US Congress Senate Bill 1211 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on June 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3839-3841)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals that contains specified antibiotics or other drugs used in humans to treat or prevent disease or infection caused by microorganisms. Requires the Secretary to withdraw approval of a nontherapeutic use of such drugs in food-producing animals two years after the date of enactment of this Act unless certain safety requirements are met. Directs specified congressional committees to hold hearings on the implementation of such a withdrawal of approval.

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3839-3841)
2011-06-15	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3837-3839)

HB965 (Related) 2011-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1211/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1211/BILLS-112s1211is.pdf