3.0.0 6567 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z House H HR 2008-07-22 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-22T14:28:20Z Referred to 2008-07-22T16:31:10Z 2008-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-07-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 N C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2008-07-22 True D000168 Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] NATHAN DEAL R GA 9 2008-07-22 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2008-07-22 True G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2008-07-22 True L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2008-07-22 True Y000031 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] C. W. Young R FL Bill 10 2008-07-22 True H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2008-07-22 True K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2008-07-22 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2008-07-22 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2008-07-31 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2008-09-08 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2008-09-08 False G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2008-09-08 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2008-09-08 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2008-09-08 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2008-09-10 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2008-09-11 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2008-09-15 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2008-09-15 False A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2008-09-16 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2008-09-16 False G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2008-09-18 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2008-09-22 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-09-23 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2008-09-26 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2008-09-26 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2008-10-02 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-11-19 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2008-11-19 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2008-11-19 False Health Advisory bodies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Health and Human Services Environmental health Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Veterans' medical care Health 00 2008-07-22 Introduced in House 2008-10-24T18:38:16Z Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases; (2) establish the National PF Registry; and (3) establish the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Board.

Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to provide for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases that can be confused with, misdiagnosed as, and progress to pulmonary fibrosis.

Requires the Secretary, in developing the Registry, to: (1) expand and coordinate existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; and (2) provide for research access to pulmonary fibrosis data.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that epidemiological and other types of information are made available to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Requires the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate Institute pulmonary fibrosis research activities.

Requires the Director of CDC to prepare the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Action Plan.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) convene a summit of individuals with expertise in research and care of pulmonary fibrosis to provide a detailed overview of NIH research activities and discuss potential collaborations between NIH and other federal health agencies; and (2) make information about NIH activities relating to pulmonary fibrosis publicly available.

]]> Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act Display Title Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6567ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6567ih.xml 2008-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.