H.R. 1 = House of Representatives One?

Left intact, the massive cuts in research contained in the bill passed on 19 February would effectively end America's legendary status as the leader of the worldwide scientifi c community, putting the United States at a distinct disadvantage when competing with other nations in the global marketplace

Look at the word "would" in that sentence.

So it means "if the bill was left intact" (if it passed the committee stage unchanged), the following things would result.

Legislatures give bills numbers as they progress. In the United States, all bills originating in the House of Representatives begin with "H.R." and all bills originating from the Senate begin with an "S". Every two years, at the start of odd-numbered years, the United States Congress recommences numbering from 1. This means that two different bills can have the same number. Each two-year span is called a congress, and each congress is divided into year-long periods called sessions.

A resolution affecting the House of Representatives is designated "H. Res." followed by its number, while a Senate simple resolution is designated "S. Res." together with its number.

Unless you have something to support your claim, i don't know that you're right about that. Bills in the Congress are named H.R. # for House of Representatives, or S. # for Senate--meaning from whence originated the bill. Futhermore, the text identifies this as a bill. Resolutions are non-binding--usually, in fact, they are nothing but political grandstanding. But this article speaks of a bill, and the allocation of funds. That could only be accomplished by a bill, not a resolution. Money bills must originate in the House, suggesting even more strongly that this refers to a bill, and not a resolution.

This is from Wikipedia:

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Legislatures give bills numbers as they progress. In the United States, all bills originating in the House of Representatives begin with "H.R." and all bills originating from the Senate begin with an "S". Every two years, at the start of odd-numbered years, the United States Congress recommences numbering from 1. This means that two different bills can have the same number. Each two-year span is called a congress, and each congress is divided into year-long periods called sessions.

This is from About-dot-com:

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A resolution affecting the House of Representatives is designated "H. Res." followed by its number, while a Senate simple resolution is designated "S. Res." together with its number.

I believe the information you have given is incorrect, Wandel.