ARPA–H Act
Latest action · Jun 23, 2022 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedOct 15, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 22, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health Act or the ARPA-H Act
This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health to accelerate health and medical innovation by investing in high-risk, high-reward research. The bill also establishes a committee to advise on agency activities.
HHS must transfer all authorities, functions, funds, and personnel from a similar entity within the National Institutes of Health to a new, independent agency.
Additionally, the President must appoint a director to lead the agency. The director may submit testimony and recommendations concerning the agency to Congress without review or approval by other federal officers or agencies.
The director must appoint personnel to administer the agency's research programs, including by selecting projects to support and making recommendations about terminating or continuing projects.
The agency may use grants, prize competitions, and a variety of other mechanisms to support the research projects. The agency's budget is separate from that of HHS.
The agency must coordinate with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expedite development and coverage of high-need cures. Additionally, the agency may partner with other public and private entities (e.g., institutions of higher education and patient advocacy organizations).
The bill also requires the agency to develop and periodically update a strategic plan and annually report on its activities. Furthermore, (1) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must evaluate the agency's performance; and (2) the Government Accountability Office must review the research portfolio of HHS and its components, including the new agency.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 288 | On Passage | Passed336–85 | Jun 22, 2022 |
| House 287 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to381–40 | Jun 22, 2022 |
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2021 to Jun 8, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Feb 15, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 15, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 31, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jun 8, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 15, 2021Markup May 18, 2022Reported Jun 13, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 18, 2021Markup May 11, 2022Reported May 11, 2022 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2022 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 22, 2022Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1191. (consideration: CR H5795-5803; text: CR H5795-5798)
- Jun 22, 2022Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4176, H.R. 5585 and H.R. 7666. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 4176, H.R. 5585 and H.R. 7666. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each for H.R. 4176, H.R. 5585 and H.R. 7666. Rule provides that proceedings may be postponed through July 15, 2022, on measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 21, 2022, June 22, 2022, June 23, 2022, or June 24, 2022, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
- Jun 22, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5585.
- Jun 22, 2022DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1170, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Eshoo amendment No. 1.
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 · Extensions | Debate and remarks E659, H5834 | Brian Higgins D-NY, Nancy Pelosi D-CA | Jun 23, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5745–H5752, H5795–H5803Text printed H5745, H5795–H5798Amendments H5750, H5802Recorded votes H5751, H5752, H5808consideration (H. Res. 1191), previous questionEshoo amendment (clarify organizational structure)Declaratory Statements H5824Lists H5751, H5752, H5808, H5809Votes recorded by proxy on Eshoo amendment to H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) ActVotes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) ActVotes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) ActVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA (amendment), Brett Guthrie R-KY, Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA, Deborah K. Ross D-NC, Diana DeGette D-CO, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Fred Upton R-MI, Jake Auchincloss D-MA, Mayra Flores R-TX, Michael C. Burgess R-TX (amendment), Shontel M. Brown D-OH, Tom Cole R-OK | Jun 22, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5633 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Jun 16, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 16, 2022H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA–H) ActAs reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 13, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 181, October 15, 2021, page H5639.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-75 | THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE: LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATION AND IMPROVE OVERSIGHT308 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 17, 2022 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47649 | PREVENT Pandemics Act (P.L. 117-328, Division FF, Title II) | Report | Aug 15, 2023 |
| R47568 | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Overview and Selected Issues | Report | May 23, 2023 |
| R47074 | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Congressional Action and Selected Policy Issues Archived | Report | Aug 12, 2022 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 237 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1191, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the bill is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| HAmdt 238 | Amendment clarifies organizational structure of offices within ARPA-H, limit the amount of administrative funding that may be used to operate ARPA-H to 15%, remove the requirement of Senate confirmation of Director, and clarify ARPA-H's leasing authority. | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA | On agreeing to the Eshoo amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 381 - 40 (Roll no. 287). |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Advanced Research Project Agency–Health Act
- ARPA–H Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- ARPA–H Act
- Advanced Research Projects Agency–Health Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Advanced Research Projects Agency–Health Act
- ARPA–H Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Advanced Research Projects Agency–Health Act
- ARPA–H Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2022Referred in Senate
- Jun 22, 2022Engrossed in House
- Jun 13, 2022Reported in House
- Oct 15, 2021Introduced in House
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.
