Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare Amendments of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus.

2/27/2007--Introduced.
Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to expand research on lupus to include:
(1) basic research to discover the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of the disease; and
(2) research to validate lupus biomarkers. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to work with a consortium of academic health institutions to undertake an epidemiological study to determine the prevalence and incidence of lupus in the United States. Requires the Director of CDC to:
(1) enter into a cooperative agreement with such consortium to develop, implement, and manage a system for lupus data collection and analysis; and
(2) ensure that such consortium represents different geographic areas and includes individuals of racial and ethnic backgrounds disproportionately affected by lupus. Requires the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine to study and make recommendations related to lupus, to include:
(1) evaluating federal and state activities related to lupus and recommending ways to expand such activities;
(2) identifying gaps in federal research; and
(3) recommending ways to improve the quality of life for people with lupus. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office on Women's Health, to conduct and support a national lupus public awareness and health professional education campaign, with an emphasis on reaching populations at highest risk for the disease.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
• and 86 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
  • Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Bobby Jindal [R, LA-1]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Heather Wilson [R, NM-1]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
  • Rep. C. W. Bill Young [R, FL-10]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments to H.R.1192

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February 27, 2007

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• Feb 28, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Feb 27, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Feb 27, 2007.

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July 24, 2008 Family life, Etsy.com shop, Lupus, A Shout OUT

The Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communications, and Healthcare (REACH) Amendments legislation, S.1359/HR1192, was introduced in the Senate by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT), and in the House of ...

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February 29, 2008 Lupus Advocates Seek Increased Federal Response to Life-Changing ...

Act (HR 1192 and S. 1359). The legislation, introduced by Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) and ... and Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) in the Senate, when enacted will further federal efforts to ...

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December 06, 2007 Lupus and State Legislation: Spotlight on Ohio

1359/HR 1192), which is federal legislation, many states are working toward helping people with lupus at the state level! This month's featured state is Ohio. Ohio State Representative Sandra Williams (D-District 11) has introduced 127 ...

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