House
Jun 23, 2009To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, to authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations), and for other purposes.
Summary
Official
Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2009 or La Cura Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure sufficient resources for activities relating to Alzheimer's disease and Hispanic communities, including by: (1) increasing efforts in epidemiological work in Hispanic subgroups; (2)...
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Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(6/19/09)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
LS
Ms. Sánchez
House (D) California – 38
Cosponsors (23)
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Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2009