US Congress House Bill 7071 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]
Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]
Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA]
Rep. Tom Tiffany [R-WI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]
Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Mike Garcia [R-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-06-01	House	Introduced in House

SB4867 (Related) 2020-10-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7071/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7071/BILLS-116hr7071ih.pdf