3.0.0 1068 2023-01-15T22:18:37Z 2023-01-15T22:18:37Z House H HR 2003-03-04 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-03-14T19:01:36Z Referred to 2003-03-04T17:30:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-03-04T17:30:05Z 2003-03-14 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-03-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-03-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-03-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E352-353) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000051 Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] GEORGE NETHERCUTT R WA 5 N D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2003-03-04 True B000287 Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] XAVIER BECERRA D CA 31 2003-03-04 True W000268 Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] CURT WELDON R PA 7 2003-03-04 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2003-03-04 True H001033 Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] MELISSA HART R PA A. 4 2003-03-04 True C000994 Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] RANDY CUNNINGHAM R CA 50 2003-03-04 True L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2003-03-06 False M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2003-03-06 False P000034 Rep. 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Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2003-05-19 False G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2003-05-19 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2003-05-19 False H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 2003-05-19 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2003-05-22 False N000143 Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3] ANNE NORTHUP R KY M. 3 2003-05-22 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2003-05-22 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2003-06-03 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2003-06-03 False M000627 Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MARTIN MEEHAN D MA T. 5 2003-06-03 False S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2003-06-11 False C000873 Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] PHILIP CRANE R IL M. 8 2003-06-11 False C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. 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Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2003-07-09 False S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2003-07-09 False E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2003-07-09 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2003-07-09 False C000116 Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] CHRIS CANNON R UT 3 2003-07-09 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2003-07-09 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2003-07-15 False G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2003-07-15 False S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2003-07-17 False F000443 Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] MIKE FERGUSON R NJ 7 2003-07-17 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2003-10-02 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2003-10-02 False Q000016 Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] JACK QUINN R NY 27 2003-10-02 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2003-11-07 False W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2003-11-21 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2003-11-21 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2004-04-02 False Health Accreditation (Medical care) Administrative procedure Blood diseases Cardiovascular diseases Caregivers Child health Clinical trials Communication in medicine Communication in science Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Department of Health and Human Services Diabetes Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Eye diseases Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Insulin Labor and Employment Labor productivity Law Legislation Medical economics Medical research Medicare Nervous system diseases Quality of life Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Sick leave Social Welfare Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Health 00 2003-03-04 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Establishes the Interagency Committee on Islet Cell Transplantation within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Committee to study related issues, including Federal research funding, the effect of specified policies on transplantation, and data collection.

Instructs the Secretary of HHS to request the Institute of Medicine to provide a study of the impact of islet cell transplantation on juvenile diabetes patients, including their health and the treatment's cost-effectiveness.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish a demonstration project to assess the efficacy of pancreatic cell islet transplantation for individuals who: (1) have Type I (juvenile) diabetes; and (2) have end-stage renal disease; and (3) are Medicare beneficiaries. Establishes reporting requirements.]]>

Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003 Display Title Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, to collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy, and to provide for a demonstration project on Medicare coverage of pancreatic islet cell transplantation for beneficiaries with type 1 diabetes who have end-stage renal disease. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-03-04T05:00:00Z 2003-03-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.