Infection Reduction Labeling Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 22, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Infection Reduction Labeling Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to authorize solid antimicrobial copper alloys, and products made from such alloys, to be marketed, distributed, or sold with labels about their infection reduction and control efficacy if the antimicrobial claims made on the label are consistent with the results of federally-funded clinical trials finding: (1) greater than 25% reductions in infection rate or 50% reductions in microbial burden, or (2) statistically significant reductions in infection rate or microbial burden.
Waives alloys from requirements to submit or review efficacy data related to the antimicrobial claims if the claims are consistent with the results of the trials.
Sets forth an alternative process to modify the labeling of an alloy.
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude a product that is made from the alloy and has the antimicrobial labeling from regulation and treatment as a drug or device .
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 31, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Jul 31, 2014 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 31, 2014 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 1, 2014 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2014 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Sep 22, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
- Aug 1, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 31, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2014Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 H7187.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to allow the marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Infection Reduction Labeling Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2014Introduced in House
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