# 114-hr-4400: Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act

114-hr-4400, Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4400
- Congress: 114
- Title: Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-02-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add the Zika virus to the list of tropical diseases under the priority review voucher program, which awards a voucher to the sponsor of a new drug or biological product that is approved to prevent or treat a tropical disease. (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.)

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4400 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4400)

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