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HR 2316 117th Congress House

Fire Fauci Act

Official title: To reduce the salary of the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to provide for an audit of the correspondence, financial sta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To reduce the salary of the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to provide for an audit of the correspondence, financial statements, and policy memoranda within the Office of the Director during the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Accounting and auditingCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human Services
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Emergency medical services and trauma careFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsInfectious and parasitic diseasesNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2021
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Greene (GA). Petition No: 117-7. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
Apr 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 25, 2021

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Greene (GA). Petition No: 117-7. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/20211025?CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fire Fauci Act

This bill reduces the annual rate of pay of the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to $0. This reduction applies until there is a new director who is not Anthony Fauci, MD.

In addition, the Government Accountability Office must audit digital correspondence, policy memoranda, and financial transactions of the Office of the Director of NIAID from October 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2316: Fire Fauci Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2316/
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"H.R. 2316: Fire Fauci Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2316/.
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H.R. 2316, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2316/.
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[H.R. 2316: Fire Fauci Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2316/)
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