Jonny Wade Pediatric Cancer Research Act
- Last Action
- 4/11/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-10 (00)
Jonny Wade Pediatric Cancer Research Act
This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.
The Department of the Treasury must transfer the funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) must prioritize certain pediatric research that does not replicate existing NIH research activities.
Cosponsors (7)
- Mark Walker (R-NC)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
- Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Child health
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government trust funds
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medical research
- Research administration and funding
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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