HR 875
102th Congress
House
Health
Abortion
Contraceptives
Drug industry
Drugs
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Import restrictions
Pharmaceutical research
RU-486 Regulatory Fairness Act of 1991
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
RU-486 Regulatory Fairness Act of 1991 - Declares that a specified import alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with respect to the drug RU-486 shall not have any legal effect and shall be withdrawn by the FDA. (RU-486 has been used outside the United States to abort pregnancies.) Prohibits the FDA from taking any action to bar the import of that drug unless the FDA finds that it is being imported for an illegal use.
Requires the FDA to give consideration in accordance with provisions relating to new drug approval when an application is submitted under such provisions for RU-486.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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