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H.R. 4499: NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2020

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H.R. 4499: NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-26 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 595.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 595. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2020

Plain summary

NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2020 This bill expands research endowments available through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to include former centers of excellence at certain historically black colleges and universities and at biomedical and behavioral research institutions with a significant number of minority students.

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Official text

NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4499, NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2019 (2020-12-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Mike Rogers (R-AL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Endowment
A fund that is invested so its earnings pay for a purpose over time, while the main amount is kept.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4499 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116