US Congress Senate Resolution 74 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1004-1005; text of measure as introduced: CR S1003-1004)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A resolution declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority. Expresses the Senate's commitment to strengthening the quality of care and expanding support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and family caregivers. Declares that: (1) achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's by 2025 is an urgent national priority, and (2) bold action and considerable increases in funding are necessary to meet that goal. Encourages: (1) greater collaboration between governments to advance a global Alzheimer's and dementia research plan; (2) innovative public-private partnerships, financing tools, incentives, and other mechanisms to accelerate the pursuit of disease-modifying therapies. Calls for: (1) doubling the funding for Alzheimer's research in FY2016; and (2) developing a plan for FY2017-FY2020 to meet the target of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services for the United States to spend $2 billion each year on Alzheimer's research.

A resolution declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-12	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1004-1005; text of measure as introduced: CR S1003-1004)

HR237 (Related) 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/74/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres74/BILLS-114sres74is.pdf