National Biomedical Research Act

Summary

National Biomedical Research Act This bill establishes and makes deposits into the Biomedical Innovation Fund for initiatives at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration for advancing medical innovation, including by supporting (1) research for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) research for diseases that disproportionally account for federal health care spending; (3) the development, review, and post-market surveillance of medical products; and (4) other innovative research.

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Timeline

1. 7 December 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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2. 7 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 December 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 December 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
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