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HR 619 114th Congress House

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015

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: March 16, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2015
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 Latest action January 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome.

Requires the NIH to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information, primary data, and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families.

Requires the NIH to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to support four to six Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome in different regions to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.

Requires the NIH to award grants for research on the full range of symptoms within the Tourette syndrome clinical spectrum and the efficacy of treatment options for particular patient subpopulations.

Requires the NIH 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 16, 2016
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 28, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 15, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 15, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 13, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 13, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 619: Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-619/
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"H.R. 619: Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-619/.
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