HR 2436
114th Congress
House
Health
Aging
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to appropriate age groupings to be included in research studies involving human subjects.
Introduced: May 19, 2015
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 19, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to convene a workshop within 180 days of enactment of this Act on appropriate age groupings and age exclusions in human research. Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the workshop, the NIH must publish guidelines addressing consideration of age in human research.
The NIH must publish the number of children included in NIH research disaggregated by age group, race, and gender.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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