H.R. 7173
119th Congress
House
Follow the Science Act
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure scientific integrity in the activities of the National Institutes of Health and prevent the diversion of funds… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure scientific integrity in the activities of the National Institutes of Health and prevent the diversion of funds to politically driven activities, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 21, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
2
- BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)
- BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)
Bodies those filers lobbied
Cosponsors
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Walkinshaw, James R.
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Pingree, Chellie
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Fletcher, Lizzie
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Lieu, Ted
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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Huffman, Jared
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Frankel, Lois
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McBride, Sarah
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Garamendi, John
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Salinas, Andrea
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Scholten, Hillary J.
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Amo, Gabe
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Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
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Casten, Sean
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Castor, Kathy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cohen, Steve
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Davis, Danny K.
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Dexter, Maxine
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Dingell, Debbie
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Elfreth, Sarah
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Harder, Josh
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Johnson, Julie
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Landsman, Greg
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Lee, Summer L.
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Matsui, Doris O.
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McClain Delaney, April
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
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McCollum, Betty
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Morrison, Kelly
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Mullin, Kevin
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
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Pettersen, Brittany
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Schrier, Kim
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Simon, Lateefah
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Thanedar, Shri
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Trahan, Lori
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7173: Follow the Science Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7173/
"H.R. 7173: Follow the Science Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7173/.
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