HR 4472 United States House · 117th Congress

BENEFIT Act of 2021

Summary
Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2021 or the BENEFIT Act of 2021 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider relevant patient-focused drug development data, such as data from patient preference studies and patient-reported outcome data, in the risk-benefit assessment framework used in the process for approving new drugs. After a new drug application has been approved, the FDA's public statement about how it used patient experience data shall include a description of how such data was considered in the risk-benefit assessment framework.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
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Introduced Jul 16, 2021 Last action Jul 19, 2021
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Jul 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors

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