Bullet Train: US FDA User Fee Bill Is On Fast Track In House
Executive Summary
The House Energy & Commerce Committee is moving rapidly to complete work on a bipartisan reauthorization of the US FDA’s user fee programs – and it isn’t waiting for any riders that aren’t ready on time. For now, at least, that means the CURES 2.0 bill will have to find another track.
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