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HR 68 107th Congress House Health Commerce Consumer education Drug adulteration Drug industry Drugs Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Pharmacies Wholesale trade

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

Introduced: January 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 7, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)
Jan 3, 2001
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 February 7, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 5
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2002
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 26, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jun 26, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 26, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 19, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2001
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 15, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 26, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 68: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-68/
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"H.R. 68: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-68/.
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