FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H2642 [16MY], H2707, H2759 [17MY], H3017 [22MY], H3054, H3055, H3058, H3059, H3061, H3063, H3064, H3065, H3066, H3069, H3070, H3071, H3080, H3082, H3083, H3086, H3087, H3088, H3089, H3090, H3093, H3100, H3101, H3102, H3103, H3104, H3105, H3106, H3108, H3109, H3110, H3112, H3114, H3138, H3140 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), consideration (H. Res. 830), H3030 [23MY]

Safety: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H742, H744, H746, H747, H748, H751 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H527 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H734 [8MR]

Articles and editorials

Accutane Blamed in Suicide, H138 [1FE]

Get Ready for Health Wars, E35 [31JA]

Open the Door To Curing Alzheimer's—Why This Research Must Become an Urgent Priority, E1372 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 5384), H2588 [12MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), consideration (see H. Res. 830), H3015 [22MY]

Andres Toro Buidling, San Juan, PR: designate (see H.R. 5026), H1195 [28MR]

Anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3787 [12JN]

Diseases: call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (see S. Res. 408), S2467 [28MR] (see H. Res. 739), H1196 [28MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H2101 [3MY]

———increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 5156), H1678 [6AP]

———require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (see S. 3546), S6283 [21JN]

Health: permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see S. 2618), S3378 [7AP]

Labeling: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (see H.R. 4767), H387 [16FE]

Pharmaceuticals: enhance research and education in the areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology science and engineering (see S. 2793), S4469 [11MY]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 3582), S6560 [27JN]

Safety: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5228 [25MY]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (see H. Res. 702), H508 [1MR] (see H. Res. 710), H644 [7MR]

Letters

National Uniformity for Food Act: Connie Tipton, International Dairy Foods Association, and Jerry Kozak, National Milk Producers Federation, H742 [8MR]

———Don Ament, Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, H524 [2MR]

———J. Carlton Courter III, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, H728 [8MR]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H538 [2MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H538 [2MR]

Permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction: David P. Sloane, AARP, S2020 [13MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H522 [2MR], H730 [8MR]

Memorandums

National Uniformity for Food Act: Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General, H532 [2MR]

Motions

Safety: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H755 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H528 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Abortion: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (H.R. 1079), H1136 [28MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H3089 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H2965 [22MY], H3021, H3039-H3119 [23MY], H3338 [25MY], E843 [16MY], E942 [23MY], E946 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), consideration (H. Res. 830), H3025-H3032 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), corrections in engrossment, H3119 [23MY]

———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of their effect on the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H3083 [23MY]

Animals: create an animal identification system to better track bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases, H942 [14MR]

Anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), H4357-H4359 [21JN]

Center for Veterinary Medicine: animal antibiotic use study funding, H3093 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) tracking programs funding, H3066-H3068 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: verify that proposed food safety legislation will pose no additional risk to public health or safety from terrorist attacks on the food supply, H746 [8MR]

Diseases: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, E1372 [11JY]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane, H138 [1FE]

Federal employees: limit attendance at foreign conferences, H3101 [23MY]

Food industry: allow States to require labeling of meat or fish packaged with carbon monoxide, H574 [7MR], H728, H730, H755, H756 [8MR]

Government regulations: improve ability to ensure drug safety, H3077 [23MY]

Health: link between child vaccinations containing mercury and autism, H357 [16FE]

Labeling: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (H.R. 4767), E188 [17FE]

Medicare: permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, H4333 [21JN]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, H4967 [11JY]

Safety: expedite consideration of State petitions for adoption of food warnings relative to cancer-causing agents, reproductive effects or birth defects, or children's exposure to certain harmful agents, H744-H746 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H530-H539 [2MR], H574 [7MR], H739-H758 [8MR], E332, E336 [9MR], E467 [30MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H521-H529 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H727-H736 [8MR], E340 [9MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), motion to recommit, H755, H756 [8MR]

States: clarify jurisdiction over certain food adulteration standards in absence of a Federal standard and allow further regulation of dietary supplements, H743, H744 [8MR]

———notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish, H751, H752 [8MR]

———permit to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding health risks associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods, H748-H751 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), S7180, S7181 [29JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7295-S7302, S7304, S7305 [11JY]

Diseases: call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (S. Res. 408), S3918 [2MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (S. 3546), S6285-S6287 [21JN]

Government regulations: approval process for Cyberonics, Inc., vagus nerve stimulator, S1388, S1389 [16FE]

Health: permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (S. 2618), S3390 [7AP]

Medicare: permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S4101 [5MY], S6470 [26JN]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (S. 239), S358 [31JA]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S4298 [10MY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction, S2020 [13MR], S2165-S2168, S2178, S2179 [15MR]

Pharmaceuticals: enhance research and education in the areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology science and engineering (S. 2793), S4476 [11MY]

———importation of prescription drugs, S4194 [9MY]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 334), S7301 [11JY]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S1514 [28FE]

———prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 3582), S6577-S6579 [27JN]

Political ethics: condemn delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S7181 [29JN]

Von Eschenbach, Andrew: nomination to be FDA Director, S7181 [29JN]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5384) (H. Rept. 109-463), H2588 [12MY], H2640 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5384) (S. Rept. 109-266), S6419 [22JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 702) (H. Rept. 109-381), H508 [1MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 109-386), H644 [7MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5384, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 830) (H. Rept. 109-477), H3015 [22MY]

FDA Anniversary: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 109-511), H4327 [20JN]

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4167) (H. Rept. 109-379), H449 [28FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3064, H3077, H3103 [23MY]

Summaries

Report on FDA Approval Process for Cyberonics, Inc., Vagus Nerve Stimulator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1388 [16FE]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3040-H3049 [23MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 426, anniversary, H4357 [21JN]

H. Res. 702, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H521 [2MR]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H727 [8MR]

H. Res. 830, consideration of H.R. 5384, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H3025 [23MY]

H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H739-H741 [8MR]

S. 3582, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, S6578 [27JN]

S. Res. 408, call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality, S2473 [28MR], S3918 [2MY]