Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009
Latest action · Oct 5, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-255.
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.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2009
- Passed SenateAug 5, 2010
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2010
- To the PresidentSep 24, 2010
- Became lawOct 5, 2010Public Law 111-255
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to exclude from income for SSI eligibility purposes any compensation in the amount of the first $2,000 per year received by an individual for participation in clinical trials involving research and testing of treatments for rare diseases or conditions.
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to make a similar exclusion from income of such compensation for the purposes of eligibility under the Medicaid program.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the impact of this Act on enrollment of individuals who receive SSI benefits in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2009 to Sep 14, 2010; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Sep 15, 2009 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Sep 15, 2009 |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Sep 15, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 16, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Feb 26, 2010 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Jun 16, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Sep 14, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2009Discharged Aug 6, 2010 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2010Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-255.
- Sep 24, 2010Presented to President.
- Sep 23, 2010Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 23, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6891-6896)
In the Congressional Record 4
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 E1830 | Edward J. Markey D-MA | Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6891–H6896Text printed H6892 | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Cliff Stearns R-FL, Edward J. Markey D-MA, Jim McDermott D-WA, John Fleming R-LA, Ron Klein D-FL | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6979Text printed S6979 | Harry Reid D-NV | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9379 | James M. Inhofe R-OK, Ron Wyden D-OR | Sep 15, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011407 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 19, 2010–Apr 16, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-604 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011655 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 10, 2010–May 5, 2010 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34347 | Members of Congress Who Die in Office: Historic and Current Practices Archived | Report | Apr 25, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2866 | Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 15, 2009 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 5, 2010Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 15, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
