HOUSE 3773117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
PACT Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-08 (00)
Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2021 or the PACT Act of 2021
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards to support early-career pediatric researchers. It also provides statutory authority for the Trans-NIH Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions.
Cosponsors (12)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Genetics
- Government information and archives
- Health programs administration and funding
- Higher education
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Minority employment
- Minority health
- Research administration and funding
- Women's employment
- Women's health
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