S 2952
117th Congress
Senate
Health
FDA Modernization Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
FDA Modernization Act of 2021
This bill allows an applicant for market approval for a new drug to use methods other than animal testing to establish the drug's safety and effectiveness. Under this bill, these alternative methods may include cell-based assays, organ chips and microphysiological systems, computer modeling, and other human biology-based test methods.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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