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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 5, 2019
Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019
This bill modifies requirements for the Food and Drug Administration to publish information regarding biological products.
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Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D–CA
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 116-246.
Became Public Law No: 116-246.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1520 by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7923)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1520 by Voice Vote.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
House agreed to the Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1271. (consideration: CR H7300; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H7300)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7396-7397)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7396-7397)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7396-7397)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 188). (text: CR H3485-3486)
House roll call 188 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 188).(text: CR H3485-3486)
House roll call 188 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3491-3492)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Eshoo objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1520.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3485-3486)
Ms. Eshoo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 26.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-48.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-48.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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