# 116-hr-4439: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act

116-hr-4439, Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4439
- Congress: 116
- Title: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2019-09-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Creating Hope Reauthorization Act This bill permanently reauthorizes a Food and Drug Administration program that awards priority review vouchers to manufacturers of drugs that treat rare pediatric diseases. (A priority review voucher entitles the voucher holder to priority review of a single human drug application.)

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4439 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4439)

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