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S. 640 (115th)

American Cures Act

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Introduced

15 March 2017

Last action

15 March 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1843-1844)

Sponsors

Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence, Budget

Source updated

11 August 2025

Healthcare · Defence · Budget

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Summary

American Cures Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program. The bill also requires annual appropriations for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount appropriated for FY2016. The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

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Timeline

  1. 15 March 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1843-1844)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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