House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2024

H.R. 1691Introduced Mar 22, 2023Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup R-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 22, 2023
Committee actionJun 27, 2024
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 24, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 801.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1691.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1691, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2023” on November 18, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 27, 2024”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 2024 ↗
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November 18, 2024
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1691, 118th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1691
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 15, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-952 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on December 24, 2024.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 24, 2024 ↗
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H.R. 1691, 118th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1691
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 15, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WENSTRUP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 52, March 22, 2023, Page H1327):
Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Health
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 1691, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 15, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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

89 cosponsors — 45 Republicans, 44 Democrats

44 of 89 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Mike Carey (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), John Curtis (R-UT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), A. Ferguson (R-GA) and 59 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-2 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.