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HR 944 109th Congress House

Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance research, training, and health information dissemination with respect to urologic diseases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to separate the research and training on urologic diseases from that of kidney and hematologic diseases.

Replaces the Division Director for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases with a Division Director for Urologic Diseases and a Division Director for Kidney and Hematologic Diseases. Requires the Director of the Institute to: (1) give particular attention to supporting research and training programs geared to the needs of urology residents and fellows; and (2) submit to Congress a national urologic research plan and review such plan every three years.

Replaces the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Data System, the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, and the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board with separate data systems, information clearinghouses, and advisory boards for kidney diseases and urologic diseases. Replaces the Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee and the Institute's advisory panel subcommittee on kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases with separate coordinating committees and subcommittees for: (1) kidney and hematologic diseases; and (2) urologic diseases.

Requires at least 15 of the centers developed for research in kidney and urologic diseases under the Public Health Service Act to focus exclusively on urologic diseases.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a loan repayment program for urology research.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 31, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· Sep 27, 2005
Sullivan, John
· Jul 11, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 18, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 18, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Apr 19, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 14, 2005
TANNER, JOHN
· Mar 14, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 944: Training and Research in Urology Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-944/
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