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Conditional Approval Act

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3133 Related bill Conditional Approval Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Dec 19, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Dec 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5497: Conditional Approval Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5497/
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"H.R. 5497: Conditional Approval Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5497/.
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H.R. 5497, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5497/.
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