[History of Bills, Volume 155 (2009)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 2084--A bill 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; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.


By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. McGovern), H4732 
[23AP]

  Cosponsors added, H5667 [14MY], H6415 [9JN], H6619 [11JN], H7741 
  [7JY], H8303 [16JY], H8708 [23JY], H9342 [8SE], H9550 [15SE], H9807 
  [22SE], H9999 [25SE], H10070 [29SE], H11516 [20OC]