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
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/30/2020
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 6/1/2020
Higgins (LA)
LA • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Schweikert
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Hill (AR)
AR • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Neguse
CO • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Crawford
AR • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Harris (MD)
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
Fleischmann
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
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Golden (ME)
ME • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Scanlon
PA • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Westerman
AR • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Stanton
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
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Meeks
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
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Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 8/14/2020
DesJarlais
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
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
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
Tlaib
MI • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/14/2020
Khanna
CA • D
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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
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
SC • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Smith (MO)
MO • R
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Miller (WV)
WV • R
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Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
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Brownley
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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Weber (TX)
TX • R
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LaMalfa
CA • R
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Waltz
FL • R
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Pappas
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
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 8/28/2020
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Kelly (MS)
MS • R
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/4/2020
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
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Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
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Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
MT • R
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Schneider
IL • D
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Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Frankel, Lois
FL • D
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Dean (PA)
PA • D
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Dunn (FL)
FL • R
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Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
NJ • D
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Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
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Amodei (NV)
NV • R
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Meng
NY • D
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Hern (OK)
OK • R
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Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Loudermilk
GA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
OK • D
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Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Diaz-Balart
FL • R
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Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
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Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
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Rutherford
FL • R
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Huffman
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
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Lucas
OK • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Aguilar
CA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2020
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 9/16/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/18/2020
Griffith
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
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 9/22/2020
Smith (NE)
NE • R
Sponsored 9/24/2020
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
CO • R
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Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
MN • R
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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
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2020
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Krishnamoorthi
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
Davis (IL)
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
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Morelle
NY • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Stevens
MI • D
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Lee (NV)
NV • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Vargas
CA • D
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Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2020
Barragan
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
Pressley
MA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/30/2020
McCaul
TX • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Mast
FL • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Scott, Austin
GA • R
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2020
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
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
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Huizenga
MI • R
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Hayes
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
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Reschenthaler
PA • R
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2020
Meuser
PA • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Steube
FL • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/30/2020
Clark (MA)
MA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2020
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