I don't know what this is, don't have time to look for it. But is sure sounds like a tax of some sort.
FDA User Fees – Final Passage
Vote Agreed to (92-4, 4 Not Voting)
http://capwiz.com/military/issues/votes/?votenum=168&chamber=S&congress=1122
The Senate last week cleared a compromise version of FDA user fee legislation, paving the way for President Obama’s signature. The five-year reauthorization measure allows the FDA to charge the industries it oversees a fee to finance the approval process for medical devices and prescription drugs. The bill will also create new fee programs for generic drugs and generic biologic drugs. Final passage in the Senate followed about a month of negotiations after each chamber passed slightly differing bills in late May. As with everything coming through the Senate these days, a cloture vote was needed before voting on the underlying bill.
Sen. Charles Schumer voted YES
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand voted YES
- Megavote
| 