Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
Latest action · Oct 7, 2015 Became Public Law No: 114-63.
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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2015
- Passed SenateJul 16, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2015
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2015
- Became lawOct 7, 2015Public Law 114-63
Summary
Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 to repeal the sunset of, and so extend indefinitely, the exclusion from resources under titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, for eligibility purposes, of compensation in the amount of the first $2,000 per year received by individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2015 to Jul 9, 2015; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jan 8, 2015 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jan 8, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 8, 2015 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jan 13, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Mar 10, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 9, 2015 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2015Discharged Jul 16, 2015 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2015 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2015 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2015Signed by President.
- Oct 7, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-63.
- Sep 30, 2015Presented to President.
- Sep 28, 2015Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 28, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6276-6279)
- Sep 28, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 139.
- Sep 28, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6276)
- Sep 28, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 21, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 20, 2015Received in the House.
- Jul 20, 2015Referred 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.
- Jul 17, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 16, 2015Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 16, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5175; text as passed Senate: CR S5175)
- Jan 8, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 8, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S105; text of measure as introduced: CR S105)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6276–H6279Text printed H6276 | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Ryan A. Costello R-PA, Sander M. Levin D-MI | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5175Text printed S5175 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jul 16, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S105Text printed S105 | Ron Wyden D-OR (text) | Jan 8, 2015 |
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.
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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| R43944 | Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2016 Archived | Report | Feb 17, 2016 |
| R44062 | Congressional Action on FY2016 Appropriations Measures Archived | Report | Nov 23, 2015 |
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 209 | Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Sep 18, 2015 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to permanently allow 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
- Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 20, 2015Referred in House
- Jul 16, 2015Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 8, 2015Introduced 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.
