# 115-hr-5455: Accelerating Biomedical Research Act

115-hr-5455, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5455
- Congress: 115
- Title: Accelerating Biomedical Research Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
- Introduced: 2018-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Accelerating Biomedical Research Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to the annual discretionary spending limits for FY2019-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations to the National Institutes of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6505: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6251: Social Security Administration Fairness Act
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5455 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5455)

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- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6505: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6505)
- [115-hr-6251: Social Security Administration Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6251)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5455 (as of 2025-11-18).