Establish a subscription-style federal payment model for novel antimicrobials that gives developers predictable payments in exchange for access to critical antibiotics.

Todd Young · Indiana · Republican

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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the PASTEUR Act would establish a subscription-style model which would offer antibiotic developers predictable payments in exchange for access to their antibiotics, encouraging innovation and ensuring our health care system is prepared to treat resistant infections.

Young's press release says the PASTEUR Act would create a subscription-style model for federal access to antibiotics and predictable payments for developers.

Young, Bennet Introduce PASTEUR Act to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists S. 4875 as introduced June 23, 2026, with Todd Young as a cosponsor, read twice and referred to the Senate HELP Committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows serious legislative action by Young during his current Senate term, but the last listed action is referral to committee; the subscription-style federal antimicrobial payment model has not been enacted or implemented.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 4875 (IS) - Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s4875is | Content Details | GovInfo
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Young's office said the PASTEUR Act would offer antibiotic developers predictable payments in exchange for access to their antibiotics, and noted prior introductions in 2020, 2021, and 2023.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Young’s official release confirms the proposal directly matches the commitment and that he reintroduced it in 2026. It supports effort, but not delivery, because the release describes proposed legislation rather than an enacted program.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Young, Bennet Introduce PASTEUR Act to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

The promised subscription-style federal payment model for novel antimicrobials has not been enacted or implemented. Young materially advanced the matching proposal through the PASTEUR Act, including the 2026 reintroduction and cosponsorship, but the cited official bill status shows only introduction and referral to the Senate HELP Committee. That is a serious legislative attempt during his current Senate term, not delivery of the promised federal payment model.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%