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 grant programs to address neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), and contains other related provisions. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall award grants to eligible entities to support research on and facilitate access to investigational drugs that diagnose or treat ALS. The Food and Drug Administration shall award grants to public and private entities to cover the costs of research and development of drugs that diagnose or treat ALS and other severely debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. HHS shall also establish the Collaborative for Neurodegenerative Diseases, which shall support the development and regulatory approval of drugs that address ALS and other rare neurodegenerative diseases.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Cosponsors
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Diaz-Balart
FL • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Hern (OK)
OK • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
MT • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Westerman
AR • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Smith (NE)
NE • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/23/2020
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
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Schweikert
AZ • R
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Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
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Rutherford
FL • R
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Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
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Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
IA • R
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Amodei (NV)
NV • R
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Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
MN • R
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Bacon
NE • R
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Beatty
OH • D
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Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Cisneros
CA • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Scott, David
GA • D
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Calvert
CA • R
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
MN • D
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Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Pressley
MA • D
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Joyce (OH)
OH • R
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
CA • D
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Golden (ME)
ME • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
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Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Reschenthaler
PA • R
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Pingree
ME • D
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IA • D
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Fitzpatrick
PA • R
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OH • R
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Mast
FL • R
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AZ • D
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Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Bilirakis
FL • R
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Guthrie
KY • R
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Evans (PA)
PA • D
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Meng
NY • D
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TN • R
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CA • D
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WA • D
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VA • D
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UT • R
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Soto
FL • D
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Scanlon
PA • D
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Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Sanchez
CA • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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Van Drew
NJ • R
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Roger Marshall
KS • R
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OH • R
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Timmons
SC • R
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Velazquez
NY • D
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CA • D
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AK • R
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Bergman
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IN • R
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MD • D
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AZ • D
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RI • D
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CO • D
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AZ • D
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CO • D
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GA • R
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IL • R
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Wittman
VA • R
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McGovern
MA • D
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OH • D
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Correa
CA • D
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Cline
VA • R
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Tonko
NY • D
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Tiffany
WI • R
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Harder (CA)
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DesJarlais
TN • R
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Dunn (FL)
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WA • D
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Burchett
TN • R
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Womack
AR • R
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Suozzi
NY • D
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WI • R
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IN • R
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PA • R
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FL • D
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NJ • D
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OK • R
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Moulton
MA • D
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Grothman
WI • R
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Waltz
FL • R
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Babin
TX • R
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Weber (TX)
TX • R
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Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
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Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
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Schneider
IL • D
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Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Lee (NV)
NV • D
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Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
AL • R
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Stefanik
NY • R
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Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
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Meeks
NY • D
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LaMalfa
CA • R
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Morelle
NY • D
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Foster
IL • D
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Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
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Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
NY • D
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Neguse
CO • D
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Carbajal
CA • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Moolenaar
MI • R
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Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
GA • R
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Boyle (PA)
PA • D
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NY • R
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Dean (PA)
PA • D
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Kelly (MS)
MS • R
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Steube
FL • R
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MO • R
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Cole
OK • R
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Bishop
GA • D
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LaHood
IL • R
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Moore (WI)
WI • D
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TX • R
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MD • D
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Craig
MN • D
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LA • R
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MS • D
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CA • D
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OH • R
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MA • D
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Barr
KY • R
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TN • D
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NY • D
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TX • D
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Bera
CA • D
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Lynch
MA • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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Garamendi
CA • D
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TN • D
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Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
WV • R
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CO • R
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AZ • R
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GA • R
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Carson
IN • D
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CA • R
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CA • D
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GA • R
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TX • R
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KS • R
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MO • D
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CA • D
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