NIH Reform Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 21, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 91 words.
NIH Reform Act This bill separates the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) into three separate institutes: the National Institute of Allergic Diseases, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases. The bill also requires that the President appoint the directors of the new institutes (under current law, the Director of NIAID is appointed by the Director of the National Institutes of Health). It further requires that the Senate confirm the appointment of the directors of the new institutes and the National Cancer Institute.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 170 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,062 words
- Subjects
- AllergiesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Latest action
- Feb 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 664 NIH Reform Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]