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HR 2079 108th Congress House

Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
May 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define: "minor species" as animals other than cattle, horses, swine, chickens, turkeys, dogs, and cats; and (2) "minor use" as use on minor species or on other species for a disease or condition that occurs infrequently or in limited geographic areas. Provides for: (1) designation of new animal drugs for minor use; and (2) three-year approval exclusivity.

Provides for establishment of an index of unapproved new animal drugs for minor species, and allows marketing of such drugs that evidence no human food safety concern.

Authorizes: (1) designation of new animal drugs for minor use or minor species; and (2) grants or contracts for development (and exclusivity) of designated new animal drugs. Modifies new animal drug approval requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 4
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 24, 2004
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 9, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 10, 2003
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 13, 2003
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 13, 2003
EDWARDS, CHET
· May 13, 2003
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· May 13, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· May 13, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 13, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 13, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2079: Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2079/
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"H.R. 2079: Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2079/.
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H.R. 2079, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2079/.
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