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H.R. 3537 (117th): Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

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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.

Sponsor and status

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Mike Quigley

Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 21, 2021
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
May 25, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 23, 2021

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 23, 2021.

Law
Pub.L. 117-79
Cosponsors

250 Cosponsors (152 Democrats, 98 Republicans)

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Congress.gov

Position statements

What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 3537 will be negligible.

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 1813: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

Introduced on May 25, 2021. 89% incorporated. (compare text)

History

May 25, 2021
 
Introduced

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Nov 4, 2021
 
Considered by Health

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Nov 17, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

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Dec 3, 2021
 
Text Published

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Dec 8, 2021
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec 8, 2021
 
Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce

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Dec 16, 2021
 
Passed Senate

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Dec 23, 2021
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 3537 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3537. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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