry publicly available, except for: (1) individually identifiable information; or (2) trade secrets or commercial or financial information.

Requires such database to be operational one year after enactment of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2538: Charles August "CAL" Long Undiagnosed Diseases Registry Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2538/
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"H.R. 2538: Charles August "CAL" Long Undiagnosed Diseases Registry Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2538/.
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H.R. 2538, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2538/.
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