HR 1518 · in committee · major
New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill establishes regional research centers and training programs to improve diagnosis and treatment of rare kidney diseases.
- Health professions schools and healthcare workers treating kidney disease patients, especially in underserved communities, are affected.
- The bill authorizes federal funding for up to five years per center and requires HHS to conduct studies on rare kidney disease prevention.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should federal funding be distributed between establishing new kidney disease research centers versus expanding treatment access in underserved communities?
- 02
What evidence exists that regional research centers will improve outcomes for patients with rare kidney diseases compared to current approaches?
- 03
Which healthcare workers and institutions would benefit most from the training programs, and how might this shift kidney disease care delivery?
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Sponsor · R-FL-12
Gus M. Bilirakis
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
56/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-24
Joining the bill
Danny K. Davis
D-IL-7 · original
Terri A. Sewell
D-AL-7 · original
Scott H. Peters
D-CA-50 · original
Troy Balderson
R-OH-12 · original
Paul Tonko
D-NY-20 · original
Bradley Scott Schneider
D-IL-10 · original
Carol D. Miller
R-WV-1 · original
Ted Lieu
D-CA-36
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL-2
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1
Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC
+ 44 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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