Stop RFK’s BS Act
This bill restores National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants and awards suspended or terminated between January 20, 2025, and its enactment date (unless fraud or mismanagement is found). It requires NIH to immediately reinstate eligible funding, process payment requests within 30 days, and extend grant terms by one year for reinstated awards. The bill directly affects NIH grant recipients (like researchers and institutions) and NIH officials responsible for award management. It focuses on concrete procedural changes to funding access, not on policy content or scientific substance.
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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 26, 2025
Last action Sep 26, 2025
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Sep 26, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Sep 26, 2025
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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