# 115-hr-4638: National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2017

115-hr-4638, National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by PETER KING (R-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4638
- Congress: 115
- Title: National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-12-13
- Sponsor: PETER KING (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases Act of 2017 This bill temporarily establishes a National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases within the National Institutes of Health that must recommend improvements regarding fibrosis and fibrotic disease research.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2018-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2018-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2018-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2018-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2018-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2018-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2018-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2018-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4638 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4638)

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- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1676)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
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