Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023

2/6/2024, 8:15 AM

Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023

This bill expands the priority-review voucher program for tropical diseases to include coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley fever). A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 6227

Introduced on
2023-11-03

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

11/3/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023

This bill expands the priority-review voucher program for tropical diseases to include coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley fever). A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage prevention and treatment of coccidioidomycosis.

Policy Areas
Health

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/24/2024

Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act of 2023

This bill expands the priority-review voucher program for tropical diseases to include coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley fever). A voucher entit...


Latest Action11/10/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.