S. 1183 - Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
Medicine. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Thomas Harkin
- Summary:
- A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
S. 1183 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
- Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
- Sponsor
- Thomas Harkin
- Co-Sponsors
- Sherrod Brown
- Richard Burr
- Benjamin Cardin
- Robert Menéndez
- Bernard Sanders
- Jeff Bingaman
- Barbara Boxer
- Maria Cantwell
- Hillary Clinton
- Thad Cochran
- Norm Coleman
- Christopher Dodd
- Richard Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Lindsey Graham
- Daniel Inouye
- Tim Johnson
- Edward Kennedy
- John Kerry
- Frank Lautenberg
- Patrick Leahy
- Carl Levin
- Joseph Lieberman
- Blanche Lincoln
- Barbara Mikulski
- Patty Murray
- Mark Pryor
- John Reed
- Charles Schumer
- Gordon Smith
- Olympia Snowe
- Arlen Specter
- Debbie Ann Stabenow
- George Voinovich
- Ron Wyden
- Barack Obama
- Amy Klobuchar
- Robert Casey
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Subjects
- Medicine
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- Caregivers
- Clinical trials
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- Higher education
- Home care services
- Job training
- Medical care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Mental health services
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Nervous system diseases
- Neurology
- Nonprofit organizations
- Paralysis
- Preventive medicine
- Quality of life
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science policy
- Self-help devices for the disabled
- Social services
- Spinal cord injuries
- Stroke
- Technology
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Introduced 4/23/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 4/23/2007 4/23/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Put on a legislative calendar 7/25/2007 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 8/03/2007 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 8/03/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 326. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions." from interest groups that…
supported this bill
| Other non-physician health practitioners |
| Health & welfare policy |
opposed this bill
| Contributor | Interest group | Amount | Date | Senate member | Party | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/26/07 | Charles Grassley | R | IA |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/26/07 | Thomas Harkin | D | IA |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 3/27/07 | Charles Grassley | R | IA |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Pete Domenici | R | NM |
| American Occupational Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/28/07 | Tim Johnson | D | SD |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 3/29/07 | Mary Landrieu | D | LA |
| Briskin, Bernard | Health & welfare policy | $2,000 | 3/31/07 | Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ |
| Elliott, Kimberly | Health & welfare policy | $1,000 | 3/31/07 | Thomas Harkin | D | IA |
| Whellams, Janette | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,300 | 3/31/07 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Whellams, Janette | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,300 | 3/31/07 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Jonas, John F | Health & welfare policy | $1,000 | 4/9/07 | Max Baucus | D | MT |
| Whellams, Janette | Other non-physician health practitioners | $-2,300 | 4/9/07 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Whellams, Janette | Other non-physician health practitioners | $-2,300 | 4/9/07 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Grant, Bud | Health & welfare policy | $2,300 | 4/10/07 | Robert Menéndez | D | NJ |
| Grant, Bud | Health & welfare policy | $200 | 4/10/07 | Robert Menéndez | D | NJ |
| Hakim, Raymond | Health & welfare policy | $1,300 | 4/13/07 | Lamar Alexander | R | TN |
| Hakim, Raymond | Health & welfare policy | $200 | 4/13/07 | Lamar Alexander | R | TN |
| Dalton, John H | Health & welfare policy | $500 | 4/15/07 | John Kerry | D | MA |
| Grant, Stanley | Health & welfare policy | $1,000 | 4/18/07 | Robert Menéndez | D | NJ |
| Thiry, Kent J | Health & welfare policy | $1,500 | 4/18/07 | Debbie Ann Stabenow | D | MI |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 4/20/07 | Max Baucus | D | MT |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 4/20/07 | Susan Collins | R | ME |
| Mason, Glen David | Other non-physician health practitioners | $500 | 4/27/07 | Max Baucus | D | MT |
| Mirjat, Mubarak | Other non-physician health practitioners | $500 | 4/27/07 | Thomas Harkin | D | IA |
| American Assn of Bioanalysts | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/1/07 | John Cornyn | R | TX |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,000 | 5/1/07 | Pat Roberts | R | KS |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/1/07 | Jim DeMint | R | SC |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/1/07 | John Reed | D | RI |
| American Physical Therapy Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/1/07 | Max Baucus | D | MT |
| Don, Megan | Health & welfare policy | $500 | 5/3/07 | Thomas Harkin | D | IA |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/4/07 | John Rockefeller | D | WV |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/7/07 | Patty Murray | D | WA |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/10/07 | Ken Salazar | D | CO |
| Jonas, John F | Health & welfare policy | $1,000 | 5/11/07 | Robert Menéndez | D | NJ |
| Whellams, Janette | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,300 | 5/11/07 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| Whellams, Janette | Other non-physician health practitioners | $2,300 | 5/11/07 | Harry Reid | D | NV |
| American Dietetic Assn | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/18/07 | Richard Durbin | D | IL |
| Depaola, Dominick P | Health & welfare policy | $250 | 5/18/07 | John Reed | D | RI |
| Rwj Fund for Health Care Excellence | Health & welfare policy | $1,000 | 5/18/07 | Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants | Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,000 | 5/22/07 | Blanche Lincoln | D | AR |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, March 24, 2007 – May 23, 2007.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
| Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $1,500 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $3,500 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $1,000 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $1,000 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $1,000 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $1,000 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $1,000 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $3,000 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $4,000 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $1,000 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $500 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $3,000 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $1,000 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $4,500 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $1,250 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $4,600 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $2,000 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $1,000 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $1,000 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $0 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $1,500 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
