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HR 785 106th Congress House

Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any income tax refund be paid over for use in biomedical researc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any income tax refund be paid over for use in biomedical research conducted through the National Institutes of Health.

Introduced: March 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
Taxation CheckoffDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to medical research
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 23, 1999
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action March 3, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to designate any income tax overpayment to be used for biomedical research conducted through the National Institutes of Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 25, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 25, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 25, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Mar 18, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 785: Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-785/
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"H.R. 785: Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-785/.
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H.R. 785, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-785/.
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