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S. 1107: Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2011

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S. 1107: Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-26 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2011

Plain summary

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to undertake psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection efforts to collect information regarding: (1) the prevalence of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in the United States; (2) the age of onset; (3) health-related quality of life; (4) health care utilization; (5) the burden of such disease; (6) direct and indirect costs; (7) health disparities, including with respect to age, gender, race, and ethnicity; and (8) comorbidities and the natural history of such disease. Allows such data collection efforts to include: (1) incorporating questions into public health surveys, questionnaires, and other databases in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) the consideration and development of a patient registry. Encourages the Director of the National Institutes of Health to explore the development of a virtual Center of Excellence for Collaborative Discovery in Psoriasis and Comorbid Research or some other mechanism through which public and private sector findings regarding psoriasis and its comorbid conditions can be regularly shared and leveraged.

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Official text

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s1107 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112