US Congress House Bill 5350 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 .

Infection Reduction Labeling Act of 2014

Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]

Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
2014-08-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-07-31	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2014-07-31	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-07-31	House	Referred 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5350/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5350/BILLS-113hr5350ih.pdf