Category Archives: HR1187

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Co-Sponsors HR 1187 for Functional GI Research

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-at large) is the latest member of the House of Representatives to sign on in October 2018 as a co-sponsor of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Congresswoman Norton is serving her fourteenth term representing, Washington, …

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IFFGD Virtual Advocacy Day, September 26, 2018, Needs U.S Citizens to Advocate for Functional GI Research

The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) has announced that Virtual Advocacy Day 2018 is coming soon on September 26, 2018. Virtual Advocacy Day is IFFGD’s annual day on which it encourages U.S. citizens to contact their members of the federal House of Representatives in support of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research …

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Representative Perlmutter of Colorado Co-Sponsors HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-CO-7) signed on in early July 2018 as a co-sponsor of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Perlmutter is serving his sixth term as a member of the House of Representatives. He represents Colorado’s 7th district …

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Representative Connolly of Virginia Co-Sponsors HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov,  Representative Gerald (Gerry) Connolly (D-VA-11) signed on in early June 2018 as a co-sponsor of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Connolly is serving his fifth term as a member of the House of Representatives. He represents Virginia’s 11th …

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Representative Price of North Carolina Co-Sponsors HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov,  Representative David Price (D-NC-4) signed on in late May 2018 as a co-sponsor of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Price is currently serving his sixteenth non-consecutive term in Congress representing the 4th District of North Carolina, which currently …

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Representatives Carson, Payne, Lofgren and Faso Co-Sponsor HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on in April and thus far in the first half of May 2018 as co-sponsors of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. They are Representative Andre Carson (D-IN-7), Representative Donald Payne, …

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Representative Moore of Wisconsin Co-Sponsors HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) signed on earlier this month as a co-sponsor of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Moore is serving her seventh term in the House of Representatives. Her district, the 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin includes Milwaukee …

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Representatives Suozzi of New York and Kind of Wisconsin Co-Sponsor HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3) and Representative Ron Kind (D-WI-3) signed on recently as  co-sponsors of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Suozzi is serving his first term in  the House of Representatives. His district, the 3rd Congressional District of …

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Representative Hastings of Florida Co-Sponsors HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) signed on yesterday as a co-sponsor of of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Hastings is serving his thirteenth term in the House of Representatives. His current district, the 20th Congressional District of Florida, encompasses parts …

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Representatives Engel of New York and Loebsack of Iowa Co-Sponsor HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) and Representative Dave Loebsack (D-IA-2)  signed on earlier this month as co-sponsors of the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Engel is serving his sixteenth term in the House of Representatives. His current district, the 16th Congressional District of New …

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