US Congress House Bill 5400 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes and makes deposits into the Biomedical Innovation Fund for initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for advancing medical innovation, including by supporting (1) research for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) research for diseases that disproportionally account for federal health care spending; (3) the development, review, and post-market surveillance of medical products; (4) early-career scientists, including researchers from traditionally underrepresented groups; and (5) other innovative research. The bill also requries annual reporting about the fund by the NIH, the FDA, and the Department of the Treasury.

National Biomedical Research Act

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]

Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-12-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
2019-12-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
2019-12-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.
2019-12-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5400/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5400/BILLS-116hr5400ih.pdf