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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the operations of the National Institutes of Health should not experience any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of the law and that the workforce of the National Institutes of Health is essential to sustaining medical progress.

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the operations of the National Institutes of Health should not experience any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of the law and that the workforce of the National Institutes of Health is essential to sustaining medical progress.

Introduced Feb 25, 2025

Latest action (Feb 25, 2025) Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1352)

Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Issues
HealthcareLabor & Wages

Summary

This resolution expresses the Senate's sense that the National Institutes of Health should not experience interruptions, delays, or funding disruptions in violation of law, in order to protect public health, economic vitality, and national security. It also expresses that the NIH workforce of scientists, researchers, and medical professionals is essential to sustaining medical progress and that interference with their work would undermine biomedical research and the nation's ability to respond to public health challenges.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
23 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Richard J. Durbin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC $19,133
  • THE GORI LAW FIRM $18,300
  • CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES PC $17,750
  • POWER ROGERS & SMITH LLP $17,300
  • MAUNE RAICHLE HARTLEY FRENCH & MUDD $14,638

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard J. Durbin → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 25, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1352) · senate
  2. Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 25, 2025

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mr. King, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Reed) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the operations of the National Institutes of Health should not experience any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of the law and that the workforce of the National Institutes of Health is essential to sustaining medical progress.

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that—

(1) to protect the health, economic vitality, and national security of the people of the United States, the operations of the National Institutes of Health, including funding research on childhood cancers, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, heart disease, infectious disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other diseases and conditions, should not be subject to any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of the law; and

(2) the workforce of the National Institutes of Health, comprised of scientists, researchers, and medical professionals, is essential to sustaining medical progress, and any interference with its work undermines efforts to develop life-saving treatments, weakens the biomedical research enterprise, and threatens the Nation’s ability to respond to public health challenges. <all>

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