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H.R. 5554 · 115th Congress · enacted

Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-234.

Latest official action 2018-08-14 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO ANIMAL DRUGS This bill addresses the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect new animal drug (brand name animal drug) and generic animal drug user fees. Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 (Sec. 103) The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize through FY2023 the authority of the FDA to collect and use brand name animal drug user fees. The FDA must not collect fees for (1) supplemental applications that are submitted solely to add the animal drug application number to the label of the drug, and (2) applications for genetically engineered animals that are intended to produce human medical products. The bill revises the total amount of revenue brand name animal drug user fees can generate. The bill also revises the requirements for calculating adjustments to revenue amounts based on changes in the workload for reviewing brand name animal drug applications. (Sec. 104) The bill extends requirements for the FDA to report to Congress on achieving goals related to the animal drug development and review processes and implementation of the authority to collect brand name animal drug user fees. (Sec. 107) The bill terminates the authority of the FDA to collect brand name animal drug user fees on October 1, 2023. TITLE II--FEES RELATING TO GENERIC…

Congressional Research Service · 2018-08-14

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

5 of 5 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$10,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$10,000
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
CVS HEALTH PAC$10,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$10,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$10,000
EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$10,000
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC)$10,000
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$10,000
FIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC)$10,000
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$10,000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$10,000
GROWTH ENERGY PAC$10,000
HALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL$10,000
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

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Measured outcome: not established

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