Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 14, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to separate the research and training on urologic diseases from that of kidney and hematologic diseases.
Replaces the Division Director for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases with a Division Director for Urologic Diseases and a Division Director for Kidney and Hematologic Diseases. Requires the Director of the Institute to: (1) give particular attention to supporting research and training programs geared to the needs of urology residents and fellows; and (2) submit to Congress a national urologic research plan and review such plan every three years.
Replaces the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Data System, the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, and the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board with separate data systems, information clearinghouses, and advisory boards for kidney diseases and urologic diseases. Replaces the Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee and the Institute's advisory panel subcommittee on kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases with separate coordinating committees and subcommittees for: (1) kidney and hematologic diseases; and (2) urologic diseases.
Requires at least 15 of the centers developed for research in kidney and urologic diseases under the Public Health Service Act to focus exclusively on urologic diseases.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a loan repayment program for urology research.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Nov 14, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 18, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 18, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 8, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Nov 4, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 15, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Nov 14, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 258 | Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance research, training, and health information dissemination with respect to urologic diseases, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Communication in medicine
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to research
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health education
- Higher education
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical residents
- Recruiting of employees
- Research centers
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientists
- Student loan funds
- Urology
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
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