# 119-hres-1079: Recognizing the significance of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and the need for robust funding of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health.

119-hres-1079, Recognizing the significance of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and the need for robust funding of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1079
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the significance of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and the need for robust funding of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**robust funding for research on Charcot‑Marie‑Tooth disease at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke** is the resolution's central call, urging stronger federal support for studying this inherited nerve disorder. It notes that CMT damages peripheral nerves, is usually inherited, includes many types such as CMT4B3, affects about 126,000 people in the United States and 2.6 million worldwide, and that federal funding for CMT research was lower in 2022 than in 2021.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hres-1079 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1079)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1079 (as of 2026-10-03).