EUREKA Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2016 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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Useful Research Expenditures is Key for Alzheimer's Act or the EUREKA Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish EUREKA prize competitions to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease and dementia prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care.
The NIH must: (1) convene an advisory council of nongovernmental experts in Alzheimer's disease and dementia to develop the EUREKA prize competitions, and (2) appoint a panel of judges to evaluate submissions. The council and panel are not subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Support for EUREKA prize competitions may be provided by private organizations and individuals.Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2016 to Nov 16, 2016, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 12, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | May 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 18, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 27, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E606)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2067 | EUREKA Act | Identical bill | Sep 22, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Aging
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Neurological disorders
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in House
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