US Congress House Resolution 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority. Expresses commitment to strengthening the quality of care and expanding support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their family caregivers. Declares that: (1) achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's by 2025 is an urgent national priority, and (2) bold action and considerable increases in funding are necessary to meet that goal. Encourages: (1) greater collaboration between governments to advance a global Alzheimer's and dementia research plan; (2) innovative public-private partnerships, financing tools, incentives, and other mechanisms to accelerate the pursuit of disease-modifying therapies. Calls for: (1) significantly increasing the funding for Alzheimer's research in FY2016; and (2) developing a plan for FY2017-FY2020 to meet the target of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services for the United States to spend $2 billion each year on Alzheimer's research.

Declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.

Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-04-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-04-30	House	Introduced in House

SR74 (Related) 2015-02-12 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1004-1005; text of measure as introduced: CR S1003-1004)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/237/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres237/BILLS-114hres237ih.pdf