United States · Bill · S
S. 1902 (108th)
A bill to establish a National Commission on Digestive Diseases.
Introduced
20 November 2003
Last action
20 November 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Subjects
Healthcare, Environment
Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human and Human Services to establish a National Commission on Digestive Diseases, which shall: (1) study the incidence, duration, and mortality rates of digestive diseases, as well as their social and economic impacts; (2) evaluate public and private facilities and resources (including trained personnel and research activities) for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of such diseases; (3) identify related disease management programs (including biological, behavioral, nutritional, environmental, and social programs); and (4) develop a long-range plan for the use and organization of national resources to effectively deal with digestive diseases. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its final report.
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Timeline
20 November 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
20 November 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
20 November 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15290-15291)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 20 November 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1902
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1902
- us · 108-s-1902 · source updated 21 April 2025