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HR 1549 111th Congress House

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.

Introduced: July 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationLegislative rules and procedureLivestockVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2009
Committee Hearings Held.
Mar 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to House Rules
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E689)
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 13, 2009

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals that contains specified antibiotics or other drugs used in humans to treat or prevent disease or infection caused by microorganisms.

Requires the Secretary to withdraw approval of a nontherapeutic use of such drugs in food-producing animals two years after the date of enactment of this Act unless certain safety requirements are met. Directs specified congressional committees to hold hearings on the implementation of such a withdrawal of approval.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Democratic 39
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Dec 22, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 1, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 10, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 30, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 29, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 22, 2010
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 16, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Dec 19, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Dec 19, 2009
Adler, John
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 11, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Dec 7, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 7, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 1, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Oct 26, 2009
Hall, John
· Oct 21, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 20, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 20, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 17, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 28, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 8, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Jun 4, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 4, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 7, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 29, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 18, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 17, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Mar 17, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1549: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1549/
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"H.R. 1549: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1549/.
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H.R. 1549, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1549/.
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