HR 847 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Preserving Access to Safe Affordable Canadian Medicines Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Bernard Sanders I-VT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 26, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preserving Access to Safe, Affordable Canadian Medicines Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations prohibiting discrimination against imports of prescription medications from Canada. Defines discrimination as any measure which has the effect of providing U.S. consumers access to prescription medications on terms or conditions that are less favorable than the terms or conditions provided to any foreign purchaser of such products, or which otherwise restricts or reduces access by United States consumers to a prescription medication from Canadian pharmacies. Imposes a civil penalty against manufacturers who violate this Act.

Cosponsors 69

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to May 20, 2004; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerFeb 26, 2003
D-TXChris BellFeb 26, 2003
D-HIEd CaseFeb 26, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaFeb 26, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 26, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterFeb 26, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudFeb 26, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIFeb 26, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerFeb 26, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesFeb 26, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenFeb 26, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopFeb 26, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsFeb 27, 2003
D-MABarney FrankFeb 27, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 27, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteFeb 27, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloMar 6, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 11, 2003
D-OHTim RyanMar 11, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 13, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 31, 2003
R-MNGil GutknechtApr 8, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeMay 15, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMay 22, 2003
R-SDWilliam J. JanklowMay 22, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchJun 16, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJan 27, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottFeb 3, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostFeb 24, 2004
D-ILRahm EmanuelFeb 24, 2004
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 2, 2004
D-MABill DelahuntMar 25, 2004
D-TXGene GreenApr 2, 2004
D-NYSteve IsraelApr 28, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 13, 2004
D-KYBen ChandlerMay 20, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 26, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Feb 13, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4768Diane E. Watson D-CAJun 2, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-12INTERNATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG PARITY: ARE AMERICANS BEING PROTECTED OR GOUGED?156 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeApr 3, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
Short Titles as Introduced
Preserving Access to Safe Affordable Canadian Medicines Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House

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