S. 2917 – Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act

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Became Public Law No: 113-233.

December 16, 2014

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Introduced in Senate

November 12, 2014

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

November 12, 2014

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

November 19, 2014

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin without amendment. Without written report.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

November 19, 2014

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602.

November 19, 2014

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6271; text as passed Senate: CR S6271)

December 2, 2014

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Received in the House.

December 3, 2014 • 11:08 AM

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 3, 2014

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Held at the desk.

December 3, 2014 • 2:43 PM

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Mr. Bilirakis asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

December 3, 2014 • 5:59 PM

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Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8344)

December 3, 2014 • 5:59 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8344)

December 3, 2014 • 6:00 PM

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On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8344)

December 3, 2014 • 6:00 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

December 3, 2014 • 6:00 PM

President

Presented to President.

December 10, 2014

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Signed by President.

December 16, 2014

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 113-233.

December 16, 2014

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Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Dec 2, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 602, S. 2917. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be…

Rep. Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12 · Dec 3, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 2917) to expand the program of priority review to encourage treatments for tropical diseases, and ask for its…

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One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America

2d Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen

S. 2917

AN ACT

To expand the program of priority review to encourage treatments for tropical diseases.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act.

2.

Priority review to encourage treatments for tropical diseases

Section 524 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360n) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(3)—

(A)

by redesignating subparagraph (Q) as subparagraph (R);

(B)

by inserting after subparagraph (P) the following:

(Q)

Filoviruses.

; and

(C)

in subparagraph (R), as so redesignated, by striking regulation by and inserting order of; and

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (2), by adding There is no limit on the number of times a priority review voucher may be transferred before such voucher is used. after the period at the end; and

(B)

in paragraph (4), by striking 365 days and inserting 90 days.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate