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H.R. 640 (112th)

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011

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Introduced

10 February 2011

Last action

18 February 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

Subjects

Healthcare, Environment

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare · Environment

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Summary

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, (2) establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, and (3) establish the Advisory Committee on Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Diseases to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the Registry. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to, and enter to contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities for the management of the Registry. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, to conduct pilot studies to determine which environmental factors may cause acquired bone marrow failure diseases. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, to: (1) establish outreach and information programs targeted to minority populations affected by such diseases; (2) undertake a coordinated outreach effort to connect Hispanic, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities with comprehensive services focused on treatment of, and information about, such diseases; and (3) awards grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, entities to perform research on such diseases. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to award grants to entities to improve diagnostic practices and quality of care with respect to patients with such diseases.

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Timeline

  1. 10 February 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. 10 February 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 February 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 February 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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