GIVE KIDS A CHANCE ACT, HR 1262
Give Kids a Chance Act Reintroduced in the House of Representatives
February 12, 2025
Today, we are thrilled to announce Congressman Michael McCaul has reintroduced the Give Kids a Chance Act in the House of Representatives.
The Give Kids a Chance Act was passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and in the Energy and Commerce Committee last year. It was included in Congress’ end-of-year funding bill before it was cut.
The Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 includes 4 critical bills to promote drug development for children:
1. Give Kids a Chance Act
2. Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, PRV
3. Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act
4. RARE Act
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
