3.0.0 2620 2022-02-09T02:28:14Z 2022-02-09T02:28:14Z House HR 2019-05-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:H.R. 2620.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Commerce Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H3680]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-10T20:44:26Z Referred to 2019-05-09T14:00:53Z 2019-05-10 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 N M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-05-09 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2019-05-09 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-05-09 True O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2019-05-09 True S001190 Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] Bradley Schneider D IL Scott 10 2019-05-09 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-05-09 True M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2019-05-14 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2019-05-22 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2019-05-22 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2019-06-12 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2019-07-09 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2019-07-09 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-07-10 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-08-09 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2019-08-09 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2019-08-30 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2019-08-30 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-08-30 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2019-10-29 False L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2020-02-11 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2020-07-20 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Drug therapy Executive agency funding and structure Financial services and investments Genetics Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Hearing, speech, and vision care Interest, dividends, interest rates Medical research Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Securities User charges and fees Health 00 2019-05-09 Introduced in House 2020-03-11T15:07:49Z Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program that provides for a partial federal guarantee of specified bonds, the sale of which shall finance promising translational vision-impairment research with private investment. The Government Accountability Office must study this program and consider whether similar programs should be established for other areas of biomedical research.

]]> Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act Display Title Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act Official Title as Introduced To advance treatment and cures for blindness and other retinal conditions and to promote competitiveness in the United States through a pilot program to increase funding for translational research, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2620ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2620ih.xml 2019-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.