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S 5002 117th Congress Senate Health Animal protection and human-animal relationships Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Medical research Prescription drugs Research and development

FDA Modernization Act 2.0

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5514-5515; text: CR S5514-5515)
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FDA Modernization Act 2.0

This bill authorizes the use of certain alternatives to animal testing, including cell-based assays and computer models, to obtain an exemption from the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a drug.

The bill also removes a requirement to use animal studies as part of the process to obtain a license for a biological product that is biosimilar or interchangeable with another biological product.

What's happening now September 29, 2022

Held at the desk.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5002: FDA Modernization Act 2.0. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5002/
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"S. 5002: FDA Modernization Act 2.0." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5002/.
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S. 5002, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5002/.
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[S. 5002: FDA Modernization Act 2.0](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5002/)
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