H.R. 6 (114th)
H.R. 6 (114th): 21st Century Cures Act
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About the bill
The 21st Century Cures Act is a bipartisan bill that would reform the current standards and appropriations for biomedical research, provide $1.75 billion annually for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and $110 million for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This funding would end after five years. Support for this funding would come from budget offsets. Along with an increase in NIH and FDA funding, the bill would reduce regulations on access to medical research and expedite the testing processes of new drugs. The bill was referred to ...
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Sponsor. Representative for Michigan's 6th congressional district. Republican.
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114th Congress, 2015–2017
Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 10, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.
See Instead
H.R. 34 (same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Dec 13, 2016
What legislators are saying
"The Energy and Commerce Committee: Getting the Job Done"
— Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI6] (Sponsor) on Jun 28, 2016
"Guthrie Involved in House-Passed Bill to Modernize Health Care System, Spark Innovation in Medical Cures"
— Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY2] (Co-sponsor) on Jul 10, 2015
"Gohmerts Statement on 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34)"
— Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX1] on Nov 30, 2016
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H.R. 6 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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