S 2533 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2004

Introduced Jun 16, 2004 Originated Senate Sponsor Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 16, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 16, 2004
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make Alzheimer's disease research a priority within the National Institute on Aging. Requires the Director of the Institute to: (1) undertake an Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Initiative to accelerate the discovery of new risk and protective factors, to rapidly identify therapies and preventive interventions, and to implement effective prevention and treatment strategies; (2) conduct and support cooperative clinical research regarding Alzheimer's; and (3) conduct research concerning early detection and diagnosis, the relationship between Alzheimer's and vascular disease, and interventions designed to help caregivers. Authorizes the Director to establish a National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center to facilitate collaboration among Alzheimer's Disease Centers and Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to educate the public and public health community regarding Alzheimer's disease.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants or cooperative agreements to develop coordinated respite care programs on a statewide basis. Defines "respite care" to mean planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide temporary relief to the family caregiver of such child or adult. Directs the Secretary to award a grant or cooperative agreement to a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Lifespan Respite Care.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a nonrefundable tax credit for each individual certified as having long-term care needs and for whom the taxpayer is acting as a caregiver; (2) a tax deduction for long-term care premiums paid under a qualified insurance contract; and (3) qualified long-term care insurance to be offered in a cafeteria plan and flexible spending arrangements.

Cosponsors 62

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2004 to Jul 8, 2004, with 42 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-FLBob GrahamOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-MOChristopher S. BondOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-NCElizabeth DoleOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-SCErnest F. HollingsOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-INEvan BayhOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-MOJim TalentOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-NCJohn EdwardsOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-OHMike DeWineOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-MNNorm ColemanOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJun 16, 2004
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-IATom HarkinOriginalJun 16, 2004
D-CABarbara BoxerJun 18, 2004
D-NVHarry ReidJun 18, 2004
D-FLBill NelsonJun 22, 2004
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaJun 22, 2004
D-RIJack ReedJun 22, 2004
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonJun 22, 2004
R-SCLindsey GrahamJun 22, 2004
D-WAMaria CantwellJun 22, 2004
R-PARick SantorumJun 22, 2004
R-PAArlen SpecterJun 23, 2004
D-WIHerb KohlJun 24, 2004
D-ALRichard C. ShelbyJun 24, 2004
R-KSSam BrownbackJun 24, 2004
D-ARMark L. PryorJul 6, 2004
R-INRichard G. LugarJul 6, 2004
D-GAZell MillerJul 6, 2004
I-VTJames M. JeffordsJul 7, 2004
R-TXJohn CornynJul 8, 2004
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyJul 8, 2004
R-MSThad CochranJul 8, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2004Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 16, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  3. Jun 16, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6901)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4595Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2004Related billJul 15, 2004

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