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Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration should give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available…

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Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration should give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural sciences, physical sciences, and computing sciences.

Introduced: December 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to: (1) give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data; and (2) avoid paternalistic policy decisions not grounded in hard science.

What's happening now February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 1 Republican 8
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Dec 18, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Nov 16, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Nov 15, 2011
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 1, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Oct 25, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Oct 14, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Oct 13, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Oct 13, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 6, 2011
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 6, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Sep 12, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Sep 12, 2011
Nunes, Devin
· Jul 15, 2011
Sullivan, John
· May 13, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 4, 2011
REHBERG, DENNY
· Apr 15, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Apr 12, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 8, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 7, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 7, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 7, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Mar 17, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 17, 2011
Black, Diane
· Mar 10, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 17, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 98: Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration should give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural sciences, physical sciences, and computing sciences.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-98/
MLA
"H. Res. 98: Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration should give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural sciences, physical sciences, and computing sciences.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-98/.
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H. Res. 98, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-98/.
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[H. Res. 98: Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration should give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural sciences, physical sciences, and computing sciences.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-98/)
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