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H.R. 2311 · 114th Congress

Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015

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12 cosponsors · 8 D, 4 R
ACD Carson ZLD Lofgren GMD Moore DYR Young DLD Loebsack KRR Rothfus DJR Joyce SDR Duffy EED Engel RKD Kind MPD Pocan JBD Beatty

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Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 13, 2015

Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by:

  • expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases,
  • providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs,
  • supporting innovative approaches to educating health care providers and patients regarding strategies that improve patient-provider relationships and care,
  • directing the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to provide the necessary funding for the continued expansion and advancement of the FGIMDs research portfolio, and
  • directing NIDDK and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to expand research into FGIMDs that impact children.

The Department of Health and Human Services may engage in public awareness and education activities to increase understanding and recognition of FGIMDs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015

Latest action (May 15, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 13, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.