# 115-hr-5115: RARE Act of 2018

115-hr-5115, RARE Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5115
- Congress: 115
- Title: RARE Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rare disease Advancement, Research, and Education Act of 2018 or the RARE Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Office of Rare Diseases in the National Institutes of Health. The bill requires (1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of rare diseases and conditions and to incorporate this information into a National Rare Disease or Condition Surveillance System, and (2) the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to expand its activities to increase providers' awareness of rare diseases and conditions.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2018-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2018-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2018-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2018-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2018-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2018-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2018-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2018-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5115 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5115)

## Related
- [115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1676)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
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