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HR 2244 115th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Medical research Mental health User charges and fees

Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017

Introduced: April 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to carry out a pilot project under which sponsors of new drugs or biological products agree to evaluate: (1) the distress experienced by patients in clinical trials for medications intended to treat a serious condition, and (2) the effects of providing support to distressed patients on the outcome of a clinical trial. The user fee is waived for new drug applications that include data from such an evaluation.
What's happening now May 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 22, 2017
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2244: Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2244/
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"H.R. 2244: Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2244/.
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H.R. 2244, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2244/.
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