Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act
Latest action · Oct 29, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6245-6246)
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.
- IntroducedOct 29, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize the review of life-saving or life-sustaining drugs that are facing shortages. The bill also requires manufacturers to report certain information to the FDA when there is a permanent discontinuance or interruption in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients for such drugs.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 29, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Oct 29, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Mar 5, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 5, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Mar 5, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Oct 29, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6245-6246)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6080 | Preventing Drug Shortages Act | Related bill | Mar 4, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Business records
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Manufacturing
- Prescription drugs
- Public-private cooperation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2019Introduced in Senate
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