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H.R. 4873 (105th)

NIH Office of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 1998

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

20 October 1998

Last action

3 November 1998 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

Summary

NIH Office of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Director of NIH the Office of Autoimmune Diseases (Office), whose Director shall: (1) serve as principal advisor on autoimmune diseases to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of NIH; and (2) advise the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Instructs the Director of NIH to ensure that: (1) an Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee is in operation to coordinate the autoimmune disease activities of the National Institutes of Health; and (2) it includes liaison members from other Federal health agencies. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 20 October 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 October 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 October 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 October 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2288)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 3 November 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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