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title: H.R.8205 - Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (Passed)
description: H.R.8205 - Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act (Passed)
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# [H.R.8205 - Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (Passed)](https://uscucedd.org/policy-bill-updates/h.r.8205-accelerating-access-to-critical-therapies-passed)

 Written by [Admin](https://uscucedd.org/policy-bill-updates/author/admin) | Apr 15, 2026 4:13:07 PM

[**H.R.8205 - Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act (Introduced by Representative Mike Quigley in the House of Representatives on April 6, 2026)**](https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/quigley-calvert-introduce-bill-advance-als-research-and-keep-treatments?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Disability%20Policy%20News%20%7C%20April%2010%2C%202026%20%7C%20Vol%20%20MMXXVI%20%7C%20Issue%20156&utm_campaign=DPN%204%2010%2026)

This bill was introduced by Representative Mike Quigley in the House of Representatives on April 6, 2026. This bill would reauthorize ACT for ALS programs for 5 years and require a new GAO report on the implementation of ACT for ALS programs in 2030.

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