American Cures Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 29, 2015)
American Cures Act
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2016-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program.
The bill also requires annual appropriations for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount appropriated in FY2015.
The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
What just happenedAug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 29, 2015
- Aug 13, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - May 26, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 1, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 29, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Apr 29, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - Apr 29, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 29, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 29, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Budget Committee - Apr 29, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House