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Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019 (HR 3396) Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) has announced that the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019, also known as HR 3396 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 20, 2019.  HR 3396 addresses public awareness efforts and research funding for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders like …

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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 …

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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 …

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Representatives Engel of New York and Pocan and Kind of Wisconsin Co-Sponsor HR 2311 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders

According to IFFGD/the Digestive Health Alliance and the official Congressional legislative database Congress.gov, Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY-16), Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI-2), and Ron Kind (D-WI-3) have recently signed on as a co-sponsors to the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015. Representative Engel is serving his fifteenth term in the House of Representatives. His current district, the 16th Congressional District of New York …

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