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H.R. 1554 (109th)

Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act

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Introduced

12 April 2005

Last action

9 December 2006 · Discharge

Status

Received in the Senate.

Sponsors

Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Christopher Reeve 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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Timeline

  1. 12 April 2005

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 April 2005

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 22 April 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 April 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  7. 9 December 2006

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

  8. 9 December 2006

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  9. 9 December 2006

    Passed

    On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

  10. 9 December 2006

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

  11. 9 December 2006

    Floor

    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 H9296, H9296-9299; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/8/2006 H9296-9298)

    Source: Floor

  12. 9 December 2006

    Floor

    Mr. Barton (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

    Source: Floor

  13. 9 December 2006

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Committee

  14. 9 December 2006

    Discharge

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Discharge

Votes

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