S 2406
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Biological and life sciences
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research administration and funding
ACE Research Act
Introduced: February 8, 2018
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 8, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act or the ACE Research Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the National Institutes of Health's unique research initiatives to include cutting-edge research that: (1) fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders; or (2) is urgently required to respond to a public health threat. (Unique research initiatives may be supported through transactions other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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