Pew, Others Urge That PASTEUR Act Be Part of Pandemic Preparedness Legislation

More than 200 organizations want committee leaders, co-sponsors, to add PASTEUR to bill

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Pew, Others Want PASTEUR Act in Pandemic Preparedness Bill

On March 8, 2023, The Pew Charitable Trusts joined more than 200 organizations in sending letters to three Congressional committees—the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Ways and Means, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions—which are the lead co-sponsors of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). PAHPA is bipartisan legislation to prepare and protect the U.S. from natural disasters or biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear threats. The letters call for including the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act in PAHPA. PASTEUR would help spur antibiotic development and address the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. 

Downloads PASTEUR Stakeholder Support Letter 2023 HELP (PDF)PASTEUR Stakeholder Support Letter 2023 PAHPA (PDF)PASTEUR Stakeholder Support Letter 2023 Committee on Energy and Commerce (PDF)PASTEUR Stakeholder Support Letter 2023 Committee on Ways and Means (PDF)
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Projects: Antibiotic Resistance
Topics: Antibiotics & U.S. Policy
Experts: David Hyun, M.D.
Places: United States
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