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Guthrie, E&C Republicans Seek Answers on FDA’s Response to Baby Formula Shortage

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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Republican Leader of Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, along with House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (VA-09), are requesting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) be transparent and…

Guthrie Introduces Bill to Help Prevent Future Baby Formula Shortages

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the top Republican of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, introduced the More Options for Infants and Parents Act, a bill that aims to help prevent future baby formula shortages and help to address the immediate crisis families are facing. “A baby formula shortage is truly a life and death issue that should…

Guthrie’s Legislative Package to Help FDA Fulfill Mission of Reviewing Drugs and Medical Devices Passes House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) FDA Act of 2022 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today. This legislative package would reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements to help the FDA fulfill its mission of reviewing drug and medical devices. Additionally, the FDA Act of 2022 includes Guthrie’s Pre-approval Information Exchange Act…

Guthrie, Buchanan Announce Healthy Future Task Force Solutions to Modernize Health Care

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Healthy Future Task Force co-chairs, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and the Modernization Subcommittee announced the Task Force’s solutions to harness technological innovations to improve Americans’ lives and save taxpayer dollars. The co-chairs and the Modernization Subcommittee…

Guthrie, Buchanan Announce Healthy Future Task Force Solutions to Secure Public Health

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Healthy Future Task Force co-chairs, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and the Security Subcommittee announced the Task Force’s solutions to permanently ban illicit fentanyl and ensure the United States is fully prepared and mission ready for the next pandemic. In an op-ed for the Washington Times, the co-chairs and the Security…

Guthrie’s Bills to Provide Substance Use Recovery Resources and Access to Medical Innovation Advance to House Floor

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022 and Pre-approval Information Exchange Act were advanced to the House Floor for consideration after passing the full Energy and Commerce Committee today. These bills were advanced to the full committee from the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee,…

Guthrie, Dean, McKinley Introduce Bill To Address Nursing Home Workforce Shortages

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) introduced Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act to help bolster America’s health care workforce in nursing homes. “Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our country has lost more than 240,000 nursing home jobs. To address this dire…

Guthrie’s Bills to Provide Substance Use Recovery Resources and Access to Medical Innovation Pass the Health Subcommittee

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, successfully advanced his Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022 and Pre-approval Information Exchange Act. The two bills were voted favorably out of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in a markup…

Guthrie Introduces Legislative Package to Help FDA Fulfill Mission of Reviewing Drugs and Medical Devices

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) introduced the FDA Act of 2022, a package of bills to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements, secure supply chains, and lower drug costs. Guthrie’s Pre-approval Information Exchange Act is included in this package and would help patients gain access to new medical…

Guthrie, Moulton Introduce Bill to Improve Process for Reporting Medical Device Safety Issues

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves at the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the Emerging Signals Modernization Act, a bill to improve the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) process of reporting of an adverse health event, or safety signal, due to a medical device. “The…