US HB4689 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 4689 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 87-25)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

National Alzheimer's Project Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project to: (1) accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer's; (2) create and maintain an integrated national plan to overcome Alzheimer's; (3) help to coordinate the health care and treatment of citizens with Alzheimer's; (4) ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations that are at higher risk for Alzheimer's or that are least likely to receive care in clinical, research, and service efforts with the purpose of decreasing health disparities; (5) coordinate with international bodies to integrate and inform the fight against Alzheimer's globally; and (6) provide information and coordination of Alzheimer's research and services across all federal agencies. Sets forth the duties of the Director of the Office, including to use discretionary authority to evaluate all federal programs concerning Alzheimer's. Establishes in the Office an Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research and Treatment.

Title

National Alzheimer's Project Act

Sponsors

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. John Adler [D-NJ]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]
Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]
Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D-IL]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Harry Mitchell [D-AZ]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Scott Murphy [D-NY]
Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]	Rep. John Spratt [D-SC]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-25		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2010-02-25		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E249)

Same As/Similar To

SB1555 (Related) 2009-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB3036 (Same As) 2011-01-04 - Became Public Law No: 111-375.