HR 5140
114th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal and plant health
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Livestock
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
VFD Repeal Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 29, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 29, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
VFD Repeal Act of 2016
This bill repeals the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) final rule regarding the Veterinary Feed Directive published on June 3, 2015, and prohibits the FDA from issuing any similar rule. (Veterinary Feed Directive regulations prohibit the use of medically important antibiotics for animal production purposes. Under these regulations, an animal producer may only use such antibiotics with the authorization of a veterinarian for the prevention, control, or treatment of a specifically identified disease. The rule repealed by this bill revised those regulations, including to require a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship for a veterinarian to authorize the use of antibiotics.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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