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STAAR Act

USA116th CongressS-2304| Senate 
| Updated: 7/29/2019
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act or the STAAR Act This bill expands various initiatives to address antibiotic resistance. The bill reestablishes the interagency Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force to coordinate and develop efforts addressing antibiotic resistance. The Department of Health and Human Services must encourage health care facilities to implement antimicrobial stewardship programs to evaluate and improve the use of antimicrobial drugs. The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to use the National Healthcare Safety Network to collect and report data about the usage of antibiotic drugs, changes in resistance to such drugs, and other trends impacting patient outcomes. Additionally, the bill increases nationwide efforts to monitor, research, and prevent the spread of infection from resistant organisms by establishing the Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Laboratory Network in at least seven geographic regions, establishing the Clinical Trials Network on Antibacterial Resistance to conduct clinical research, and requiring the CDC to collaborate with state and local agencies to support health care facilities that focus on preventing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Jul 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugs

STAAR Act

USA116th CongressS-2304| Senate 
| Updated: 7/29/2019
Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act or the STAAR Act This bill expands various initiatives to address antibiotic resistance. The bill reestablishes the interagency Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force to coordinate and develop efforts addressing antibiotic resistance. The Department of Health and Human Services must encourage health care facilities to implement antimicrobial stewardship programs to evaluate and improve the use of antimicrobial drugs. The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to use the National Healthcare Safety Network to collect and report data about the usage of antibiotic drugs, changes in resistance to such drugs, and other trends impacting patient outcomes. Additionally, the bill increases nationwide efforts to monitor, research, and prevent the spread of infection from resistant organisms by establishing the Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Laboratory Network in at least seven geographic regions, establishing the Clinical Trials Network on Antibacterial Resistance to conduct clinical research, and requiring the CDC to collaborate with state and local agencies to support health care facilities that focus on preventing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Timeline
Jul 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugs