HR 8205 — Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-5) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | I AM ALS | I AM ALS | — | H.R.8205 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE ALS ASSOCIATION | THE ALS ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 8205 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-04-06 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McCaul, Michael T. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | THE ALS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 8205 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | I AM ALS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.8205 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 93 | $29,769 | $29,769 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 13 | $7,549 | $7,549 |
| 3 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 5 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 6 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 8 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 11 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 17 | mount sinai health system | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 18 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | retired | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,663 | $1,663 |
| 20 | plati niagara, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| 21 | bnmc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | john farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | o'brien & ford, pc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | lawley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 534 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE ALS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 8205) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by I AM ALS (h.r.8205) · lobbying_bill_mention