Creating Hope Act Temporarily Reauthorized: Senate Action Required
“The House passage of this important legislation is a strong symbol of hope for every child and their family who faces the devastation of a cancer or a life-threatening rare pediatric disease diagnosis. As the co-chair of both the Childhood Cancer Caucus and the Rare Disease Caucus, I am hopeful and encouraged by the passage of a four-year extension of this critical program. Enactment of my bill will ensure that this program can continue to incentivize research and lead to the creation of life-changing and life-saving treatments for children and their families. I am grateful for the support of my colleagues in the House of Representative and I look forward to the swift passage of this bill in the Senate.”
- Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
The program was set to expire at midnight on September 30th but gained a temporary reprieve with its inclusion in the Continuing Resolution that kept the government from shutting down. This gives the program a new expiration date of December 11th.
Join us in asking the Senate to extend the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act for at least four years, before the program expires in December: