US Congress House Bill 5451 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Next Generation Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Next Generation of Research Initiative in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to coordinate NIH policies and programs aimed at promoting and providing opportunities for new researchers. Requires the NIH to: (1) promote policies and programs to improve opportunities for new researchers; (2) develop or modify policies, as needed, including to strengthen mentorship programs and enhance diversity efforts; and (3) request the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study and report on policies affecting the next generation of researchers as part of a study on biomedical and behavioral research personnel.

Next Generation Research Act

Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-09-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB1552 (Same As) 2013-09-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5451/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5451/BILLS-113hr5451ih.pdf