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S 621 114th Congress Senate

Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in the p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in the prevention and control of animal diseases, in order to minimize the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Introduced: May 5, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Health promotion and preventive careLivestockMeatVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1218-1219)
Mar 2, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 2, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1218-1219)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to refuse a new animal drug application if the drug is a medically important antimicrobial (used to treat humans) and the applicant fails to demonstrate that the drug meets specified criteria for use in animals, including that: (1) the drug is effective, (2) the drug is targeted to animals at risk of developing a specific bacterial disease, (3) the drug has a defined duration of therapy, and (4) there is reasonable certainty of no harm to human health from microbial resistance to the drug.

Sponsors of certain medically important antimicrobials already approved for use in food-producing animals must submit evidence to the FDA that demonstrates that their drug meets the criteria described above for approved indications. The FDA must withdraw approval for any indication for which the FDA determines there is insufficient evidence that the drug meets the criteria.

This bill expresses the sense of the Senate that a veterinarian-client-patient relationship should ensure that medically important antimicrobials are used in food-producing animals in a manner consistent with best practices.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 29, 2015
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 15, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 5, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 4, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 2, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 2, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 621: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-621/
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"S. 621: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-621/.
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S. 621, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-621/.
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