Medical Research Law & Policy Report® Index-Summary

LEGISLATION, FEDERAL

– Ed. Note: This heading covers bills with assigned numbers. For information on measures not yet assigned numbers, see specific subject headings.
– House

– – HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, includes comparative effectiveness research, House approves, S 1 is companion, 75; signed with NIH budget hike, 109
– – HR 554, Natl. Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act, Gordon (D-Tenn) would reauthorize, 46; House approves, 118
– – HR 756, Natl. Pain Care Policy Act, would authorize more research, education, and training on chronic pain, House panel approves, 193
– – HR 801, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, Conyers (D-Mich), would protect government-funded articles, 114
– – HR 820, Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities (NANO) Act, Honda (D-Cal.), would promote development and responsible stewardship, 122
– – HR 873, Stem Cell Research Improvement Act, DeGette (D-Colo) and Castle (R-Del), would increase funding, 112
– – HR 995, Mammogram and MRI availabitliy Act,

– – – hearing held, 710

– – HR 1105, Omnibus spending bill, includes FY2009 NIH funding, House approves, GOP lawmakers urge veto, 147; signed, 185
– – HR 1541, Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act, would extend program, 313
– – HR 1545, Permanent R&D tax credit, Boccieri (D-Ohio) and Lee (R-NY), 243
– – HR 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, hearing held, 710
– – HR 1740, Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act, hearing held, 710
– – HR 1791, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy Act, Flake (R-Ariz), would provide H-1B visa cap exemption, 278
– – HR 2279, Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act, hearing held, 710
– – HR 2747, Technology Development and Outreach Act, Halvorson (D-Ill), House panel approves, 421
– – HR 2767, Investing in Tomorrow's Technology Act, Graves (R-Mo), House panel approves, 421
– – HR 2769, Commercializing Small Business Research and Development Act, Bright (D-Ala), House panel approves, 421
– – HR 2772, SBIR and STTR Enhancement Act, Schock (R-Ill), House panel approves, 421
– – HR 2813, Knee and Hip Replacement Act, Pascrell (D-NJ) and Doggett (D-Tex), would create national registry, 427
– – HR 2866, Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act, would modify SSI rules for patients with rare diseases, Markey (D-Mass) and Stearns (R-Fla), 452
– – HR 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act, would allow firms backed by venture capital funds to apply for grants, House panel approves, 448; House approves, 483
– – HR 2997, FDA funding approved by Senate, In Brief, S 1406 is companion, 564; conference report approved, 708
– – HR 3293, HHS funding, House approves, 530

– Senate

– – S 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, includes comparative effectiveness research, H 1 is companion, 75
– – S 301, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, Kohl (D-Wis) and Grassley (R-Iowa), would require firms to report payments and gifts to MDs, 79; sponsors seek more disclosure at NIH, 486
– – S 406, Nino's Act, would require access to medical care for children who transition out of research, 114
– – S 487, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, Harkin (D-Iowa) and Specter (R-Pa), would remove funding limits, 146
– – S 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, Durbin (D-Ill) and Grassley (R-Iowa), would overhal guestworker program, 327
– – S 914, Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) Act, Specter (D-Pa), would create agency to advance science into practice, 315
– – S 1233, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, Senate panel approves, 448; Senate approves, 483
– – S 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act, Kyl (R-Ariz) and McConnell (R-Ky), would prevent rationing of care, 426
– – S 1373, Federal Research Public Access Act, Cornyn (R-Tex) and Lieberman (D-Conn), would provide free online access to federally-funding project results, 454
– – S 1406, FDA funding approved by Senate, In Brief, HR 2297 is companion, 564
– – S 1482, Natl. Nanobusiness Alliance, Kerry (D-Mass), would reauthorize nanotechnology initiative, 526
– – S 1513, SBIR extension, Landrieu (D-La), approved, 519

LOUISIANA

– Electronic health records loan program bill signed, 531
– Genetic testing rule, In Brief, 497
– Tumor registry, In Brief, 712