GIVE KIDS A CHANCE ACT, S 932, HR 1262
Give Kids a Chance Act Reintroduced in the House & Senate after December Debacle
Tuesday, March 12, 2025
Kids v Cancer is thrilled to announce that the Give Kids a Chance Act has been introduced in the Senate!
On the other hand, Kids v Cancer is disappointed to announce that Give Kids a Chance Act was not included in the House of Representatives continuing resolution (CR) to fund the budget.
Senate Introduces the Give Kids a Chance Act, S 932, HR 1262
The Give Kids a Chance Act combines two critical initiatives for drug development for children with cancer — the original Give Kids a Chance Act and the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act.
The Give Kids a Chance Act does all this without costing taxpayers a dime
The House does not include the Give Kids a Chance Act in the CR
The Give Kids a Chance Act had been included in last December’s CR until it was cut as as a result of Elon Musk's tweets. Congress had another chance yesterday, when the House passed the next CR. But, to our disappointment, the Give Kids a Chance Act was not included.
Almost Law
December 26, 2024
We were elated on December 17th when Congress included our pediatric cancer drug development bills, the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act pediatric priority review voucher program and the Give Kids a Chance Act, in the federal end-of-year funding bill. We were so close to victory.
But three hours before a scheduled vote, after surprise tweets, the funding bill fell apart. What Congress ultimately passed was a stripped down bill from which the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, the Give Kids a Chance Act, Accelerating Kids Access to Drugs Act, RARE Act, and Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act, were cut.
We went into action. Social media stories blew up the internet. We were covered by CNN, ABC, MSNBC, STATNews, Newsweek, Rolling Stones, The Bulkward.
We had one more chance. At 11:50 pm on December 20th, the last hour of the 118th Congress, the Senate took up our bills. Senator Rand Paul objected. The vote failed.
Although Congress eventually funded the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Program, we have gone backwards. The pediatric voucher program has expired. There are no paths to new cures for kids with cancer with combinations of new drugs
Recent Press on How Pediatric Cancer Bills Were Cut From Congress’ Funding Bill
