# 119-hr-1497: NIH Reform Act

119-hr-1497, NIH Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1497
- Congress: 119
- Title: NIH Reform Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**Splits the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases into three distinct institutes.** This bill would reorganize NIAID into the National Institute of Allergic Diseases, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases to create clearer, disease-focused research centers. - Patients and families would see research and program priorities grouped by disease type, with one institute focused on infectious and tropical diseases and another focused on immunologic disorders. - Researchers and grantees would move into institute-specific portfolios, and the NIH Director must manage an orderly transition to preserve continuity of studies, training, and programs. - Governance would change: each new institute would have a Director appointed by the President with Senate consent for five-year terms and one possible reappointment. The existing NIAID Director position would terminate and statutes would be updated so legal references point to the appropriate new institute.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New terms and transition for institute leaders: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Director of the old allergy and infectious diseases institute would be eliminated on the date of enactment. Until new leaders are appointed, the NIH Director would run the three new institutes. The President would appoint each new institute director with Senate approval. Each direct…
- NIH split into three disease institutes: mixed, medium. This bill would split the current allergy and infectious diseases institute into three National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes. It would create the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (including tropical diseases) and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases, and retitle allergy…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025
- 119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act
- 119-hr-569: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1497)

## Related
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-24)
- [119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-645)
- [119-hr-569: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-569)
- [119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1497 (as of 2026-11-03).