HR 6556 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

Latest action · Apr 17, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 17, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

This bill directs certain penalties assessed by the Securities Exchange Commission against pharmaceutical companies for specified violations to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund, an existing fund that supports pediatric disease research. In making allocations from that fund, the National Institutes of Health shall prioritize pediatric research that does not duplicate existing research activities.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2020 to Dec 21, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalApr 17, 2020
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalApr 17, 2020
R-OKTom ColeOriginalApr 17, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 8, 2020
D-AZTom O'HalleranMay 22, 2020
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyMay 27, 2020
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersJun 4, 2020
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasJun 4, 2020
R-OKMarkwayne MullinJun 11, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenJun 11, 2020
R-TXBill FloresJun 15, 2020
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerJun 24, 2020
R-WIGlenn GrothmanJun 24, 2020
D-MAAyanna PressleyJul 6, 2020
D-PADwight EvansJul 6, 2020

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 17, 2020
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Apr 17, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 17, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Apr 17, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E373)
  3. Apr 17, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E373Jennifer Wexton D-VAApr 21, 2020

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 l, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 73, April 17, 2020, page H1895.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 17, 2020Introduced in House

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