S.1197: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information about prescription drug therapies and devices, and for other purposes.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about education
  • Introduced Aug. 11, 1995
  • Latest Major Action Aug. 11, 1995

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to allow, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), dissemination to individuals and entities involved in health care (including practitioners, managed care organizations, insurers, and governmental agencies) written information (or an oral or written summary thereof) concerning: (1) a treatment use for an investigational new drug or an investigational...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Aug. 11, 1995

Introduced in the Senate by Connie Mack (R-Fla.)

Close Comment Creative Commons Donate Email Facebook Mobile Phone Podcast Print Google News logo Google_NewsInitiative_Lockup_FullColor RSS Search Search Twitter WhatsApp Resolving differences Check Building Arrow right Info circle Oops OOPS Pencil File text Bars Search Close Cogs Filter Compare Revolving Door Info card Activity Member menu Globe Document External link Quote News Calendar No Vote
Current site Current page