US SB619 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2-2)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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.

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Title

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Same As/Similar To

HB1549 (Related) 2009-07-13 - Committee Hearings Held.

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