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H.R. 1946 115th Congress House

Missed Opportunities Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reporting by the National Institutes of Health on requests for funding research that were not granted and had… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reporting by the National Institutes of Health on requests for funding research that were not granted and had the greatest potential for improving public health, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Research administration and funding
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Missed Opportunities Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report the total number of research funding requests under review during each fiscal year and the number of requests granted, pending at the end of the year, and denied. Of the requests that remained pending or were denied, the NIH must identify the requests with the greatest potential for improving public health.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1946: Missed Opportunities Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1946/
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"H.R. 1946: Missed Opportunities Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1946/.
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H.R. 1946, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1946/.
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