Sen. Scott and Sen. Warner Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Pay Clinical Trial Participants' Travel and Co-pays
The Clinical Trial Modernization Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the Senate Committee on Finance for review and is not yet scheduled for a vote. The bill is considered active as it moves through the initial committee phase.
The bill has strong bipartisan support from influential senators, which helps its chances, but it must still compete for time on the busy legislative calendar.
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The bill specifically includes employee unions as potential community-based organization partners for clinical trial outreach and recruitment. This could create new partnerships between unions and trial sponsors to help union members, particularly frontline healthcare workers, learn about and access clinical trial opportunities.
“fostering partnerships with community-based organizations serving underrepresented populations, including employee unions and frontline health care workers”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Scott introduced bipartisan legislation to remove economic and geographic barriers to clinical trials. The bill allows sponsors to cover travel and meal costs and provides grants for community outreach to increase diversity among participants.
A massive coalition of health organizations is urging Congress to pass the Clinical Trial Modernization Act. The bill would permit trial sponsors to provide digital health tools like wearables and cover non-medical expenses such as transportation and lodging for underrepresented groups.
Introduced by Reps. Raul Ruiz and August Pfluger, the Clinical Trial Modernization Act seeks to diversify medical research. The legislation allows for the provision of digital health technology and the reimbursement of travel expenses to help rural and low-income patients participate.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Clinical Trial Modernization Act
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