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H.R. 6567: Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act

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H.R. 6567: Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-22 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-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 House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · 30 cosponsors

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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6567 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110