New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act
Summary
New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act This bill establishes regional centers of excellence, postgraduate fellowships, and training for health professionals relating to the diagnosis and treatment of rare kidney disease. It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct various studies on rare kidney disease. Specifically, it authorizes the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to award funding to public and private nonprofit entities for establishing regional centers of excellence that will increase public awareness, conduct research, and develop resources for diagnosing and treating rare kidney diseases. A center may receive such funding for up to five years, unless extended by the institute. The bill also requires health professions schools receiving a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Centers of Excellence program to award fellowships for training on preventing, diagnosing, and treating rare kidney disease in disproportionately impacted populations. Also, the bill expands the priorities of HRSA’s Primary Care Training and Enhancement program to include training for health care workers to care for individuals with kidney disease. Additionally, HHS must conduct several studies and report to Congress on topics such as treating rare kidney disease in disproportionately affected populations, eliminating the need for dialysis or kidney transplants, and increasing public awareness of rare kidney disease.
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action Feb 24, 2025
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Feb 24, 2025
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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.
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Feb 24, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 61 co-sponsors
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Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
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Abraham J. Hamadeh
RRepublican
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Al Green
DDemocratic
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
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Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
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Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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Carol D. Miller
RRepublican
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Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
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