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HR 4439 116th Congress House Health Child health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases

Creating Hope Reauthorization Act

Introduced: August 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2020
Received in the Senate.
Sep 29, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 29, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4439.
Sep 29, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5023-5025)
Sep 29, 2020
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 29, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 451.
Sep 29, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-551.
Sep 29, 2020
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5023)
Sep 9, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 9, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating Hope Reauthorization Act

This bill reauthorizes a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) program that awards priority review vouchers to manufacturers of drugs that treat rare pediatric diseases. (A priority review voucher entitles the voucher holder to priority review of a single human drug application.)

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the program through FY2024, but the FDA may award a voucher afterwards in certain instances.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Received in the Senate.

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 11 Republican 11
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 11, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 1, 2020
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Sep 1, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Sep 1, 2020
Marchant, Kenny
· Aug 21, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Aug 18, 2020
Brooks, Mo
· Aug 18, 2020
King, Steve
· Aug 18, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 18, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Aug 18, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 14, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Aug 14, 2020
Woodall, Rob
· Aug 14, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jul 30, 2020
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 4, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 4, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 4, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 4, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 20, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Sep 20, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 20, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2019
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4439: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4439/
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"H.R. 4439: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4439/.
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