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S 2002 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Department of Health and Human Services Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act

Introduced: June 10, 2021 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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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.
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Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act

This bill specifies that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may only fire a director of a national research institute or national center of the NIH on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity.

What's happening now June 10, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2002: National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2002/
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"S. 2002: National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2002/.
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S. 2002, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2002/.
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