U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4472: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Status: Passed one chamber, August 4, 2026
A bill 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.
What the bill says
An act 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.
From the engrossed text, August 4, 2026:
AN ACT 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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Reauthorization of Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act (a) In general Section 7 of the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act ( Public Law 117-79 ) is amended by striking 2022 through 2026 and inserting 2027 through 2031 . (b) Grants for ALS research Section 2(f) of the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360ee note) is amended by striking 2026 and inserting 2031 . SECTION 3. Improvements to program for grants for research on therapies for ALS Section 2 of the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360ee note) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting (referred to in this section as expanded access grants ) before the period at the end of the first sentence; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking (b) Application-- and all that follows through A participating in paragraph (1) and inserting the (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2) respectively; …
Sponsors
- Murkowski, Lisa (R) · primary sponsor
- Coons, Christopher (D)
- Collins, Susan (R)
- Klobuchar, Amy (D)
- Padilla, Alex (D, SD-CA)
- Capito, Shelley (R)
- Curtis, John (R)
- Gillibrand, Kirsten (D)
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH)
- Banks, Jim (R)
- Markey, Edward (D)
- Daines, Steve (R)
Latest actions
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Held at the desk.
- : Received in the House.
- : Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4425-4426; text: CR S4425-4426)
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 461.
- : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Introduced in Senate
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects: Health programs administration and funding, Public-private cooperation, Neurological disorders, Research administration and funding, Drug therapy, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Internet, web applications, social media, Government information and archives
Common questions
- What is SB4472?
- SB4472 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026.
- What does SB4472 do?
- In its own words: An act 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.
- What is the status of SB4472?
- Passed one chamber as of August 4, 2026. Latest action: Message on Senate action sent to the House. (August 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4472?
- Murkowski, Lisa (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB4472?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4472
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