Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
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Summary
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act This bill establishes a grant program, as well as a new center within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to facilitate access to investigational therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (i.e., ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive and fatal disease). Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants for the provision of investigational drugs for ALS and other rapidly progressing neurodegenerative diseases through an expanded access (i.e., compassionate use) program. HHS may award these grants to (1) a small business that is the sponsor of an investigational new drug application, or (2) a participating clinical trial site for such a sponsor. Additionally, HHS must establish within the FDA a Center of Excellence for Neurodegenerative Diseases. The center shall have duties and authorities similar to those of the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence, which helps expedite the development of medical products and assists providers in requesting access to investigational drugs.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2020
FRED UPTON
MI • R
Sponsored 9/30/2020
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/1/2020
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
AR • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Crawford
AR • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 6/18/2020
Womack
AR • R
Sponsored 6/18/2020
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Cole
OK • R
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
AL • R
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
AR • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Timmons
SC • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
PETER KING
NY • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
McClintock
CA • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
DesJarlais
TN • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
JAMES LANGEVIN
RI • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
COLLIN PETERSON
MN • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Babin
TX • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
JAMES COOPER
TN • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
SC • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Smith (MO)
MO • R
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 8/22/2020
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Michael Waltz
FL • R
Sponsored 8/28/2020
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
PETER DEFAZIO
OR • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Kelly (MS)
MS • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
MT • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Amodei (NV)
NV • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Hern (OK)
OK • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
TIM RYAN
OH • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Loudermilk
GA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
OK • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Lucas
OK • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2020
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/16/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/18/2020
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/18/2020
Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/18/2020
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 9/18/2020
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
BOBBY RUSH
IL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Sponsored 9/24/2020
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2020
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/24/2020
Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 9/24/2020
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/24/2020
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 9/24/2020
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2020
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2020
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
STEVE CHABOT
OH • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
SC • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
ALCEE HASTINGS
FL • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
MI • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Simpson
ID • R
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Reschenthaler
PA • R
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
CAROLYN MALONEY
NY • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2020
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