Bill115th CongressFiled Jan 5, 2017Health
H.R. 326
Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 5, 2017)
Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to establish, administer, and coordinate a national consortium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is a neurological disease that can cause blindness and paralysis. The consortium must:
- award grants for research on the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO;
- assemble a panel of experts to provide guidance and recommendations on research design and protocols; and
- designate a central laboratory to collect and analyze data from this research and to make the data and analysis available to researchers.
What just happenedJan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13](D-CA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseJan 5, 2017
- Jan 25, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House