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HRES 237 114th Congress House

Declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by…

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Official title: Declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.

Introduced: April 30, 2015 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 30, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 30, 2015
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses commitment to strengthening the quality of care and expanding support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their family caregivers.

Declares that: (1) achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's by 2025 is an urgent national priority, and (2) bold action and considerable increases in funding are necessary to meet that goal.

Encourages: (1) greater collaboration between governments to advance a global Alzheimer's and dementia research plan; (2) innovative public-private partnerships, financing tools, incentives, and other mechanisms to accelerate the pursuit of disease-modifying therapies.

Calls for: (1) significantly increasing the funding for Alzheimer's research in FY2016; and (2) developing a plan for FY2017-FY2020 to meet the target of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services for the United States to spend $2 billion each year on Alzheimer's research.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Garamendi, John
California · Apr 30, 2015
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 30, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 237: Declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-237/
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"H. Res. 237: Declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-237/.
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H. Res. 237, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-237/.
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[H. Res. 237: Declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-237/)
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