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National Alzheimer's Project Act

Introduced: February 24, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2011
Became Public Law No: 111-375.
Jan 4, 2011
Signed by President.
Dec 28, 2010
Presented to President.
Dec 15, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Dec 15, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8369)
Dec 15, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8369)
Dec 15, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3036.
Dec 15, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8369-8372)
Dec 15, 2010
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 8, 2010
Held at the desk.
Dec 8, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 8, 2010
Received in the House.
Dec 8, 2010
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8654-8655; text as passed Senate: CR S8654-8655)
Dec 8, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8654-8655; text as passed Senate: CR S8654-8655)
Dec 6, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.
Dec 6, 2010
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Dec 1, 2010
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 24, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 24, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 8, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

National Alzheimer's Project Act - (Sec. 2) Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Alzheimer's Project.  Requires the Secretary to: (1) be responsible for the creation and maintenance of an integrated national plan to overcome Alzheimer's; (2) provide information and coordination of Alzheimer's research and services across all federal agencies; (3) accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer's; (4) improve the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and coordination of the care and treatment of citizens with Alzheimer's; (5) ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations at higher risk for Alzheimer's, or least likely to receive care for Alzheimer's, in clinical, research, and service efforts with the purpose of decreasing health disparities in Alzheimer's; and (6) coordinate with international bodies to integrate and inform the fight against Alzheimer's globally.

Directs the Secretary to:(1) use discretionary authority to evaluate all federal programs around Alzheimer's, including budget requests and approvals; and (2) annually assess the nation's progress in preparing for the escalating burden of Alzheimer's.

Establishes an Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services to advise the Secretary and provide the Secretary and Congress with: (1) an initial evaluation of all federally -funded efforts in Alzheimer's research, clinical care, and institutional-, home-, and community-based programs and their outcomes; (2) initial recommendations for priority actions to expand, eliminate, coordinate, or condense programs based on their performance, mission, and purpose; (3) initial recommendations to improve health outcomes and reduce the financial impact of Alzheimer's on Medicare and other federally-funded programs and on families living with Alzheimer's disease; and (4) an annual evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the recommendations through an updated national plan. Terminates the Advisory Council on December 31, 2025.

Directs federal agencies to share Alzheimer's data with the Secretary.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

Terminates the Project on December 31, 2025.

What's happening now January 4, 2011

Became Public Law No: 111-375.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1