Bill Sponsor
House Bill 8205
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 6, 2026
Overview
Text
Bill Intelligence

The bill seeks to extend the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act until 2031, amending and enhancing the program for grants for research on therapies for ALS. This includes the review of clinical trial status and the clarification of the definition of participating clinical trials. It also requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to publish a report containing updated action plans for ALS and rare neurodegenerative diseases and mandates the submission of a report by the Comptroller General of the United States containing analyses and data on the program.

Show more
AI-generated from the bill text (Introduced in House)
This content was AI-generated from the text of the bill version Introduced in House (April 6).
Bill Intelligence uses AI to analyze bill texts and other data. AI-generated content can contain mistakes, so the content should be reviewed for accuracy. This AI-generated content is not a replacement for reading the bill text.
If you spot anything that needs to be corrected, contact us at support@billsponsor.com or on social media.
Introduced
Apr 6, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 6, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8205
Congress
119
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
California
Republican
California
Republican
California
Republican
California
Democrat
Colorado
Republican
Colorado
Democrat
District of Columbia
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Minnesota
Republican
Nebraska
Democrat
North Carolina
Republican
Oklahoma
Republican
Pennsylvania
Republican
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Republican
South Carolina
Democrat
Tennessee
Democrat
Washington
Democrat
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Unavailable
Text (1)
April 6, 2026
Actions (2)
04/06/2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
04/06/2026
Introduced in House
Graphics
Bill graphics are created by our staff using freely licensed images. You are welcome to share these graphics elsewhere. To view our full catalog of bill graphics, visit the graphics page.
Since bill titles can change, some graphic titles may differ from their most recent bill title.
H.R.8205 119 Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Public Record
Record Updated
May 1, 2026 8:08:00 AM