S 2952 United States Senate · 117th Congress

FDA Modernization Act of 2021

Summary

FDA Modernization Act of 2021 This bill allows an applicant for market approval for a new drug to use methods other than animal testing to establish the drug's safety and effectiveness. Under this bill, these alternative methods may include cell-based assays, organ chips and microphysiological systems, computer modeling, and other human biology-based test methods.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Oct 7, 2021 Last action Oct 7, 2021

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Full legislative history

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2

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Committee

1

Oct 7, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

upper

Oct 7, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

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Angus S. King, Jr.

Bernard Sanders