3.0.0 254 2023-01-11T13:43:38Z 2023-01-11T13:43:38Z House HR 2021-01-11 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE of California:H.R. 254.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution[Page H123]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-03T01:01:43Z Referred to 2021-01-11T16:04:10Z 2021-02-02 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 N Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Health programs administration and funding Hearing, speech, and vision care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neurological disorders Research administration and funding Health 00 2021-01-11 Introduced in House 2021-05-17T17:57:47Z Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Consortium Act

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to establish a national consortium to coordinate and support research on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, including by awarding grants. This is a neurological disease that can cause blindness, paralysis, and premature death.

]]> Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Consortium Act Display Title Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Consortium Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a National Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Consortium to provide grants, coordinate synergistic research, and targeted therapy with respect to the causes of, and risk factors associated with, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Consortium Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr254ih/xml/BILLS-117hr254ih.xml 2021-02-02 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.