H.R. 639 · 114th Congress · enacted
Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
Became Public Law No: 114-89.
Latest official action 2015-11-25 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 26, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to delay the effective date of approval of a drug, biological product, or animal drug for which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends controls under the Controlled Substances Act until the Department of Justice (DOJ) issues a final interim rule for the drug. This delay also applies to conditional approval and indexing of animal drugs. This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require the DOJ to issue a final interim rule for a drug product recommended for controls by the FDA not later than 90 days after DOJ receives a recommendation for controls or the FDA approves the drug. The final interim rule is effective immediately. For purposes of submitting an application to extend a patent, a drug product recommended for controls is considered to be approved and have permission for commercial marketing and use on the date of FDA approval or the date an interim final rule is issued, whichever is later. (Sec. 3) Timelines are established for DOJ to either register an applicant to manufacture a controlled substance for a clinical trial or serve an order to show cause upon…
Congressional Research Service · 2015-11-25
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Politicians behind the bill
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PAC donors to the listed sponsors
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1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCVS HEALTH PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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