Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act

To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.

10/15/2007--Passed House amended. Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act – Title I: Paralysis Research -
(Sec. 101) Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop mechanisms to coordinate NIH paralysis research and rehabilitation activities in order to further advance and avoid duplication of such activities. Authorizes the Director to make grants for the cost of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for consortia in paralysis research. Requires the Director to designate each consortium funded as a Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Research Consortium. Authorizes such consortia to:
(1) conduct basic, translational, and clinical paralysis research;
(2) facilitate and enhance the dissemination of clinical and scientific findings; and
(3) replicate the findings of consortia members or other researchers for scientific and translational purposes. Authorizes the Director to provide for a mechanism to educate and disseminate information on NIH paralysis programs and research activities, through which the Director can receive comments from the public. Title II: Paralysis Rehabilitation Research and Care -
(Sec. 201) Requires the Director to award grants for multicenter networks of clinical sites that will collaborate to design clinical rehabilitation intervention protocols and measures of outcomes on forms of paralysis that result from central nervous system trauma, disorders, and/or stroke. Authorizes a multicenter network of clinical sites to:
(1) focus on areas of key scientific concern, including improving functional mobility; and
(2) replicate the findings of network members or other researchers for scientific and translation purposes. Title III: Improving Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis and Other Physical Disabilities -
(Sec. 301) Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:
(1) study the unique health challenges associated with paralysis and other physical disabilities; and
(2) carry out projects and interventions to improve the quality of life and long-term health status of persons with paralysis and other physical disabilities, including developing a national paralysis and physical disability quality of life action plan and establishing a population-based database that may be used for longitudinal and other research on paralysis and other disabling conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to state and local health disability agencies to:
(1) establish a population-based database that may be used for longitudinal and other research on paralysis and other disabling conditions;
(2) develop comprehensive paralysis and other physical action plans and activities;
(3) assist state-based programs in collaborating with people with paralysis and other physical disabilities and their constituent organization;
(4) coordinate paralysis and physical disability activities with existing state-based disability and health programs;
(5) provide education and training opportunities and programs for health professionals and allied caregivers; and
(6) develop, test, evaluate, and replicate effective intervention programs to maintain or improve health and quality of life. Allows the Secretary to award grants to private health and disability organizations to:
(1) disseminate information to the public;
(2) improve access to services for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities and their caregivers;
(3) test model intervention programs to improve health and quality of life; and
(4) coordinate existing services with state-based disability and health programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
• and 68 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Nicholas Lampson [D, TX-22]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Martin Meehan [D, MA-5]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Deborah Pryce [R, OH-15]
  • Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
  • Rep. C. W. Bill Young [R, FL-10]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 2 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1727

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 28, 2007		October 15, 2007

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• Oct 16, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Oct 15, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Oct 15, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1727.
• Oct 15, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Oct 15, 2007: Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Oct 15, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 235..
• Oct 15, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-378.
• Added to calendar on Sep 27, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Sep 27, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Sep 27, 2007: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
• Added to calendar on Sep 27, 2007: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 28, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Mar 28, 2007.

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October 16, 2007 Bono Applauds House Passage of Christopher and Dana Reeve ...

Washington, dc – The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act (HR 1727) was passed today by the House of Representatives by voice vote. ...

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October 15, 2007 Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Lauds US House of ...

... of people living with paralysis, applauds the US House of Representatives for passing HR 1727, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act (CDRPA). ...

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... of people living with paralysis, applauds the US House of Representatives for passing HR 1727, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act (CDRPA). ...

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October 09, 2008 Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act

WASHINGTON, DC - Today Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mary Bono (R-CA) and Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced in the House the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act (HR 1727) to improve the ...

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September 05, 2008 House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Approves TBI Funding

On a related note, the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee passed its version of the Fiscal 2009 Defense Appropriations bill on July 30, 2008, including hundreds of millions of dollars allocated for TBI. ...

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July 27, 2008 Paralysis bill. Please ask your Senator to sponsor it

Related Bills: HR446, HR1727 Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 326. Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] - 4/23/2007. Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 4/23/2007 ...

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