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S 484 105th Congress Senate Health Child health Clinical trials Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to medical research Government Operations and Politics Medical research Reprogramming of appropriated funds Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a pediatric research initiative.

Introduced: March 20, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Mar 20, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2648-2649)
Mar 20, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate establishment, in the National Institutes of Health, of a Pediatric Research Initiative. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now March 20, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1883 Identical bill To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a pediatric research initiative.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 21, 1997
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 21, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 484: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a pediatric research initiative.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-484/
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"S. 484: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a pediatric research initiative.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-484/.
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