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ADAPT for COVID Act

USA117th CongressS-2983| Senate 
| Updated: 10/7/2021
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies for Coronavirus Act or the ADAPT for COVID Act This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create an expedited drug approval process specifically for drugs that are currently approved for sale in certain countries (i.e., a European Economic Area member country, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, or Switzerland) and meet certain criteria. Such criteria shall include establishing that (1) the drug is safe and effective, (2) all relevant U.S. patents or legal exclusivities have expired, and (3) the drug is intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 or another disease of epidemic potential. The FDA must process and review an application under this bill within 180 days of submission.
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Timeline
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • October 7, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 7, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-1645: ADAPT Act
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMedical researchPrescription drugs

ADAPT for COVID Act

USA117th CongressS-2983| Senate 
| Updated: 10/7/2021
Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies for Coronavirus Act or the ADAPT for COVID Act This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create an expedited drug approval process specifically for drugs that are currently approved for sale in certain countries (i.e., a European Economic Area member country, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, or Switzerland) and meet certain criteria. Such criteria shall include establishing that (1) the drug is safe and effective, (2) all relevant U.S. patents or legal exclusivities have expired, and (3) the drug is intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 or another disease of epidemic potential. The FDA must process and review an application under this bill within 180 days of submission.
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Timeline
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • October 7, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 7, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-1645: ADAPT Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMedical researchPrescription drugs