H.Con.Res. 271 (106th): Expressing the support of Congress for activities to increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis.

Introduced:
Mar 08, 2000 (106th Congress, 1999–2000)
Sponsor:
Rep. Robert Weygand [D-RI2]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.Con.Res. stands for House concurrent resolution.

(About Ads | Advertise Here)
Status

This resolution was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 19, 2000 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Mar 08, 2000
Passed House Oct 19, 2000
Cosponsors
43 cosponsors (27D, 15R, 1I) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

The committee chair determines whether a resolution will move past the committee stage.

Summary

No summaries available.

Text

Read Resolution Text »

Last updated Dec 15, 2000.
2 pages

Primary Source

View on THOMAS (The Library of Congress)

GovTrack gets most information from THOMAS, which is updated generally one day after events occur. Activity since the last update may not be reflected here.

Citation

Click a format for a citation suggestion:

GovTrack’s Bill Summary

We don’t have a summary available yet.

Library of Congress Summary

The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.

3/8/2000--Introduced.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all Americans should take an active role in the fight to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis; (2) the role played by national and community organizations and health care professionals in promoting continued funding for research and in providing information about, and access to, the best medical treatment and support services for multiple sclerosis should be recognized; and (3) the Federal Government has a responsibility to continue to fund research so that the causes of, and improved treatment for, multiple sclerosis may be discovered, to continue to consider ways to improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for people with multiple sclerosis, and to endeavor to raise public awareness about the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and health professionals' awareness about the diagnosis of, and treatment for, the disease.

House Republican Conference Summary

The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.

No summary available.

House Democratic Caucus Summary

The House Democratic Caucus does not provide summaries of bills.

So, yes, we display the House Republican Conference’s summaries when available even if we do not have a Democratic summary available. That’s because we feel it is better to give you as much information as possible, even if we cannot provide every viewpoint.

We’ll be looking for a source of summaries from the other side in the meanwhile.