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Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established. 7/27/2007--Introduced. Calls for establishment of a National Dysphagia Awareness Month.
Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug therapy, Epidemiology, Hereditary diseases, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Orphan drugs, Pediatrics, Pharmaceutical research, Science policy
Latest Action: 09/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11510-11511) Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other purposes. 9/12/2007--Introduced. SMA Treatment Acceleration Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to upgrade and unify existing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) clinical trial sites to establish a national clinical trials network for SMA. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that such network: (1) conducts coordinated, multisite, clinical trials of pharmacological approaches to the treatment of SMA; and (2) rapidly and effectively disseminates scientific findings to the field.Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) establish an SMA data coordinating center; and (2) expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to preclinical translation research and medicinal chemistry related to SMA.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competititve acquisition program.
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to comedian Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation.
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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. SMA Treatment Acceleration Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to upgrade and unify existing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) clinical trial sites to establish a national clinical trials network for SMA. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that such network: (1) conducts coordinated, multisite, clinical trials of pharmacological approaches to the treatment of SMA; and (2) rapidly and effectively disseminates scientific findings to the field.Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) establish an SMA data coordinating center; and (2) expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to preclinical translation research and medicinal chemistry related to SMA.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to authorize Congress to award a gold medal to Jerry Lewis, in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation. 6/13/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to comedian Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation.
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Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for further study of the neurological disorder dysnia. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Urges the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take a leadership role in the fight against the neurological disorder dystonia. Calls for: (1) increased funding for basic biomedical research for dystonia and other neurological disorders through NIH; (2) additional research to identify an accurate diagnostic test for dystonia and an epidemiological study to determine the frequency of the disease; (3) improved patient access to safe and effective dystonia therapies; and (4) increased public awareness and professional education regarding dystonia through partnerships between the government and patient advocacy organizations.
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Latest Action: 02/08/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss Facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophies. 2/8/2008--Introduced. Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate centers of excellence for research on various forms of muscular dystrophy as Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers. Requires the Muscular Dystrophy Interagency Coordinating Committee to give special consideration to enhancing the clinical research infrastructure required to test emerging therapies for the various forms of muscular dystrophy. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that any data on patients that is collected as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. 2/7/2008--Introduced. Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate centers of excellence for research on various forms of muscular dystrophy as Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers.Requires the Muscular Dystrophy Interagency Coordinating Committee to give special consideration to enhancing the clinical research infrastructure required to test emerging therapies for the various forms of muscular dystrophy.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that any data on patients that is collected as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/08/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss Facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophies. 2/8/2008--Introduced. Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate centers of excellence for research on various forms of muscular dystrophy as Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers. Requires the Muscular Dystrophy Interagency Coordinating Committee to give special consideration to enhancing the clinical research infrastructure required to test emerging therapies for the various forms of muscular dystrophy. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that any data on patients that is collected as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Commemorations, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Ex-Members of Congress, Government information, Government publicity, Health education, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Names, Research centers, Science policy, Senate
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. 2/7/2008--Introduced. Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate centers of excellence for research on various forms of muscular dystrophy as Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers.Requires the Muscular Dystrophy Interagency Coordinating Committee to give special consideration to enhancing the clinical research infrastructure required to test emerging therapies for the various forms of muscular dystrophy.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that any data on patients that is collected as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11510-11511) Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other purposes. 9/12/2007--Introduced. SMA Treatment Acceleration Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to upgrade and unify existing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) clinical trial sites to establish a national clinical trials network for SMA. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that such network: (1) conducts coordinated, multisite, clinical trials of pharmacological approaches to the treatment of SMA; and (2) rapidly and effectively disseminates scientific findings to the field.Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) establish an SMA data coordinating center; and (2) expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to preclinical translation research and medicinal chemistry related to SMA.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug therapy, Epidemiology, Hereditary diseases, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Orphan drugs, Pediatrics, Pharmaceutical research, Science policy
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. SMA Treatment Acceleration Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to upgrade and unify existing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) clinical trial sites to establish a national clinical trials network for SMA. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that such network: (1) conducts coordinated, multisite, clinical trials of pharmacological approaches to the treatment of SMA; and (2) rapidly and effectively disseminates scientific findings to the field.Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) establish an SMA data coordinating center; and (2) expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to preclinical translation research and medicinal chemistry related to SMA.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established. 7/27/2007--Introduced. Calls for establishment of a National Dysphagia Awareness Month.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Education, Epidemiology, Federal aid to research, Health education, Health policy, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medical tests, Medicine, Neurology, Science policy
Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for further study of the neurological disorder dysnia. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Urges the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take a leadership role in the fight against the neurological disorder dystonia. Calls for: (1) increased funding for basic biomedical research for dystonia and other neurological disorders through NIH; (2) additional research to identify an accurate diagnostic test for dystonia and an epidemiological study to determine the frequency of the disease; (3) improved patient access to safe and effective dystonia therapies; and (4) increased public awareness and professional education regarding dystonia through partnerships between the government and patient advocacy organizations.
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to comedian Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation.
Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to authorize Congress to award a gold medal to Jerry Lewis, in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation. 6/13/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to comedian Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation.
Also tagged in: Aged, Cerebral palsy, Competitive bidding, Disabled, Health policy, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical supplies, Medical technology, Medicare, Medicine, Multiple sclerosis, Nervous system diseases, Public contracts, Rehabilitation of the disabled, Self-help devices for the disabled, Spinal cord injuries, Technology
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competititve acquisition program.
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