Patient Safety and Drug Labeling Improvement Act
Latest action · Apr 20, 2012 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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Patient Safety and Drug Labeling Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the holder of an approved abbreviated new drug application (generic drug approval) to change the labeling of a drug so approved in the same manner authorized by regulation for the holder of an approved new drug application.
Allows conforming changes to be ordered to the labeling of the equivalent listed drug and each drug approved under the abbreviated new drug application process that corresponds to such listed drug.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 18, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Apr 18, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 18, 2012Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2295 | Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act | Related bill | Apr 18, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2012Introduced in House
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