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FORWARD Act of 2018

Introduced: July 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2018 or the FORWARD Act of 2018

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to certain fungal disease research and treatment, including a grant program to support research on Valley Fever.

What's happening now July 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 3
Denham, Jeff
· Sep 7, 2018
Nunes, Devin
· Sep 7, 2018
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 6, 2018
Stewart, Chris
· Sep 6, 2018
Cook, Paul
· Sep 5, 2018
Hunter, Duncan
· Sep 5, 2018
Knight, Stephen
· Sep 5, 2018
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Aug 28, 2018
McSally, Martha
· Jul 26, 2018
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jul 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6562: FORWARD Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6562/
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"H.R. 6562: FORWARD Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6562/.
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H.R. 6562, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6562/.
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