US SB3810 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Specifies that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may only fire a director of a national research institute or national center of the NIH on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity.
Title
National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act
Sponsors
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7041 (Same As) 2020-05-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Department of Health and Human Services
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government operations and politics
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government operations and politics
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3810/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3810/BILLS-116s3810is.pdf |