- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 44
- Latest action
- Jan 21, 2026
What it does
The Follow the Science Act would amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit political appointees from being employed by or participating in the management of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with limited exceptions for certain NIH directors and federally required activities. It would also bar political employees from involvement in NIH grant, contract, and funding decisions, require a report on past political employee participation in NIH funding activities since January 20, 2021, and restrict the NIH’s ability to cancel or delay funded agreements without documented findings of misconduct and timely congressional notification. The bill aims to protect scientific integrity and…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Diana DeGette
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- April McClain Delaney
- Betty McCollum
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brittany Pettersen
- Chris Deluzio
- Danny Davis
- Debbie Dingell
- Doris Matsui
- Eleanor Norton
- Gabe Amo
- Greg Landsman
- Henry Johnson
- Hillary Scholten
- Jared Huffman
- Jennifer McClellan
- John Garamendi
- Josh Harder
- Julie Johnson
- Kathy Castor
- Kelly Morrison
- Kevin Mullin
- Kim Schrier
- Lateefah Simon
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lois Frankel
- Lori Trahan
- Maxine Dexter
- Nydia Velázquez
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robin Kelly
- Sarah Elfreth
- Sarah McBride
- Sean Casten
- Shri Thanedar
- Steve Cohen
- Summer Lee
- Suzan DelBene
- Ted Lieu
- Troy Carter
- Yvette Clarke
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.