A resolution designating the week of September 16, 2012, as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week", reaffirming the importance of an enhanced and coordinated research effort on mitochondrial diseases, and commending the National Institutes of Health for its efforts to improve the understanding of mitochondrial diseases.
Latest action · Nov 15, 2012 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6870-6871)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 12, 2012
- Agreed to in SenateNov 15, 2012
Summary
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Designates the week of September 16, 2012, as Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week.
Reaffirms the importance of an enhanced and coordinated research effort aimed at improving the understanding of primary mitochondrial diseases and the development of treatments and cures.
Commends the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its efforts to organize a symposium to improve the understanding of mitochondrial diseases and to enhance collaboration and chart a course for future mitochondrial disease research.
Encourages NIH to place a greater priority on research into primary mitochondrial diseases, to continue to explore the connections between mitochondrial dysfunction and other systemic diseases, to promote collaboration and coordination among the Institutes of NIH and with other organizations, and to consider the recommendations and address research directions identified in the white paper developed from the symposium.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2012 to Jul 31, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 14, 2012 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 16, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jul 31, 2012 |
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 12, 2012Discharged Nov 15, 2012 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2012Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6870-6871)
- Nov 15, 2012Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6870-6871)
- Nov 15, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6870-6871)
- Jun 12, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jun 12, 2012Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3982-3983)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 S6870Text printed S6870 | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Senate | Text printed S3982 | — | Jun 12, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating the week of September 16, 2012, as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week", reaffirming the importance of an enhanced and coordinated research effort on mitochondrial diseases, and commending the National Institutes of Health for its efforts to improve the understanding of mitochondrial diseases.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2012Agreed to Senate
- Jun 12, 2012Introduced in Senate
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