S 1436 · 117th Congress · Health

Changing the Culture of the FDA Act

Introduced 2021-04-28· Sponsored by Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2021-04-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Changing the Culture of the FDA Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to amend its mission statement to state that it is responsible for protecting the public health by considering the danger of addiction and overdose death when approving and regulating prescription opioid medications. (Opioid medications are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican
Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]IN