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NIH Reform Act

USA118th CongressS-960| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2023
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Cosponsors (5)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 31, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1768
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • March 23, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 31, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1768
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1768: NIH Reform Act
AllergiesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesNational Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH Reform Act

USA118th CongressS-960| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2023
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.
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Timeline
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 31, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1768
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • March 23, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 31, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1768
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Cosponsors (5)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1768: NIH Reform Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AllergiesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesNational Institutes of Health (NIH)