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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 6 (Reported in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.

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To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Upton — Cosponsors: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Barton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Lance, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Walden, Mr. Whitfield, Mr.
Roskam, Mr. Hanna, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Harris, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Moore, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Welch, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Long, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rush, Mr. Engel, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Flores, Mr.
Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Walz, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Latta, Mr. Harper, Mr. Olson, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Collins of New York, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Takai, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Benishek, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Israel, Mr. Hultgren, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Dent, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Polis, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Cárdenas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Ross, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Dold, Mr. Turner, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Messer, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr.
Pocan, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Meng, Mr. Takano, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Denham, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Bera, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Zeldin, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Bost, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Katko, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.
Donovan, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Trott, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Reed, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Sinema, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Knight, Mr. Womack, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Royce, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Zinke, Mr.
Capuano, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Guinta, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Lipinski, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. Speier, Mr. Cook, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Chabot, Ms. DelBene, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Perry, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
Keating, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Kind, Mr. Marino, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Duckworth — Actions: May 19, 2015 — Mr. Upton (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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;
July 7, 2015 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Barton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Lance, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Walden, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Hanna, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Harris, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tonko, Ms.
Moore, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Welch, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Long, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rush, Mr. Engel, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Flores, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Walz, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr.
Costa, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Latta, Mr. Harper, Mr. Olson, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Collins of New York, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Takai, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Benishek, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Israel, Mr. Hultgren, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Dent, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr.
Polis, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Cárdenas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Ross, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Dold, Mr. Turner, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Messer, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Meng, Mr. Takano, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Denham, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Garamendi, Mr.
Heck of Washington, Mr. Bera, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Zeldin, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Bost, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Katko, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Trott, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr.
Rangel, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Reed, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Sinema, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Knight, Mr. Womack, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Royce, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Guinta, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Lipinski, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Paulsen, Ms. Speier, Mr. Cook, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Chabot, Ms. DelBene, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Perry, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Keating, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Kind, Mr. Marino, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms.
Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Kilmer, and Ms. Duckworth; July 7, 2015 — Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment; July 7, 2015 — The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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