HR5609-119

Introduced

To direct the National Institutes of Health to reinstate funding to recipients of grants or other awards, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 26, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the National Institutes of Health to reinstate funding to recipients of grants or other awards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting research institutions and space-sector operators. The main policy domain is Science & Space, Healthcare, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

research institutions and space-sector operators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, research institutions and space-sector operators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3279912EBBC645628D115E076B9447EA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop RFK’s Bad Science Act or the Stop RFK’s BS Act.
  • Section HA152AF0B189346159A915048306CF289: 2. Reinstatement of funding for national institutes of health grants and other awards Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, any covered...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the National Institutes of Health to reinstate funding to recipients of grants or other awards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting research institutions and space-sector operators.

Key Policy Areas

Science & Space, Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the National Institutes of Health to reinstate funding to recipients of grants or other awards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting research institutions and space-sector operators.

Policy Domains

Science & Space Healthcare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • research institutions and space-sector operators
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research institutions and space-sector operators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • research institutions and space-sector operators
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federal implementing agencies:
research institutions and space-sector operators:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 26, 2025

Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Science & Space Healthcare Finance
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Director" §HA152AF0B189346159A915048306CF289

the Director of the National Institutes of Health. The term National Institutes of Health official means— the Director

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