Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005
Latest action · Dec 15, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13680-13681)
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.
- IntroducedDec 15, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding a research planning conference required to be convened by the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require such conference to: (1) investigate Parkinson's research funded by NIH; and (2) identify shortcomings and opportunities for more effective treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Requires the result of each conference to be included in a research investment plan that also: (1) provides for measurable results with the goals of better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease determining the allocation of research dollars; (2) includes an outline of how to fully utilize the Udall Center program; and (3) includes a budget and implementation strategy.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure adequate funding to carry out activities described in the investment plan.
Requires the Director to ensure funding for an additional Morris K. Udall research center to coordinate activities conducted by, and manage the interdisciplinary efforts of, the other centers. Requires each research center to ensure that there is a significant clinical component and ongoing basic research. Requires the Director to establish an application review process for grants to fund such research centers. Directs (currently, allows) the Director to award grants to support qualified investigators with potential for significant future Parkinson's disease breakthroughs.
Requires the Director to investigate and report to Congress on the incidence of Parkinson's disease.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 15, 2005 to Jun 26, 2006; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Dec 15, 2005 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Dec 15, 2005 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Dec 15, 2005 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Dec 15, 2005 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Dec 15, 2005 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Dec 15, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Feb 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Feb 7, 2006 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Feb 27, 2006 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Feb 27, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 3, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 26, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Dec 15, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Dec 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16780, S16781)
- Dec 15, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13680-13681)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13680Text printed S13680 | Debbie Stabenow D-MI (text) | Dec 15, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3550 | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005 | Related bill | Aug 5, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating to Parkinson's disease research.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Communication in medicine
- Communication in science
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Environmentally induced diseases
- Epidemiology
- Executive reorganization
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Law
- Medical research
- Medical statistics
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Parkinson's disease
- Planning-programming-budgeting
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2005Introduced in Senate
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