HR 5219 · 114th Congress · Health

Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-05-12· Sponsored by Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2016-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women to report on issues including: (1) the development of safe and effective therapies for such women, (2) ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of such women in clinical research, and (3) federal research activities regarding such women. The Food and Drug Administration must report specified information including the number of new drugs approved based on research that included such women in clinical trials.…

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Cosponsors (11)

9 Democrats2 Republicans