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H.R. 4610: Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2004

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H.R. 4610: Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2004

Plain summary

Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services: (1) to develop and implement a National Arthritis Action Plan; and (2) acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct, support, and promote the coordination of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases research. Requires the Secretary to award grants to: (1) support arthritis-specific research projects at the Centers for Prevention Research by the CDC; (2) support State comprehensive arthritis control and prevention programs and public health surveillance, prevention, and control activities; and (3) assist in the implementation of a national strategy for arthritis control and prevention. Requires the Secretary to coordinate a national education and outreach program on arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Requires the Secretary to establish an Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee to: (1) improve coordination of Federal research activities related to arthritis and rheumatic diseases; and (2) convene a summit to provide a detailed overview of such current Federal research. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to expand and intensify juvenile arthritis research and related programs, including by awarding grants to establish new research programs. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to award grants to support the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on juvenile arthritis. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to support the development of a National Juvenile Arthritis Patient Registry to collect data for follow-up studies regarding the prevalence and incidence of juvenile arthritis, as well as capturing information on evidence-based health outcomes related to specific therapies and interventions. Requires the Secretary to promote and support pediatric rheumatology training, including by allowing the Secretary to establish a loan repayment program. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the economic impact of arthritis in the workplace.

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Official text

Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · 56 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4610 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108