The PASTEUR Act would encourage drug companies to develop new antibiotics by changing how they get paid, helping fight dangerous bacteria that have become resistant to existing medicines.
Could improve treatment options at Texas Medical Center hospitals for drug-resistant infections.
Introduced
February 4, 2026
Latest Action
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
February 4, 2026