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S. 1183 (110th)

Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

23 April 2007

Last action

3 August 2007 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 326.

Sponsors

Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

6 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Christopher and Dana 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 and Dana 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 of Child Health and Human Development and the National Center for Medical 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.

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Timeline

  1. 23 April 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 April 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 July 2007

    Reported

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 3 August 2007

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 326.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 3 August 2007

    Reported

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 3 August 2007

    Reported

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 3 August 2007

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 April 2007

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