Getting Innovations to Patients During Shutdowns Act

This bill changes federal law so the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can keep accepting drug and medical device applications during a government shutdown. During a lapse in funding, the FDA could accept an application that is complete except for the required user fee. The deadline to pay that fee would be pushed to 7 days after the shutdown ends. If the fee is not paid by then, the application would be treated as not accepted, and the FDA could not approve it or any related application until the fee is paid.

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• Kevin Mullin Democrat sponsor
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