PACT Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 26, 2019)
Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 or the PACT Act of 2019
This bill provides statutory authority for the Trans-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions. The consortium, chaired by the director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, must develop priorities for the NIH to award research grants to early career pediatric researchers, including physician-scientists and researchers from underrepresented populations.
What just happenedSep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 26, 2019
- Sep 27, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Sep 26, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 26, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House