HR 1553 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Ellie’s Law

Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 3, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Kristen Shafer Englert, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act or Ellie's Law

This bill authorizes appropriations for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to conduct or support research on unruptured brain aneurysms in a patient population diversified by age, sex, and race.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2021 to Sep 14, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 3, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMar 3, 2021
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalMar 3, 2021
D-PADwight EvansMar 16, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossMar 26, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesMar 26, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranMar 29, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterApr 5, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterApr 5, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchApr 8, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoApr 19, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 11, 2021
R-NEDon BaconJun 16, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneJun 25, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushAug 6, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleAug 6, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceAug 6, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksAug 6, 2021
D-WIMark PocanAug 6, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaAug 6, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoAug 6, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordAug 13, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierSep 17, 2021
D-ILSean CastenSep 17, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOct 21, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinNov 4, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 24, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 24, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneMar 24, 2022
D-CARo KhannaMar 30, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesApr 5, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 5, 2022
D-RIJames R. LangevinApr 5, 2022
D-TNJim CooperApr 7, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanMay 10, 2022
D-NJAndy KimMay 13, 2022
D-MNAngie CraigJul 1, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 18, 2022
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJul 18, 2022
D-MEChellie PingreeAug 9, 2022
D-TXHenry CuellarAug 9, 2022
D-CAJackie SpeierSep 13, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterSep 14, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 3, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 4, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 3, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 40, March 3, 2021, page H1080.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 852Ellie’s LawIdentical billMar 18, 2021
HR 902Ellie’s LawReintroduced BillFeb 17, 2023

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for further comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Ellie’s Law
Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Kristen Shafer Englert, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House

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