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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1996

S. 1897Introduced Jun 21, 1996Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Nancy Kassebaum R-KS
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 8, 1996 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1897.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of June 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1897, last updated June 3, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Mark Hatfield (R-OR), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Claiborne Pell (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Nancy Kassebaum.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.