HR 717 107th Congress House

MD-CARE Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Duchenne, Becker, limb girdle, co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Duchenne, Becker, limb girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopharyngeal, distal, and Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophies.

Introduced: April 3, 2001 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 31 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 18, 2001

Became Public Law No: 107-84.

Dec 18, 2001

Signed by President.

Dec 6, 2001

Presented to President.

Nov 29, 2001

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 29, 2001

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H8630; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8630)

Nov 29, 2001

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H8630; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8630)

Nov 29, 2001

Mr. Tauzin asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.

Nov 16, 2001

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Nov 15, 2001

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11926; text of measure as reported in Senate with an amendment: CR S11926)

Nov 15, 2001

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11926; text of measure as reported in Senate with an amendment: CR S11926)

Oct 30, 2001

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

Oct 30, 2001

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment. Without written report.

Oct 16, 2001

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Sep 25, 2001

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

Sep 24, 2001

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 24, 2001

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Sep 24, 2001

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 383 - 0 (Roll no. 349). (text: CR H5950-5957)

Sep 24, 2001

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5961-5962)

Sep 24, 2001

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Sep 24, 2001

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 717.

Sep 24, 2001

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5955-5959)

Sep 24, 2001

Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 5, 2001

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.

Sep 5, 2001

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 107-195.

Jul 19, 2001

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 19, 2001

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 11, 2001

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jul 11, 2001

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 14, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 14, 2001

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Sep 24, 2001	House · vote #349	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	383–0	See who voted →

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Latest action December 18, 2001

Became Public Law No: 107-84.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Childhood Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2001, or the DMD CARE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to: (1) expand and intensify programs of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (the National Institutes) with respect to research and related activities concerning Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); (2) award grants or contracts to public or nonprofit entities for at least three DMD research centers of excellence; and (3) provide for donation, collection, and preservation of tissues and genetic materials for such research. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee to coordinate all Federal DMD health programs and activities.

Authorizes the Secretary, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants and cooperative agreements for the collection, analysis, and reporting of DMD data. Requires the establishment through the CDC of at least three regional centers of excellence in DMD epidemiology.

Directs the Secretary to establish a DMD education and information program.

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