HR 8205 119th Congress
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
To amend the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act to reauthorize the provisions of such Act through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 637.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-733.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-733.
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Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4652-4654; text: CR H4653)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8205.
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Guthrie objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
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Engrossed in House
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the House. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Health. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H23000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H22000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 637. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12410 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-733. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House floor actions · Code H12200 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-733. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30300 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4652-4654; text: CR H4653) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8205. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionAt the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Guthrie objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37210 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionEngrossed in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37300 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 8000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H38310 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionPlaced on Calendar Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises programs that support research and development of drugs and other therapies to address amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and other neurodegenerative diseases.The bill reauthorizesgrants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for scientific research on investigational drugs to prevent or treat ALS for individuals not otherwise eligible for clinical trials,grants from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for research and development of therapies to prevent and treat ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases, anda Public-Private Partnership including the FDA and NIH that supports development and regulatory review of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Also, the NIH, in considering renewal of its grants, must assess available information on the safety and efficacy of the investigational drugs. It must also require grantees to promptly report serious and unexpected adverse events associated with their investigational drugs.Additionally, the FDA must publish a plan describing actions it will take over a five-year period to foster development of safe and effective drugs, and facilitate access to investigational drugs, that treat ALS and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. The FDA must also publish a report describing the actions it has taken under the plan.
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- Placed on Calendar SenateJul 23, 2026
- Engrossed in HouseJul 22, 2026
- Reported in HouseJul 9, 2026
- Introduced in HouseApr 6, 2026