SPRINT Act
Latest action · Feb 2, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Spending Reductions through Innovations in Therapies Agenda Act of 2012 or the SPRINT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Spending Reductions through Innovations in Therapies Program (SPRINT Program) to support development of therapies to reduce spending by federal health care programs for high-cost chronic conditions. Requires the Program to: (1) accelerate advanced research and development of such therapies, and (2) encourage innovation in technologies that may assist such research to reduce the time and cost of therapy development.
Requires the Secretary to select the high-cost chronic conditions that shall be the focus of the Program from conditions among the top 10 leading causes of death designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that have: (1) the highest current and projected cost to federal health care programs and high long-term care costs; (2) a likelihood of impairing the ability of an individual to carry out activities of daily living, which can result in the individual becoming dependent on caregivers; (3) a death rate that has increased and is projected to increase significantly in future years; and (4) a lack of existing therapies to prevent, control, or cure the condition or delay cognitive decline.
Sets forth the duties of the Secretary, including to: (1) partner with certain nonprofit strategic investment entities, (2) reduce the time and cost barriers between laboratory discoveries and clinical trials for therapies used to treat high-cost chronic conditions, and (3) facilitate innovative and expedited review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the therapies developed.
Establishes a SPRINT Award Program, under which the Secretary may award contracts or grants to public, nonprofit, early stage companies or growth companies to support advanced research and the development of therapies. Sets forth matching fund requirements. Requires the Secretary to evaluate projects funded.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2012 to May 15, 2012, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 2, 2012 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Feb 2, 2012 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 2, 2012 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 2, 2012 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Feb 13, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 15, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Feb 2, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 2, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S324-326)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3891 | SPRINT Act | Identical bill | Feb 2, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug therapy
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2012Introduced in Senate
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