Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 21, 2019 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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2019
This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the authorship, content, format, color, printing, and dissemination of patient medication information that is required to be in the labeling of prescription drugs.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2019 to Jan 27, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 27, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 20, 2019Referred 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.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in House
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