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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. [SR-77]
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to ending multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about individuals affected by multiple sclerosis and supporting research and education programs. Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those so affected and continue to work to find ways to stop the disease, restore what
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1543; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S1542-1543) on 03/01/2017
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CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 [HB-1255]
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CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen and coordinate its efforts concerning cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM). (CCM is a condition in which blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord become enlarged, which can lead to seizures, paralysis, hearing or vision loss, or bleeding in the brain.) The NIH may award grants and enter into cooperative agreements for CCM research.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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A resolution designating February 28, 2017, as "Rare Disease Day". [SR-73]
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A resolution designating February 28, 2017, as "Rare Disease Day". Designates February 28, 2017, as Rare Disease Day. Expresses support for a national and global commitment to developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for rare diseases and disorders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1505-1506) on 02/28/2017
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CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 [S.475]
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CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen and coordinate its efforts concerning cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM). (CCM is a condition in which blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord become enlarged, which can lead to seizures, paralysis, hearing or vision loss, or bleeding in the brain.) The NIH may award grants and enter into cooperative agreements for CCM research.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/28/2017
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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.477]
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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services, regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure, and to plan and implement a public outreach and education campaign. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) The Centers for Disease Control and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1504-1505) on 02/28/2017
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Expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year, as "Rare Disease Day". [HR-157]
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Expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year, as "Rare Disease Day". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of Rare Disease Day; and (2) a national and global commitment to developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for rare diseases and disorders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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BEST Practices Act Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act [HB-1243]
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BEST Practices Act Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), by no later than: (1) October 1, 2020, to complete the development, testing, and validation of human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2022, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. No animals may be used in such training after the latter
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emerging Threats And Capabilities. on 03/23/2017
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RACE for Children Act Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity for Children Act [HB-1231]
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RACE for Children Act Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity for Children Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements for sponsors of certain drugs and biological products for adult cancer to assess the use of their medications in pediatric populations. (Currently, applications for FDA approval of new medications or new uses of medications must include pediatric assessments of safety and effectiveness for claimed indications, with exceptions.) The pediatric assessment for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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RACE for Children Act Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity for Children Act [S.456]
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RACE for Children Act Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity for Children Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements for sponsors of certain drugs and biological products for adult cancer to assess the use of their medications in pediatric populations. (Currently, applications for FDA approval of new medications or new uses of medications must include pediatric assessments of safety and effectiveness for claimed indications, with exceptions.) The pediatric assessment for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/27/2017
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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-1222]
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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) HHS must award grants to nonprofit entities to conduct a study of congenital heart disease,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Safe RESEARCH Act Safe Responsible Ethical Scientific Endeavors Assuring Research for Compassionate Healthcare Act [HB-1203]
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Safe RESEARCH Act Safe Responsible Ethical Scientific Endeavors Assuring Research for Compassionate Healthcare Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Research with human fetal tissue or alternatives to human fetal tissue (e.g., stem cells) conducted or supported by the NIH must meet requirements currently applied only to research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/24/2017
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Expressing support for the designation of "National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month". [HR-148]
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Expressing support for the designation of "National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month". Expresses support for the designation of National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Introduced In House on 02/17/2017
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Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1141]
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Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the list of permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Department of Agriculture. The requirements pertaining to sources apply to dogs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/10/2017
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Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-1187]
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Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by: expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, supporting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 [S.382]
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information regarding cancer among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/25/2018
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Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2017 [S.348]
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Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate lower prices on behalf of Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries for covered prescription drugs that the CMS deems appropriate for negotiation based on: (1) program and per-beneficiary spending, (2) unit price increases over the preceding years, (3) initial launch price, (4) availability of similarly effective alternative treatments, (5) status of the drug as a follow-on to previously approved drugs,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/09/2017
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Scientific Integrity Act [S.338]
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Scientific Integrity Act This bill requires, subject to the exemptions for disclosures of information under the Freedom of Information Act, each federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research to: (1) promote and maximize the communication and open exchange of data and findings to other agencies, policymakers, and the public of research conducted by a scientist employed or contracted by such an agency; and (2) prevent the intentional or unintentional suppression or distortion of such data and findings. The bill amends the America COMPETES
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/07/2017
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 [HB-931]
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-194. on 07/07/2018
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Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act [S.319]
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Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/06/2017
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A resolution 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. [SR-49]
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A resolution 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 the Senate's commitment to strengthening the quality of care and expanding support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and family caregivers. Declares that: (1) achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease to prevent and effectively
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S747-748) on 02/06/2017