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H.R. 2940 (118th)

PASTEUR Act

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Introduced

27 April 2023

Last action

17 December 2024 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Jake LaTurner, Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1], Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3], Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15], Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8], Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance Act of 2023 or the PASTEUR Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into subscription contracts for critical-need antimicrobial drugs, provides $6 billion in appropriations for activities under the bill, and contains other related provisions. A manufacturer of a Food and Drug Administration-approved antimicrobial drug may apply to HHS to have the drug designated as a critical-need antimicrobial, and HHS may enter into a subscription contract for such a critical-need antimicrobial. The bill imposes certain requirements related to such contracts, including a mechanism to lower payments under the contract in certain instances to limit the manufacturer's revenue from the drug. Furthermore, HHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shall award grants to support efforts to encourage the appropriate use of antimicrobial drugs and efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance. The CDC shall also track and assess data relating to antibacterial resistance and human antibiotic use and make such data publicly available. HHS shall also establish a Committee on Critical Need Antimicrobials. The committee shall develop a list of prioritized infections for which new antimicrobial drug development is needed, among other duties. Within six years of the bill's enactment, the Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress a study on the bill's effectiveness in developing priority antimicrobial drugs.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 April 2023

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 December 2024

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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