H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act
- Sponsor:
- Fred Upton
- Summary:
- To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 10, 2015
- Amendments:
- 8 proposed amendments. 5 accepted. 2 rejected. View amendments
DID NOT PASS on July 10, 2015.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 141
voted NO: 281
12 voted present/not voting
21st Century Cures Act
H.R. 6 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- 21st Century Cures Act
- 21st Century Cures Act
- 21st Century Cures Act
- 21st Century Cures Act
- Sponsor
- Fred Upton
- Co-Sponsors
- Rick W. Allen
- Brad Ashford
- Lou Barletta
- Joe Barton
- Dan Benishek
- Ami Bera
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Mike Bishop
- Marsha Blackburn
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Mike Bost
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Robert A. Brady
- Susan W. Brooks
- Corrine Brown
- Julia Brownley
- Larry Bucshon
- Michael C. Burgess
- Cheri Bustos
- G. K. Butterfield
- Ken Calvert
- Lois Capps
- Michael E. Capuano
- Tony Cárdenas
- Matt Cartwright
- Kathy Castor
- Joaquin Castro
- Steve Chabot
- Judy Chu
- David N. Cicilline
- Katherine M. Clark
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Mike Coffman
- Steve Cohen
- Chris Collins
- Doug Collins
- Barbara Comstock
- K. Michael Conaway
- Paul Cook
- Jim Costa
- Ryan A. Costello
- Joe Courtney
- Kevin Cramer
- Ander Crenshaw
- Carlos Curbelo
- Rodney Davis
- Susan A. Davis
- Diana DeGette
- John K. Delaney
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Jeff Denham
- Charles W. Dent
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Scott DesJarlais
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Debbie Dingell
- Robert J. Dold
- Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.
- Michael F. Doyle
- Tammy Duckworth
- Donna F. Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Renee L. Ellmers
- Eliot L. Engel
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bill Flores
- Jeff Fortenberry
- Lois Frankel
- Marcia L. Fudge
- John Garamendi
- Bob Gibbs
- Christopher P. Gibson
- Gene Green
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Frank C. Guinta
- Brett Guthrie
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Janice Hahn
- Richard L. Hanna
- Cresent Hardy
- Gregg Harper
- Andy Harris
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Denny Heck
- Joseph J. Heck
- Jaime Herrera Beutler
- Brian Higgins
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Richard Hudson
- Jared Huffman
- Bill Huizenga
- Randy Hultgren
- Duncan Hunter
- Steve Israel
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Evan H. Jenkins
- Bill Johnson
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- David P. Joyce
- Marcy Kaptur
- John Katko
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Joseph P. Kennedy III
- Daniel T. Kildee
- Derek Kilmer
- Ron Kind
- Adam Kinzinger
- Ann Kirkpatrick
- Stephen Knight
- Ann M. Kuster
- Doug LaMalfa
- Leonard Lance
- James R. Langevin
- John B. Larson
- Robert E. Latta
- Brenda L. Lawrence
- Barbara Lee
- John Lewis
- Ted Lieu
- Daniel Lipinski
- Frank A. LoBiondo
- David Loebsack
- Zoe Lofgren
- Billy Long
- Alan S. Lowenthal
- Blaine Luetkemeyer
- Ben Ray Luján
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Kenny Marchant
- Tom Marino
- Doris O. Matsui
- Michael T. McCaul
- Betty McCollum
- James P. McGovern
- Patrick T. McHenry
- David B. McKinley
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Jerry McNerney
- Mark Meadows
- Grace Meng
- Luke Messer
- Candice S. Miller
- John R. Moolenaar
- Gwen Moore
- Seth Moulton
- Markwayne Mullin
- Tim Murphy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Richard M. Nolan
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Beto O’Rourke
- Pete Olson
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Erik Paulsen
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.
- Ed Perlmutter
- Scott Perry
- Scott H. Peters
- Pedro R. Pierluisi
- Robert Pittenger
- Joseph R. Pitts
- Mark Pocan
- Jared Polis
- Mike Pompeo
- Mike Quigley
- Charles B. Rangel
- Tom Reed
- Kathleen M. Rice
- E. Scott Rigell
- David P. Roe
- Mike Rogers
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Peter J. Roskam
- Dennis A. Ross
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Edward R. Royce
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bobby L. Rush
- Tim Ryan
- Matt Salmon
- John P. Sarbanes
- Steve Scalise
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Kurt Schrader
- David Scott
- John Shimkus
- Michael K. Simpson
- Kyrsten Sinema
- Albio Sires
- Jackie Speier
- Elise M. Stefanik
- Steve Stivers
- Mark Takai
- Mark Takano
- Patrick J. Tiberi
- Paul Tonko
- Norma J. Torres
- David A. Trott
- Michael R. Turner
- David G. Valadao
- Chris Van Hollen
- Juan Vargas
- Marc A. Veasey
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Ann Wagner
- Tim Walberg
- Greg Walden
- Jackie Walorski
- Mimi Walters
- Timothy J. Walz
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Maxine Waters
- Daniel Webster
- Peter Welch
- Brad R. Wenstrup
- Ed Whitfield
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Steve Womack
- John A. Yarmuth
- Kevin Yoder
- David Young
- Lee M. Zeldin
- Ryan K. Zinke
- Subjects
- Health
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Child health
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International organizations and cooperation
- Manufacturing
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medicare
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Neurological disorders
- Oil and gas
- Prescription drugs
- Product safety and quality
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Right of privacy
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Surgery and anesthesia
- User charges and fees
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- Major Actions
Introduced 5/19/2015 Referred to Committee Amendments (8 proposed) Passed House 7/10/2015 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 6 7/10/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 141 voted YES 281 voted NO 12 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 6 7/10/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 176 voted YES 245 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Passage: H R 6 21st Century Cures Act 7/10/2015 This bill PASSED the House 344 voted YES 77 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On agreeing to the Young (IN) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Fitzpatrick amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 5/19/2015 5/19/2015 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 5/19/2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/19/2015 Introduced in House 5/21/2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 5/21/2015 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0. 7/07/2015 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-190, Part I. 7/07/2015 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Put on a legislative calendar 7/07/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 142. 7/08/2015 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 350 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. 7/09/2015 Rule H. Res. 350 passed House. 7/09/2015 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 350. 7/09/2015 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. 7/09/2015 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 350 and Rule XVIII. 7/09/2015 The Speaker designated the Honorable Cresent Hardy to act as Chairman of the Committee. 7/09/2015 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 6. 7/09/2015 Mr. Upton moved that the Committee now rise. 7/09/2015 On motion that the Committee now rise. Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6 as unfinished business. 7/10/2015 Considered as unfinished business. 7/10/2015 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brat amendment No. 1. 7/10/2015 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brat amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Brat demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (IN) amendment No. 2. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment No. 3. 7/10/2015 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castro (TX) amendment No. 4. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slaughter amendment No. 5. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzpatrick amendment No. 6. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 7. 7/10/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 350, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 8. 7/10/2015 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. 7/10/2015 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6. 7/10/2015 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 7/10/2015 The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 7/10/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered 7/10/2015 7/10/2015 House amendment offered currently selected Vote 7/10/2015 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 6 select this vote Vote 7/10/2015 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 6 select this vote House Vote on Passage 7/10/2015 On Passage: H R 6 21st Century Cures Act 7/10/2015 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Brat. 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Brat. 7/10/2015 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Young (IN). 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Young (IN). select this vote Vote 7/10/2015 On agreeing to the Young (IN) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Young (IN) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/10/2015 Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Lee. 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Lee. 7/10/2015 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Castro (TX). 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Castro (TX). select this vote Vote 7/10/2015 On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/10/2015 Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Slaughter. 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Slaughter. select this vote Vote 7/10/2015 On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/10/2015 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick. 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick. select this vote Vote 7/10/2015 On agreeing to the Fitzpatrick amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Fitzpatrick amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/10/2015 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Polis. 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Polis. 7/10/2015 By unanimous consent, the Polis amendment was withdrawn. 7/10/2015 Amendment (A008) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. 7/10/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A008) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. select this vote Vote 7/10/2015 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/10/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/10/2015 Roll call votes on amendments in House 7/10/2015 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 7/10/2015 Roll call votes on amendments in House 7/10/2015 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 7/13/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status H. Amdt. 656 Brat, David [R-VA7] July 10, 2015 Failed by voice vote on July 10, 2015. Amendment sought to reform the NIH and Cures Innovation Fund to make it a discretionary spending program.
select this vote H. Amdt. 657 Young, Todd [R-IN] July 10, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 10, 2015. Amendment creates authority within NIH to conduct a prize program with intent to incentivize health innovation by offering competitors the chance to win a prize for creating breakthrough research and technology.
H. Amdt. 658 Lee, Barbara [D-CA13] July 10, 2015 Failed by voice vote on July 10, 2015. Amendment sought to strike a provision in the bill that applies to any policy riders included in the annual Labor, Health and Human Services and Agricultural appropriations bills, to the new National Institutes of Health funds, and the Federal Drug Administration funds included in H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
select this vote H. Amdt. 659 Castro, Joaquin [D-TX20] July 10, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 10, 2015. Amendment ensures that underrepresented individuals, such as women and minorities, are included in the Supporting Young Emerging Scientists Report.
select this vote H. Amdt. 660 Slaughter, Louise [D-NY25] July 10, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 10, 2015. Amendment directs the CDC to conduct a study to determine whether incentivizing the use of new antibiotics will lead to antibiotic resistance and cause these lifesaving drugs to be less effective.
select this vote H. Amdt. 661 Fitzpatrick, Michael [R-PA8] July 10, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 10, 2015. Amendment to express a sense of Congress that recording Unique Device Identifiers at the point-of-care in electronic health record systems could significantly enhance the availability of medical device data for post-market surveillance purposes.
H. Amdt. 662 Polis, Jared [D-CO2] July 10, 2015 Offered on July 9, 2015. Page 235, insert after line 2 the following new subtitle: Subtitle R--Other Provisions SEC. 2321. STUDY ON TWO-TIERED APPROVAL PROCESS FOR DEVICES BY FDA.***.
select this vote H. Amdt. 663 Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX18] July 10, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 10, 2015. Amendment to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Hispanic Serving Institutions; Native American Colleges; and rural Colleges to ensure that health professionals from underrepresented populations are aware of research opportunities under this Act.
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this motion
Republican/Conservative | $8,359,624 |
$8,359,624 |
opposed this motion
Other physician specialists | $11,703,486 |
Physicians | $7,555,727 |
Schools & colleges | $4,722,756 |
Women's issues | $3,754,875 |
Dentists | $2,955,935 |
Medical Devices & Supplies | $2,600,920 |
Optometrists & Ophthalmologists | $1,749,577 |
Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,659,555 |
Biotech products & research | $1,200,489 |
Pharmacists | $984,481 |
Nurses | $868,082 |
Psychiatrists & psychologists | $844,404 |
Health, Education & Human Resources | $666,524 |
Veterinarians | $396,719 |
Health & welfare policy | $383,341 |
Education | $302,455 |
Military | $236,261 |
Medical schools | $202,724 |
Mental Health Services | $160,245 |
Elderly issues/Social Security | $92,561 |
AIDS treatment & testing | $3,098 |
$43,044,215 |
Interest groups that opposed this motion gave 5.1 times as much as interest groups that supported this motion
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org