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H.R. 1108 (109th)

Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005

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Introduced

3 March 2005

Last action

22 March 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

15 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to ensure the development of increased understanding of, and better treatments and cures for, liver diseases. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Liver Disease Research Advisory Board to: (1) advise and assist the Director of the Center concerning matters relating to liver disease research; and (2) develop the Liver Disease Research Action Plan to identify scientific opportunities and priorities of liver disease research. Requires the Director of each institute or center within NIH to allocate for liver disease research amounts necessary to: (1) fund existing scientific research opportunities; and (2) carry out the recommendations of the Plan.

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Timeline

  1. 3 March 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 March 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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