# 119-s-5237: Stop Superbugs Act

119-s-5237, Stop Superbugs Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-20).

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- As of: 2026-08-20
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5237
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Superbugs Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-20

## Summary

**Funded clinical research network to fight antibiotic resistance.** This bill would require the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to award a competitive grant to the Antibiotic Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) to build a network focused on rapid and community-based trial recruitment, pairing diagnostics with therapies, and collecting patient-reported outcomes. - Families and patients: Trials would aim for faster enrollment and routine collection of patient-reported outcomes, so study results reflect real patient experiences. - Researchers and drug developers: The ARLG grant would create a structured, competitive pathway to run trials that pair new diagnostics with treatments and speed participant recruitment. - Communities: The network must conduct recruitment outreach in community settings, which could broaden trial access beyond major medical centers. - Federal funding: The bill authorizes appropriations "as may be necessary" to support the ARLG grant, without a fixed dollar cap.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New clinical research network for superbugs: benefit, low. This bill would direct the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to award a competitive grant to the Antibiotic Resistance Leadership Group. The grant would create a clinical research network on antibiotic resistance. The network would focus on rapid trial participan…

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
- 119-s-3339: AI Workforce PREPARE Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5237 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5237)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
- [119-s-3339: AI Workforce PREPARE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3339)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-882)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5237 (as of 2026-08-20).