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| https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-and-upton-mark-second-anniversary-of-21st-century-cures-act | DeGette and Upton Mark Second Anniversary of 21st Century Cures Act Becoming Law | 2018-12-13 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Democrat | House | CO | Diana DeGette | D000197 | degette.house.gov | legacy | Washington, DC -- Representatives. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) today released the following statement on the second anniversary of the21stCentury Cures Actbeing signed into law by President Barack Obama: 21stCentury Cures began with the spark of hope and continues today pushing medical research in new and innovative ways. We're already seeing the results in action: TheBeau Biden Cancer Moonshotis working to accelerate progress in cancer prevention and screening, theAll of Us Research Programhas more than 100,000 people signed up to help advance precision medicine and develop more effective ways to treat disease, theBrain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiativeis revolutionizing how we understand the human brain, and theRegenerative Medicine Innovation Projectis supporting clinical research on adult stem cells. 21stCentury Cures is also making needed reforms to our mental health system and at the Food and Drug Administration. We're now able to get drugs and devices to the market more efficiently helping to address drug prices. Finally, 21st Century Cures has played a pivotal role in addressing the opioid epidemic by funding the fight at the state level with more than $1 billion in grants to states in need. 21stCentury Cures was truly a bipartisan effort from start to finish. Today we can reflect on how far we have come, but also a reminder of all the work that remains. Patients and families are counting on us. Further background: The House Energy and Commerce Committee has held five hearings on the implementation of the21stCentury Cures Actincluding three this year. These hearings have focused on specifics sections of the bill includingmental health reforms, work being done by theFood and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, and an update from theOffice of the National Coordinator. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |