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Introduced
11/17/2021
11/17/2021
In Committee
01/04/2022
01/04/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Cures 2.0 Act, aims to continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures. It proposes a number of provisions to improve public health, support patients and caregivers, enhance the role of the Food and Drug Administration, expand coverage and payment by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for innovative technologies, and strengthen research efforts.
Some key provisions of the bill include:
- Requiring studies and education programs on the implications of long COVID, developing a national strategy to prevent and respond to pandemics, and establishing a pandemic preparedness rare disease support program.
- Providing grants for educational programs and training for caregivers, increasing health literacy to promote better patient outcomes, and improving diversity in clinical trials.
- Establishing additional Intercenter Institutes at the FDA, accelerating the timeline for breakthrough and regenerative advanced therapy designations, and increasing the use of real world evidence.
- Expanding Medicare coverage and payment for breakthrough devices and creating a process for coverage of specified breakthrough devices that do not fit into existing benefit categories.
- Establishing the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to transform and improve important areas of medicine and health.
- Providing funding and authorities to various federal agencies to support research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and conduct new research related to the pandemic.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Government Affairs, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (101)
Diana DeGette (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Vern Buchanan (R),
G. Butterfield (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Jeff Fortenberry (R),
Lois Frankel (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),
French Hill (R),
Steven Horsford (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
John Katko (R),
Robin Kelly (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Conor Lamb (D),
James Langevin (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Kathy Manning (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Michael McCaul (R),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
David McKinley (R),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Kweisi Mfume (D),
Frank Mrvan (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Tom Reed (R),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
Fred Upton (R),
Marc Veasey (D),
Susan Wild (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (on 01/04/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6000/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6000/BILLS-117hr6000ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6000/BILLS-117hr6000ih.pdf.pdf |
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