US HB3214 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on October 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Food and Drug Administration Mission Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include establishment of a regulatory system that: (1) advances medical innovation by incorporating modern scientific tools, standards, and approaches; (2) protects the public health and enables patients to access novel products while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation among the industries regulated by the FFDCA; (3) is based on the best available science; (4) allows for public participation and an open exchange of ideas; (5) promotes predictability, allows flexibility, and reduces uncertainty; (6) identifies and uses the most innovative and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends; (7) ensures that regulations are accessible, consistent, transparent, written in plain language, and easy to understand; (8) measures, and seeks to improve, the actual results of regulatory requirements; and (9) incorporates a patient-focused benefit-risk framework that accounts for varying degrees of risk tolerance.

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Title

Food and Drug Administration Mission Reform Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-10-18HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-10-14HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Same As/Similar To

SB1972 (Related) 2011-12-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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