US HB5566 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-10-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-10-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To support fungal disease research, incentivize fungal vaccine development, discover new antifungal therapies and diagnostics, and for other purposes.
Title
FORWARD Act of 2021 Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA] | Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2021-10-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2021-10-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3498 (Related) 2022-01-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5566/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr5566/BILLS-117hr5566ih.pdf |
