{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://green.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/21st-century-cures-act-ready-be-signed-law", "21ST CENTURY CURES ACT READY TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW", "2016-12-07", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Gene Green", "G000410", "green.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u00a0Congress has taken the final step to send the 21st Century Cures Act to the President\u2019s desk for signature into law. The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly today to support legislation which will make huge strides to help Americans find better cures so they can live longer, healthier lives.\n\u201cMore than two years ago we set out an ambitious goal of accelerating the pace of medical innovation and delivering cures to patients who desperately need them,\u201d said Rep. Green. \u201cKey to this was increased investment in medical research and enhancing the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s tools to review and approve new medicines. It was an honor and a privilege to be a co-author of this effort.\u201d\nThe legislation received strong bipartisan, bicameral support. It is slated for the President\u2019s signature in the near future.\nThe most notable provisions of the $6.3 billion act will:\n Authorize $4.8 billion for the National Institutes of Health and $500 million to the Food and Drug Administration.\n\tDesignate $1 billion over two years to battle the opioid epidemic.\n\tCall for $1.8 billion in funding for Vice President Joseph Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative.\n\tAuthorize a new approval pathway that will advance the development of new antibiotics.\n ###\n\t\t\t\tContact: Carlos Paz\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t(202) 225-1688\n\t\t\t\tCarlos.Paz@mail.house.gov\n\t\t\t\tFacebook: /RepGeneGreen\n\t\t\t\tTwitter: @RepGeneGreen", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://green.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/21st-century-cures-act-ready-be-signed-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6124069225043058, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}