US HR161 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in the market with abuse-deterrent formulations, and (2) require generic versions of abuse-deterrent opioid products to be formulated with comparable abuse-deterrent features.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration should encourage the use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs.
Sponsors
| Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY] | Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL] | Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] |
| Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV] | Rep. John Tierney [D-MA] | Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2013-04-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Same As/Similar To
SR97 (Related) 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2654)
Subjects
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Prescription drugs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Prescription drugs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/161/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres161/BILLS-113hres161ih.pdf |
