Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009
Latest action · May 20, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009 - Amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to provide for a program of comparative effectiveness research for health care. Defines "comparative effectiveness research" as research evaluating and comparing the implications and outcomes of two or more health care strategies to address a particular medical condition.
Establishes the Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute as a nonprofit, nongovernmental corporation to conduct research on the effectiveness of health care treatments, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices and procedures, and other therapies. Requires the Institute to: (1) identify national priorities for comparative clinical effectiveness research; (2) establish and update a research project agenda and provide for peer review of research; (3) establish a standing methodology committee for developing the science of comparative effectiveness research; and (4) disseminate research findings.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund. Provides revenues for the Trust Fund by: (1) transferring amounts from certain appropriations for comparative effectiveness research, from the General Fund, and from the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds; and (2) imposing a fee on certain accident or health insurance policies and self-insured health plans. Requires the Comptroller General to review financial audits of the Institute and assess the adequacy and use of funding. Terminates all funding for the Trust Fund after FY2020.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2009 to Dec 16, 2009; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Dec 16, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 19, 2009 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 19, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 19, 2009Introduced in House
- May 19, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- May 19, 2009Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 19, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2759 | Kurt Schrader D-OR | Nov 16, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the conduct of comparative effectiveness research and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Accounting and auditing
- Appropriations
- Drug therapy
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care quality
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Research administration and funding
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2009Introduced in House
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