On June 10, 2014, the full House Energy and Commerce Committee approved by voice vote three bipartisan public health bills:
- H.R. 4299, “Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act,” which is intended to improve the Drug Enforcement Agency scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and the registration process for the use of controlled substances in clinical trials to allow treatments to get to patients in a more timely and predictable manner.
- H.R. 4709, “Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act,” which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify definitions, allow parties to submit a corrective action plan prior to revocation or suspension of a registration, and require a report identifying how collaboration between agencies and stakeholders can benefit patient access to medications and prevent diversion and abuse of controlled substances.
- H.R. 4631, the “Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (CARES) Act,” which would continue autism-related federal research, early identification and intervention, education, and activities of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.