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S. 535 (105th)

Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research Act of 1997

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Introduced

9 April 1997

Last action

9 April 1997 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Sponsors

Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

21 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a program for the conduct and support of research and training regarding Parkinson's disease. Directs the Director of the National Institutes of Health to provide for coordination of the program among all the national research institutes conducting Parkinson's research. Requires coordination to include the convening of a research planning conference at least once every two years. Provides for each such conference to prepare and submit to certain congressional committees a report concerning the conference. Requires Core Center Grants to encourage the development of innovative multidisciplinary research and provide training concerning Parkinson's, designating each grant recipient as a Morris K. Udall Center for Research on Parkinson's Disease. Establishes a grant program to support investigators with a proven record of excellence and innovation in Parkinson's research and who demonstrate potential for significant breakthroughs in the understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson's. Limits the availability of grants for a period not to exceed five years. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 9 April 1997

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 April 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2917-2920)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 April 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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