Personal Drug Importation Fairness Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 5, 2015 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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Personal Drug Importation Fairness Act of 2015
This bill allows a drug to be imported by a person other than the drug's manufacturer if the drug: (1) has the same active ingredients, route of administration, and strength as an approved drug; (2) may be lawfully marketed in, and is imported or reimported from, a country included on a list in this Act that the Food and Drug Administration determines has standards for ensuring drug safety and effectiveness that are at least as protective as U.S. standards; (3) is dispensed by a licensed pharmacist; (4) is shipped directly to, or is imported by, the ultimate consumer; (5) is shipped or imported in quantities that do not exceed a 90-day supply; (6) is accompanied by a copy of a valid prescription; and (7) is not a controlled substance.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2015 to Oct 28, 2015, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jun 3, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 3, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 3, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 28, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 3, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2015Introduced in House
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