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H.R. 7180: Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID–19 Cognitive Research Act

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H.R. 7180: Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID–19 Cognitive Research Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-21 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 391 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR7180 (2022-07-26), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.

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Official title

Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID–19 Cognitive Research Act

Plain summary

Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to eligible entities, including through the RAPID funding mechanism, to support interdisciplinary research on the disruption of regular cognitive processes associated with both short-term and long-term COVID-19 infections, including with respect to children and adolescents. No later than 45 days after the enactment of this bill, the NSF shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and produce a report on the disruption of cognitive processes associated with COVID-19 infection.

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Official text

Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID–19 Cognitive Research Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7180, Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act (2022-06-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Scott H. Peters (D-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr7180 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117