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PACT Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-4519| House 
| Updated: 9/27/2019
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (33)
Kim Schrier (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4066
Introduced in Senate
  • September 26, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • September 26, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • September 27, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 24, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4066
    Introduced in Senate

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-3023: PACT Act of 2019
CancerChild healthGeneticsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchMental healthResearch administration and funding

PACT Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-4519| House 
| Updated: 9/27/2019
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.
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Timeline
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4066
Introduced in Senate
  • September 26, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • September 26, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • September 27, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 24, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4066
    Introduced in Senate
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (33)
Kim Schrier (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-3023: PACT Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CancerChild healthGeneticsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchMental healthResearch administration and funding