Congressional Record, Senate, June 22, 2022 — Executive Reports, Bills Introduced, Additional Cosponsors
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This Senate section of the Congressional Record for June 22, 2022 (S3075 and S3076) lists executive reports of nominations submitted by Cantwell for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, including Robin Meredith Cohn Hutcheson, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Submitted resolutions include one commemorating the passage of 1 year since the building collapse in Surfside, Florida, and one designating a day as Collector Car Appreciation Day; each was considered and agreed to. Introduced bills include one to take certain Federal land in Siskiyou County and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe.
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June 22, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3075
water and related resources, and for other By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO: preme Court, and for other purposes; to the
purposes (Rept. No. 117–124). S. 4445. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Committee on the Judiciary.
f enue Code of 1986 to expand housing invest- By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. KING,
ment with mortgage revenue bonds, and for Mr. SASSE, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND):
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- S. 4456. A bill to prohibit certain former
COMMITTEE nance. employees of the intelligence community
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. from providing certain services to govern-
The following executive reports of
KAINE): ments of countries that are state sponsors of
nominations were submitted: S. 4446. A bill to modernize the process of terrorism, the People’s Republic of China,
By Ms. CANTWELL for the Committee on accelerated approval of a drug for a serious and the Russian Federation, and for other
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. or life-threatening disease or condition; to purposes; to the Select Committee on Intel-
*Sean Burton, of California, to be a Mem- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ligence.
ber of the Board of Directors of the Metro- and Pensions. By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr.
politan Washington Airports Authority for a By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and DAINES, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. HAWLEY, and
term expiring May 30, 2024. Mr. CASEY): Mr. LANKFORD):
*Michael Cottman Morgan, of Wisconsin, S. 4447. A bill to require all newly con- S. 4457. A bill to protect children from
to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. structed, federally assisted, single-family medical malpractice in the form of gender
*Coast Guard nomination of Miriam L. houses and townhouses to meet minimum transition procedures; to the Committee on
Lafferty, to be Rear Admiral. standards of visitability for persons with dis- the Judiciary.
*Robin Meredith Cohn Hutcheson, of Utah, abilities; to the Committee on Banking,
to be Administrator of the Federal Motor f
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Carrier Safety Administration. By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
*Coast Guard nomination of Rear Adm. MORAN): SENATE RESOLUTIONS
Miriam L. Lafferty, to be Rear Admiral S. 4448. A bill to authorize a pilot program
(Upper Half). to expand and intensify surveillance of self- The following concurrent resolutions
*Nomination was reported with rec- harm in partnership with State and local and Senate resolutions were read, and
ommendation that it be confirmed sub- public health departments, to establish a referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
ject to the nominee’s commitment to grant program to provide self-harm and sui- By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms.
cide prevention services in hospital emer- CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
respond to requests to appear and tes-
gency departments, and for other purposes; CRAPO, Ms. ERNST, Mr. GRASSLEY,
tify before any duly constituted com- to the Committee on Health, Education, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr.
mittee of the Senate. Labor, and Pensions . INHOFE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms.
f By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. LUMMIS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MORAN,
BROWN): Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. ROUNDS,
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 4449. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, and Mr. COR-
JOINT RESOLUTIONS Social Security Act to improve the accuracy NYN):
The following bills and joint resolu- of market-based Medicare payment for clin- S. Res. 686. A resolution designating July
tions were introduced, read the first ical diagnostic laboratory services, to reduce 23, 2022, as ‘‘National Day of the American
administrative burdens in the collection of Cowboy’’; to the Committee on the Judici-
and second times by unanimous con-
data, and for other purposes; to the Com- ary.
sent, and referred as indicated: mittee on Finance. By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. SCOTT
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. of Florida, and Mr. DAINES):
FEINSTEIN): COONS): S. Res. 687. A resolution amending rule
S. 4439. A bill to take certain Federal land S. 4450. A bill to provide the President with XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to
located in Siskiyou County, California, and authority to enter into a comprehensive include amendments of the House of Rep-
Humboldt County, California, into trust for trade agreement with the United Kingdom, resentatives in the requirements for identi-
the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other and for other purposes; to the Committee on fying spending items, and for other purposes;
purposes; to the Committee on Indian Af- Finance. to the Committee on Rules and Administra-
fairs. By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. tion.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. COL- DAINES, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
LINS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mrs. CAP- LANKFORD, and Mrs. CAPITO): S. Res. 688. A resolution expressing opposi-
ITO, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR): S. 4451. A bill to provide that certain pol- tion to Congressional spending on earmarks;
S. 4440. A bill to amend the Public Health icy statements of the Federal Energy Regu- to the Committee on Appropriations.
Service Act to reauthorize and improve the latory Commission shall have no force or ef- By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr.
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early fect unless certain conditions are met, and SCOTT of Florida):
Detection Program for fiscal years 2023 for other purposes; to the Committee on En- S. Res. 689. A resolution commemorating
through 2027, and for other purposes; to the ergy and Natural Resources. the passage of 1 year since the tragic build-
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and ing collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24,
Pensions. Ms. SMITH): 2021; considered and agreed to.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, S. 4452. A bill to designate the facility of
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr.
Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL): the United States Postal Service located at
BURR):
S. 4441. A bill to amend title 38, United 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Min-
S. Res. 690. A resolution designating July
States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet- nesota, as the ‘‘Charles W. Lindberg Post Of-
8, 2022, as ‘‘Collector Car Appreciation Day’’
erans Affairs to provide for peer support spe- fice’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
and recognizing that the collection and res-
cialists for claimants who are survivors of rity and Governmental Affairs.
toration of historic and classic cars is an im-
military sexual trauma, and for other pur- By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and
portant part of preserving the technological
poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- Ms. SMITH):
achievements and cultural heritage of the
fairs. S. 4453. A bill to designate the facility of
United States; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. CASEY: the United States Postal Service located at
S. 4442. A bill to require qualifying smoke 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Min- f
alarms in certain federally assisted housing, nesota, as the ‘‘Martin Olav Sabo Post Of- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
and for other purposes; to the Committee on fice’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. rity and Governmental Affairs. S. 374
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mr. Ms. SMITH): name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms.
KELLY): S. 4454. A bill to designate the facility of
HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 4443. A bill to amend title IV of the So- the United States Postal Service located at
cial Security Act to require States to pro- 236 Concord Exchange North in South Saint
374, a bill to amend the Securities Ex-
vide information about available benefits Paul, Minnesota, as the ‘‘Officer Leo Pavlak change Act of 1934 to require the sub-
and services to kinship caregivers; to the Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on mission by issuers of data relating to
Committee on Finance. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- diversity, and for other purposes.
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By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. fairs. S. 650
INHOFE, and Mr. TILLIS): By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mrs. At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,
S. 4444. A bill to limit donations made pur- HYDE-SMITH, and Mr. RUBIO):
suant to settlement agreements to which the S. 4455. A bill to amend title 18, United the name of the Senator from Hawaii
United States is a party, and for other pur- States Code, to provide for penalties for the (Ms. HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor
poses; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- unauthorized disclosure of confidential infor- of S. 650, a bill to enable the payment
rity and Governmental Affairs. mation by officers or employees of the Su- of certain officers and employees of the
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S3076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 22, 2022
United States whose employment is au- TOOMEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co-
thorized pursuant to a grant of de- 2736, a bill to exclude vehicles to be sponsor of S. 3556, a bill to direct the
ferred action, deferred enforced depar- used solely for competition from cer- Secretary of Transportation to modify
ture, or temporary protected status. tain provisions of the Clean Air Act, certain regulations relating to the re-
S. 834 and for other purposes. quirements for commercial driver’s li-
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the S. 2760 cense testing and commercial learner’s
name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the permit holders, and for other purposes.
KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Wyoming S. 3628
834, a bill to amend title XVIII of the (Ms. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
Social Security Act to provide for the of S. 2760, a bill to amend title 31, name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
distribution of additional residency po- United States Code, to provide for COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
sitions, and for other purposes. automatic continuing resolutions. 3628, a bill to authorize the Secretary
S. 1175 S. 2956 of Health and Human Services to estab-
At the request of Mr. BURR, the name At the request of Mr. COONS, the lish a grant program to promote com-
of the Senator from West Virginia name of the Senator from Maryland prehensive mental health and suicide
(Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor prevention efforts in schools, and for
of S. 1175, a bill to categorize public of S. 2956, a bill to advance targeted, other purposes.
safety telecommunicators as a protec- high-impact, and evidence-based inven- S. 4004
tive service occupation under the tions for the prevention and treatment At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the
Standard Occupational Classification of global malnutrition, to improve the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
System. coordination of such programs, and for ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 1814 other purposes. 4004, a bill to alter requirements asso-
At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, S. 3100 ciated with small business loan data
the name of the Senator from Wyoming At the request of Mr. WICKER, the collection, and for other purposes.
(Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. S. 4102
sor of S. 1814, a bill to authorize the MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
Women Who Worked on the Home 3100, a bill to establish a regulatory
names of the Senator from New Hamp-
Front Foundation to establish a com- system for sustainable offshore aqua-
shire (Ms. HASSAN) and the Senator
memorative work in the District of Co- culture in the United States exclusive
from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added
lumbia and its environs, and for other economic zone, and for other purposes.
as cosponsors of S. 4102, a bill to amend
purposes. S. 3240
title XVI of the Social Security Act to
S. 1902 At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the update the resource limit for supple-
At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, name of the Senator from Wyoming mental security income eligibility.
the name of the Senator from Mary- (Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cospon-
S. 4203
land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a sor of S. 3240, a bill to waive the appli-
cosponsor of S. 1902, a bill to empower cation fee for applications for special At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
communities to establish a continuum use permits for veterans’ special events name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms.
of care for individuals experiencing at war memorials on land administered MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor
mental or behavioral health crisis, and by the National Park Service in the of S. 4203, a bill to extend the National
for other purposes. District of Columbia and its environs, Alzheimer’s Project.
S. 2087 and for other purposes. S. 4261
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the S. 3399 At the request of Mr. LEE, the name
name of the Senator from New Jersey At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the of the Senator from Wyoming (Ms.
(Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
of S. 2087, a bill to amend title 38, SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4261, a bill to suspend duties and other
United States Code, to expand the 3399, a bill to amend the Federal Food, restrictions on the importation of in-
membership of the Advisory Com- Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide a fant formula to address the shortage of
mittee on Minority Veterans to include process to lock and suspend domain infant formula in the United States,
veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, names used to facilitate the online sale and for other purposes.
transgender, gender diverse, gender of drugs illegally, and for other pur- S. 4293
non-conforming, intersex, or queer. poses. At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the
S. 2256 S. 3421 name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
At the request of Mr. DAINES, the At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
name of the Senator from Montana names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 4293, a bill to prevent unfair and decep-
(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor WYDEN), the Senator from Michigan tive acts or practices and the dissemi-
of S. 2256, a bill to amend the Internal (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator from nation of false information related to
Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the chari- New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were pharmacy benefit management services
table deduction for certain qualified added as cosponsors of S. 3421, a bill to for prescription drugs, and for other
conservation contributions. clarify that section 107 of the Coun- purposes.
S. 2410 tering America’s Adversaries Through S. 4359
At the request of Mr. CASEY, the Sanctions Act applies sanctions with At the request of Mr. OSSOFF, the
name of the Senator from Delaware respect to unmanned combat aerial ve- names of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor hicles following a 2019 change by the (Mr. LANKFORD), the Senator from Mis-
of S. 2410, a bill to address and take ac- United Nations providing additional sissippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), the Senator
tion to prevent bullying and harass- clarity to the United Nations Register from Tennessee (Mr. HAGERTY), the
ment of students. of Conventional Arms. Senator from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), the
S. 2688 S. 3519 Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. HAS-
At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the SAN), the Senator from Maine (Ms. COL-
name of the Senator from Massachu- name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. LINS), the Senator from Iowa (Mr.
setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. GRASSLEY), the Senator from Okla-
sponsor of S. 2688, a bill to require con- 3519, a bill to amend the National homa (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from
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sultations on reuniting Korean Ameri- Trails System Act to designate the Ohio (Mr. BROWN) and the Senator from
cans with family members in North Butterfield Overland National Historic Indiana (Mr. BRAUN) were added as co-
Korea. Trail, and for other purposes. sponsors of S. 4359, a bill to designate
S. 2736 S. 3556 the regional office of the Department
At the request of Mr. BURR, the name At the request of Ms. LUMMIS, the of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan At-
of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. name of the Senator from Tennessee lanta as the ‘‘Senator Johnny Isakson
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June 22, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3077
Department of Veterans Affairs At- sponsors of S. Res. 676, a resolution ex- or condition; to the Committee on
lanta Regional Office’’, and for other pressing support for the designation of Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
purposes. June 23, 2022, as ‘‘National Pell Grant sions.
S. 4369 Day’’. Ms. COLLINS, Mr. President, I rise
At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the f to introduce the Modernizing the Ac-
name of the Senator from North Da- celerated Approval Pathway Act with
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED my colleague from Virginia, Senator
kota (Mr. HOEVEN) was added as a co- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
sponsor of S. 4369, a bill to allow States TIM KAINE. The Food and Drug Admin-
and local educational agencies to use By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and istration’s accelerated approval path-
any remaining COVID-19 elementary Mrs. FEINSTEIN): way has long had broad bipartisan sup-
and secondary school emergency relief S. 4439. A bill to take certain Federal port and is an important tool that pro-
funds for school security measures. land located in Siskiyou County, Cali- vides early access to treatments for pa-
S. 4434
fornia, and Humboldt County, Cali- tients with serious and life-threatening
At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the fornia, into trust for the benefit of the conditions for which there is an unmet
name of the Senator from Washington Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes; to need, like Alzheimer’s disease,
(Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- the Committee on Indian Affairs. Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and
Mr. PADILLA, Mr. President, I rise many cancers.
sor of S. 4434, a bill to protect the pri-
to introduce the Katimiı̂n and FDA grants accelerated approval
vacy of personal reproductive or sexual
Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act to based on substantial evidence that a
health information, and for other pur-
place roughly 1,000 acres of sacred surrogate end point is reasonably like-
poses.
lands currently under Federal owner- ly to predict a clinical benefit. In other
S. RES. 674
ship into trust for the benefit of the words, therapies have to meet the same
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the Karuk Tribe. ‘‘substantial evidence’’ standard as tra-
name of the Senator from Delaware The Karuk have lived in and con- ditional approval, but they can rely on
(Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor ducted ceremonies on these sacred a surrogate end point that predicts a
of S. Res. 674, a resolution celebrating lands known as Katimiı̂n for centuries, clinical benefit rather than measuring
the 75th anniversary of the Marshall and this bill would promote the lon- that clinical benefit directly. For ex-
Plan and recognizing the role of the gevity of the Tribe’s culture and tradi- ample, a study might measure viral
Marshall Plan as the foundation of a tions. load as a surrogate end point for sur-
transatlantic community committed Our bill would transfer 1,031 acres of vival in HIV or tumor size in oncology.
to the preservation of peace, pros- Federal land known as Katimiı̂n from This can considerably shorten the
perity, and democracy. the U.S. Forest Service to the Interior time required before a product receives
S. RES. 676 Department to place those lands into FDA approval. Clinical outcomes can
At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the trust for the Karuk Tribe. Doing so take significantly more time to mani-
names of the Senator from Wisconsin would allow the Karuk to access fest than a surrogate end point, and in
(Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator from Con- Katimiı̂n for use during their ancestral the meantime, patients go without
necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Sen- ceremonies without interruption and treatments while studies are being con-
ator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), exercise better stewardship over their ducted. Sponsors are still required to
the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZ- sacred lands for generations to come. complete postmarket studies for their
MAN), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. As our Nation works to correct his- accelerated approval products, which
BROWN), the Senator from North Caro- toric injustices, it is important that we are designed to confirm the clinical
lina (Mr. BURR), the Senator from West promote Tribal sovereignty and the benefit with goals of converting an ac-
Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO), the Senator continuation of Tribal culture. These celerated approval into a traditional
from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the Sen- sacred lands, located in Humbolt and approval. A review of accelerated ap-
ator from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), Siskiyou Counties, are central to proval drugs approved between 1992 and
the Senator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS), Karuk culture, religion, and identity, 2016 concluded that 76.5 percent were
the Senator from Illinois (Ms. and serve as the Tribe’s center of the converted to traditional approval.
DUCKWORTH), the Senator from Illinois universe and site of the Pikyavish The accelerated approval pathway
(Mr. DURBIN), the Senator from Cali- world renewal ceremony. has served us well over the decades
fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator Currently, the Karuk have a special since it was created in response to out-
from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), the Senator use permit from the Forest Service to cry over unmet patient need during the
from New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN), the access the land for prayers and ances- HIV/AIDS crisis. More than 250 new
Senator from Colorado (Mr. tral ceremonies. However, in recent therapies have received accelerated ap-
HICKENLOOPER), the Senator from Ha- years, the Tribe has struggled to access proval, with 65 percent of those thera-
waii (Ms. HIRONO), the Senator from the site and conduct their sacred cere- pies treating cancer indications and
Virginia (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from monies privately without interruption. just over 40 percent treating rare dis-
Arizona (Mr. KELLY), the Senator from Placing these lands into trust would eases or conditions. We need, however,
Maine (Mr. KING), the Senator from allow the Karuk to provide better pub- to make sure that we update this path-
Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), the Senator lic notice of ceremonies, preserve tra- way so that it remains flexible in our
from New Mexico (Mr. LUJÁN), the Sen- ditional practices, and protect the current scientific environment and can
ator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- land’s rich natural beauty, a core ten- continue to enable access to treat-
KEY), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. ant of the Tribe’s identity. ments for patients with serious and
MERKLEY), the Senator from Kansas I thank Senator FEINSTEIN for intro- life-threatening conditions who are
(Mr. MORAN), the Senator from Cali- ducing this legislation with me in the desperate for a treatment or cure.
fornia (Mr. PADILLA), the Senator from Senate and Congressman HUFFMAN for It is well known that use of the ac-
Rhode Island (Mr. REED), the Senator championing this effort in the House of celerated approval pathway is incon-
from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator Representatives. I also thank the sistent across FDA. Some therapeutic
from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), Karuk Tribe, including Chairman areas, like oncology, have vast experi-
the Senator from New York (Mr. SCHU- Attebery, for leading this important ef- ence and success using the pathway. In
MER), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. fort. I look forward to working with fact, about 85 percent of accelerated
SMITH), the Senator from Maryland my colleagues to enact this bill as approvals between 2010 and 2020 were
(Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Senator from quickly as possible. for oncology indications. In other
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Georgia (Mr. WARNOCK), the Senator --- areas, like neurological diseases, it is
from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN), the By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and infrequently used. Patient commu-
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE- Mr. KAINE): nities are deeply frustrated by what
HOUSE), the Senator from Mississippi S. 4446. A bill to modernize the proc- they view as underutilization of the
(Mr. WICKER) and the Senator from Or- ess of accelerated approval of a drug tool and feel it has created disparities
egon (Mr. WYDEN) were added as co- for a serious or life-threatening disease given that the urgency of finding a
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