Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Sponsored By: Representative 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
Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2020
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
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
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
AR • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 6/18/2020
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
AR • R
Sponsored 6/18/2020
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
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
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
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
Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]
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
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
OH • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
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
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
TN • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
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
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
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
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
TX • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
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Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
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
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Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
SC • D
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Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
MO • R
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Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
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Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
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Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
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Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
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Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
CA • R
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
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Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
FL • R
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SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
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Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
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Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
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Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
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Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
MS • R
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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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
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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
WM. CLAY
MO • D
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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
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
NV • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
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
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
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
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
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
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
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
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
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
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
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
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
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
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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
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
OH • R
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Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
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Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
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Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TN • R
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
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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. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
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Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
UT • R
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Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
SC • R
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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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. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
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Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
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Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
GA • R
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
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Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
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Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
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Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
LA • R
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Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
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Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
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Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
GA • R
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Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
MI • R
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
ID • R
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Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
FL • R
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
PA • R
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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
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Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
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Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
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Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
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Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
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Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]
CA • R
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Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
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