H.R. 6227 · 118th Congress

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

Introduced on Nov 3, 2023 by David Schweikert (R-AZ-1). 35 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 10, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 3, 2023
Cosponsors
35
14 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To 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.

Subjects

  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Prescription drugs

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Nov 3, 2023). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

David SchweikertR-AZ-1Sponsor

Democrats · 14

Republicans · 21

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Nov 3, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 3, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Nov 3, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Nov 10, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Anivive Lifesciences Inc.2 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ANIVIVE LIFESCIENCES INCAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.