IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1458 
Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing ‘‘Medical 
Research Week’’ from September 16 through September 20, 2024. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 
Mr. CARSON (for himself, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
and Mr. SMUCKER) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observ-
ing ‘‘Medical Research Week’’ from September 16 
through September 20, 2024. 
Whereas the contributions of medical research have led to 
breakthrough discoveries improving health outcomes for 
patients and communities, securing global competitive-
ness in science, boosting job creation, educating the next 
generation of scientists, and strengthening economic 
growth; 
Whereas medical research, through the support of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health (NIH), serves a vital and 
unique role in the United States research enterprise, 
leading to cutting-edge preventative strategies and re-
search for treatments and cures for longstanding chal-
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lenges like cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, sickle cell, 
obesity, and the mental health and opioid epidemics, to 
emerging threats like yet unknown infectious diseases; 
Whereas NIH funding has supported generations of medical 
researchers and their institutions including over 300,000 
non-Federal scientists and technical personnel at more 
than 2,500 medical schools, research universities, and fa-
cilities; 
Whereas NIH-supported medical research plays a primary 
role in— 
(1) conducting research that is too expensive and too 
risky for private industry to undertake alone; and 
(2) supporting noncommercial foundational and clin-
ical research funded and coupled with private sector inno-
vation, which has led to major achievements in the under-
standing of rare diseases and disorders, as well as histori-
cally prevalent diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
(ALS), substance use disorders, stroke, and Parkinson’s; 
Whereas NIH funding ripples far beyond its headquarters in 
Bethesda, Maryland, into every State, drives demand for 
medical supplies and research equipment, boosts local 
and regional economies to benefit manufacturers and 
suppliers across the country and into many United States 
territories, generating nearly $93,000,000,000 in new 
economic activity and supports approximately 412,000 
jobs across the United States in fiscal year 2023 alone; 
and 
Whereas the NIH serves not only as a medical research agen-
cy improving the health and well-being of all Americans, 
but also as a job creator, driver of economic growth, the 
premier global medical research organization, and a vital 
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leader in curbing the Nation’s soaring health care costs: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Medical Re-
search Week’’; 
(2) affirms the unique and critical impact of 
medical research on improving the health and well 
being of patients and communities nationwide; 
(3) recognizes the importance of ensuring 
strong Federal annual funding for the National In-
stitutes of Health (NIH) that supports medical re-
search and the discovery of cutting-edge treatments 
and cures, maintains global competitiveness, and 
strengthens economic growth; and 
(4) encourages the people of the United States 
to recognize the critical role of medical research in 
improving the health of all led by the NIH and per-
formed in institutions located throughout the coun-
try. 
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