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SRES 57 113th Congress Senate

A resolution designating February 28, 2013, as "Rare Disease Day".

Introduced: February 26, 2013 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
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Agreed to (Senate)
Feb 26, 2013
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S879-880; text as passed Senate: CR S878-879)
Feb 26, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S879-880; text as passed Senate: CR S878-879)
Feb 26, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 26, 2013

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S879-880; text as passed Senate: CR S878-879)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates February 28, 2013, as Rare Disease Day. Expresses support for 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
  • HRES 91 Related bill Expressing support for designation of February 28, 2013, as Rare Disease Day.
  • HRES 493 Related bill Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2014, as "Rare Disease Day".
  • SRES 368 Related bill A resolution designating February 28, 2014, as "Rare Disease Day".
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 26, 2013
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 26, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 57: A resolution designating February 28, 2013, as "Rare Disease Day".. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-57/
MLA
"S. Res. 57: A resolution designating February 28, 2013, as "Rare Disease Day".." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-57/.
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S. Res. 57, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-57/.
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[S. Res. 57: A resolution designating February 28, 2013, as "Rare Disease Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-57/)
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