{"id":2347,"date":"2026-09-28T12:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.hhs.com\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:49:52","slug":"white-house-drops-plan-to-issue-executive-order-on-nih-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmsdev.hhs.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/white-house-drops-plan-to-issue-executive-order-on-nih-research\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Drops Plan to Issue Executive Order on NIH Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

White House Drops Plan to Issue Executive Order on NIH\u00a0Research \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>On Wednesday, Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced that the White House has agreed to abandon plans to issue an executive order to establish a board of political appointees to oversee the awarding of grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The announcement followed bipartisan congressional pushback to the plan, including a\u00a0letter<\/a> sent by Sen. Collins\u00a0to Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the NIH, arguing that political control over NIH grants would undermine the peer review process credited with breakthrough medical research and contributing to 174 scientists becoming recipients of the Nobel Prize. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, also issued a\u00a0statement<\/a>, asserting that \u201conly one question should decide which research gets funded: is this good science that could save lives?\u201d Earlier this month, Congress passed legislation that paused a similar OMB-proposed rule on federal grantmaking through December 11.<\/p>\n

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White House Moves to Block Funding Via Pocket Recissions \u2013 <\/strong>With less than one week remaining in fiscal year 2026, President Donald Trump informed congressional leadership that he has canceled nearly $1 billion in spending without congressional consent \u2013 a budgetary maneuver known as a pocket recission. The money being clawed back includes appropriations for immigration services, support for foreign countries, education programs, health research efforts, and assistance for businesses owned by minorities. Many have questioned the legality of the maneuver. While the President is allowed to request that Congress rescind federal funding \u2013 and withhold that funding for a 45-day period in which lawmakers approve, reject, or ignore the request \u2013 the administration argues that it can cancel funding without congressional action as there are less than 45 days left in the fiscal year, when unspent funds automatically get cancelled. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) criticized the announcement, characterizing it as a \u201cclear violation of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In related news, Sen. Collins sent a letter<\/a> to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other\u00a0 administration officials earlier last week, calling on the White House to spend more than one billion dollars of congressionally appropriated global health funds. She urges that the $1.3 billion be spent as Congress intended \u2013 to protect maternal and child health and counter infectious diseases \u2013 and not to pay for \u201cunknown closeout costs\u201d associated with last year\u2019s elimination of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Similarly, Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Labor-Health and Human Services Subcommittee Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) wrote<\/a> to the administration asking how it plans to spend down funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). \u201cResearch funded by AHRQ grants has saved tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars in health care costs, but once again, instead of getting these funds provided by Congress out the door as is required by law, this administration is on track to impound these resources and kill lifesaving research,\u201d write Murray and Baldwin.<\/p>\n

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Finance Committee Advances HHS Nominees \u2013 <\/strong>The Senate Finance Committee favorably reported out the nominations of Chris Klomp to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and Ge Bai to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday. Klomp\u2019s nomination was advanced in a 15-12 vote, with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) joining Republicans in support of the nominee. Bai\u2019s nomination was advanced in a 14-13 vote.<\/p>\n

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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee postponed its scheduled votes on several other health nominees due to attendance issues. The panel had planned to vote on Thursday to advance the nominations of Nicole Saphier, MD\u00a0to be Surgeon General\/Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, MD\u00a0to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare\u00a0to be Assistant Secretary for Aging. The votes have been rescheduled for September 30.<\/p>\n

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Senators Request Reconsideration of RPM Policy \u2013 <\/strong>Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) have written<\/a> to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to share their concerns about a policy that would cut provider reimbursement for remote patient monitoring (RPM). The proposal would require doctors and hospitals to use their own staff to monitor patients via RPM, eliminating reimbursement for providers who use the RPM vendors\u2019 clinical staff for such monitoring. They specifically express concern about the impact of the proposal on rural communities. \u201cRemote monitoring services are especially important in rural communities, where patients often face long travel distances, transportation barriers, clinician shortages, hospital closures, and limited access to timely follow-up care,\u201d they stated in the letter.\u00a0 Blackburn and Warner introduced the Rural Patient Monitoring Access Act (S. 1535) together earlier this year to improve Medicare coverage for RPM in rural areas.<\/p>\n

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HSGAC Rejects Push to Compel Fauci Aide\u2019s Testimony \u2013 <\/strong>The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) rejected a vote last week to compel testimony under immunity from a former special assistant to Anthony Fauci. The committee recently subpoenaed the unnamed assistant, who worked for Fauci from 2007 to 2022; the assistant subsequently pleaded the 5th<\/sup> and did not answer questions during a closed-door meeting. Wednesday\u2019s vote would have required the support of two-thirds of the panel; the committee voted 8-7 on party lines to compel testimony under immunity from the aide, falling short of the necessary margin. The effort is a part of Chair Rand Paul\u2019s (R-Ky.) longstanding investigation into the origins of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Congressional Hearings and Markups<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee executive session to vote on nominations, including Nicole Saphier to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service; Timothy Westlake to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services; and Mary Lazare to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, Department of Health and Human Services; 9:45 a.m.; September 30<\/p>\n

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Recently Introduced Health Legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n

H.Res.1567 \u2014 Expressing support for\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of September 22, 2026, as “National Hispanic Nurses Day” and recognizing\u00a0the\u00a0National Association\u00a0of Hispanic Nurses as\u00a0the\u00a0leading organization\u00a0representing and advocating for Hispanic nurses; Sponsor: Barrag\u00e1n, Nanette Diaz [Rep.-D-CA-44]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.Res.1569 \u2014 Recognizing\u00a0the\u00a0importance of protecting continuous Medicaid coverage for individuals undergoing active cancer treatment; Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10520 \u2014\u00a0To provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular\u00a0health among\u00a0the\u00a0South Asian population\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Jayapal, Pramila [Rep.-D-WA-7]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10521 \u2014 To direct\u00a0the\u00a0Secretary of\u00a0Health\u00a0and Human Services to revise\u00a0the\u00a0regulations implementing\u00a0the\u00a05-star rating system under Medicare Advantage; Sponsor: Kelly, Mike [Rep.-R-PA-16]; Committees: House – Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10522 \u2014 To prohibit\u00a0the\u00a0obligation\u00a0or expenditure of Department of\u00a0Health\u00a0and Human Services funds for\u00a0the\u00a0use of live dogs and live cats in biomedical research, to strengthen accountability for Federal research expenditures, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Langworthy, Nicholas A. [Rep.-R-NY-23]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10523 \u2014 To amend\u00a0the\u00a0Animal Welfare Act to prohibit breeding of dogs for research purposes, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Mace, Nancy [Rep.-R-SC-1]; Committees: House \u2013 Agriculture<\/p>\n

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S.5449 \u2014\u00a0A bill to amend\u00a0the Public\u00a0Health\u00a0Service Act to improve maternal\u00a0health\u00a0and promote safe motherhood; Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.Res.892 \u2014 A resolution\u00a0supporting\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of September 18, 2026, as “National Concussion\u00a0Awareness Day”; Sponsor: Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH]; Submitted in\u00a0the\u00a0Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.<\/p>\n

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S.Res.894 \u2014 A resolution\u00a0designating September 25, 2026, as “National Ataxia Awareness Day”, and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and\u00a0the\u00a0search for a cure; Sponsor: Hyde-Smith, Cindy [Sen.-R-MS]; Submitted in\u00a0the\u00a0Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.<\/p>\n

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S.5462\u00a0\u2014 A bill to extend\u00a0the\u00a0Frontier Community\u00a0Health\u00a0Integration Project Demonstration; Sponsor: Hoeven, John [Sen.-R-ND]; Committees: Senate \u2013 Finance<\/p>\n

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S.5464 \u2014\u00a0A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify\u00a0the\u00a0report\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0health\u00a0of women veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Boozman, John [Sen.-R-AR]; Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs<\/p>\n

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S.5471 \u2014 A bill to require disclosure of certain information\u00a0relating to artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Coons, Christopher A. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Commerce, Science, and Transportation<\/p>\n

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S.5475 \u2014\u00a0A bill to amend title XVIII of\u00a0the\u00a0Social Security Act to ensure timely review of local coverage determination\u00a0requests under\u00a0the\u00a0Medicare program; Sponsor: Luj\u00e1n, Ben Ray [Sen.-D-NM]; Committees: Senate \u2013 Finance<\/p>\n

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S.5488 \u2014 A bill to establish a program to address sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies; Sponsor: Van Hollen, Chris [Sen.-D-MD]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5489 \u2014 A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Health\u00a0Service Act to authorize a scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into\u00a0the\u00a0field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Van Hollen, Chris [Sen.-D-MD]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5493 \u2014\u00a0A bill to establish\u00a0the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for\u00a0the\u00a0regulation\u00a0of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [Sen.-I-VT]; Committees: Senate – Commerce, Science, and Transportation<\/p>\n

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S.Res.899 \u2014 A resolution\u00a0recognizing suicide as a serious public\u00a0health problem and expressing support for\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of September as “National Suicide Prevention\u00a0Month”; Sponsor: Murphy, Christopher [Sen.-D-CT]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.Res.902 \u2014 A resolution\u00a0supporting\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as “Telehealth\u00a0Awareness Week”; Sponsor: Schatz, Brian [Sen.-D-HI]; Submitted in\u00a0the\u00a0Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.<\/p>\n

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S.Res.906 \u2014 A resolution\u00a0supporting\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0week of August 24 through August 28, 2026, as\u00a0the\u00a0fourth annual “National Community\u00a0Health\u00a0Worker Awareness Week”; Sponsor: Wyden, Ron[Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.Res.907 \u2014 A resolution\u00a0supporting\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of September 2026 as “National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Slotkin, Elissa [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.Res.910 \u2014 A resolution\u00a0expressing support for\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of October 2026 as “Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5496 \u2014\u00a0A bill to expand access to and lower\u00a0the\u00a0cost of\u00a0health\u00a0care; Sponsor: Warner, Mark R. [Sen.-D-VA]; Committees: Senate \u2013 Finance<\/p>\n

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S.5497 \u2014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct\u00a0the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for\u00a0the\u00a0cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes; Sponsor: King, Angus S., Jr. [Sen.-I-ME]; Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs<\/p>\n

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S.5498 \u2014\u00a0A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a0Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to\u00a0the\u00a0definition\u00a0of “major food allergen”; Sponsor: Warner, Mark R. [Sen.-D-VA]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5499 \u2014\u00a0A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a021st Century Cures Act to reauthorize\u00a0the\u00a0Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, to reauthorize\u00a0the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Warner, Mark R. [Sen.-D-VA]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5502 \u2014 A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a0Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for\u00a0the\u00a0protection\u00a0of biotechnology and biomanufacturing infrastructure by\u00a0the\u00a0Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of\u00a0the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs<\/p>\n

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S.5513 \u2014 A bill to amend title XVIII of\u00a0the\u00a0Social Security Program to establish a pilot program to incentivize certain hospitals to purchase personal protective equipment and medical consumables that are domestic products, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cassidy, Bill [Sen.-R-LA]; Committees: Senate \u2013 Finance<\/p>\n

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S.5515 \u2014\u00a0A bill to improve Federal efforts with respect to\u00a0the\u00a0prevention\u00a0of maternal mortality, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate \u2013 Finance<\/p>\n

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S.5520 \u2014 A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Health\u00a0Service Act to require\u00a0the National Coordinator for\u00a0Health\u00a0Information\u00a0Technology to establish a national computable-guideline framework for cancer screening recommendations, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Grassley, Chuck [Sen.-R-IA]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5522 \u2014 A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a0Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require\u00a0the\u00a0Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of\u00a0the\u00a0Department of Homeland Security to protect genetic and other sensitive biometric data, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Young, Todd [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs<\/p>\n

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S.5536 \u2014\u00a0A bill to amend title XVIII of\u00a0the\u00a0Social Security Act to provide flexibility in\u00a0the\u00a0treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription\u00a0drug plan premiums; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate \u2013 Finance<\/p>\n

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S.5539 \u2014\u00a0A bill to require group\u00a0health plans and group or individual\u00a0health\u00a0insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives; Sponsor: Murray, Patty [Sen.-D-WA]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5543 \u2014 A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a0Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize\u00a0the\u00a0residential substance use disorder treatment program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cornyn, John [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate \u2013 Judiciary<\/p>\n

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S.5546 \u2014 A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening; Sponsor: Murray, Patty [Sen.-D-WA]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5554 \u2014 A bill to modernize and strengthen Federal efforts to improve ovarian cancer awareness, hereditary cancer risk assessment, access to genetic counseling and testing, and access to specialty care, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Slotkin, Elissa [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5564 \u2014 A bill to authorize\u00a0the\u00a0Secretary of\u00a0Health\u00a0and Human Services to carry out activities relating to neglected diseases of poverty; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate –\u00a0Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<\/p>\n

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S.5565 \u2014 A bill to amend\u00a0the\u00a0Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize\u00a0the\u00a0use of Federal foreign assistance funds for comprehensive reproductive\u00a0health\u00a0care services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate – Foreign Relations<\/p>\n

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H.Con.Res.120 \u2014 Supporting\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0week of September 21 through September 25, 2026, as “National Falls Prevention Awareness Week” to raise awareness and encourage\u00a0the\u00a0prevention\u00a0of falls among older adults; Sponsor: Frankel, Lois [Rep.-D-FL-22]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.Con.Res.121 \u2014 Expressing\u00a0the\u00a0sense of\u00a0the\u00a0Congress that assisted suicide (sometimes referred to using other terms) puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm; Sponsor: Murphy, Gregory F. [Rep.-R-NC-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.Res.1577 \u2014 Expressing support for\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of September 2026 as “Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month” in order to educate communities across\u00a0the\u00a0United States about sickle cell disease and\u00a0the need for research, early detection\u00a0methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease; Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7]; Committees: House – Oversight and Government Reform<\/p>\n

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H.Res.1578 \u2014 Supporting\u00a0the\u00a0designation\u00a0of September 2026 as “National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month”; Sponsor: DeLauro, Rosa L. [Rep.-D-CT-3]; Committees: House – Oversight and Government Reform<\/p>\n

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H.R.10531 \u2014\u00a0To establish a program to address sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies; Sponsor: Adams, Alma S. [Rep.-D-NC-12]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10538 \u2014\u00a0To establish\u00a0the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for\u00a0the\u00a0regulation\u00a0of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Casar, Greg [Rep.-D-TX-35]; Committees: House – Oversight and Government Reform<\/p>\n

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H.R.10541 \u2014 To authorize\u00a0the\u00a0Secretary of Defense to establish joint education\u00a0and training programs\u00a0on\u00a0military trauma care and research with military forces of foreign countries; Sponsor: Crow, Jason\u00a0[Rep.-D-CO-6]; Committees: House – Armed Services<\/p>\n

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H.R.10544 \u2014 To modernize and strengthen Federal efforts to improve ovarian cancer awareness, hereditary cancer risk assessment, access to genetic counseling and testing, and access to specialty care, and for other purposes; Sponsor: DeLauro, Rosa L. [Rep.-D-CT-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10547 \u2014\u00a0To amend titles XVIII and XIX of\u00a0the\u00a0Social Security Act to improve access to\u00a0the\u00a0Program of All-Inclusive Care for\u00a0the\u00a0Elderly (PACE), to reduce regulatory burdens\u00a0on\u00a0PACE providers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means<\/p>\n

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H.R.10549 \u2014 To amend title XXVII of\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Health\u00a0Service Act to prohibit certain group\u00a0health\u00a0plans and\u00a0health\u00a0insurance issuers from limiting choice in specialty pharmacies; Sponsor: Dunn, Neal P. [Rep.-R-FL-2]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10555 \u2014 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize\u00a0the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services to veterans suffering from serious mental illness and veterans who are homeless, regardless of whether such veteran is eligible for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Golden, Jared F. [Rep.-D-ME-2]; Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs<\/p>\n

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H.R.10559 \u2014\u00a0To amend\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Health Service Act to authorize grants to eligible\u00a0health\u00a0centers to provide patient access to long-acting reversible contraception, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Hinson, Ashley [Rep.-R-IA-2]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10568 \u2014 To amend\u00a0the\u00a0Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require\u00a0the\u00a0Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of\u00a0the\u00a0Department of Homeland Security to protect genetic and other sensitive biometric data, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Khanna, Ro [Rep.-D-CA-17]; Committees: House – Homeland Security<\/p>\n

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H.R.10569 \u2014 To amend\u00a0the\u00a0Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for\u00a0the\u00a0protection\u00a0of biotechnology and biomanufacturing infrastructure by\u00a0the\u00a0Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of\u00a0the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Khanna, Ro [Rep.-D-CA-17]; Committees: House – Homeland Security<\/p>\n

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H.R.10571 \u2014 To amend\u00a0the\u00a0Public\u00a0Health\u00a0Service Act with respect to State support for newborn screening, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Langworthy, Nicholas A. [Rep.-R-NY-23]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce<\/p>\n

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H.R.10597 \u2014 To require group\u00a0health\u00a0plans and group or individual\u00a0health\u00a0insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives; Sponsor: Pressley, Ayanna [Rep.-D-MA-7]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Education\u00a0and Workforce; Ways and Means<\/p>\n

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H.R.10599 \u2014\u00a0To amend title XVIII of\u00a0the\u00a0Social Security Act to provide flexibility in\u00a0the\u00a0treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription\u00a0drug plan premiums; Sponsor: Ross, Deborah K. [Rep.-D-NC-2]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means<\/p>\n

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H.R.10600 \u2014 To amend\u00a0the\u00a0Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize\u00a0the\u00a0use of Federal foreign assistance funds for comprehensive reproductive\u00a0health\u00a0care services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schakowsky, Janice D. [Rep.-D-IL-9]; Committees: House – Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

White House Drops Plan to Issue Executive Order on NIH\u00a0Research \u2013\u00a0On Wednesday, Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced that the White House has agreed to abandon plans to issue an executive order to establish a board of political appointees to oversee the awarding of grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The announcement … <\/p>\n

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