HR 5497
116th Congress
House
Health
Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Marketing and advertising
Medical research
Conditional Approval Act
Introduced: December 19, 2019
Introduced by:
Westerman, Bruce
Republican
· Arkansas
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Conditional Approval Act
This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to conditionally approve certain new drugs intended for diseases that are seriously debilitating, life threatening, or chronic, and for which meaningful treatments do not exist. The bill also limits liability related to these conditionally approved drugs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1