HR 4035 · 105th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-06-11· Sponsored by Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(1998-09-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that if the Secretary of Defense submits to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) a request to waive the requirement of prior informed consent with respect to the administration of a drug to members of the armed forces for investigational use, then any determination by the Secretary of Defense that obtaining such consent is not feasible or is contrary to the best interests of the members involved shall not be effective unless the President provides to the HHS Secretary a written statement concurring in that determination.…

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats9 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3]KS
Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]NY
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2]WA
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5]WI
Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18]CA
Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI-8]MI
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]OH
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8]MA
Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]VA