US Congress Senate Bill 606 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creating Hope Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the priority review voucher program for tropical diseases to: (1) include rare pediatric diseases; (2) allow unlimited transfers of vouchers under the program; and (3) require a sponsor intending to use a voucher to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) at least 90 days (currently, 365 days) before submission of the application. Revises provisions regarding the priority review user fee, including to make it payable upon notification of the Secretary of intent to use the voucher. Authorizes the Secretary, upon request of the manufacturer or sponsor of a new drug, to designate that a new drug is: (1) for a rare pediatric disease, and (2) an innovative treatment. Requires the Secretary to deem a rare pediatric disease product application to be incomplete if it does not contain a description of the sponsor's plan to market the product in the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to refuse to issue a priority review voucher upon the approval of a rare pediatric disease application if the Secretary finds that the sponsor lacks a good faith intention to market the product in the United States. Directs the Secretary to issue a guidance document setting forth the evidentiary support necessary to demonstrate such a good faith intention. Requires sponsors of applications under the priority review voucher program to report to the Secretary within five years after the approval of the application on the demand and distribution of the product within the United States.

Creating Hope Act of 2011

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3059 (Related) 2011-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/606/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s606/BILLS-112s606is.pdf