Advocacy

Do you want to advocate for liver research? Support the Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2007!Encourage YOUR representative to support this critical legislation!

Liver Research Enhancement Act (HR 1743)

Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to ensure the development of increased understanding of, and better treatments and cures for, liver diseases.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Liver Disease Research Advisory Board to: (1) advise and assist the Director of the Center concerning matters relating to liver disease research; and (2) develop the Liver Disease Research Action Plan to identify scientific opportunities and priorities of liver disease research.

Requires the Director of each institute or center within NIH to allocate for liver disease research amounts necessary to: (1) fund existing scientific research opportunities; and (2) carry out the recommendations of the Plan.

Full text of HR 1743 32KB full text of bill HR 1743 before house

Current Status

On March 28, 2007 Representatives Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Peter King (R-NY) re-introduced the Liver Research Enhancement Act (HR 1743). The bill currently has 7 co-sponsors.

Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 3/28/2007

Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 3/28/2007

Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 3/28/2007

Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 6/12/2007

Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] - 3/28/2007

Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 3/28/2007

Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] - 6/5/2007

What you can do

If your representative isn't on this list, contact them and ask them to co-sponsor this critical legislation http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Sample Representative letter 23KB Sample letter to US Congressperson in support of HR 1743

Page updated: October 9th, 2007