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American Cures Act

Introduced: April 30, 2019 Introduced by: Underwood, Lauren Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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American Cures Act

This bill requires certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits over FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program.

The bill also requires annual appropriations in FY2020-FY2024 for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount appropriated for FY2019.

The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

What's happening now May 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2401: American Cures Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2401/
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"H.R. 2401: American Cures Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2401/.
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H.R. 2401, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2401/.
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