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Key Votes
HR 2019 - Kids First Research Act of 2013 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Stages
- April 3, 2014 Executive Signed
- March 11, 2014 Senate Bill Passed
- Dec. 11, 2013 House Bill Passed
- May 16, 2013 Introduced
Family
Issues
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Government Operations
- Health and Health Care
- Science
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Became Public Law No. 113-94 - April 3, 2014
Title: Kids First Research Act of 2013
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - March 11, 2014
Title: Kids First Research Act of 2013
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (295-103) - Dec. 11, 2013(Key vote)
Title: Kids First Research Act of 2013
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund.
Highlights:
- Establishes the “10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund” (Sec. 2).
- Repeals payments made to any major or minor political party from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for presidential nominating conventions and transfers the funds to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund (Sec. 2).
- Appropriates $12.6 million for each fiscal year 2014 through 2023 to fund the 10-Year Pediatric Initiative through the Common Fund (Sec. 3).
- Requires the Director of the National Institute of Health to allocate funds from the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund to national research institutes and centers that make grants for pediatric research (Sec. 3).
- Requires the funds appropriated in this bill to be used to supplement, not replace, appropriations distributed by the National Institute of Health for pediatric research (Sec. 3).
Note:
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - May 16, 2013
Title: Kids First Research Act of 2013
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Rodney M. Alexander (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark E. Amodei (NV - R)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Louis J. 'Lou' Barletta (PA - R)
- Garland 'Andy' Barr (KY - R)
- John Barrow (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Benishek (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gus Michael Bilirakis (FL - R)
- Diane L. Black (TN - R)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- Josiah Robins 'Jo' Bonner Jr. (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU - D)
- Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Morris J. 'Mo' Brooks (AL - R)
- Susan W. Brooks (IN - R)
- Larry D. Bucshon (IN - R)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew Alton 'Matt' Cartwright (PA - D)
- William 'Bill' Cassidy (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Coffman (CO - R)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Chris Collins (NY - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Paul J. Cook (CA - R)
- Kevin Cramer (ND - R)
- Eric A. 'Rick' Crawford (AR - R)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Cuellar (TX - D)
- Steve Daines (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney Davis (IL - R)
- Jeffrey 'Jeff' Denham (CA - R)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Dent (PA - R)
- Scott DesJarlais (TN - R)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (FL - R)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Renee Ellmers (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- William L. 'Bill' Enyart (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. 'Mike' Fitzpatrick (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles J. 'Chuck' Fleischmann (TN - R)
- William H. 'Bill' Flores (TX - R)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Fortenberry (NE - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)
- Jim Gerlach (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Gibbs (OH - R)
- Christopher Patrick 'Chris' Gibson (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold Watson 'Trey' Gowdy III (SC - R)
- Tim Griffin (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- H. Morgan Griffith (VA - R)
- Michael Grimm (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven Brett Guthrie (KY - R)
- Richard L. Hanna (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew P. 'Andy' Harris (MD - R)
- Vicky J. Hartzler (MO - R)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph 'Joe' Heck Jr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA - R)
- George Holding (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Lane Hudson Jr. (NC - R)
- Bill Huizenga (MI - R)
- Randall M. 'Randy' Hultgren (IL - R)
- Duncan D. Hunter (CA - R)
- Darrell E. Issa (CA - R)
- Lynn M. Jenkins (KS - R)
- Bill Johnson (OH - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- David P. 'Dave' Joyce (OH - R)
- George J. 'Mike' Kelly Jr. (PA - R)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Doug LaMalfa (CA - R)
- Douglas L. 'Doug' Lamborn (CO - R)
- Leonard Lance (NJ - R)
- James Lankford (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Billy Long (MO - R)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO - R)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Marino (PA - R)
- James David 'Jim' Matheson (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin McCarthy (CA - R)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Patrick Timothy McHenry (NC - R)
- David B. McKinley (WV - R)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- Mark Randal Meadows (NC - R)
- Patrick 'Pat' Meehan (PA - R)
- Allen Lucas 'Luke' Messer (IN - R)
- John L. Mica (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Markwayne Mullin (OK - R)
- Michael John 'Mick' Mulvaney (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kristi Noem (SD - R)
- Patrick Alan Nunnelee (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven M. Palazzo (MS - R)
- Erik Paulsen (MN - R)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R)
- Scott G. Perry (PA - R)
- Robert M. Pittenger (NC - R)
- Ted Poe (TX - R)
- Bill Posey (FL - R)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Reed II (NY - R)
- David George 'Dave' Reichert (WA - R)
- James B. 'Jim' Renacci (OH - R)
- Tom Rice (SC - R)
- Martha D. Roby (AL - R)
- David P. 'Phil' Roe (TN - R)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
- Todd Rokita (IN - R)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Rooney (FL - R)
- Peter J. Roskam (IL - R)
- Dennis A. Ross (FL - R)
- Raul Ruiz (CA - D)
- Aaron Schock (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Austin Scott (GA - R)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- William Steve Southerland (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve Stivers (OH - R)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn William 'GT' Thompson Jr. (PA - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott R. Tipton (CO - R)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- David G. Valadao (CA - R)
- Ann Wagner (MO - R)
- Timothy L. 'Tim' Walberg (MI - R)
- Greg P. Walden (OR - R)
- Jackie Walorski (IN - R)
- Daniel Webster (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter F. Welch (VT - D)
- Brad R. Wenstrup (OH - R)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger Williams (TX - R)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen Allen 'Steve' Womack (AR - R)
- Todd C. Young (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
