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H.R. 1092 118th Congress House

BENEFIT Act of 2023

Official title: To strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs.

Introduced: April 10, 2023 Introduced by: Doris O. Matsui Democratic · California See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action February 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2023 or the BENEFIT Act of 2023

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider relevant patient experience data in the risk-benefit assessment framework used in the process for approving new drugs.

After a new drug application has been approved, the FDA's public statement about how it used patient experience data shall include a description of how such data was considered in the risk-benefit assessment framework.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1092: BENEFIT Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1092/
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"H.R. 1092: BENEFIT Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1092/.
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H.R. 1092, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1092/.
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