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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration.

USA115th CongressS-1077| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2017
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Changing the Culture of the FDA Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to amend its mission statement to take responsibility for protecting the public health by considering the danger of addiction and overdose death when approving and regulating prescription opioid medications. (Opioid medications are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)
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May 9, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 9, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Department of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Prescription drugs

A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration.

USA115th CongressS-1077| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2017
Changing the Culture of the FDA Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to amend its mission statement to take responsibility for protecting the public health by considering the danger of addiction and overdose death when approving and regulating prescription opioid medications. (Opioid medications are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)
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Timeline
May 9, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 9, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Department of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Prescription drugs