{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/quigleys-bill-reauthorizing-act-als-passes-senate", "Quigley's Bill Reauthorizing the ACT for ALS Passes the Senate", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Mike Quigley", "Q000023", "quigley.house.gov", "quigley", "https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Yesterday, the Senate passed the Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act (ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act) of 2026 with bipartisan support. Led by Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Ken Calvert (CA-41) in the House and Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) in the Senate, the ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act will renew programs from the 2021 ACT for ALS, which advanced scientific understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and helped people living with ALS access promising new treatments.\n\n\u201cSince 2021, the ACT for ALS has helped thousands of Americans access the promising treatments and research they need,\u201d said Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05), lead sponsor of the bill. \u201cBut there is still no cure for ALS, making it a 100% fatal disease. We need the federal government to reauthorize the ACT for ALS immediately to continue funding ALS research. I\u2019m proud of my colleagues in the Senate for passing this bill and continuing our work.\"\n\nThe ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act will also codify the Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) interpretation of Expanded Access Program eligibility guidelines and require the FDA to create a new 5-year Action Plan for rare neurodegenerative diseases.\n\nThis legislation has been endorsed by I AM ALS, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the ALS Association, and the ALS Network.\n\n\u201cSince my diagnosis almost nine years ago, our community has fought fiercely for change,\u201d said I AM ALS co-founder Brian Wallach. \u201cThanks to the leadership of the I AM ALS movement, federal research funding has grown exponentially, helping us get closer to a cure. We\u2019re deeply grateful to our champions in Congress\u2014including cosponsors Senators Coons (D-DE) and Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Quigley (D-IL-05) and Calvert (R-CA-41)\u2014and all the tireless advocates who made sure this vital bill was renewed.\u201d", 1, "2026-10-01T11:23:28Z", "2026-10-01T11:25:15Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/quigleys-bill-reauthorizing-act-als-passes-senate"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.590569969266653, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}