Food and Drug Administration Mission Reform Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedOct 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 14, 2011 to Jan 23, 2012; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Oct 24, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jan 23, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 14, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 18, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6977.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1972 | Food and Drug Administration Mission Reform Act of 2011 | Related bill | Dec 8, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Food and Drug Administration's mission.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Food and Drug Administration Mission Reform Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
