3.0.0 4004 2023-01-15T10:32:58Z 2023-01-15T10:32:58Z House H HR 2004-03-18 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-03-30T22:54:13Z Referred to 2004-03-18T14:51:10Z 2004-03-30 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-03-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E391) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 N Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Commerce Cost control Deceptive advertising Department of Health and Human Services Dietary supplements Dismissal of employees Drugs Economics and Public Finance Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Federal employees Fees Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Health Judicial review Labeling Labor and Employment Law Natural foods Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications Scientists Agriculture and Food 00 2004-03-18 Introduced in House 2004-05-19T20:34:47Z Health Information Independence Act - Prevents the Federal Government from restricting the distribution of a dietary supplement or other nutritional food because the manufacturer makes health claims unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if: (1) the product has a label clearly stating that its health claims are not FDA-approved; (2) the FDA lacks evidence establishing probable cause that the claims contain misleading information posing a threat to the safety and well-being of those who use the product. Requires an independent review of a determination by the FDA that there is such probable cause.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend certain food nutrition labeling requirements to dietary supplements. Requires nutrition labels to include the relationship of a nutrient to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to solicit independent scientific reviewers from the university community to review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding particular health claims, based on the scientific evidence available. Excludes health claims only if they are unsupported by credible scientific evidence and no disclaimer could eliminate potentially misleading connotations. Makes recommendations of such reviewers binding on the Secretary and reviewable only by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Requires costs of this program to be offset against the operating budget of the Department of Health and Human Services.]]>

Health Information Independence Act Display Title Health Information Independence Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a system independent of the Food and Drug Administration for the review of health claims, to define health claims, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Health Information Independence Act Introduced in House 2004-03-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4004ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4004ih.xml 2004-03-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.