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HR 4301 106th Congress House Health Commerce Consumer education Drug adulteration Drug industry Drugs Drugstores Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Wholesale trade

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.

Introduced: April 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 24, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 13, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Apr 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E586)
Apr 13, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the wholesale distributor of certain drugs who is not the manufacturer or an authorized distributor of record for a calendar year (currently, the language "for a calendar year" is not in the Act) of a drug to provide to the recipient of the drug a statement identifying each prior sale, purchase, or trade of such drug.
What's happening now April 24, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 22, 2000
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 13, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4301: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4301/
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"H.R. 4301: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4301/.
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H.R. 4301, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4301/.
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