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PACT Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3023| Senate 
| Updated: 12/11/2019
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (8)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-654
PACT Act
Oct 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4695
Received in the Senate.
Dec 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-654
    PACT Act


  • October 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4695
    Received in the Senate.


  • December 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4519: PACT Act of 2019
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PACT Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-3023| Senate 
| Updated: 12/11/2019
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-654
PACT Act
Oct 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4695
Received in the Senate.
Dec 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-654
    PACT Act


  • October 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4695
    Received in the Senate.


  • December 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (8)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4519: PACT Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CancerChild healthGeneticsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchMental healthResearch administration and funding