House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Follow the Science Act
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure scientific integrity in the activities of the National Institutes of Health and prevent the diversion of funds to politically driven activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette D-COWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7173.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DeGETTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 14, January 21, 2026, Page H1172):Article I, section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7173, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7173
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 20, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
46 cosponsors — 46 Democrats
0 of 46 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Summer Lee (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 16 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette.
- H.R. 3491 (119th) DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025
- H.R. 1674 (119th) Keep Americans Safe Act
- H.Res. 1285 (119th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies…
- H.R. 5461 (119th) Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
- H.R. 5621 (119th) Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
- H.R. 6082 (119th) Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.