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Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act

Public Law 113-94 · H.R. 2019 · 113th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Apr 3, 2014 · Health

Sponsor: Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS-3)

Cosponsors (152): Rep. Tom Cole,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 295 yea, 103 nay295–103
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the entitlement of any major or minor political party to a payment from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for a presidential nominating convention. Transfers amounts in each account maintained for such purpose for the national committee of a party to a 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund, making them available only for allocation to national research institutes and national centers through the Common Fund for making grants for pediatric research under this Act.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, to allocate funds appropriated under this Act to the national research institutes and national centers for making grants for pediatric research representing important areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis and would benefit from conducting or supporting additional research that involves collaboration between two or more national research institutes or national centers, or would otherwise benefit from strategic coordination and planning.

Authorizes $12.6 million out of the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund for each of FY2014-FY2023 for pediatric research through the Common Fund. Requires such funds to supplement, not supplant, funds otherwise allocated by NIH for pediatric research. Prohibits the use of such amounts for any purpose other than allocating funds for making grants for pediatric research described in this Act.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 113th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 295 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

295 yea103 nay33 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(72)

Republicans who voted yea(223)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 631 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 1724Related bill

    Kids First Research Act of 2013

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

  1. Apr 3, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-94.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Mar 25, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Mar 11, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jan 6, 2014CalendarCalendar · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
  7. Dec 20, 2013CalendarCalendar · Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  8. Dec 12, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate.
  9. Dec 11, 2013FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  10. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 295 - 103 (Roll no. 632).House roll call 632
  11. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 2019.
  12. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2019.
  13. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  14. FloorFloor · Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  15. May 17, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  16. May 16, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the co…
  17. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.