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HRES 627 114th Congress House Health Commemorative events and holidays Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods World health

Expressing support for the designation of February 29, 2016, as "Rare Disease Day".

Introduced: February 29, 2016 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 29, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 29, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now March 4, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SRES 380 Related bill A resolution designating February 29, 2016 as "Rare Disease Day".
  • HRES 109 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2015, as "Rare Disease Day".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 29, 2016
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 29, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 29, 2016
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 29, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 29, 2016
Yoder, Kevin
· Feb 29, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 627: Expressing support for the designation of February 29, 2016, as "Rare Disease Day".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-627/
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"H. Res. 627: Expressing support for the designation of February 29, 2016, as "Rare Disease Day".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-627/.
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H. Res. 627, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-627/.
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