HR 3491
Passed a chamber
Directs the National Institutes of Health to run a federal Down syndrome research, training, and investigation program called the INCLUDE Project.
Official title: DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
19-MAY-2025
Referred
19-MAY-2025
Approved by committee
21-MAY-2026
Reported
02-JUL-2026
On the calendar
02-JUL-2026
Passed
20-JUL-2026
Senate
Received
21-JUL-2026
- Names the program the INCLUDE Project, short for INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE Project.
- Covers research on biological mechanisms, clinical trials that include people with Down syndrome, and co-occurring conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and autoimmunity.
- Requires NIH to coordinate its Down syndrome activities across institutes, prioritize research that does not duplicate existing work, and consult patient advocates.
- Requires NIH to report every two years to House and Senate health committees and appropriations subcommittees on the research conducted under the section.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (02-JUL-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 20-JUL-2026).
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■ 12 D■ 6 R
12 Democrats
6 Republicans