Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with 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.

1/12/2007--Introduced.
Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH):
(1) acting through the Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to expand and coordinate NIH activities on paralysis research;
(2) to award grants to plan, establish, improve, and provide basic operating support for Christopher Reeve Paralysis Research Consortia;
(3) to educate and disseminate information and receive public comment on NIH programs and research regarding paralysis;
(4) acting through the Director of the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development and the National Center for Rehabilitation Research, to expand and coordinate NIH research with implications for enhancing daily function for persons with paralysis; and
(5) to make grants to plan, establish, improve, and provide basic operating support for multicenter clinical trial networks to design clinical rehabilitation intervention protocols and measures of outcomes on paralysis. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to study the health challenges associated with paralysis and other physical disabilities and carry out projects and interventions to improve the quality of life and long-term health status of individuals with such conditions. Permits the Secretary to award grants for activities related to paralysis, including to:
(1) establish paralysis registries; and
(2) disseminate information to the public. Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:
(1) establish Paralysis Research, Education and Clinical Care Centers; and
(2) award grants to medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to translate clinical findings and recommendations on paralysis into evidence-based best practices.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
• and 10 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 3 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Veterans' Affairs
  • House Veterans' Affairs
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.446

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 12, 2007

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• Mar 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Feb 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jan 12, 2007: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
• Jan 12, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Jan 12, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Jan 12, 2007.

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