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Apr 10, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Apr 10, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:22 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2855 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2855
To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of Federal funds
made available for the National Institutes of Health, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself and Ms. Williams of Georgia)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of Federal funds
made available for the National Institutes of Health, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2855 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2855
To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of Federal funds
made available for the National Institutes of Health, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself and Ms. Williams of Georgia)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of Federal funds
made available for the National Institutes of Health, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Medical Research Funding
Act''.
SEC. 2.
AVAILABLE FOR NIH.
(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, discretionary
appropriations made available for the National Institutes of Health may
not be impounded, transferred, or reprogrammed unless specific
statutory authority is enacted into law after the date of the enactment
of this Act, with express reference to this Act, permitting such an
impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming.
(b) Certification of Compliance.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall certify, to the Committee
on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, that
the Secretary and the Director of the National Institutes of Health is
in compliance with the requirements of this Act.
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(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, discretionary
appropriations made available for the National Institutes of Health may
not be impounded, transferred, or reprogrammed unless specific
statutory authority is enacted into law after the date of the enactment
of this Act, with express reference to this Act, permitting such an
impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming.
(b) Certification of Compliance.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall certify, to the Committee
on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, that
the Secretary and the Director of the National Institutes of Health is
in compliance with the requirements of this Act.
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