119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 29, 2026
Clinical Trial Modernization Act
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Latest action (Apr 29, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 29, 2026)
Clinical Trial Modernization Act
This bill authorizes a grant program and provides certain exemptions to support the participation of individuals in clinical trials.
Specifically, the bill authorizes a grant program to support outreach, education, and recruitment efforts for clinical trials that may benefit certain underrepresented populations or communities in need, such as rural or tribal areas.
The bill also exempts from anti-kickback laws for federal health care programs (1) remuneration that is offered to cover participants' expenses to participate in clinical trials, (2) the provision of free digital health technologies to support participation of underrepresented populations in clinical trials, and (3) payment for participants' cost-sharing obligations in relation to clinical trials.
Finally, the bill exempts up to $2,000 in remuneration that is received for participating in a clinical trial from income tax.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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THE SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION, INC. DBA SUSAN G. KOMEN · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION, INC. DBA SUSAN G. KOMEN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 23, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…le 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research H.R.3521/S.4440 - Clinical Trial Modernization Act; a bill to modernize clinical trials and remove barriers for participation in clinical trials, and for other purposes Commen…
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EPILEPSY FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: EPILEPSY FOUNDATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…animals in research -Support legislation and policy preserving charitable giving -S. 3607/H.R. 6280, Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, support passage -S. 4440/H.R. 3521, Clinical Trial Modernization Act, support passage -Support legislation and regulations that protect Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCB…
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NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
Reauthorization of C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (House and Senate), H.R. 5160/S. 4109. Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to tr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General cancer care access, innovation and screening, including childhood cancer; NIH funding for Cancer Research. Clinical Trial Modernization Act (HR 3521/S.4440).
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…r individuals with hematologic disorders OMB proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034) Clinical Trial Modernization Act (H.R. 3521 / S. 4440)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s Act, 2026; Breaking the Gridlock Act; HR 9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; S. 4440, Clinical Trial Modernization Act; S. 5428, Stop the Wait Act of 2026; H.R. 2319, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025; S. 1157 W…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…HR 45448 Protecting Free Vaccines Act; HR 9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; S. 4440, Clinical Trial Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he Office of Management and Budget's rule that revises guidance for federal funding, grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance. H.R. 3521 | S. 4440, Clinical Trial Modernization Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Pharmacy
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
Clinical trials, medication affordability, and medication access for people with Parkinson's. H.R. 3521 | S. 4440, Clinical Trial Modernization Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
USAGAINSTALZHEIMERS ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: USAGAINSTALZHEIMERS ACTION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…r, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; S. 4632 - Lankford-Hassan Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026; S. 4440 - Clinical Trial Modernization Act; H.R. 3521 - Clinical Trial Modernization Act; S. 4494 - America Cures Act; Issues related to funding for NIH; Issues relate…
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$1,790,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ed funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to tr…
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,790,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nonprofit organizations. Issues related to stimulus for nonprofit organizations and increasing charitable giving. Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for ancillary (non-medical)…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$1,790,000
Spent on own lobbying
Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment, including support for ancillary (non-medical…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$21,227
Spent on own lobbying
…s. S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. S. 1717/H.R. 5343, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act. H.R. 3521/S. 4440, Clinical Trial Modernization Act. S. 2903/H.R. 5509, Safe Step Act. FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations for programs affecting people with chronic di…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP · lobbying firm or registrant: TODD STRATEGY GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Pharmacy
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…licies related to international reference pricing for pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical supply chain manufacturing. Pharmaceutical pricing negotiations. H.R.3521/S.4440: Clinical Trials Modernization Act. H.R.5509/S.2903: Safe Step Act. H.R.946/S.1862: Optimizing Research Progress Hope and New Cures (ORPHAN Cures) Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
1DAY SOONER ACTION PROJECT INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: 1DAY SOONER ACTION PROJECT INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g redlines on and support for Rep. Auchinclosss clinical trial bill, a supporting coalition letter, and introduction of a Senate companion (Sen. Hickenlooper); S. 4440, the Clinical Trial Modernization Act (Sen. Scott), including participant compensation provisions. Inclusion of pregnant individuals in clinical trials, includ…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
1DAY SOONER ACTION PROJECT INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: 1DAY SOONER ACTION PROJECT INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g redlines on and support for Rep. Auchinclosss clinical trial bill, a supporting coalition letter, and introduction of a Senate companion (Sen. Hickenlooper); S. 4440, the Clinical Trial Modernization Act (Sen. Scott), including participant compensation provisions. Inclusion of pregnant individuals in clinical trials, includ…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASTCT · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…lleviating Barriers to Care Act H.R. 5160/S.4109, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.1262/S.932, the Give Kids a Chance Act S. 4440/H.R. 3521 - The Clinical Trial Modernization Act
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ASTCT · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
- Labor-HHS Appropriations - CAR-T Therapy clarification - S. 4440/H.R. 3521, the Clinical Trial Modernization Act - OMB Uniform Guidance Oversight
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2213/S. 988, Medical Supply Chain Resilience Act H.R. 2332/S. 1101, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act H.R. 3521/S. 4440, Clinical Trial Modernization Act H.R. 4464/S. 3204, Preventive Health Savings Act S. 2120, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act Regulatory Advocacy U.S Dep…
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ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e as for provider-administered anticancer medications, with protections against increased patient costs and a mandated GAO study on the law's impact. H.R. 3521/S. 4440: Clinical Trials Modernization Act - Increase clinical trial participation among underrepresented populations by providing grants, permitting certain participa…
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ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS) · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 9, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…are, including efforts to get language in Senate appropriations bill relating to benefits and costs of such care; 17) Clinical Trial Modernization Act (HR 3521/S. 4440); 18) Proposals to reform the 340B program (Senate); 19) Request that Congressional appropriating committees oppose the implementation of the Office of Managem…
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CURING STOMACH CANCER: DEBBIE'S DREAM FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MGD STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$15,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support passage of the Clinical Trials Modernization Act (S. 4440/ H.R. 3521)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER ACTION NETWORK (ECAN) · lobbying firm or registrant: MGD STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support passage of the Clinical Trials Modernization Act (S. 4440/H.R. 3521) Support passage of the Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act (HR3490; Public Law No. 119-96)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$25,779
Spent on own lobbying
…s. S. 1816/H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. S. 1717/H.R. 5343, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act. H.R. 3521/S. 4440, Clinical Trial Modernization Act. S. 2903/H.R. 5509, Safe Step Act. FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations for programs affecting people with chronic di…
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