# 119-hr-4007: PHARA Act of 2025

119-hr-4007, PHARA Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4007
- Congress: 119
- Title: PHARA Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 62
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would _protect ongoing NIH-funded research funding_ and stop abrupt cancellations while adding stronger limits on how new grants can be ended.** It ties funding actions to the date of enactment, orders prompt payment of pending reimbursements, and sets new rules for future grant terminations. - Researchers and universities: It would require immediate release and expenditure of funds for existing NIH grants and cooperative agreements and sped-up payment of pending reimbursements, preventing cancellation of agreements where awardees are performing active, ongoing research. - Future grantees: New NIH grants and cooperative agreements would have a mandatory termination clause that allows ending an award only for material breach, changed circumstances, or mutual agreement. The terminating party must give at least 90 days written notice and first try to amend the award with affected parties. - NIH and federal rules: The bill would bar NIH from ending post-enactment grants because agency goals or priorities changed and would force an update to 2 C.F.R. 200.340(a) to reflect that prohibition.

## Cosponsors (62)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster payments for NIH research grants: benefit, high. For existing NIH grants, HHS would have to release and spend funds promised under each award. It would pay all pending reimbursement requests as fast as possible after enactment. HHS could not cancel any agreement while research is active and ongoing. This would help universities, labs, and small b…
- Stronger protections on new NIH grants: benefit, medium. For NIH grants signed after enactment, every award would include strict termination rules. It could end only for material breach, changed circumstances, or if all sides agree. The ending party would have to give at least 90 days’ written notice and try to amend the grant first. NIH could not end a…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
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- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4007 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4007)

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- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4007 (as of 2026-04-21).