Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 9, 2019 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 9, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy if the drug
- 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 by the FDA.
Under the bill, certain drugs may not be imported, including controlled substances and biological products.
The bill establishes a certification process for approving Canadian pharmacies. The FDA must publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2019 to Sep 24, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 9, 2019 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 12, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 24, 2019 |
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 9, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 9, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S2868 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | May 15, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2001 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Mar 26, 2019 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-267 | DRUG PRICING IN AMERICA: A PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE, PART I155 pages | Finance Committee | Jan 29, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46741 | Drug Pricing and Intellectual Property: The Legislative Landscape for the 117th Congress | Report | Mar 31, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 478 | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jan 25, 2019 |
| S 3384 | Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America’s Seniors and Families Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 3, 2020 |
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
