H.R. 4714: Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016
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H.R. 4714: Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016
114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016
Plain summary
Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of costs associated with clinical trials. Under current law, Medicare covers routine costs of care furnished to a beneficiary enrolled in a category A (experimental) clinical trial of a medical device intended for use in the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of an immediately life-threatening disease or condition. The bill requires Medicare to also cover, with respect to a beneficiary enrolled in a category B (non-experimental) clinical trial, routine costs of care as well as the cost of the device under investigation. A trial of a medical device shall, for purposes of Medicare coverage, be deemed to meet the definition of a category A or category B clinical trial, as the case may be, if the trial is conducted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act's investigational use exemption.
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Official text
Removing Barriers to Clinical Research Act of 2016
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] · 2 cosponsors
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Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] reported raising $5.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4714.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4714 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114