US SB3023 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides statutory authority for the Trans-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions. The consortium, chaired by the director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, must develop priorities for the NIH to award research grants to early career pediatric researchers, including physician-scientists and researchers from underrepresented populations.
Title
PACT Act of 2019 Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-12-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4519 (Same As) 2019-09-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Cancer
Child health
Genetics
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding
Child health
Genetics
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3023/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3023/BILLS-116s3023is.pdf |