H.R. 965: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011

Plain summary

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals that contains specified antibiotics or other drugs used in humans to treat or prevent disease or infection caused by microorganisms. Requires the Secretary to withdraw approval of a nontherapeutic use of such drugs in food-producing animals two years after the date of enactment of this Act unless certain safety requirements are met. Directs specified congressional committees to hold hearings on the implementation of such a withdrawal of approval.

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Official text

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] · 92 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) and 32 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr965.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr965 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112