DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-05-19
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025” Read the full text
Health
What it does
DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025 This bill provides statutory authority for a program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that carries out research and training relating to Down syndrome, including with respect to co-occurring conditions and improving the quality of life of affected individuals. The NIH must implement the program in consultation with relevant stakeholders and avoid duplicating existing NIH Down syndrome research. Biennially, the NIH must submit to Congress a report cataloging the research, including results that may be used in medical care or clinical research.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-05-19
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-07-20
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
19
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONvia ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
8 filingsGLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATIONvia BLUEBIRD STRATEGIES
5 filingsFrom 13 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (2026-07-21).