Category Archives: HR1187
Representative Pocan of Wisconsin Co-Sponsors HR 1187 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders
According to IFFGD and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI-2) recently signed on as the first co-sponsor to the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017. Representative Pocan is serving his third term in the House of Representatives. His district, the 2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin, encompasses Dane County, Iowa …
ACTION ALERT: Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017 (HR 1187)
In early March 2017, the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) publicly made known that the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017, also known as HR 1187 was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on February 16, 2017. HR 1187 addresses public awareness efforts and research funding for …