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A resolution 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…

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A resolution 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: February 6, 2017 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the Senate's commitment to strengthening the quality of care and expanding support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and 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) doubling the funding for Alzheimer's research in FY2017; and (2) developing a plan for FY2018-FY2021 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.

What's happening now February 6, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S747-748)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 15, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 28, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 49: A resolution 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-49/
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"S. Res. 49: A resolution 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-49/.
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S. Res. 49, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-49/.
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[S. Res. 49: A resolution 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/115-SRES-49/)
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