HR 3005 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act of 2005

Introduced Jun 21, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Kevin Brady R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 1, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 21, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Institute with respect to research on pulmonary hypertension and to coordinate the Director's activities with related activities of other national research institutes and National Institutes of Health (NIH) agencies. Requires the Director to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of centers to conduct research and programs on pulmonary hypertension, including: (1) basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of the disease; (2) training programs for scientists and health professionals; (3) programs to provide information and continuing education to health professionals; and (4) programs for the dissemination of information to the public.

Requires the Director to establish: (1) a data system for the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data derived from patient populations with pulmonary hypertension; and (2) an information clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of pulmonary hypertension by health professionals, patients, industry, and the public.

Cosponsors 247

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2005 to Sep 7, 2006, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MORoy BluntOriginalJun 21, 2005
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJun 21, 2005
D-CATom LantosOriginalJun 21, 2005
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJul 14, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerJul 14, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersJul 14, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumJul 14, 2005
D-MABill DelahuntJul 14, 2005
D-CABob FilnerJul 14, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJul 14, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsJul 14, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenJul 14, 2005
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJul 14, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysJul 14, 2005
D-FLCorrine BrownJul 14, 2005
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 21, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Jun 21, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1774Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act of 2005Related billSep 27, 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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  1. Jun 21, 2005Introduced in House

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