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PACT Act of 2019
10/28/2022, 1:45 AM
Congressional Summary of S 3023
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.
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Current Status of Bill S 3023
Bill S 3023 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 11, 2019. Bill S 3023 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on December 11, 2019. Bill S 3023's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of December 11, 2019
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3023
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
8Democrat Cosponsors
5Republican Cosponsors
3Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3023
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Cancer
- Child health
- Genetics
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Research administration and funding
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3023
PACT Act of 2019
PACT Act of 2019
Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other purposes.
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