{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301133125/http://gabbard.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-cosponsors-bill-to-combat-antibiotic-resistant", "Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Cosponsors Bill to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Diseases", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Tulsi Gabbard", "G000571", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today cosponsored legislation designed to stop the overuse of antibiotics on livestock, a practice that is accelerating the growth of antibiotic-resistant diseases among humans. The bill, called the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA; H.R. 1150), aims to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics. It requires the government to not approve a new animal drug if it reduces the effectiveness of human antibiotics and drugs.\n\u201cI am deeply concerned about the overuse of antibiotics in the livestock industry because it has weakened the effectiveness of drugs important to combat dangerous microorganisms,\u201d said Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. \u201cThis is very troubling as the health of all Americans could be compromised should they become ill from bacteria only to discover it is resistant to antibiotics.\n\u201cThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) \u2018voluntary\u2019 plan announced this week to phase out antibiotic use in farm animals falls too short in protecting consumers. The FDA\u2019s \u2018voluntary guidance\u2019 does not actually require drug manufactures to do anything, and does not adequately address the public health concern at hand.\u201d\u00a0\nIn an FDA report released in April 2013, antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in more than 50 percent of turkey, pork chops, and ground beef tested.\u00a0 FDA\u2019s voluntary program only addresses some of the problematic uses.\u00a0 For example, it only asks animal pharmaceutical companies not to promote over-the-counter antibiotics and instead, move to a system requiring veterinary oversight.\u00a0 As the livestock industry accounts for about 80 percent of their sales, animal drug manufacturers might be reluctant to reduce its market share.\nPAMTA is supported by 450 organizations, including public health organizations, scientists, the World Health Organization, American Medical Association, National Academy of Sciences and small farmers across the United States.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301133125/http://gabbard.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-cosponsors-bill-to-combat-antibiotic-resistant"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6468497924506664, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}