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HR 146 113th Congress House

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institute… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.

Introduced: January 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 4, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH programs and activities regarding Tourette syndrome.

Requires the Director to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information regarding its incidence and prevalence in the United States, primary data, and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families.

Requires the Director to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to pay costs of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for between four and six centers of excellence in different regions of the United States to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.

Requires the Director to designate a portion of the amounts made available to carry out NIH programs and activities for a fiscal year to carry out programs and activities with respect to Tourette syndrome.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4221 Related bill Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014
  • S 2851 Related bill Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014
  • S 637 Identical bill Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3
LATHAM, TOM
· May 23, 2013
Owens, William
· Apr 11, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2013
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Mar 5, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Jan 22, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 22, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 22, 2013
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Jan 14, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Jan 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 146: Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-146/
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