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Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act

Introduced: April 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2001
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jul 11, 2001
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 3, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Apr 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 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.
What's happening now July 11, 2001

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 12, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 24, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1340: Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1340/
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"H.R. 1340: Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1340/.
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H.R. 1340, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1340/.
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