3.0.0 2695 2023-01-11T13:22:41Z 2023-01-11T13:22:41Z House H HR 2011-07-29 112 [Pages H5780-H5781]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:H.R. 2695.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section[[Page H5781]]8, clause 3 to regulate Commerce among the several States.]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-05T13:57:12Z Referred to 2011-07-29T13:00:35Z Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence Act of 2011 112 1840 S 2011-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2011-08-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 N V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2011-07-29 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2011-07-29 True B001276 Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] Ann Buerkle R NY Marie 25 2011-08-05 False G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2011-09-08 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2011-09-21 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2011-10-12 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2011-11-10 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-12-12 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] Bill Posey R FL 15 2011-12-20 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2012-03-06 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2012-03-06 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2012-03-20 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2012-04-27 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2012-07-23 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2012-07-23 False B000013 Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2012-07-23 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] Paul Tonko D NY 21 2012-07-23 False R000590 Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25] David Rivera R FL 25 2012-07-23 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2012-07-25 False G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 20 2012-07-25 False O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] William Owens D NY L. 23 2012-08-01 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2012-08-02 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2012-08-02 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2012-09-10 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2012-09-10 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2012-09-19 False Health Health programs administration and funding Hereditary and development disorders Medical research Neurological disorders Research administration and funding Health 00 2011-07-29 Introduced in House 2011-09-15T17:20:08Z Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence of 2011- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to research and related activities concerning Down syndrome. Requires the Director of NIH to publish a research plan on Down syndrome and update it every five years or as appropriate.

Requires the Director of NIH to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for centers of excellence regarding translational research on Down syndrome. Sets forth requirements for such centers, which shall include: (1) contributing to a comprehensive research portfolio for Down syndrome, (2) having a primary focus on Down syndrome, (3) providing an optimal venue and infrastructure for patient-oriented research, and (4) conducting basic, clinical, and translational research on Down syndrome in specified areas.

Authorizes the Director of NIH to establish a Down Syndrome Consortium to facilitate the exchange of information and to make the research effort on Down syndrome more efficient and effective.

]]> Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence Act of 2011 Display Title Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health with respect to translational research and related activities concerning Down syndrome, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2695ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2695ih.xml 2011-08-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.