US Congress Senate Bill 1027 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-22 - 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]

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a working group made up of representatives from various Institutes and Centers within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to update and streamline NIH rehabilitation research priorities, and (2) enter into interagency agreements relating to the coordination of rehabilitation research conducted by agencies outside of HHS. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility of implementing the changes proposed in the Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations on Rehabilitation Research.

A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.

Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]

Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1027/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1027/BILLS-113s1027is.pdf