H.R. 623: Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-28 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

Plain summary

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 a pediatric disease research initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and requires the NIH to coordinate pediatric research activities to avoid duplicative efforts. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must report, within five years, to Congress about research funded through the initiative.

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Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

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Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · 110 cosponsors

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Tom Cole (R-OK), Peter Welch (D-VT), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Mike Levin (D-CA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and 50 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
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).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr623.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr623 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117