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Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 4472 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
16
Latest action
Aug 10, 2026

What it does

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises programs that support research and development of drugs and other therapies to address amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The bill reauthorizes grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for scientific research on investigational drugs to prevent or treat ALS for individuals not otherwise eligible for clinical trials, grants from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for research and development of therapies to prevent and treat ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases, and a…

Official summary · Reported to Senate · Jul 16, 2026

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Apr 30, 2026

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 10, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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