To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program to increase the development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Michael McCaul
Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district. Republican.
- Introduced:
Feb 27, 2017
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Enacted Via Other Measures
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted, so there will not likely be further activity on this bill.
Provisions of this bill also appear in:
H.R. 2430: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 18, 2017. (compare text) - Prognosis:
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21% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
History
Jul 14, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5858 (114th). |
Feb 27, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
Jul 12, 2017
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Related Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2430, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1231. |
Aug 3, 2017
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2430, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1231. |
Aug 18, 2017
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Related Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2430, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1231. |
H.R. 1231 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
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