Abolish the Fogarty International Center Act of 2025
This bill, titled the Abolish the Fogarty International Center Act of 2025, introduces a straightforward change: it abolishes the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, a unit within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The text provides no transition plan, no funding adjustments, and no procedures for winding down or transferring programs, personnel, or assets. In short, if enacted, the Fogarty Center would be eliminated as an entity, with any subsequent handling of its programs left unspecified in the bill. The measure was introduced in the House on February 7, 2025, by Rep. Gill (Texas) with several co-sponsors and was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. As written, it contains only the abolition language and does not outline how ongoing grants, contracts, or international collaborations would be treated.
Key Points
- 1Short title: The bill may be cited as the “Abolish the Fogarty International Center Act of 2025.”
- 2Core action: Abolishes the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences.
- 3Lack of transition provisions: The bill does not include any wind-down plan, asset disposition, personnel effects, or transfer of programs to another agency or unit.
- 4Legislative status: Introduced in the House on February 7, 2025; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce; sponsored by Rep. Gill of Texas with co-sponsors.
- 5Policy implications: By abolishing the center, current and future international health research, training, and capacity-building activities funded through Fogarty would be terminated or disrupted, with potential effects on international partnerships and global health initiatives unless addressed by future legislation or agency actions.