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S.2042: SMA Treatment Acceleration Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Sept. 12, 2007
- Latest Major Action Sept. 12, 2007
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
21 (17 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
SMA Treatment Acceleration Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to upgrade and unify existing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) clinical trial sites to establish a national clinical trials network for SMA. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that such network: (1) conducts coordinated, multisite, clinical trials of pharmacological approaches to the treatment of SMA; and (2) rapidly and effectively disseminates...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| Sept. 12, 2007 |
Introduced in the Senate by Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) |