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HR 209 114th Congress House

Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015

Official title: To permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to individuals who particip… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: April 13, 2015 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2015
Referred 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.
Jan 8, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 18, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 20 Republican 8
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 28, 2015
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 16, 2015
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 16, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 16, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 8, 2015
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Aug 4, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Aug 4, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Aug 4, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 4, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Aug 4, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 4, 2015
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Aug 4, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 4, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Aug 4, 2015
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 18, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 22, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 22, 2015
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 22, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 22, 2015
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 22, 2015
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 13, 2015
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Apr 13, 2015
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 13, 2015
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 13, 2015
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 13, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 13, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 209: Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-209/
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"H.R. 209: Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-209/.
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H.R. 209, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-209/.
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