National Institutes of Health Amendments of 1990
Public Law 101-613 · S. 2857 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Nov 16, 1990 · Health
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Claiborne Pell
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
National Institutes of Health Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a nonprofit corporation, known as the National Foundation for Biomedical Research and not, subject to exception, an agency of the Government. Requires the Foundation to establish a fund to provide endowments for positions at the National Institutes of Health to conduct biomedical research and to recruit scientists to hold such positions. Authorizes appropriations, prohibiting amounts appropriated from being provided to the fund.
Establishes in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research to conduct and support: (1) research and research training; (2) dissemination of information; and (3) other programs with respect to the rehabilitation of individuals with physical disabilities resulting from diseases or disorders of any physiological system. Authorizes the Director of the Center to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts.
Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish the Medical Rehabilitation Coordinating Committee and the National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research. Requires the coordinating committee and the advisory board to develop a comprehensive plan for the conduct and support of medical rehabilitation research.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of other Federal agencies to jointly review the programs being carried out by each such official with respect to medical rehabilitation research and enter into agreements for preventing duplication.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Nov 16, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-613.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 9, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 27, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Smith (NJ) demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Waxman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 19, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · The committee substitute as amended by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 12, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Aug 1, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Jul 16, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.