House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-79

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

H.R. 3537Introduced May 25, 2021Policy area: Health

Became law on Dec 23, 2021.

Sponsor: Rep. Mike Quigley D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 25, 2021
Committee actionNov 17, 2021
Passed HouseDec 8, 2021 · 423–3
Passed SenateDec 16, 2021 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 23, 2021
Became lawDec 23, 2021

Latest action: Dec 23, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-79.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3537.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-207 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 8, 2021.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 8, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 3537, 117th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3537
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. QUIGLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 91, May 25, 2021, Page H2668):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 3537, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

331 cosponsors — 145 Republicans, 186 Democrats

145 of 331 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Kevin Brady (R-TX) and 301 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Quigley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-5 district

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