Energy and Commerce’s health care plans
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's oversight plan for the 111th Congress includes assessing "whether necessary safeguards for imported drugs are in place," which is a focus of the FDA Globalization Act co-sponsored by former committee chairman John Dingell, D-Mich. (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 2, 2009, p. 6). Energy and Commerce also will examine manufacturing practices for Rx and nonprescription drugs and investigate off-label marketing of Rx drugs. House committees must submit oversight plans to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the House Administration Committee near the start of each session. The plans outline topics committees want to address, but the panels can narrow or expand their work during a session
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