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# Bill Seeks to Make Pediatric Vouchers Permanent
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/bill-seeks-to-make-pediatric-vouchers-permanent/
- Published: 2019-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T01:51:39.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5145064

Rep **G. K. Butterfield** (D-NC) and the co-chairs of the Childhood Cancer Caucus, Reps. **Michael McCaul** (R-TX), **Jackie Speier** (D-CA) and **Mike Kelly** (R-PA) have introduced the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act. The measure would make permanent a priority review voucher program for pediatric rare disease drugs. The current Creating Hope Act was reauthorized until 2020 as a part of the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016\. While a priority review voucher program is permanent for medical countermeasure drugs and tropical disease drugs, it is not yet permanent for pediatric rare disease drugs, the members said in a [release](https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-introduces-bill-to-support-children-with-cancer-and-other?ref=fdaweb.com).