115th Congress
American Cures Act
Purpose
A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Creates a funding mechanism that would guarantee roughly 5 percent annual budget increases for several biomedical research agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Primary Sponsors
Co-sponsors by Party
R
0
D
7
I
0
Actions
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03/15/2017Introduced in Senate