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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. 2/7/2008--Introduced. Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate centers of excellence for research on various forms of muscular dystrophy as Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers.Requires the Muscular Dystrophy Interagency Coordinating Committee to give special consideration to enhancing the clinical research infrastructure required to test emerging therapies for the various forms of muscular dystrophy.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that any data on patients that is collected as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking [...] show full description
- 10/08/2008 - Signed by President.
- 10/08/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-361.
- 09/30/2008 - Presented to President.
- 09/27/2008 - Mr. Pallone asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10176-10177)
- 09/27/2008 - On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10176-10177)
show all actions- 10/08/2008 - Signed by President.
- 10/08/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-361.
- 09/30/2008 - Presented to President.
- 09/27/2008 - Mr. Pallone asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10176-10177)
- 09/27/2008 - On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10176-10177)
- 09/27/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 09/27/2008 - Cleared for White House.
- 09/26/2008 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- 09/26/2008 - S.AMDT.5658 Amendment SA 5658 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Klobuchar. In the nature of a substitute.
- 09/26/2008 - S.AMDT.5658 Amendment SA 5658 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/26/2008 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/26/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 09/26/2008 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9605-9606)
- 09/26/2008 - S.AMDT.5658 Amendment SA 5658 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Klobuchar. (consideration: CR S9605-9606; text: CR S9605-9606) In the nature of a substitute.
- 09/25/2008 - Received in the Senate.
- 09/24/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9305-9306)
- 09/24/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 418 - 2 (Roll no. 633). (text: CR 9/23/2008 H8676-8677)
- 09/24/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 09/23/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8676-8678)
- 09/23/2008 - Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 09/23/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8676-8678; text of measure as introduced: CR H8676-8677)
- 09/23/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5265.
- 09/23/2008 - At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess 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.
- 09/17/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 09/17/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 02/07/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 02/07/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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