DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025 passed the House 427 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedMay 19, 2025
ReportedMay 21, 2026
Passed one chamberJul 20, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 90 words.
DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025 This bill provides statutory authority for a program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that carries out research and training relating to Down syndrome, including with respect to co-occurring conditions and improving the quality of life of affected individuals. The NIH must implement the program in consultation with relevant stakeholders and avoid duplicating existing NIH Down syndrome research. Biennially, the NIH must submit to Congress a report cataloging the research, including results that may be used in medical care or clinical research.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 96 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 572 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGeneticsHereditary and development disordersMedical researchResearch administration and funding
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 119th H.R. 1768 Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act D · Introduced
- 119th S. 1838 DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026 D · Passed one chamber
- 119th S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]