An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the procedures for new drug applications, to amend title 35, United States Code, to authorize the extension of the patents for certain regulated products, and for other purposes.
This bill became law
What it does
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What just happenedSep 24, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-417.
Who’s behind it
- Sep 24, 1984PresidentE40000
Became Public Law No: 98-417.
- Sep 24, 1984BecameLaw36000
Became Public Law No: 98-417.
- Sep 24, 1984PresidentE30000
Signed by President.
- Sep 24, 1984BecameLaw36000
Signed by President.
- Sep 20, 1984FloorE20000
Presented to President.
- Sep 20, 1984President28000
Presented to President.
- Sep 19, 1984Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
- Sep 12, 1984ResolvingDifferences
Senate agreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
- Sep 12, 1984NotUsed20500
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
- Sep 6, 1984FloorH34200
House Incorporated H.R.3605 in This Measure as an Amendment.
- Sep 6, 1984FloorH37100
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 6, 1984Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 6, 1984FloorH30000
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 29, 1984Floor
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Jun 29, 1984Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Jun 29, 1984Floor
Measure laid before Senate.
- Jun 29, 1984Floor
By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 98-547.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 29, 1984Committee14900
By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 98-547.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 26, 1984Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1016.
- Jun 26, 1984Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with amendments. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 26, 1984Committee14000
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with amendments. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 5, 1984Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Approved for reporting with amendments favorably.
Judiciary Committee - Nov 15, 1983Committee
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Intellectual Property Subcommittee - Jul 20, 1983Committee
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-409.
Intellectual Property Subcommittee - Jun 28, 1983Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Intellectual Property Subcommittee - Jun 23, 1983IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 23, 1983IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate