This House resolution expresses Congress's view that the federal government has a duty to lead the world in biomedical research and calls for strengthening the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The resolution recognizes that federal funding has historically driven major medical breakthroughs—from penicillin production during World War II to recent gene therapies—and supports basic research that private industry won't fund because it's too risky or doesn't generate immediate profits. The resolution criticizes the current administration for freezing NIH grant-making, firing research staff, proposing to cut NIH funding by 40 percent, and allowing political interference in scientific decision-making. It calls for doubling federal biomedical research investment over the next decade and ensuring that research efforts focus on major health challenges including cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and rare genetic diseases while prioritizing scientific independence from political influence.
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