HR 3537 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

Latest action · Dec 23, 2021 Became Public Law No: 117-79.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 25, 2021
  2. Passed HouseDec 8, 2021
  3. Passed SenateDec 16, 2021
  4. To the PresidentDec 23, 2021
  5. Became lawDec 23, 2021Public Law 117-79

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 for scientific research utilizing data from expanded access to investigational ALS treatments for individuals who are not otherwise eligible for clinical trials. 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 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 rare neurodegenerative diseases.

HHS shall also establish the Public-Private Partnership for Neurodegenerative Diseases between the National Institutes of Health, the FDA, and at least one eligible entity (generally, an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization). The partnership shall support the development and regulatory review of drugs that address ALS and other rare neurodegenerative diseases.

The FDA shall publish on its website a five-year action plan for fostering the development of drugs that improve or extend the lives of people living with rare neurodegenerative diseases.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress about the grants provided under this bill, including an analysis of the impact of such grants on research and development of treatments for ALS.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 415Passed423–3Dec 8, 2021

Cosponsors 331

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2021 to Dec 2, 2021; 99 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-PAConor LambOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-NEDon BaconOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 25, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-COJason CrowOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-MOJason SmithOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-COKen BuckOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-CAMike GarciaOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMay 25, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalMay 25, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonMay 28, 2021
R-OHAnthony GonzalezMay 28, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyMay 28, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanMay 28, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 28, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanMay 28, 2021
R-NJChristopher H. SmithMay 28, 2021
R-ILDarin LaHoodMay 28, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMay 28, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillMay 28, 2021
D-CAJim CostaMay 28, 2021
R-UTJohn R. CurtisMay 28, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyMay 28, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMay 28, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanMay 28, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillMay 28, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarMay 28, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsMay 28, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotMay 28, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellMay 28, 2021
R-OKTom ColeMay 28, 2021
D-ILBill FosterJun 1, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaJun 1, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaJun 1, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanJun 1, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonJun 1, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoJun 1, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 1, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jun 1, 2021
D-PASusan WildJun 1, 2021
D-TXVicente GonzalezJun 1, 2021
R-UTChris StewartJun 4, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 4, 2021
R-PAFred KellerJun 4, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelJun 4, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksJun 4, 2021
R-ARSteve WomackJun 4, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoJun 11, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJun 11, 2021
R-ARBruce WestermanJun 11, 2021
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJun 11, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikJun 11, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJun 11, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossJun 11, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinJun 11, 2021
D-MEJared F. GoldenJun 11, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJun 11, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonJun 11, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJun 11, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJun 11, 2021
D-NCKathy E. ManningJun 11, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterJun 11, 2021
D-MALori TrahanJun 11, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarJun 11, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightJun 11, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsJun 11, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 11, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchJun 11, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJun 15, 2021
D-CAAmi BeraJun 15, 2021
D-MNAngie CraigJun 15, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisJun 15, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoJun 15, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJun 15, 2021
R-CODoug LambornJun 15, 2021
R-OKFrank D. LucasJun 15, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJun 15, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 15, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarJun 15, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinJun 15, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyJun 15, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderJun 15, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandJun 15, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 15, 2021
R-FLNeal P. DunnJun 15, 2021
R-MOSam GravesJun 15, 2021
D-CAScott H. PetersJun 15, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerJun 15, 2021
D-LATroy A. CarterJun 15, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Jun 16, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsJun 16, 2021
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupJun 16, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsJun 16, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensJun 16, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserJun 16, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterJun 16, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksJun 16, 2021
R-WIMike GallagherJun 16, 2021
D-CASara JacobsJun 16, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasJun 16, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerJun 16, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerJun 17, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsJun 17, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJun 17, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJun 17, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinJun 17, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJun 17, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithJun 17, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 17, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 17, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyJun 17, 2021
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesJun 17, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezJun 17, 2021
R-MNPete StauberJun 17, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJun 17, 2021
D-CARo KhannaJun 17, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJun 17, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJun 17, 2021
R-KSTracey MannJun 17, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithJun 22, 2021
R-MIBill HuizengaJun 22, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastJun 22, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsJun 22, 2021
D-AZGreg StantonJun 22, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesJun 22, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseJun 22, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleJun 22, 2021
D-TXLizzie FletcherJun 22, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesJun 22, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Jun 22, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyJun 22, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 24, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsJun 24, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreJun 24, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJun 24, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredJun 24, 2021
D-GADavid ScottJun 24, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanJun 24, 2021
R-NDKelly ArmstrongJun 24, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraJun 24, 2021
R-ALRobert B. AderholtJun 24, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisJun 24, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenJun 24, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyJun 24, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonJun 24, 2021
R-CAYoung KimJun 24, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownJun 28, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonJun 28, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJun 28, 2021
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesJun 28, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesJun 28, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyJun 28, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerJun 28, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsJun 28, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarJun 28, 2021
D-ILSean CastenJun 28, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyJun 28, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyJun 28, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 28, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoJun 30, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyJun 30, 2021
R-OKKevin HernJun 30, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelJun 30, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJun 30, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinJul 13, 2021
D-MNDean PhillipsJul 13, 2021
D-NJDonald NorcrossJul 13, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJul 13, 2021
D-MIHaley M. StevensJul 13, 2021
D-TXHenry CuellarJul 13, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanJul 13, 2021
R-MNJim HagedornJul 13, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezJul 13, 2021
D-CAKaren BassJul 13, 2021
R-FLKat CammackJul 13, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJul 13, 2021
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 13, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibJul 13, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresJul 13, 2021
D-WIRon KindJul 13, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoJul 13, 2021
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezJul 13, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarJul 13, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJul 13, 2021
R-VABen ClineJul 16, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreJul 16, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 16, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyJul 16, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierJul 16, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteJul 16, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlJul 16, 2021
R-TXKay GrangerJul 16, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornJul 16, 2021
R-PAMike KellyJul 16, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalJul 16, 2021
R-LASteve ScaliseJul 16, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordJul 16, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisJul 19, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerJul 20, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonJul 20, 2021
R-GABarry LoudermilkJul 20, 2021
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxJul 20, 2021
R-NYChris JacobsJul 20, 2021
D-PADwight EvansJul 20, 2021
D-HIEd CaseJul 20, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJul 20, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerJul 20, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinJul 20, 2021
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonJul 20, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonJul 20, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceJul 20, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJul 20, 2021
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyJul 26, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisJul 26, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenJul 26, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonJul 26, 2021
R-ORCliff BentzAug 3, 2021
R-MIFred UptonAug 3, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldAug 3, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowAug 3, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierAug 3, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessAug 3, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachAug 3, 2021
R-VABob GoodAug 17, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesAug 17, 2021
R-MITim WalbergAug 17, 2021
D-NHChris PappasSep 14, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresSep 14, 2021
R-MILisa C. McClainSep 22, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestSep 22, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinSep 22, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertSep 24, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerSep 28, 2021
R-ILMike BostSep 28, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOct 8, 2021
R-INJim BanksOct 15, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOct 21, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristNov 12, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorNov 12, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooNov 17, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawNov 17, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseDec 2, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 25, 2021Markup Nov 17, 2021Reported Dec 8, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 26, 2021Markup Nov 4, 2021Reported Nov 4, 2021

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 23, 2021Presented to President.
  2. Dec 23, 2021Signed by President.
  3. Dec 23, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-79.
  4. Dec 17, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 16, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S9242)

In the Congressional Record 5

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S9280, S9281Christopher A. Coons D-DE, Lisa Murkowski R-AKDec 17, 2021
SenateDebate and remarks S9242Christopher A. Coons D-DEDec 16, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H7509–H7514Text printed H7509–H7511Recorded votes H7535enactLists H7536Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3537, Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS ActAnna G. Eshoo D-CA, Brett Guthrie R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jeff Fortenberry R-NE, John R. Curtis R-UT, Mike Quigley D-IL, Steve Scalise R-LADec 8, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H6893Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steve Scalise R-LADec 2, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H5688Mike Quigley D-ILOct 20, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 91, May 25, 2021, page H2668.

CRS reports 12

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 12

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1813Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS ActIdentical billMay 25, 2021

Titles 7

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Short Titles as Enacted
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Dec 9, 2021Received in Senate
  3. Dec 8, 2021Engrossed in House
  4. Dec 8, 2021Reported in House
  5. May 25, 2021Introduced in House

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