S 1268
106th Congress
Senate
Health
Animals
Authorization
Building construction
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to medical research
Government Operations and Politics
Human behavior
Laboratory animals
Primates
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific instruments and apparatus
Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act
Everywhere this bill has been
12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Nov 22, 1999
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 22, 1999
Held at the desk.
Nov 22, 1999
Received in the House.
Nov 19, 1999
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 19, 1999
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S15218-15219)
Nov 19, 1999
Senate Committee on HELP discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 23, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Jun 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7527-7528)
Jun 23, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Amendments to this bill
1
Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.
1 agreed to
| Amendment | Sponsor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SAMDT 2,799 | — | Agreed to |
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Plain-English summary
Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to: (1) biomedical and behavioral research facilities, adding congressional reporting requirements about the status of such facilities and the availability and condition of technologically sophisticated laboratory equipment, authorizing appropriations: and (2) construction programs for regional primate research centers, reauthorizing and extending them.
Reauthorizes on a permanent basis the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Bill text
3 versions
- Engrossed in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Referred in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
3
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1268: Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1268/
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