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H.R. 4035 (105th)

Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998

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Introduced

11 June 1998

Last action

15 September 1998 · Committee

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Sponsors

Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

3 June 2026

Defence

Summary

Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that if the Secretary of Defense submits to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) a request to waive the requirement of prior informed consent with respect to the administration of a drug to members of the armed forces for investigational use, then any determination by the Secretary of Defense that obtaining such consent is not feasible or is contrary to the best interests of the members involved shall not be effective unless the President provides to the HHS Secretary a written statement concurring in that determination.

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Timeline

  1. 11 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to House Commerce

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 29 June 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

  6. 15 September 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

  7. 15 September 1998

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Source: Committee

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