House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-255

21st Century Cures Act

H.R. 34Introduced Jan 6, 2015Policy area: Health

Became law on Dec 13, 2016.

Sponsor: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-OR

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 6, 2015
Committee actionFeb 26, 2015
Passed HouseJan 7, 2015 · by voice vote
Passed SenateOct 6, 2015 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesNov 30, 2016
To the PresidentDec 8, 2016
Became lawDec 13, 2016

Latest action: Dec 13, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-255.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 34.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 34, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015” on May 22, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 26, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50226
CBO publication date
May 22, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 34, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/34
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act” on November 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenue effects for H.R. 34”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 29, 2016 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52297
CBO publication date
November 29, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 34, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/34
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act” on November 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenue effects for H.R. 34, as amended”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 29, 2016 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52301
CBO publication date
November 29, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 34, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/34
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 114-146 ↗; S. Rept. 114-146 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on September 22, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 22, 2015 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/146
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/146
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 34, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/34
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BONAMICI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 1, January 6, 2015, Page H44):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2015 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 34, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/34
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats

3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Lamar Smith (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-1 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.