Bill · S
S. 997 (100th)
Alzheimer's Disease Research Act of 1987
Original
Introduced
9 April 1987
Last action
24 April 1987 · Committee
Status
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB.
Sponsors
Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
28 August 2025
Summary
Alzheimer's Disease Research Act of 1987 - Requires the Director of the National Institute on Aging to provide for the conduct of clinical trials on the efficacy of the use of tetrahydroaminoacridine to retard the progression of Alzheimer's disease and to improve the functioning of individuals with such disease. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.
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Timeline
9 April 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 1987
Committee
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 April 1987
Sponsors
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/997
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/997
- us · 100-s-997 · source updated 28 August 2025