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119-hres-1437119th Congress

Recognizing that equity, diversity, and inclusion in federally funded health research is necessary to enhance scientific excellence, and ensure equitable outcomes for patients in the United States.

Sponsored By: Representative Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

Introduced

Summary

Equity, diversity, and inclusion in federally funded health research are essential for stronger science and fairer health outcomes. This resolution would reaffirm that commitment and push back against efforts to politicize grant decisions and peer review.

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  • Families and patients: It signals support for research that includes women and underserved groups to help address gaps like cardiovascular underrepresentation and device biases that affect outcomes.
  • Researchers and peer review: It backs career civil servants and merit-based peer review and opposes proposals that would require senior political appointees to review every discretionary grant or allow mid-award terminations without an appeal process.
  • Universities and collaborations: It highlights opposition from more than 230 research universities and warns against rules that would restrict international collaborations and bar federal funds for publication costs that make studies open access.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2026

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 7/20/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2026

  • Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 8/3/2026

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