FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
Amendments
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7980, S7981, S7986, S7989, S7990 [17NO], S8067, S8068, S8069 [18NO], S8131, S8202 [19NO]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H4779 [23JN]
CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see H.R. 4456), H139 [13JA]
Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 6543), H8785 [17DE]
FDA: create a three-tiered approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients (see H.R. 4732), H1026 [2MR]
———ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 4816), H1323 [10MR]
———ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 5786), H5818 [20JY]
———establish a nanotechnology program (see S. 2942), S122 [21JA]
———establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk (see S. 3758), S6884 [5AU]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (see S. 3832), S7420 [23SE]
———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 3697), S6736 [4AU]
———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 3971), S8062 [18NO] (see H.R. 6265), H7389 [29SE]
———provide additional quality control of drugs (see S. 3690), S6651 [3AU]
———require dentists to provide patients with a factsheet before performing any dental restoration work (see H.R. 4615), H602 [4FE]
———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 3969), S8062 [18NO] (see H.R. 6264), H7389 [29SE]
———strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (see S. 3002), S482 [4FE]
Food: ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see S. 2934), S51 [20JA]
———require food containing bioengineered products be labeled (see H.R. 6325), H7392 [29SE]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H4778 [23JN]
Food industry: improve food safety by supporting efforts by entities that purchase beef, pork, or poultry products to further examine the products and prohibit interference with such examination (see H.R. 4750), H1103 [3MR]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 3415), S4211 [25MY]
Research: distribution and citation of scientific research in connection with foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 4913), H2260 [23MR]
Cloture motions
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8049 [18NO], S8229 [29NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7929 [17NO]
Letters
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Carol L. Tucker-Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, S7920 [17NO]
———Carol L. Tucker-Foreman and Chris Waldrop, Consumer Federation of America, S7402 [23SE]
———David W. Plunkett and Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S7401 [23SE]
———Jean Halloran and Amy V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, S7920 [17NO]
———Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), S7401 [23SE], S7919 [17NO]
———Jennifer Hatcher, Food Marketing Institute, S7401 [23SE]
———Joel G. Newman, American Feed Industry Association, S7402 [23SE]
———Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS and Margaret A. Hamburg, FDA, S7921 [17NO]
———Kathleen Sebelius and Margaret A. Hamburg, Dept. of HHS, S7402 [23SE]
———several food and agricultural organizations, S7930 [17NO]
———several food industry, consumers, and public health community organizations, S7920 [17NO]
———several organizations, S7401 [23SE]
———Shelley A. Hearne, Pew Charitable Trusts (organization), S7920 [17NO]
———Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch (organization), S7401 [23SE]
Lists
Organizations supporting FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, H8210 [8DE], H8889 [21DE]
Motions
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7730 [29SE], S8230 [29NO]
Remarks in House
FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food, H8148-H8151, H8207-H8213 [8DE], H8820-H8823, H8861-H8890 [21DE], E2098 [9DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H1365 [12MR]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (H.R. 1032), H7189, H7190 [28SE], H7380 [29SE]
Remarks in Senate
CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (BPA), S7941, S7942 [17NO]
FDA: establish a nanotechnology program (S. 2942), S123 [21JA]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food, S10770 [19DE], S10810 [20DE]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S6866 [5AU], S7111 [15SE], S7143 [16SE], S7337 [22SE], S7392-S7405 [23SE], S8046, S8049, S8093, S8094 [18NO], S8111 [19NO], S8211-S8213, S8219-S8239 [29NO], S8259-S8268 [30NO], S8545 [6DE]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7877, S7880 [15NO], S7913, S7917-S7923, S7926, S7929-S7932, S7941, S7942 [17NO], S8001, S8008-S8010, S8013-S8017, S8025-S8031 [18NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), unanimous-consent agreement, S8222 [29NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), unanimous-consent request, S7336 [22SE], S7394 [23SE], S8221, S8222 [29NO], S8267 [30NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy, S8232 [29NO], S8263 [30NO]
———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (S. 3832), S7397 [23SE]
———permit emergency scheduling of designer anabolic steriods, S8028 [18NO]
———strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (S. 3002), S494 [4FE], S613 [22FE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (S. 3415), S4218 [25MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1781) (H. Rept. 111-692), H8940 [21DE]
Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1032) (H. Rept. 111-639), H7153, H7210 [28SE]
Tables
Pay-as-you-go effects of Harkin substitute amendment to S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S8267 [30NO]
Texts of
H.R. 1032, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act, H7189 [28SE]
S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S8031-S8046 [18NO]