Follow the Science Act
Latest action · Jan 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJan 21, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 21, 2026 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 13, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Oct 19, 2026 |
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 Jan 21, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2026Referred 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. 172, no. 14, January 21, 2026, page H1172.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF13131 | NIH Grants Policy Under the Second Trump Administration | Resource | Apr 17, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure scientific integrity in the activities of the National Institutes of Health and prevent the diversion of funds to politically driven activities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Follow the Science Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2026Introduced 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.
