{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/life-saving-legislation-21st-century-cures-act-advances-in-house", "Life-Saving Legislation, 21st Century Cures Act, Advances in House", "2016-11-29", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Diana DeGette", "D000197", "degette.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC\u00a0\u2013 Vital innovations in biomedical research are within reach, potentially saving countless lives, with the House about to debate its final version of the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) said.\n\u201cThis is a watershed moment for patients, their loved ones and health care professionals across the United States,\u201d DeGette said.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re bringing hope to millions of people suffering from cancer, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, diabetes and a host of other ailments.\u201d\u00a0\nDeGette is co-author, together with Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), of the original 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), which the House passed 344-77 in 2015. Negotiations with members of the Senate and with the White House produced a bill that melds House and Senate policies.\u00a0 It includes funding to address the nation\u2019s opioid crisis and to implement Vice President Biden\u2019s \u201cCancer Moonshot\u201d initiative to facilitate more robust research.\nThe legislation will help overcome obstacles to medical progress \u2013 from discovery to development to delivery \u2013 through investing in innovation, incorporating the patient perspective and modernizing clinical trials.\u00a0 Among its key provisions, the consensus version of the bill before the House will:\n Provide $4.8 billion to National Institutes of Health, including: $1.4 billion for President Obama\u2019s Precision Medicine Initiative to drive research into the genetic, lifestyle and environmental variations of disease; $1.8 billion for the \u201cCancer Moonshot;\u201d and $1.6 billion for the BRAIN initiative to improve our understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's and to speed diagnosis and treatment.\n\tProvide $1 billion in grants to states to address the opioid crisis.\n\tRemove the silos at the Food and Drug Administration by transitioning it toward a disease-centric approach, and provide $500 million additional support to the FDA.\n\tCatalyze cutting-edge research by supporting potentially transformative efforts and providing opportunities for new researchers.\n\tModernize clinical trials by harmonizing regulations protecting patients.\n\tAddress the country\u2019s mental health crisis and help the one out of five adult\u00a0Americans suffering from mental illness and substance abuse disorders receive the care they need.\n More than\u00a0700 groups have voiced support for the House legislation.\u00a0 Many have participated in a variety of forums to offer feedback on the bill, and they have worked with members of both the House and Senate to convey the urgency of seeing it become law.", 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": ["http://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/life-saving-legislation-21st-century-cures-act-advances-in-house"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8885159622877836, "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"}