United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 209 (114th)
Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
Introduced
8 January 2015
Last action
18 September 2015 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
8 January 2015
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2015
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
30 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
18 September 2015
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 January 2015 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/209
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/209
- us · 114-hr-209 · source updated 5 December 2025