3.0.0 2084 2023-01-11T13:19:31Z 2023-01-11T13:19:31Z House H HR 2009-04-23 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T15:32:56Z Referred to 2009-04-23T14:03:52Z 2009-04-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-04-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E949) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 N S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2009-04-23 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2009-04-23 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2009-05-14 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2009-06-09 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2009-06-11 False C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2009-07-07 False M001173 Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29] Eric Massa D NY J. J. 29 2009-07-07 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2009-07-07 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2009-07-16 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2009-07-16 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2009-07-23 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2009-09-08 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-09-08 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2009-09-15 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-09-22 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2009-09-25 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2009-09-29 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2009-10-20 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2010-01-20 False M001171 Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-25] Daniel Maffei D NY B. 25 2010-02-02 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2010-03-04 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2010-03-09 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2010-04-27 False H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2010-05-06 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-07-22 False Health Environmental health Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Medical education Medical research Mental health Minority health Research administration and funding Student aid and college costs Women's health Health 00 2009-04-23 Introduced in House 2009-06-03T21:05:30Z Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to award grants for research on environmental triggers that can cause the initiation of autoimmune diseases in genetically predisposed individuals.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to conduct public and professional awareness activities regarding autoimmune diseases. Allows grantees to use grant funds to: (1) promote increased awareness of early intervention and treatment to significantly improve the quality of life for people with autoimmune diseases; (2) target minority communities that may be underserved or disproportionately affected by such diseases; and (3) target women to help reduce the amount of time taken for correct diagnosis of such diseases.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to: (1) award grants to eligible entities for the education of health care providers on potential links between autoimmune diseases and cognitive and mood disorders, such as depression; and (2) establish an educational loan repayment program for physicians agreeing to conduct research on autoimmune diseases.

Requires the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to: (1) conduct or support research on biomarkers of autoimmune diseases to prevent such diseases and to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of such diseases; and (2) establish a database on such biomarkers.

]]> Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 2009 Display Title Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, which are a major women's health problem, affect as many as 23.5 million Americans, and encompass more than 100 interrelated diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, polymyositis, pemphigus, myasthenia gravis, Wegener's granulomatosis, psoriasis, celiac disease, autoimmune platelet disorders, scleroderma, alopecia areata, vitiligo, autoimmune thyroid disease, and sarcoidosis, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2084ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2084ih.xml 2009-04-27 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.