Senate Bill 3023
116th Congress(2019-2020)
PACT Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 11, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3023
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
December 11, 2019
12/11/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
12/11/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:45:59 AM