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Post by stemman on Sept 29, 2020 13:13:18 GMT
This is not about BCLI, trading or investing. Of course, if this is made into a new law, the pps will go up. That said, this post is about healthcare, policy, the FDA, access to therapies for patients in imminent danger, saving lives. JHam, you may want to post this elsewhere for visibility (I don't see a subforum for such topics). H.R.7071 - Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS and other rapidly progressing neurodegenerative diseases
"Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (Introduced 06/01/2020)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 06/01/2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Introduced in House (06/01/2020)
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
This bill 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | Cosponsor statistics: 139 current - includes 1 original"
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This law must pass. Patients, families and advocacy groups are busy recruiting co-sponsors. One Yahoo poster has "found it effective to actually speak with the Health Legislative Assistant for the Congressman" (I guess the Representative, as the House is the first stop in the Bill's journey to lawhood).
I suggest all American forum members should make their calls regarding Bill H.R.7071, especially if their Representative is not a co-sponsor yet, irrespective of their interest in the companies developing the therapies.
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Post by stemman on Sept 29, 2020 13:32:45 GMT
Current list of co-sponsors:
Cosponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date Cosponsored
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]* 06/01/2020
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] 06/11/2020
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] 06/11/2020
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] 06/11/2020
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] 06/11/2020
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] 06/11/2020
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] 06/11/2020
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] 06/11/2020
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] 06/11/2020
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] 06/11/2020
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] 06/11/2020
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] 06/18/2020
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] 06/18/2020
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] 06/25/2020
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 06/25/2020
Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] 06/25/2020
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] 07/21/2020
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] 07/21/2020
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] 07/21/2020
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] 07/21/2020
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 07/21/2020
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] 07/21/2020
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] 07/21/2020
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] 07/21/2020
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] 07/30/2020
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] 07/30/2020
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] 07/30/2020
Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] 07/30/2020
Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] 07/30/2020
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] 07/30/2020
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] 07/30/2020
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 07/30/2020
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] 07/30/2020
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] 07/30/2020
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] 08/14/2020
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] 08/14/2020
Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] 08/14/2020
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] 08/14/2020
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] 08/14/2020
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] 08/14/2020
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] 08/14/2020
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] 08/14/2020
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] 08/14/2020
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] 08/14/2020
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] 08/14/2020
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] 08/14/2020
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 08/14/2020
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] 08/14/2020
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] 08/14/2020
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] 08/22/2020
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 08/22/2020
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] 08/22/2020
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 08/22/2020
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] 08/22/2020
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 08/22/2020
Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] 08/22/2020
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 08/22/2020
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] 08/22/2020
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3] 08/22/2020
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] 08/22/2020
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] 08/22/2020
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] 08/22/2020
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] 08/22/2020
Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] 08/22/2020
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] 08/28/2020
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 08/28/2020
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] 08/28/2020
Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] 08/28/2020
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] 08/28/2020
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 08/28/2020
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] 08/28/2020
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] 08/28/2020
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] 08/28/2020
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 08/28/2020
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] 08/28/2020
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 08/28/2020
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] 09/04/2020
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] 09/04/2020
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] 09/04/2020
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] 09/04/2020
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] 09/04/2020
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] 09/04/2020
Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] 09/04/2020
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] 09/04/2020
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] 09/04/2020
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] 09/04/2020
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 09/04/2020
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] 09/04/2020
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] 09/04/2020
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] 09/04/2020
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] 09/04/2020
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] 09/04/2020
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 09/04/2020
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 09/04/2020
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] 09/04/2020
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] 09/04/2020
Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] 09/04/2020
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] 09/04/2020
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] 09/04/2020
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] 09/15/2020
Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] 09/15/2020
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] 09/15/2020
Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] 09/15/2020
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] 09/15/2020
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] 09/15/2020
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] 09/15/2020
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] 09/15/2020
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] 09/15/2020
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] 09/15/2020
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] 09/15/2020
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 09/15/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] 09/15/2020
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] 09/15/2020
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] 09/15/2020
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] 09/15/2020
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 09/15/2020
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] 09/15/2020
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] 09/15/2020
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] 09/16/2020
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] 09/16/2020
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 09/18/2020
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] 09/18/2020
Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] 09/18/2020
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] 09/18/2020
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] 09/22/2020
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] 09/22/2020
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] 09/22/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 09/22/2020
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] 09/22/2020
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] 09/22/2020
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 09/22/2020
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 09/22/2020
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] 09/22/2020
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 09/24/2020
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] 09/24/2020
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] 09/24/2020
Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] 09/24/2020
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 09/24/2020
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] 09/24/2020
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