Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act
Latest action · Nov 6, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish, and appoint the Director of, the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance to develop plans for addressing antimicrobial resistance in the United States and internationally; (2) establish the Public Health Antimicrobial Advisory Board to assist the Director; and (3) develop an antimicrobial resistance strategic research plan. Renews the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force and sets forth its membership and duties.
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the submission of human and animal drug distribution data to the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance, the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force, and the Public Health Antimicrobial Advisory Board. Requires the Director to make drug distribution data publicly available by antimicrobial drug class.
Requires the Secretary to establish at least 10 Antimicrobial Resistance Clinical Research and Public Health Network sites to describe outbreaks of antimicrobial resistant pathogens and monitor the patterns of such pathogens in individuals.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2007 to Dec 7, 2007, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Nov 6, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | Dec 7, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 6, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Nov 6, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13996)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3697 | Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act | Related bill | Nov 8, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Authorization
- Bacterial diseases
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug resistance in microorganisms
- Drugs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health surveys
- Medical research
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2007Introduced in Senate
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