United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 256 (97th)
A bill to expand the medical freedom of choice of consumers by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that drugs will be regulated under that Act solely to assure their safety.
Introduced
5 January 1981
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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3 June 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that new drugs for human or animal use will be regulated under such Act solely to assure their safety, and not their effectiveness.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/256
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/256