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HRES 95 114th Congress House

Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment of illness and the existence of a…

Official title: Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment of illness and the existence of a "Valley of Death" in biotechnology and life sciences funding that stifles innovation and impedes translational medical research.

Introduced: April 23, 2015 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Advanced technology and technological innovationsBiological and life sciencesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 5, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes: the value of biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences; the challenges those industries face; and the ways those challenges can be addressed.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 95: Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment of illness and the existence of a "Valley of Death" in biotechnology and life sciences funding that stifles innovation and impedes translational medical research.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-95/
MLA
"H. Res. 95: Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment of illness and the existence of a "Valley of Death" in biotechnology and life sciences funding that stifles innovation and impedes translational medical research.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-95/.
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H. Res. 95, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-95/.
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[H. Res. 95: Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment of illness and the existence of a "Valley of Death" in biotechnology and life sciences funding that stifles innovation and impedes translational medical research.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-95/)
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