By Porter Wright on Prior to adjourning for the Memorial Say recess, the Senate, on 05/24/2012, by a vote of 96-1, passed S. 3187, the "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act", " To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on On June 17, 2011, the Senate Committee on Armed Services announced that S. 1253, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 had been passed unanimously and had been reported out of Committee and sent on to the Senate for debate. S. 1253 provided $200 million in funding for the "Rapid Innovation Program" established by PL 111-383, the … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on UPDATE The House agreed to the Senate amendment to HR 5116 on 12/21/2010. We’ll discuss the implications of this in more detail after the Xmas holiday. The Senate unanimously passed H.R. 5116 on Friday 12/17/2010, after first adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute. As opposed to the version of H.R. 5116 that was … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making Prince Otto von Bismarck On April 22, 2010, Rep. Bart Gordon of Tennessee introduced HR 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which was then referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the House Committee on Education and … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on The House passed HR 2965, "The Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009", introduced by Rep. Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania on 06/19/2009, on July 8, 2009 after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute and sent it on to the Senate for consideration. Both HR 2965 and it’s Senate companion S. … Continue Reading
