EFFECTIVE Act
Summary
Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before Endorsement Act or the EFFECTIVE Act This bill specifies that the Food and Drug Administration may deny an application for a new opioid analgesic drug upon a determination that the drug does not provide a significant advantage or clinical superiority compared to other drugs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 26, 2022
Last action May 26, 2022
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2
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Committee
1
May 26, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
May 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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