“ Every child deserves a chance at life, no matter how rare their disease ,” said Congresswoman Kat Cammack. “ A rare diagnosis should never mean that a child is left behind in the search for a treatment or cure. The Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program encourages America’s innovators to take on these devastating diseases and pursue breakthroughs that can give children and their families hope. I’m proud to join this bipartisan effort to make this important program permanent.”
Support making the FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program permanent.
Occurrences
Action Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Kean, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce Bill Number H.R. 10359 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Priority for Pediatric Cures Act Full Title To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permanently extend the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award priority review vouchers for rare pediatric disease products.
Evidence
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Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Kean, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Section 529(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
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Section 529(b)(5) of the FD&C Act provides that after September 30, 2029, FDA may not award any rare pediatric disease priority review vouchers.
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As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029.
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Cammack | Republican | FL | Nay
Assessments
The verified commitment was to support or join the bipartisan effort to make the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program permanent, not a promise that permanent authorization would be enacted. Verified GovInfo evidence shows Cammack was included among members introducing H.R. 10359, and verified bill text shows the bill would remove the termination provision for rare pediatric disease priority review vouchers. That materially fulfills the support/join-effort commitment in the same term, though it does not prove enactment of permanent authorization.