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To provide for the importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization.

Introduced: November 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 18, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2424-2425)
Nov 18, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to inform the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the United States: (1) declares itself an eligible importing member for the purpose of being able to import pharmaceutical products pursuant to the Decision of the General Council of August 30, 2003, on "Implementation of paragraph six of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and public health;" and (2) withdraws its name from the list contained in the "General Council Chairperson's Statement" accompanying such Decision, of countries that voluntarily relinquished the right to import pharmaceutical products manufactured under compulsory licenses.

Authorizes the President to import pharmaceutical products manufactured under a compulsory license to meet public health needs or to address situations of inadequate supply caused by insufficient domestic manufacturing capacity, in accordance with the Decision. Subjects such imported pharmaceutical products to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

What's happening now November 18, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4392: To provide for the importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4392/
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"H.R. 4392: To provide for the importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4392/.
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H.R. 4392, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4392/.
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