H.R. 6218: Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act of 2012
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H.R. 6218: Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-26 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act of 2012
Plain summary
Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee for the purpose of formulating recommendations for the coordination of governmental and private programs and activities relating to autoimmune diseases. Requires the Coordinating Committee to: (1) develop criteria to be used in defining and identifying autoimmune diseases; (2) monitor federal, state, and private activities with respect to such diseases; (3) make recommendations regarding any appropriate changes to such activities, including recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with respect to the development of a strategic plan for the coordination of governmental and private programs and activities relating to autoimmune diseases; (4) develop, annually update, and submit to Congress, biennially, such strategic plan; and (5) make recommendations regarding public participation in decisions relating to autoimmune diseases.
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Official text
Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] · 15 cosponsors
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Judy Chu (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6218.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6218 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112