A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration.
United States115th CongressS-1077Senate
Updated: May 9, 2017
Summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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