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H.R. 292

Referred to Committee

Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015

Introduced 1/13/2015•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

1/16/2015 • House

Summary

Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and (2) incorporate information obtained through those activities into a National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that the System facilitates further research on neurological diseases.

Requires HHS to provide for the collection and storage of information on neurological diseases, including the incidence, prevalence, and other information, to the extent practicable.

Requires HHS to: (1) make information and analysis in the System available to federal agencies and to the public, including researchers; and (2) ensure that privacy and security protections applicable to the System are at least as stringent as the protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Introduced in House • 1/13/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Advisory bodiesGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchNeurological disorders

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (130)

Party Breakdown

82
Democrats
48
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]

Republican • TX-26

Sponsored 1/13/2015

Cosponsors (129)

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Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]

D-MD-8

Joined 1/13/2015

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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]

D-NY-12

Joined 1/13/2015

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Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]

R-NY-2

Joined 1/13/2015

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Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

R-FL-12

Joined 1/13/2015

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Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]

R-VA-9

Joined 2/10/2015

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Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

D-NY-26

Joined 2/10/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 13, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Introduced in House1/13/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors129