# 116-hr-5882: GENE Therapy Payment Act

116-hr-5882, GENE Therapy Payment Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5882
- Congress: 116
- Title: GENE Therapy Payment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Generating Effective and Novel Evidence for Therapy Payment Act or the GENE Therapy Payment Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to pay for certain gene therapy drugs through risk-sharing value-based payment agreements with drug manufacturers. The bill applies to covered outpatient drugs that provide potentially curative treatment for serious or life-threatening rare diseases or conditions after not more than three administrations.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5882 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5882)

## Related
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5882 (as of 2025-11-18).