I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4007 
To unfreeze and release funding for grant agreements of the National Insti-
tutes of Health, prohibit termination of such agreements for active and 
ongoing research, require the inclusion of termination clauses in such 
agreements, and prohibit termination of such agreements for no longer 
effectuating program goals or agency priorities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2025 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. FIELDS, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. NOR-
TON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 
PETTERSEN, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. BELL, 
Mr. KEATING, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LATIMER, Mr. GARCIA of 
California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. MFUME, Mrs. 
FLETCHER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. STANTON, Mr. MULLIN, 
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 
and Mr. SWALWELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To unfreeze and release funding for grant agreements of 
the National Institutes of Health, prohibit termination 
of such agreements for active and ongoing research, re-
quire the inclusion of termination clauses in such agree-
ments, and prohibit termination of such agreements for 
no longer effectuating program goals or agency priorities. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:34 Jun 18, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H4007.IH
H4007
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Halting of 
Active Research Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘PHARA Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. RELEASING NIH GRANT FUNDING. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the National Institutes of Health 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)— 
(1) shall, immediately after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, with respect to a grant agree-
ment or cooperative agreement entered into by the 
Secretary— 
(A) release and expend all funding to the 
extent required by such agreement; and 
(B) otherwise fully implement such agree-
ment; 
(2) shall, as rapidly as possible after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, pay all pending reim-
bursement requests owed by the Secretary under the 
agreements described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) may not cancel any agreement described in 
paragraph (1) under which an awardee is per-
forming active and ongoing research. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:34 Jun 18, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4007.IH
H4007
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF TERMINATION CLAUSES IN NIH 
GRANT 
AGREEMENTS 
AND 
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS. 
Any grant agreement or cooperative agreement from 
the National Institutes of Health that is entered into after 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall include a termi-
nation clause. Such clause shall specify that the agreement 
may only be terminated in cases of material breach, 
change in circumstances, or mutual agreement of all par-
ties, provided that— 
(1) the terminating party invoking such clause 
submits to all non-terminating parties a written no-
tice of the intent to terminate at least 90 days be-
fore the date of termination; and 
(2) before the date of termination, the termi-
nating party attempts to amend the terms of the 
grant agreement or cooperative agreement with each 
non-terminating party. 
SEC. 4. NO TERMINATION OF NIH GRANT AGREEMENTS OR 
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS 
FOR 
NO 
LONGER EFFECTUATING PROGRAM GOALS 
OR AGENCY PRIORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institutes of Health 
may not terminate, in whole or in part, a grant agreement 
or cooperative agreement that is entered into after the 
date of the enactment of this Act on the basis of such 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:34 Jun 18, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4007.IH
H4007
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
agreement no longer effectuating the program goals or 
agency priorities. 
(b) REGULATORY
REVISION.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Director 
of the National Institutes of Health, shall revise section 
200.340(a) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, in 
order to comply with subsection (a) of this section. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:34 Jun 18, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H4007.IH
H4007
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB