HR 2448
114th Congress
House
Health
Department of Health and Human Services
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program of high-risk, high-reward research.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2015
Introduced in House
May 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require each national research institute to conduct or support high-risk, high-reward research that pursues innovative approaches to major biomedical challenges. The National Institutes of Health determines the percentage of funding each national research institute must set aside for this research.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2