PASTEUR Act of 2026
Latest action · Feb 4, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Oct 15, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2026 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 25, February 4, 2026, page H2031.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4875 | PASTEUR Act of 2026 | Identical bill | Jun 23, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to develop innovative antimicrobial drugs targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PASTEUR Act of 2026
- Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
