Work with scientific and medical research institutions to stop the White House plan for political review of NIH grants and ensure science alone guides federal scientific research funding decisions.

I will work with scientific and medical research institutions to make sure this plan is scuttled and that science alone guides decisions on federal funding for scientific research for the betterment of mankind.

Cohen promised to work with scientific and medical research institutions to block the proposed NIH grant-review plan and keep federal scientific research funding decisions based on science alone.

Congressman Cohen Condemns Plan to Further Politicize NIH Grant Decisions | Congressman Steve Cohen
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I will work with scientific and medical research institutions to make sure this plan is scuttled

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Cohen publicly committed during the lookback window to work with scientific and medical research institutions against the reported NIH grant-review plan, but this statement is an effort signal rather than proof of delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Cohen Condemns Plan to Further Politicize NIH Grant Decisions | Congressman Steve Cohen
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I urge you not to move forward with this proposal

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Appropriations chair formally warned OMB and NIH not to proceed with the reported executive order, showing high-level congressional resistance but not final abandonment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Sen. Collins Warns Administration Not to Proceed with NIH Executive Order
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A planned executive order that would have greatly enhanced White House influence over grants at the National Institutes of Health is “looking dead,”

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): STAT reported that the specific planned executive order had stalled after bipartisan pushback. Because this is not an official withdrawal or durable statutory protection, it supports partial progress rather than full delivery.

partial same_term

White House move on NIH grants stalled by bipartisan pushback | STAT
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Reports that the Trump administration is backtracking on such an Executive Order is of little relief.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Senators pressed OMB to abandon any political-control plan and stated that backtracking on the executive order was not enough, indicating the issue remained unresolved as of September 25, 2026.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Murray, Baldwin Lead Colleagues in Demanding Vought Abandon Any and All Plans to Exert Political Control Over NIH Funding
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or a substantially similar rule, shall not be issued or finalized.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted continuing resolution temporarily blocked OMB’s May 2026 Uniform Guidance rule, including substantially similar rules, through December 11, 2026. This is a partial, time-limited block, not permanent delivery.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-103, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
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senior appointees must conduct these reviews

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): OMB’s proposed rule would add senior-appointee review to grant decisions, establishing the policy threat Cohen opposed and showing why the commitment was not already delivered before later temporary blocks.

unresolved same_term

2026-10817.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%