United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

S 289 — American Cures Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S744-745; text of measure as introduced: CR S600-601)

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Summary

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.

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Action History

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S744-745; text of measure as introduced: CR S600-601)

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Subjects

Appropriations Budget process Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Health and Human Services Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Executive agency funding and structure Medical research Military medicine National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research administration and funding Veterans' medical care Health
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 289 do?
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.
Who sponsors S 289?
S 289 is sponsored by Richard Durbin (D).
What is the current status of S 289?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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