{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1518","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1518,"title":"New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-24","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001257","fullName":"Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":12}],"cosponsorsCount":54,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-24","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Digestive and metabolic diseases","Genetics","Government studies and investigations","Health care coverage and access","Health programs administration and funding","Health promotion and preventive care","Medical education","Medical research","Medical tests and diagnostic methods","Research administration and funding"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-24","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-24","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p>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.</p><p>Also, the bill expands the priorities of&nbsp;HRSA’s Primary Care Training and Enhancement program to include training for health care workers to care for individuals with kidney disease.</p><p>Additionally,&nbsp;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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-07T08:05:41Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":3025,"ts":"2026-04-17T15:02:59.535Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=New%20Era%20of%20Preventing%20End-Stage%20Kidney%20Disease%20Act"}]}}