BIRD Health Act of 2025
Health Technology: U.S.-Israel Research Partnership
The BIRD Health Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for review. The bill is actively moving forward as it waits for the committee to discuss it.
Legislative Progress
The bill has support from both parties and builds on a successful existing partnership model, but many bills struggle to get a full vote in a busy Congress.
Key Points
- This bill creates the BIRD Health Program to help the United States and Israel work together on new medical technologies. It focuses on developing things like new medicines, medical devices, and artificial intelligence for healthcare.
- The program would provide $10 million in funding every year from 2026 through 2032. These funds will support joint projects between American and Israeli companies, universities, and research groups.
- Key goals include improving telemedicine, creating new vaccines, and making it easier to manufacture biological products. It also aims to help small startup companies bring their health inventions to the market faster.
- The Department of Health and Human Services and the Israeli Ministry of Health will run the program together. They will pick projects based on how innovative they are and how much they could help patients in both countries.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
News
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
BIRD Health Act of 2025
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