House Speaker Paul Ryan signed the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act Wednesday, Dec. 7, after it passed the Senate by a vote of 94-5 and the House by a vote of 392-26.
The bill will now go to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature to make it a law.
“This effort has always been about the patients, and I’m so glad that we could have our friend, all-star Cures advocate Max with us today,” Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) said. “Not letting rare disease hold him back, this pint-sized dynamo has been with us every step of the way on the #Path2Cures. We look forward to seeing President Obama make #CuresNow law next week. As Max said today, ‘Cures is more than hope: it's action.’ Next stop, the White House.”
The House and Senate expect Obama to sign the act into law within the next week.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate HELP Committee spent time speaking to patients, researchers, innovators and health care providers about ways to expedite the discovery, development and delivery of new treatments and cures while also helping America keep its status as a global leader in biomedical innovation. The result of these conversations is the 21st Century Cures Act.
