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Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus. 9/22/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Commends the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for working with leading scientists and researchers to organize the first NIH conference on hydrocephalus in September 2005 and the Inaugural Cerebellar Development: Bench to Bedside International Conference in November 2006.Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Director of NIH should continue the current collaboration among the National Human Genome Research Institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the National Institute [...] show full description
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- 09/22/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9179-9185)
- 09/22/2008 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9181)
- 09/22/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 06/27/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 06/26/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6121)
show all actions- 09/22/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9179-9185)
- 09/22/2008 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9181)
- 09/22/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 06/27/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 06/26/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6121)
- 06/26/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 6/24/2008 H5940)
- 06/26/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
- 06/26/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/26/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 06/24/2008 - Ms. Hooley moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- 06/24/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules.
- 06/24/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 163.
- 06/24/2008 - At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Terry objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- 06/24/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5940-5942)
- 06/24/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5940-5942; text of measure as introduced: CR H5940)
- 05/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 05/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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