US Congress Senate Bill 1147 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-17 - 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]

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome. The NIH must: (1) develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families; (2) support Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome to conduct basic and clinical research; (3) award grants for research on Tourette syndrome symptoms and treatment options for particular patient subpopulations; (4) designate funding to carry out Tourette syndrome programs and activities.

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB427 (Same As) 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1147/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1147/BILLS-115s1147is.pdf