SJR 4 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Research and education: federal funding cuts: the National Institutes of Health and postsecondary educational institutions.

Summary

This measure would urge the administration of President Donald J. Trump and the Congress of the United States to rescind the National Institutes of Health funding cuts. This measure also affirms the Legislature's commitment to postsecondary educational institutions.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Sep 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Signed Sep 9, 2025

Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2025 · Assembly Sep 3, 2025

How they voted

26–6

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 40

May 15, 2025

D Democratic30

26 Yea 4

86% Yea

R Republican10

6 Nay 4

60% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Sep 3, 2025

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (60-9-9)

assembly

Sep 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 61. Noes 9. Page 2862.) Ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jul 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 8).

lower

Jun 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

lower

May 15, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (26-6-8)

senate

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 26. Noes 6. Page 1089.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 962.) (April 30).

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors