To facilitate the responsible communication of scientific and medical developments.

Bill: 114-hr-2414
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2015-05-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue draft guidance on the dissemination of scientific and medical information that is not included in the approved labeling of drugs and medical devices.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2015 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Long , and Mr. Schrader ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To facilitate the responsible communication of scientific and medical developments.

1. Facilitating responsible communication of scientific and medical developments (a) Guidance Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue draft guidance on facilitating the responsible dissemination of truthful and non-misleading scientific and medical information not included in the approved labeling of drugs and devices. (b) Definition In this section, the terms drug and device have the meaning given to such terms in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 ).