S 1545
111th Congress
Senate
Health
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Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Medical research
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Research administration and funding
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act
Introduced: July 30, 2009
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 30, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to expand, intensify, and coordinate the research and training activities with respect to scleroderma.
Directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of scleroderma.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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