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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Skin diseases</title>
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  <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5698</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1037 Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and for the support of the designation of a National Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Month.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/147198</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and for the support of the designation of a National Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1459 Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1459/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/action/113702</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1082 Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-10:/action/108199</id>
    <updated>2007-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.668 Tanning Accountability and Notification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s668/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/94093</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to conduct consumer testing to determine the appropriateness of the current labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and determine whether such requirements provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of such devices pose for the development of irreversible damage to the skin, including skin cancer, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1188 Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1188/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/93999</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.945 Tanning Accountability and Notification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h945/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-08:/action/106901</id>
    <updated>2007-02-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Food and Drug Administration to conduct consumer testing to determine the appropriateness of the current labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and determine whether such requirements provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of such devices pose for the development of irreversible damage to the skin, including skin cancer, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.338 Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s338/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-18:/action/91006</id>
    <updated>2007-01-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.562 Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h562/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-18:/action/90937</id>
    <updated>2007-01-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.17 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Inflammary Skin Disease Awareness Month.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr17/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-04:/action/89299</id>
    <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Inflammary Skin Disease Awareness Month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3708 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s3708/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-07-20:/action/42868</id>
    <updated>2006-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.420 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that effective treatment and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis should be improved.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-sr420/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-04-03:/action/41546</id>
    <updated>2006-04-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that effective treatment and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis should be improved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4767 Tanning Accountability and Notification Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h4767/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-02-16:/action/53867</id>
    <updated>2006-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Food and Drug Administration to conduct consumer testing to determine the appropriateness of the current labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and determine whether such requirements provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of such devices pose for the development of irreversible damage to the skin, including skin cancer, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.340 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hc340/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-02-14:/action/53875</id>
    <updated>2006-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.652 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr652/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-01-31:/action/54959</id>
    <updated>2006-01-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.206 A resolution designating August 2005 as &quot;Psoriasis Awareness Month&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-sr206/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-22:/action/65547</id>
    <updated>2005-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating August 2005 as &quot;Psoriasis Awareness Month&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.180 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-sr180/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-23:/action/38587</id>
    <updated>2005-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.335 Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr335/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-21:/action/51614</id>
    <updated>2005-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2956 Accutane Safety and Risk Management Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2956/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-16:/action/67639</id>
    <updated>2005-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the establishment of certain restrictions with respect to drugs containing isotretinoin (including the drug marketed as Accutane).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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