# 116-hr-5497: Conditional Approval Act

116-hr-5497, Conditional Approval Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5497
- Congress: 116
- Title: Conditional Approval Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Conditional Approval ActThis bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to conditionally approve certain new drugs intended for diseases that are seriously debilitating, life threatening, or chronic, and for which meaningful treatments do not exist. The bill also limits liability related to these conditionally approved drugs.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-7248: STARTER Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5497)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-7248: STARTER Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7248)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [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-5497 (as of 2025-11-18).