Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2020
United States116th CongressHR-7567House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 9, 2020
Summary
Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2020 This bill addresses rare diseases, including by requiring the Food and Drug Administration to ensure the inclusion of rare disease experts and staff members in various parts of the drug review process. The bill also requires certain reports to address issues related to rare diseases and drugs for treating such diseases (sometimes referred to as orphan drugs if the rarity of the disease makes it difficult for the drug to be profitable).
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
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