HR 2019 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act

Introduced May 16, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-94 Sponsor Gregg Harper R-MS

Latest action · Apr 3, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-94.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMay 16, 2013
Passed HouseDec 11, 2013
Passed SenateMar 11, 2014
To the PresidentMar 25, 2014
Became lawApr 3, 2014Public Law 113-94

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 11, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the entitlement of any major or minor political party to a payment from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for a presidential nominating convention. Transfers amounts in each account maintained for such purpose for the national committee of a party to a 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund, making them available only for allocation to national research institutes and national centers through the Common Fund for making grants for pediatric research under this Act.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, to allocate funds appropriated under this Act to the national research institutes and national centers for making grants for pediatric research representing important areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis and would benefit from conducting or supporting additional research that involves collaboration between two or more national research institutes or national centers, or would otherwise benefit from strategic coordination and planning.

Authorizes $12.6 million out of the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund for each of FY2014-FY2023 for pediatric research through the Common Fund. Requires such funds to supplement, not supplant, funds otherwise allocated by NIH for pediatric research. Prohibits the use of such amounts for any purpose other than allocating funds for making grants for pediatric research described in this Act.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 632	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed295–103	Dec 11, 2013

Cosponsors 152

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2013 to Dec 5, 2013; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MI	Candice S. Miller	Original	May 16, 2013
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Original	May 16, 2013
R-NY	Chris Collins	Original	May 16, 2013
R-FL	Daniel Webster	Original	May 16, 2013
R-IN	Jackie Walorski	Original	May 16, 2013
R-MN	John Kline	Original	May 16, 2013
R-PA	Lou Barletta	Original	May 16, 2013
R-IN	Luke Messer	Original	May 16, 2013
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins	Original	May 16, 2013
R-CO	Mike Coffman	Original	May 16, 2013
R-PA	Patrick Meehan	Original	May 16, 2013
D-VT	Peter Welch	Original	May 16, 2013
R-IL	Randy Hultgren	Original	May 16, 2013
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	May 16, 2013
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	May 16, 2013
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		May 22, 2013
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		May 22, 2013
R-KY	Harold Rogers		May 22, 2013
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		May 22, 2013
D-UT	Jim Matheson		May 22, 2013
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		May 22, 2013
R-NJ	Leonard Lance		May 22, 2013
R-PA	Michael G. Fitzpatrick		May 22, 2013
R-TX	Pete Sessions		May 22, 2013
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		May 22, 2013
R-AR	Tim Griffin		May 22, 2013
R-IN	Todd Rokita		May 22, 2013
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		May 23, 2013
R-OR	Greg Walden		May 23, 2013
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		May 23, 2013
R-FL	Jeff Miller		May 23, 2013
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck		May 23, 2013
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		May 23, 2013
R-MI	Tim Walberg		May 23, 2013
R-WA	David G. Reichert		Jun 3, 2013
R-TN	Diane Black		Jun 3, 2013
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Jun 3, 2013
R-OH	James B. Renacci		Jun 3, 2013
R-NY	Michael G. Grimm		Jun 3, 2013
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		Jun 3, 2013
D-IL	William L. Enyart		Jun 3, 2013
R-MD	Andy Harris		Jun 5, 2013
R-GA	Austin Scott		Jun 5, 2013
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Jun 5, 2013
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Jun 5, 2013
R-CA	Jeff Denham		Jun 5, 2013
R-PA	Jim Gerlach		Jun 5, 2013
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Jun 5, 2013
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle		Jun 5, 2013
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Jun 5, 2013
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna		Jun 5, 2013
R-FL	Steve Southerland II		Jun 5, 2013
R-NY	Tom Reed		Jun 5, 2013
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Jun 6, 2013
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jun 6, 2013
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Jun 6, 2013
R-TN	David P. Roe		Jun 6, 2013
R-WA	Doc Hastings		Jun 6, 2013
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Jun 6, 2013
R-IN	Larry Bucshon		Jun 6, 2013
R-NE	Lee Terry		Jun 6, 2013
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Jun 6, 2013
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Jun 6, 2013
R-NY	Peter T. King		Jun 6, 2013
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Jun 6, 2013
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Jun 6, 2013
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo		Jun 6, 2013
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Jun 6, 2013
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Jun 12, 2013
R-MN	Erik Paulsen		Jun 12, 2013
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Jun 12, 2013
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Jun 12, 2013
R-TX	Roger Williams		Jun 12, 2013
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee		Jun 14, 2013
R-LA	Bill Cassidy		Jun 14, 2013
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Jun 14, 2013
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		Jun 14, 2013
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith		Jun 14, 2013
R-OK	James Lankford		Jun 14, 2013
R-AL	Jo Bonner		Jun 14, 2013
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart		Jun 14, 2013
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Jun 14, 2013
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Jun 14, 2013
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Jun 14, 2013
D-CA	Raul Ruiz		Jun 14, 2013
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		Jun 14, 2013
R-NC	Robert Pittenger		Jun 14, 2013
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Jun 14, 2013
R-IL	Rodney Davis		Jun 14, 2013
R-SC	Trey Gowdy		Jun 14, 2013
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Jun 17, 2013
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks		Jun 17, 2013
R-TX	Bill Flores		Jun 18, 2013
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson		Jun 18, 2013
R-MI	Fred Upton		Jun 18, 2013
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Jun 18, 2013
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Jun 18, 2013
R-CA	Darrell Issa		Jun 19, 2013
R-WV	David B. McKinley		Jun 19, 2013
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Jun 19, 2013
R-AL	Martha Roby		Jun 19, 2013
R-MT	Steve Daines		Jun 19, 2013
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jun 20, 2013
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Jun 27, 2013
D-GA	John Barrow		Jun 27, 2013
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		Jun 27, 2013
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jun 27, 2013
R-MO	Ann Wagner		Jul 9, 2013
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Jul 9, 2013
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jul 9, 2013
R-OK	Markwayne Mullin		Jul 9, 2013
R-KY	Andy Barr		Jul 11, 2013
R-CA	David G. Valadao		Jul 11, 2013
R-OH	David P. Joyce		Jul 11, 2013
R-AK	Don Young		Jul 11, 2013
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jul 11, 2013
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Jul 11, 2013
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Jul 11, 2013
R-ND	Kevin Cramer		Jul 11, 2013
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Jul 11, 2013
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Jul 11, 2013
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jul 11, 2013
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Jul 17, 2013
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Jul 17, 2013
R-NC	George Holding		Jul 17, 2013
R-WA	Jaime Herrera Beutler		Jul 17, 2013
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Jul 17, 2013
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jul 17, 2013
R-KY	Ed Whitfield		Jul 18, 2013
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Jul 18, 2013
R-MI	Dave Camp		Jul 19, 2013
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Jul 19, 2013
R-CA	Paul Cook		Jul 22, 2013
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa		Jul 24, 2013
R-FL	John L. Mica		Jul 24, 2013
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Jul 24, 2013
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Jul 24, 2013
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Jul 24, 2013
R-PA	Scott Perry		Jul 24, 2013
R-IA	Steve King		Jul 24, 2013
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jul 24, 2013
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Jul 30, 2013
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Jul 30, 2013
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup		Jul 31, 2013
R-SC	Tom Rice		Jul 31, 2013
R-MO	Billy Long		Aug 2, 2013
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Aug 2, 2013
R-IN	Todd Young		Sep 11, 2013
R-CA	Kevin McCarthy		Sep 18, 2013
R-PA	Tom Marino		Sep 30, 2013
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf		Nov 13, 2013
R-NJ	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen		Dec 5, 2013

Withdrew 1 James P. Moran D-VA Sep 10, 2013

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred May 16, 2013
	Health Subcommittee	Referred May 17, 2013
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred May 16, 2013
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred May 16, 2013

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 3, 2014Signed by President.
Apr 3, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-94.
Mar 25, 2014Presented to President.
Mar 11, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1492)
Mar 11, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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In the Congressional Record 10

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H2994	Glenn Thompson R-PA	Apr 8, 2014
Senate	Debate and remarks S1491, S1492	Harry Reid D-NV, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Tim Kaine D-VA	Mar 11, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H1551	Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA	Feb 4, 2014
Senate	Debate and remarks S3	Harry Reid D-NV	Jan 6, 2014
Senate	Debate and remarks S9115	Richard J. Durbin D-IL	Dec 20, 2013

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 9, Clause 7

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2718.

CRS reports 11

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 11

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R41542	The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress	Report	Jul 29, 2025
R41705	The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Background and Congressional Issues	Report	Jan 13, 2025
IF11555	Presidential Candidate and Nominating Convention Security Archived	Resource	Jun 3, 2024
IN12173	Expired and Expiring National Institutes of Health (NIH) Provisions	Insight	Dec 6, 2023
R41604	Proposals to Eliminate Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns Archived	Report	Feb 7, 2017

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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1724	Kids First Research Act of 2013	Related bill	Jun 3, 2013

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To eliminate taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns and party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research initiative through the Common Fund administered by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To eliminate taxpayer financing of political party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research initiative through the Common Fund administered by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Kids First Research Act of 2013
Short Titles as Passed House: Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act
Short Titles as Enacted: Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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