HR 804 · 111th Congress · Health

Understanding and Research of PLS Act

Introduced 2009-02-03· Sponsored by Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2009-02-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Understanding and Research of PLS Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities with respect to primary lateral sclerosis.…

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Cosponsors (17)

16 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]VA
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]VA
Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]GA
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]FL
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]AZ