H.R. 1897: Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2011
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H.R. 1897: Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-13 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2011
Plain summary
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to coordinate and focus all Alzheimer's research activities of NIH, which shall include: (1) the establishment of a strategic Alzheimer's research plan to expedite therapeutic outcomes for individuals with or at risk for Alzheimer's; and (2) the provision of budget estimates, without regard to the probability that such amounts will be appropriated, of the amounts required to carry out the strategic plan. Requires NIH to make available contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to facilitate partnerships between public and private entities to execute the Alzheimer's research plan, support the development of diagnostic technologies and protocols, and develop and diffuse data sharing practices. Expands the Alzheimer's Disease Center program to include translational research and research into outcome measures.
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Official text
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 135 cosponsors
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Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), John R. Carter (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) and 75 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1897.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1897 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112