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HR 7544 116th Congress House

Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020

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: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 9, 2020
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 Latest action July 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to annually report on certain unfunded applications for research grants that had potential for improving public health.

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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7544: Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7544/
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"H.R. 7544: Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7544/.
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H.R. 7544, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7544/.
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