US Congress Senate Bill 2406 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-08 - 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]

ACE Research Act Advancing Cutting-Edge Research Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the National Institutes of Health's unique research initiatives to include cutting-edge research that: (1) fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders; or (2) is urgently required to respond to a public health threat. (Unique research initiatives may be supported through transactions other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements.)

ACE Research Act Advancing Cutting-Edge Research Act

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB5002 (Same As) 2018-06-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2680 (Related) 2018-05-07 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 398.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2406/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2406/BILLS-115s2406is.pdf