Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

50 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 21 Democrats

21 of 50 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Boozman (R-AR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Culberson (R-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Jack Kingston (R-GA), John Kuhl (R-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), John Linder (R-GA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), John McHugh (R-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Brad Miller (D-NC) and 20 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Norwood.

• H.R. 739 (109th) To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to the filing of a notice of…
• H.R. 741 (109th) Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2005
• H.R. 742 (109th) Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005
• H.R. 740 (109th) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2005
• H.R. 3137 (109th) CLEAR Act of 2005
• H.R. 874 (109th) Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2005

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-9 district