ICBM Act
Latest action · Mar 26, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act of 2021 or the ICBM Act
This bill addresses the transfer and use of funds intended for defense programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer $1 billion of unobligated balances intended for its ground-based strategic deterrent program to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease for research on the development of a universal coronavirus vaccine.
Next, the bill requires the Department of Energy to transfer unobligated balances for the W87-1 warhead modification program administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research and combat emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases.
The bill prohibits the use of funds authorized for FY2022 for the ground-based strategic deterrent program or the W87-1 warhead modification program.
Finally, the bill requires DOD to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study extending to 2050 the life of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2021 to Oct 27, 2021; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 26, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 27, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2021 |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2021Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
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. 167, no. 57, March 26, 2021, page H1693.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 982 | ICBM Act | Identical bill | Mar 25, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend the life of the Minuteman III and redirect savings from development of the new ground-based strategic deterrent program toward the development of a universal coronavirus vaccine, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ICBM Act
- Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
- Health programs administration and funding
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical research
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Nuclear weapons
- Research administration and funding
- Russia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2021Introduced 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.
