Support for ADAPT Act Grows

Article Read time:
Projects: Antibiotic Resistance
Support for ADAPT Act Grows

On June 3, Representatives John Shimkus (R-IL) and Gene Green (D-TX) introduced the Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment (ADAPT) Act as a stand-alone bill in the U.S. House. The legislation is designed to promote the development of much-needed antibiotics, and it mirrors similar ADAPT provisions that were included in the 21st Century Cures Act, a wide-ranging health care bill approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 21.

ADAPT—along with companion legislation in the Senate, the Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act —will establish a streamlined approval pathway to help bring new antibiotics to patients with highly resistant bacterial infections that are serious or life-threatening. 

Since its introduction, a range of diverse stakeholders has expressed support for this bipartisan legislation. 


Pew Letters of Support
Additional Letters of Support

Leading Public Health Organizations (PDF) Biotechnology Industry Organization (PDF) National Military and Veterans Alliance (PDF) Association of the United States Navy (PDF)
Related Resources

Core Principles for a Limited Population Antibacterial Drug (LPAD) Pathway LPAD: A Regulatory Pathway to Develop Antibiotics and Fight Drug-Resistant Infections Support for PATH Act Grows The ADAPT Act
MEDIA CONTACT
Sara Miller Senior Associate, Communications 202.540.6860
RELATED
Topics
Antibiotics
Projects
Antibiotic Resistance

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

A bright blue T-cell infected by HIV is engulfed by hundreds of yellow virions.

Article

March 14, 2024 Pew Researcher Seeks to Crack Code on HIV Cure
A person in a lab coat and red pants looks back at other staff members in a hospital hallway lined with medical equipment.

Article

March 12, 2024 Few Hospitals Use Recommended Suicide Care Practices
A person holds a box of medication and sits at table in front of a computer during a telemedicine call.

Speeches & Testimony

February 15, 2024 Congress Should Support Telehealth Treatment for Addiction

MORE FROM PEW

A presentation being given by a businesswoman to a group of participants at a business conference. Four Plan Features Can Boost 'Retirement Readiness'
A large group of people in formal or traditional attire stands together on a stage, with a digital background depicting marine life and the large text “WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.” WTO Needs to Redouble Its Effort on Fishing Subsidies
A man in a winter hat and sunglasses kneels on a rocky shoreline in front of a campfire, holding a metal mug with gloved hands. Behind him, in the water, a motorboat is moored to the shore. Cliffs rise on both sides of the water. Why Newfoundland’s South Coast Fjords Are Sacred
An illustration of a couple holding hands walking away from an outline of houses behind them Pathways to Homeownership: Housing in America
Pills illustration
Pills illustration

What Is Antibiotic Resistance—and How Can We Fight It?

Sign up for our four-week email series The Race Against Resistance.
Quick View
Pills illustration

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as “superbugs,” are a major threat to modern medicine. But how does resistance work, and what can we do to slow the spread? Read personal stories, expert accounts, and more for the answers to those questions in our four-week email series: Slowing Superbugs.