# 116-hr-7041: National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act

116-hr-7041, National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7041
- Congress: 116
- Title: National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act This bill 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7041 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7041)

## Related
- [116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8687)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8363)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7041 (as of 2025-11-18).