US Congress Senate Bill 1878 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 30 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-09-30 - Became Public Law No: 114-229. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Advancing Hope Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the priority review voucher program for rare pediatric diseases to include treatments for sickle cell disease and pediatric cancers. The voucher program is extended by removing the provision terminating the program one year after the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) issuance of three rare pediatric disease vouchers. A voucher may not be issued for a rare pediatric disease product if a voucher was issued for the product as a tropical disease product. A drug sponsor that intends to request a voucher for a rare pediatric disease drug must notify the FDA of that intent upon submission of the new drug application.

Advancing Hope Act of 2016

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-30	House	Became Public Law No: 114-229. (TXT | PDF)
2016-09-30	House	Signed by President.
2016-09-29	House	Presented to President.
2016-09-27	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-27	House	On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5945-5946)
2016-09-27	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5945-5946)
2016-09-27	House	Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2016-09-27	House	Mr. Walden asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
2016-09-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-09-22	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-09-22	House	Received in the House.
2016-09-22	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2016-09-22	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
2016-09-22	Senate	S.Amdt.5090 Amendment SA 5090 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2016-09-22	Senate	S.Amdt.5090 Amendment SA 5090 proposed by Senator Coats for Senator Sanders.
2016-09-22	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6062-6064)
2016-04-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
2016-04-05	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2016-03-09	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-07-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1537 (Related) 2015-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1878/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1878/BILLS-114s1878is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1878/BILLS-114s1878rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1878/BILLS-114s1878es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1878/BILLS-114s1878enr.pdf