US SR97 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2654)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2654)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its acknowledged authority to: (1) refuse to approve generic versions of non-abuse-deterrent opioid products that have been replaced in the market with abuse-deterrent formulations recognized by FDA as effective, and (2) require generic versions of abuse-deterrent opioid products to be formulated with comparable abuse-deterrent features.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug Administration should encourage the use of abuse-deterrent formulations of drugs.
Sponsors
| Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-15 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2654) |
Same As/Similar To
HR161 (Related) 2013-04-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Prescription drugs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Prescription drugs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/97/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres97/BILLS-113sres97is.pdf |
