Press Releases
It's not every day that you find a monkey on Capitol Hill.
On Wednesday, Crystal the monkey, featured in "The Hangover," "Night at the Museum" and 22 other feature films, joined lawmakers, as well as animal and human celebrities, to launch the Caucus for the Humane Bond.
Washington, D.C. – The House Homeland Security Committee this week passed legislation introduced by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL).
H.R. 1738, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act, would improve public alerts and warnings during an emergency and modernize the Integrated Public Alerts and Warning System (IPAWS).
Patients and providers offered insights into obstacles relating to the treatment of people living with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis during a recent roundtable hosted by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis.
Individually, each rare disease impacts less than 200,000 people. With such a small patient population, rare diseases hardly gain the attention that more widespread diseases such as cancer or heart disease garner.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today voted in favor of the 21st Century Cures draft legislation. This version includes a number of provisions authored or supported by Representative Bilirakis. The bill passed unanimously.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today questioned witnesses from the FDA and NIH during a 21st Century Cures hearing about repurposing drugs to treat rare diseases and combination products.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today announced he will be hosting a Neurology Roundtable.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today released a statement on the second version of the 21st Century Cures draft legislation. This version includes a number of provisions authored or supported by Representative Bilirakis.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today testified before the House Veterans' Affairs' Subcommittee on Health about his bill, the Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act.
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., was honored by the U.S. Travel Association on Wednesday with its "Distinguished Travel Champion Award." Bilirakis was joined by U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Prtitzker; U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill.