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NIH Reform Act

House

Reorganizes the National Institutes of Health through structural reforms to NIH administration and operations

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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NIH Reform Act

Senate

Reorganizes the National Institutes of Health through structural and administrative reforms

Latest action: Thu Feb 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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NIH IMPROVE Act

Senate

Improve National Institutes of Health medical product development and regulatory science activities under the NIH IMPROVE Act

Latest action: Thu Nov 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Dogs Subjected to Experiments Act

House

Prohibits National Institutes of Health funding for biological medical or behavioral research that tests dogs

Latest action: Wed Jan 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the operations of the National Institutes of Health should not experience any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of the law and that the workforce of the National Institutes of Health is essential to sustaining medical progress.

Senate

Expresses the Senate's view that National Institutes of Health operations must continue without unlawful interruption, delay, or funding disruption and that its workforce is essential to medical progress

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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NIH IMPROVE Act

House

Authorizes NIH grants and related support for research to improve maternal health outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum, especially for disproportionately affected populations

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Abolish the Fogarty International Center Act of 2025

House

Abolishes the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health

Latest action: Fri Feb 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CARGO Act of 2025

House

Establishes the CARGO Act of 2025 as a measure referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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HEARTS Act of 2025

House

Carry out the HEARTS Act of 2025 through House consideration of a health-related measure

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

House

Establishes a mental health equity initiative aimed at reducing disparities in mental health care access and outcomes

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Right to Treat Act

Senate

Authorize terminally ill patients to access personalized investigational treatments based on their own genetic and molecular profile

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Senate

Expand federal efforts to reduce disparities in mental health care through workforce, research, and service improvements

Latest action: Thu May 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

Senate

Reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises federal ALS and rare neurodegenerative disease therapy research programs, including grant conditions, FDA planning, and impact reporting

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

House

Reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises federal ALS and neurodegenerative disease therapy programs, including grant oversight and FDA planning for investigational drug development and access

Latest action: Thu Jul 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Interior, EPA, Indian Health Service, Forest Service, and related environmental and cultural agencies, while setting conditions on the use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for the Department of the Interior, EPA, the Forest Service, Indian Health Service, and related environmental and cultural agencies, while setting limits on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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NIH Clinical Trial Integrity Act

House

Establishes clinical trial integrity requirements for National Institutes of Health supported research

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Radiation Health Research Act

House

Directs the National Institutes of Health to create a program studying nuclear radiation health effects on women by amending the Public Health Service Act

Latest action: Fri May 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)