US Congress House Bill 3466 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on September 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Next Generation Researchers Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Next Generation of Researchers Initiative in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to coordinate NIH policies and programs aimed at promoting and providing opportunities for new researchers and earlier research independence. The NIH must: (1) promote policies and programs to improve opportunities for new researchers and promote earlier research independence; (2) develop, modify, or accelerate policies, as needed, to promote opportunities for new researchers and earlier research independence, including policies to enhance training opportunities for research-related career options, strengthen mentorship programs, enhance diversity efforts, and help new researchers obtain renewal funding; (3) coordinate with agencies and academic institutions to improve tracking of career progress of biomedical postdoctoral researchers and students; and (4) 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 Researchers Act

Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-09-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-09-09	House	Introduced in House

SB2014 (Same As) 2016-04-04 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3466/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3466/BILLS-114hr3466ih.pdf