United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4035 (105th)
Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998
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
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
11 June 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 1998
Introduced
Referred to House Commerce
Source: IntroReferral
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
11 June 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 June 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
15 September 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
15 September 1998
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 June 1998 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4035
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4035
- us · 105-hr-4035 · source updated 3 June 2026