US HB729 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-14 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-14 - Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Pending: House Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medical Research Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from any sequestration ordered by the President for FY2013. Directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for FY2013 to lower the amount calculated for a sequestration by the amount for which NIH would have been reduced if it were not exempt from sequestration.
Title
Medical Research Protection Act of 2013
Sponsors
| Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] | Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. |
| 2013-02-14 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E157) |
Subjects
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding
Budget deficits and national debt
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/729/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr729/BILLS-113hr729ih.pdf |
