Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 10, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 185 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that:
- is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada;
- is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply;
- is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States; and
- has the same active ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as a prescription drug approved under the FFDCA.
Certain medications may not be imported, including controlled substances and biological products.
The bill establishes a certification process for approving Canadian pharmacies. HHS must publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2017 to Mar 7, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jan 23, 2017 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Mar 7, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 10, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 7
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7221 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7182 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Nov 13, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7092 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5834 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4148 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Jul 24, 2017 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 64 | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 9, 2017 |
| S 122 | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jan 8, 2015 |
| HR 1480 | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2017Introduced in Senate
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