United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4638 (115th)
National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2017
Introduced
13 December 2017
Last action
15 December 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
PETER KING, Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Barbara Comstock, Ann Wagner, Daniel Lipinski, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], John Delaney, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], James McGovern, Ann Kuster, Kathleen Rice, ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], JOSEPH CROWLEY, Adriano Espaillat, CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Mike Coffman, Brian Higgins, Paul Tonko, Daniel Donovan, Cathy Rodgers, Sheila Jackson Lee, Carol Shea-Porter, Norma Torres, NITA LOWEY, Ed Perlmutter, Daniel Kildee, WM. CLAY, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], RICHARD NOLAN, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Doug Lamborn
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2017 This bill temporarily establishes a National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases within the National Institutes of Health that must recommend improvements regarding fibrosis and fibrotic disease research.
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Timeline
13 December 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 December 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 December 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 December 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 December 2017
Sponsors
- PETER KING · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Comstock · R · Sponsor
- Ann Wagner · R · Sponsor
- Daniel Lipinski · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- John Delaney · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
- Kathleen Rice · D · Cosponsor
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- JOSEPH CROWLEY · D · Cosponsor
- Adriano Espaillat · D · Cosponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Mike Coffman · R · Cosponsor
- Brian Higgins · D · Cosponsor
- Paul Tonko · D · Cosponsor
- Daniel Donovan · R · Cosponsor
- Cathy Rodgers · R · Cosponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Carol Shea-Porter · D · Cosponsor
- Norma Torres · D · Cosponsor
- NITA LOWEY · D · Cosponsor
- Ed Perlmutter · D · Cosponsor
- Daniel Kildee · D · Cosponsor
- WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- RICHARD NOLAN · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Doug Lamborn · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4638
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4638
- us · 115-hr-4638 · source updated 11 August 2025