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S.1158: SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 21, 2009
- Latest Major Action May 21, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
23 (18 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 5 Republicans)
Bill Summary
SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a national clinical trials network for spinal muscular atrophy by upgrading and unifying spinal muscular atrophy clinical trial sites and recruiting new investigators and sites. Requires the Director to ensure that such network: (1) conducts coordinated, multisite, clinical trials of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| May 21, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) |