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S. 139 · 114th Congress

Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015

Law · 114-63 · Oct 7, 2015
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RWD WydenSponsor
15 cosponsors · 10 D, 5 R
  1. Senate Introduced Jan 8, 2015
  2. Senate Passed Jul 16, 2015
  3. House Passed Sep 28, 2015
  4. President To the President Sep 30, 2015
  5. President Signed Oct 7, 2015
  6. Law Oct 7, 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 7, 2015

This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate-passed version is repeated here.)

Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015

Latest action (Oct 7, 2015): Became Public Law No: 114-63.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 8, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Jan 8, 2015
  2. Senate Passed Jul 16, 2015
  3. House Passed Sep 28, 2015
  4. President To the President Sep 30, 2015
  5. President Signed Oct 7, 2015
  6. Law Oct 7, 2015

No recorded floor vote found.