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RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003

Introduced: November 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003 - Deems the approved application for the drug mifepristone (marketed as Mifeprex, commonly known as RU-486, and used for the chemically induced termination of intrauterine pregnancy) to have been suspended.

Directs the Comptroller General to review and report on the process by which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mifepristone. Provides for the contingent reinstatement of such drug if the report determines the approval to have been in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

What's happening now November 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 16, 2004
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 11, 2004
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Dec 8, 2003
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 21, 2003
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 18, 2003
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 6, 2003
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 6, 2003
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Nov 6, 2003
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 6, 2003
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 6, 2003
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 6, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3453: RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3453/
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"H.R. 3453: RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3453/.
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H.R. 3453, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3453/.
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