HR 4519
116th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Child health
Genetics
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding
PACT Act of 2019
Introduced: September 26, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 or the PACT Act of 2019
This bill provides statutory authority for the Trans-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions. The consortium, chaired by the director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, must develop priorities for the NIH to award research grants to early career pediatric researchers, including physician-scientists and researchers from underrepresented populations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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