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H.R. 6164 (109th): National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006

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To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the authorities of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

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Joe Barton

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 6th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 21, 2006
Length: 28 pages
Introduced
Sep 25, 2006
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 15, 2007

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 15, 2007.

Law
Pub.L. 109-482
Cosponsors

14 Cosponsors (14 Republicans)

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History

Sep 25, 2006
 
Introduced

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Sep 26, 2006
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Sep 26, 2006
 
Text Published

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Dec 8, 2006
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Dec 9, 2006
 
House Agreed to Changes

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Dec 9, 2006
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment.

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Jan 15, 2007
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 6164 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6164. This is the one from the 109th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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