HR 1078 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2015

Introduced Feb 25, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Leonard Lance R-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 25, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2015

This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt certain Food and Drug Administration user fees from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2015 to Oct 7, 2015; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 25, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 25, 2015
D-TXGene GreenOriginalFeb 25, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 25, 2015
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalFeb 25, 2015
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalFeb 25, 2015
R-CAMimi WaltersOriginalFeb 25, 2015
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 25, 2015
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalFeb 25, 2015
R-CADavid G. ValadaoMar 2, 2015
D-CAJulia BrownleyMar 2, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessMar 2, 2015
D-VTPeter WelchMar 2, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersMar 2, 2015
R-FLGus M. BilirakisMar 3, 2015
D-CAJerry McNerneyMar 3, 2015
R-NYChris CollinsMar 16, 2015
R-CADoug LaMalfaMar 16, 2015
D-CASam FarrMar 16, 2015
D-CASusan A. DavisMar 19, 2015
R-NVMark E. AmodeiApr 15, 2015
R-INSusan W. BrooksApr 28, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoMay 8, 2015
R-OHBob GibbsJun 15, 2015
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jun 24, 2015
D-CAJared HuffmanSep 11, 2015
D-CAAmi BeraOct 7, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Feb 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 1, of the United States Constitution This states that ``Congress shall have power to . . . lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare fo the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 32, February 25, 2015, page H1165.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2334Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017Reintroduced BillMay 3, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration certain user fees of the Food and Drug Administration.
Short Titles as Introduced
Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2015Introduced in House

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