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HRES 91 113th Congress House

Expressing support for designation of February 28, 2013, as Rare Disease Day.

Introduced: March 4, 2013 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
Health Commemorative events and holidaysHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careHereditary and development disorders
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for: (1) the designation of Rare Disease Day; and (2) a national and global commitment to improving access to, and developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for, rare diseases and disorders.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • SRES 57 Related bill A resolution designating February 28, 2013, as "Rare Disease Day".
  • SRES 368 Related bill A resolution designating February 28, 2014, as "Rare Disease Day".
  • HRES 493 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2014, as "Rare Disease Day".
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 4, 2013
Burgess, Michael
· Feb 28, 2013
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 28, 2013
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 28, 2013
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 28, 2013
CONYERS, JOHN
· Feb 28, 2013
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Feb 28, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Feb 28, 2013
Lee, Barbara
· Feb 28, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 28, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 28, 2013
Speier, Jackie
· Feb 28, 2013
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 28, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 91: Expressing support for designation of February 28, 2013, as Rare Disease Day.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-91/
MLA
"H. Res. 91: Expressing support for designation of February 28, 2013, as Rare Disease Day.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-91/.
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H. Res. 91, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-91/.
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