H.R. 4439 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 451 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4439 [Report No. 116–551] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2019Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Speier, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 29, 2020Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Woodall, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. King of Iowa, Ms. Porter, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McEachin, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Sherrill, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina September 29, 2020Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced September 20, 2019 A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act. 2. Extension of authority to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases Section 529(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)) is amended— (1) by striking September 30, 2020 each place it appears and inserting September 30, 2024; and (2) by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2026. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases.. September 29, 2020Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed