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HR 486 108th Congress House

RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act

Official title: To require the Food and Drug Administration to establish restrictions regarding the qualifications of physicians to prescribe the abortion drug commonly known as RU-486.

Introduced: July 17, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionAdministrative procedureContinuing educationContraceptives
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act - Restricts the prescribing of the drug mifepristone (commonly referred to as RU-486, to be marketed as Mifeprex) to physicians who meet specified requirements.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 17, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Oct 15, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Oct 15, 2003
DeMint, James
· Oct 2, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 17, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 15, 2003
COLLINS, MAC
· Jul 10, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· Mar 25, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 486: RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-486/
MLA
"H.R. 486: RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-486/.
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H.R. 486, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-486/.
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