Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 11, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3407-3408)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals that contains specified antibiotics or other drugs used in humans to treat or prevent disease or infection caused by microorganisms.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to withdraw approval of a nontherapeutic use of such drugs in food-producing animals two years after the date of enactment of this Act unless certain safety requirements are met.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to livestock or poultry producers to defray the costs of reducing the use of such drugs, with priority given to family-owned or small farms and ranches.
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to colleges and universities to establish programs to phase out the nontherapeutic use of such drugs in livestock or poultry.
Requires the manufacturer of such a drug or an animal feed for food-producing animals containing such a drug to report sales information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 7, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Apr 7, 2005 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 7, 2005 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Apr 7, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 7, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3407-3408)
- Apr 7, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 7, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2562 | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jun 3, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Agricultural subsidies
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals
- Antibiotics
- Business records
- Commerce
- Drug approvals
- Drug industry
- Drug resistance in microorganisms
- Drugs
- Families
- Family farms
- Food safety
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Livestock
- Meat
- Medicated feeds
- Poultry
- Small farms
- Veterinary medicine
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2005Introduced in Senate
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