CURA Act of 2008
Latest action · Jun 5, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2008 or the Cura Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure sufficient resources for activities relating to Alzheimer's disease and Hispanic communities, including by: (1) increasing efforts in epidemiological work in Hispanic subgroups; (2) allocating resources to the National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's disease research centers and other academic centers involved in such research to increase participation of Hispanics and other underrepresented ethnic groups in research and clinical trials in sufficient numbers to draw valid conclusions; and (3) conducting social, behavioral, and health services research to understand the underlying reasons why Hispanic individuals delay diagnosis and underutilize services, to identify culturally and linguistically appropriate approaches to address such delays and underutilization, and to identify what is culturally competent care.
Requires the Director to expand and intensify NIH efforts to educate communities about the importance of research relating to Alzheimer's disease and to respond effectively to cultural concerns about participation in such research.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for a program of grants to states to carry out demonstration programs related to Alzheimer's disease.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct an aggressive, evidence-based education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease, particularly to Hispanic populations.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2008 to Jun 9, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jun 5, 2008 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 9, 2008 |
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 Jun 5, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6203 | La Cura Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jun 5, 2008 |
Titles 3
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 ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, to authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations), and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- CURA Act of 2008
- Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Alzheimer's disease
- Clinical trials
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Epidemiology
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Hispanic Americans
- Human behavior
- Medical research
- Minorities
- Minority health
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Research centers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2008Introduced in Senate
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