Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act
Latest action · Apr 4, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
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.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise requirements for medical rehabilitation research.
The purpose of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) is revised to include coordination of research and research training.
The NCMRR must develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for medical rehabilitation research. Currently, this research plan is developed and updated by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Prior to updating the research plan, the NCMRR must report on progress in achieving the goals and objectives described in the plan.
The Medical Rehabilitation Coordinating Committee must periodically host a scientific conference or workshop on medical rehabilitation research.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2015 to Feb 10, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jun 22, 2015 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Feb 10, 2016 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2016Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Apr 4, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
- Feb 9, 2016Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Mar 19, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 34 | 21st Century Cures Act | Related bill | Dec 13, 2016 |
| HR 1469 | Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act | Related bill | Mar 20, 2015 |
| HR 1631 | Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act | Related bill | Mar 27, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2016Reported to Senate
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced in Senate
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