US Congress House Bill 2695 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence of 2011- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to research and related activities concerning Down syndrome. Requires the Director of NIH to publish a research plan on Down syndrome and update it every five years or as appropriate. Requires the Director of NIH to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for centers of excellence regarding translational research on Down syndrome. Sets forth requirements for such centers, which shall include: (1) contributing to a comprehensive research portfolio for Down syndrome, (2) having a primary focus on Down syndrome, (3) providing an optimal venue and infrastructure for patient-oriented research, and (4) conducting basic, clinical, and translational research on Down syndrome in specified areas. Authorizes the Director of NIH to establish a Down Syndrome Consortium to facilitate the exchange of information and to make the research effort on Down syndrome more efficient and effective.

Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence Act of 2011

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Ann Buerkle [R-NY]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-07-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB1840 (Same As) 2011-11-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2695/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2695/BILLS-112hr2695ih.pdf