TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 3459, ORPHAN DRUG AMENDMENTS, A BILL TO ALTER THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT TO OFFER INCENTIVES TO PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO DEVELOP DRUGS AGAINST RARE DISEASES. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.

The measure

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

• Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

  model(0.80): Incentivizing drug development expands available treatments and coverage for rare diseases.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Health

  Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.