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HR 729 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research administration and funding

Medical Research Protection Act of 2013

Introduced: February 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Feb 14, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E157)
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Research Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from any sequestration ordered by the President for FY2013.

Directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for FY2013 to lower the amount calculated for a sequestration by the amount for which NIH would have been reduced if it were not exempt from sequestration.

What's happening now February 14, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 6, 2013
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Feb 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 729: Medical Research Protection Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-729/
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"H.R. 729: Medical Research Protection Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-729/.
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