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S 800 114th Congress Senate

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

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

Introduced: June 22, 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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Became law
Apr 4, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
Apr 4, 2016
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Feb 9, 2016
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 19, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 4, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the 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.
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  • HR 34 Related bill 21st Century Cures Act
  • HR 1469 Related bill Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act
  • HR 1631 Related bill Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 6, 2015
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 22, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 19, 2015
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 19, 2015
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