Next Generation Researchers Act
Latest action · Sep 11, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Next Generation Researchers Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Next Generation of Researchers Initiative in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to coordinate NIH policies and programs aimed at promoting and providing opportunities for new researchers and earlier research independence.
The NIH must: (1) promote policies and programs to improve opportunities for new researchers and promote earlier research independence; (2) develop, modify, or accelerate policies, as needed, to promote opportunities for new researchers and earlier research independence, including policies to enhance training opportunities for research-related career options, strengthen mentorship programs, enhance diversity efforts, and help new researchers obtain renewal funding; (3) coordinate with agencies and academic institutions to improve tracking of career progress of biomedical postdoctoral researchers and students; and (4) request the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study and report on policies affecting the next generation of researchers as part of a study on biomedical and behavioral research personnel.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 11, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 8, 2016 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 9, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 11, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 129, September 9, 2015, page H5866.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2014 | Next Generation Researchers Act | Identical bill | Apr 4, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To demonstrate a commitment to our Nation's scientists by increasing opportunities for the development of our next generation of researchers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Next Generation Researchers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
