Arthritis Research and Training Amendments of 1980
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Arthritis Research and Training Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the National Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases Advisory Council separate subcommittees on arthritis, diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic diseases, digestive diseases, and kidney diseases. Directs these subcommittees to: (1) review applications made to the Director of the Institute for research projects relating to such diseases and make recommendations to the Advisory Council; and (2) review and evaluate programs directed at such diseases. Redesignates the Arthritis Coordinating Committee as the Arthritis Interagency Coordinating Committee. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give priority to applications for arthritis demonstration project grants which include programs emphasizing methods of disseminating knowledge about other arthritis projects to professionals who treat patients with arthritis. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to support projects for the investigation into the epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of all forms of arthritis. Authorizes appropriations for such projects through fiscal year 1983. Extends the authorization of appropriations for other arthritis demonstration projects and the Arthritis Data System through fiscal year 1983 at current levels. Directs the Secretary to provide up to two training stipends in any fiscal year through each of the current multipurpose arthritis centers. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such centers through fiscal year 1983. Makes certain revisions in the membership of the National Arthritis Advisory Board. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Board through fiscal year 1983 at current levels.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 6, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 6, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
TIM CARTER (R-KY) introduced it on February 6, 1980, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 6, 1980, 17018 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17018 days ago, on February 6, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers