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SRES 15 105th Congress Senate

Biomedical Research Commitment Resolution of 1997

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal commitment to biomedical research should be increased substantially over the next 5 years.

Introduced: January 28, 1997 See on congress.gov
Health AppropriationsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to medical research
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This resolution expired with the 105th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (Senate)
Jan 21, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 21, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S563-564)
Jan 21, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 21, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biomedical Research Commitment Resolution of 1997 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that appropriations for the National Institutes of Health should be increased by 100 percent over the next five fiscal years.

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  • HRES 83 Identical bill Biomedical Research Commitment Resolution of 1997
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 28, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 15: Biomedical Research Commitment Resolution of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-15/
MLA
"S. Res. 15: Biomedical Research Commitment Resolution of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-15/.
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S. Res. 15, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-15/.
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