PACT Act of 2021

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Bill Number

S 1357

Introduced

Apr 22, 2021

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Cancer Child health Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Genetics Government information and archives Health Health programs administration and funding Higher education Medical research Mental health Minority employment Minority health Research administration and funding Women's employment Women's health

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Summary

Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2021 or the PACT Act of 2021

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards to support early-career pediatric researchers. It also provides statutory authority for the Trans-NIH Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions.

Actions

Apr 22, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 22, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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