S. 898 - Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007
S. 898 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention.
- Other Titles
- Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007
- Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Co-Sponsors
- Amy Klobuchar
- Robert Menendez
- Susan M. Collins
- Richard G. Lugar
- Barbara Boxer
- Joseph Biden
- Norm Coleman
- Ken Salazar
- Richard J. Durbin
- Herb Kohl
- Christopher Dodd
- Thomas R. Carper
- Blanche Lincoln
- Jack Reed
- Elizabeth Dole
- Sherrod Brown
- Christopher Bond
- Mark L. Pryor
- Hillary Clinton
- Joseph I. Lieberman
- Patty Murray
- Mary L. Landrieu
- Evan Bayh
- Barack Obama
- Bernard Sanders
- Richard Burr
- Johnny Isakson
- Tim Johnson
- Ron Wyden
- Frank R. Lautenberg
- Subjects
- Medicine
- Access to health care
- Aged
- Aging
- Alternative medicine
- Alzheimer's disease
- Authorization
- Brain
- Budgets
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Caregivers
- Clinical trials
- Communication in medicine
- Communications
- Community health services
- Conferences
- Congregate housing
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug therapy
- Education
- Executive departments
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to research
- Government information
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Health education
- Health policy
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Housing
- Imaging systems in medicine
- Long-term care
- Medical care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical statistics
- Medical tests
- Menopause
- Minorities
- Minority health
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Neurology
- Preventive medicine
- Quality of care
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science policy
- Telecommunication
- Telephone
- Women
- Women's health
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/15/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/15/2007 3/15/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Put on a legislative calendar 7/25/2007 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 8/03/2007 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 8/03/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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