2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
5/25/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
5/25/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives
5/26/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
11/4/2021
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
11/4/2021
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
House of Representatives
11/17/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
11/17/2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-207.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7509-7514)
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3537.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7535-7536)
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 3 (Roll no. 415). (text: CR H7509-7511)
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
12/9/2021
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Senate
12/16/2021
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S9242)
Senate
12/17/2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
12/23/2021
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
12/23/2021
Signed by President.
House of Representatives
12/23/2021
Became Public Law No: 117-79.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended
12/8/2021
423
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(12/23/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 153
Republican: 98
Primary Sponsor
Mike Quigley
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (250)
Jeff Fortenberry
Republican
Brendan Boyle
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Mike Garcia
Republican
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
John Larson
Democrat
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Mike Levin
Democrat
Theodore Deutch
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
William Timmons
Republican
Kevin Brady
Republican
David McKinley
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Ken Calvert
Republican
William Keating
Democrat
Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican
Earl Carter
Republican
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Jason Smith
Republican
Michael Turner
Republican
Jeff Duncan
Republican
Jody Hice
Republican
Don Young
Republican
Adrian Smith
Republican
Glenn Grothman
Republican
C.A. Ruppersberger
Democrat
John Rutherford
Republican
David Schweikert
Republican
Tim Ryan
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Brett Guthrie
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Austin Scott
Republican
James Baird
Republican
Rodney Davis
Republican
David Valadao
Republican
John Moolenaar
Republican
Tom Malinowski
Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican
Ken Buck
Republican
Markwayne Mullin
Republican
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Andy Kim
Democrat
Albio Sires
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Grace Napolitano
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican
David Cicilline
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Tim Burchett
Republican
Doug LaMalfa
Republican
Grace Meng
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
David Trone
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democrat
Val Demings
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
John Garamendi
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Bobby Rush
Democrat
Michael McCaul
Republican
Tom McClintock
Republican
Kweisi Mfume
Democrat
Conor Lamb
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Marcy Kaptur
Democrat
Drew Ferguson
Republican
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Don Bacon
Republican
Robert Wittman
Republican
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Mark Amodei
Republican
Michael Waltz
Republican
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
Bill Posey
Republican
Tom Cole
Republican
John Curtis
Republican
Andre Carson
Democrat
Anthony Gonzalez
Republican
Katherine Clark
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat
Marie Newman
Democrat
Christopher Smith
Republican
Darin LaHood
Republican
Jim Costa
Democrat
Brad Sherman
Democrat
Steve Chabot
Republican
Pete Aguilar
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat
Sharice Davids
Democrat
French Hill
Republican
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Democrat
Sanford Bishop
Democrat
Luis Correa
Democrat
John Katko
Republican
Bill Foster
Democrat
Susan Wild
Democrat
Steve Womack
Republican
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Democrat
Fred Keller
Republican
Chris Stewart
Republican
Mo Brooks
Republican
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Peter Welch
Democrat
Joe Wilson
Republican
Maria Salazar
Republican
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Elise Stefanik
Republican
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Matthew Cartwright
Democrat
John Yarmuth
Democrat
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
Democrat
Bruce Westerman
Republican
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Kathy Manning
Democrat
Katie Porter
Democrat
Eric Crawford
Republican
Peter DeFazio
Democrat
James Langevin
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
Democrat
Jared Golden
Democrat
Pete Sessions
Republican
Josh Harder
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
David Joyce
Republican
Doug Lamborn
Republican
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Neal Dunn
Republican
Joe Courtney
Democrat
Troy Carter
Democrat
Frank Lucas
Republican
Tom Emmer
Republican
Sam Graves
Republican
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Angela Craig
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Ami Bera
Democrat
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Bob Gibbs
Republican
Dan Meuser
Republican
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Mike Gallagher
Republican
Al Lawson
Democrat
Burgess Owens
Republican
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
Tony Cardenas
Democrat
Brad Wenstrup
Republican
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
Ed Perlmutter
Democrat
Vicky Hartzler
Republican
Pete Stauber
Republican
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Daniel Kildee
Democrat
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
John Sarbanes
Democrat
Morgan Griffith
Republican
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Tracey Mann
Republican
Andy Biggs
Republican
Sean Maloney
Democrat
Glenn Thompson
Republican
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
Jerry McNerney
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
Brian Mast
Republican
Greg Stanton
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Randy Weber
Republican
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Kaialii Kahele
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
Bill Huizenga
Republican
Clay Higgins
Republican
Jack Bergman
Republican
Troy Balderson
Republican
David Scott
Democrat
Robert Aderholt
Republican
Kelly Armstrong
Republican
Scott DesJarlais
Republican
Barry Moore
Republican
Adam Schiff
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Young Kim
Republican
Randy Feenstra
Republican
Alma Adams
Democrat
Trent Kelly
Republican
Colin Allred
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Anthony Brown
Democrat
Bill Johnson
Republican
Stephanie Murphy
Democrat
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Republican
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Paul Gosar
Republican
Tom Tiffany
Republican
Sean Casten
Democrat
Liz Cheney
Republican
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat
Lloyd Smucker
Republican
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
Kevin Hern
Republican
Claudia Tenney
Republican