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Introduced
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
In Committee
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025", is a comprehensive legislation aimed at improving pediatric cancer drug research and development, with several key provisions. The bill enhances the FDA's authority to require molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations for new drug applications, establishing more rigorous standards for studying potential cancer treatments in children, including allowing investigations of drug combinations that might be part of standard cancer care. It introduces stricter accountability for pharmaceutical companies in completing pediatric study requirements, providing a more structured process for compliance and potential enforcement actions. The legislation extends the authority to issue priority review vouchers for rare pediatric disease treatments through 2029, creating financial incentives for companies developing drugs for rare childhood diseases. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for limitations on orphan drug exclusivity, increased funding for pediatric drug studies, improvements to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and the establishment of an Abraham Accords Office within the FDA to facilitate international regulatory cooperation. The bill also mandates several reports and studies to evaluate the effectiveness of these provisions, including GAO studies on priority review vouchers and pediatric drug development, with the overarching goal of accelerating the development of more targeted and effective treatments for pediatric cancers and rare diseases.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (192)
Michael McCaul (R)*,
Mark Alford (R),
Rick Allen (R),
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Jake Auchincloss (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Troy Balderson (R),
Michael Baumgartner (R),
Stephanie Bice (R),
Gus Bilirakis (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Robert Bresnahan (R),
Shontel Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Janelle Bynum (D),
Ken Calvert (R),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Mike Carey (R),
Ed Case (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Juan Ciscomani (R),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Ben Cline (R),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Dan Crenshaw (R),
Jason Crow (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Don Davis (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Mario Diaz-Balart (R),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Chuck Edwards (R),
Dwight Evans (D),
Gabe Evans (R),
Pat Fallon (R),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Cleo Fields (D),
Shomari Figures (D),
Brad Finstad (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Scott Franklin (R),
Maxwell Frost (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Andrew Garbarino (R),
Robert Garcia (D),
Laura Gillen (D),
Carlos Giménez (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Sam Graves (R),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Abraham Hamadeh (R),
Josh Harder (D),
Diana Harshbarger (R),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Clay Higgins (R),
Ashley Hinson (R),
Erin Houchin (R),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Bill Huizenga (R),
Jonathan Jackson (D),
Ronny Jackson (R),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
John Joyce (R),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Mike Kelly (R),
Timothy Kennedy (D),
Jen Kiggans (R),
Kevin Kiley (R),
Young Kim (R),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Darin LaHood (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Greg Landsman (D),
John Larson (D),
George Latimer (D),
Mike Lawler (R),
Summer Lee (D),
Julia Letlow (R),
Ted Lieu (D),
Anna Luna (R),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Nicole Malliotakis (R),
Tracey Mann (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Sarah McBride (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
John McGuire (R),
LaMonica McIver (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Dan Meuser (R),
Carol Miller (R),
Mary Miller (R),
Max Miller (R),
Cory Mills (R),
John Moolenaar (R),
Tim Moore (R),
Nathaniel Moran (R),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jim Moylan (R),
Frank Mrvan (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Troy Nehls (R),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Zach Nunn (R),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Burgess Owens (R),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Amata Radewagen (R),
Josh Riley (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
David Rouzer (R),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Michael Rulli (R),
María Salazar (R),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Derek Schmidt (R),
Brad Schneider (D),
Hillary Scholten (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Austin Scott (R),
Pete Sessions (R),
Terri Sewell (D),
Jefferson Shreve (R),
Adrian Smith (R),
Chris Smith (R),
Lloyd Smucker (R),
Darren Soto (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Bryan Steil (R),
Greg Steube (R),
Suhas Subramanyam (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
David Taylor (R),
Claudia Tenney (R),
Bennie Thompson (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
Derek Tran (D),
Mike Turner (R),
David Valadao (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Derrick Van Orden (R),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Eugene Vindman (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Randy Weber (R),
Daniel Webster (R),
Bruce Westerman (R),
Tony Wied (R),
Roger Williams (R),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Joe Wilson (R),
Rob Wittman (R),
Rudy Yakym (R),
Ryan Zinke (R),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 02/12/2025)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1262/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr1262/BILLS-119hr1262ih.pdf |
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