Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act of 1938 with new provisions. President Roosevelt signed it into law on June 25, 1938. For the first time, manufacturers were required to show that a drug was safe before it could be marketed. It continues the exclusivity provisions for pediatric drugs as mandated under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997, in which market exclusivity of a drug is extended by six months if a manufacturer fulfills its commitment to carry out studies of the effects of drugs when taken by children.
Retired professor of math and computer science having taught for 36 years at a state supported university in Virginia. He was a Republican when he was elected President. As a young man , before the formation of the Republican party, Hayes was a member of the Whig party.
Hayes would become president. The govt. would remove federal troops from the South, would provide land grants and loans for the construction of railroads linking the South to the West Coast, Southern Officials would recieve federal funds for construction and improvement projects.