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HR 1631 114th Congress House

Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act

Official title: To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.

Introduced: November 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and paralysisHealth promotion and preventive care
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Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Research administration and funding
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Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise requirements for medical rehabilitation research.

The purpose of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) is revised to include coordination of research and research training.

The NCMRR must develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for medical rehabilitation research. Currently, this research plan is developed and updated by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

The NCMRR must: (1) annually report on progress in achieving the objectives, benchmarks, and guiding principles described in the research plan; and (2) develop guidelines governing the funding for medical rehabilitation research by the National Institutes of Health.

The Medical Rehabilitation Coordinating Committee must periodically host a scientific conference or workshop on medical rehabilitation research.

The Department of Health and Human Services must enter into interagency agreements to coordinate medical rehabilitation research.
 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1469 Identical bill Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act
  • HR 34 Related bill 21st Century Cures Act
  • S 800 Related bill Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1631: Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1631/
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"H.R. 1631: Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1631/.
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