Keeping America Competitive Through Harmonization 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
Keeping America Competitive Through Harmonization Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into agreements with listed countries (countries eligible for exports of drugs or biological products that have not been approved under certain circumstances) regarding methods and approaches to harmonizing regulatory requirements for premarket review, inspections, and common international labeling symbols.
Requires the Secretary to report on the agreements entered under this Act and to itemize the methods and approaches that have been harmonized pursuant to this Act.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 14, 2011 to Dec 16, 2011; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Oct 24, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Dec 16, 2011 |
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 H6978.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Food and Drug Administration, with respect to devices, to enter into agreements with certain countries regarding methods and approaches to harmonizing certain regulatory requirements.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Keeping America Competitive Through Harmonization 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.
