US Congress House Bill 4221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-5)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH programs and activities regarding scientific and clinical research on Tourette syndrome. Requires the Director to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information regarding its incidence, prevalence, and impact in the United States, primary data, and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families. Requires the Director to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to pay costs of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for between four and six Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome in different regions of the United States to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome. Requires the Director to designate a portion of the amounts made available to carry out NIH programs and activities for a fiscal year to carry out programs and activities with respect to Tourette syndrome.

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014

Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-03-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB146 (Related) 2013-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB637 (Related) 2013-03-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2851 (Same As) 2014-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4221/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4221/BILLS-113hr4221ih.pdf