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HR 804 111th Congress House Health Health programs administration and funding Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neurological disorders Research administration and funding

Understanding and Research of PLS Act

Introduced: February 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2009
Introduced in House
Feb 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Understanding and Research of PLS Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities with respect to primary lateral sclerosis.

What's happening now February 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 23, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 804: Understanding and Research of PLS Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-804/
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"H.R. 804: Understanding and Research of PLS Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-804/.
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H.R. 804, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-804/.
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