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H.R. 3932 117th Congress House

PASTEUR Act of 2021

Official title: To establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections.

Introduced: June 8, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2021 or the PASTEUR Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into subscription contracts for critical-need antimicrobial drugs, provides $11 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2076 Identical bill PASTEUR Act of 2021
  • HR 6000 Cures 2.0 Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • SHIONOGI INC.
    for SHIONOGI INC. · New Jersey · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SHIONOGI INC.
    for SHIONOGI INC. · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • SHIONOGI INC.
    for SHIONOGI INC. · New Jersey · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • SHIONOGI INC.
    for SHIONOGI INC. · New Jersey · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • SHIONOGI INC.
    for SHIONOGI INC. · New Jersey · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 64
All 64 Democratic 21 Republican 19
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Sep 13, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Aug 23, 2022
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Aug 23, 2022
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jul 29, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jul 29, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Jul 19, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 19, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 13, 2022
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jul 13, 2022
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 1, 2022
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jul 1, 2022
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 23, 2022
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jun 21, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 21, 2022
Katko, John
· Jun 13, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jun 13, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 13, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 8, 2022
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 8, 2022
 R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · May 31, 2022
Wild, Susan
· May 31, 2022
Bucshon, Larry
· May 24, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· May 12, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 24, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Mar 24, 2022
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Mar 15, 2022
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 15, 2022
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 18, 2022
Johnson, Bill
· Feb 18, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Feb 18, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 18, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Feb 8, 2022
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 8, 2022
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 8, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 8, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 14, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 14, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Nov 17, 2021
Long, Billy
· Nov 17, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Nov 17, 2021
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Nov 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3932: PASTEUR Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3932/
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