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Expressing support for the charitable collection and good samaritan distribution to uninsured, low-income Americans of Food and Drug Administration-approved, medically-appropriate, non-expired,…

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Expressing support for the charitable collection and good samaritan distribution to uninsured, low-income Americans of Food and Drug Administration-approved, medically-appropriate, non-expired, non-narcotic prescription medications by non-profit organizations licensed to dispense such medications.

Introduced: April 29, 2010 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2010
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Apr 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 29, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Apr 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages pharmaceutical manufacturers, health care professionals, and institutions providing health care to make charitable donations of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved, medically appropriate, non-expired, non-narcotic prescription medications to nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is to fill prescriptions for low-income Americans.

Expresses support for exempting pharmaceutical companies from liability arising from the donation of medications in good faith to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals, assuming there is no gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

Encourages the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a working group to develop plans to facilitate the creation and operation of such nonprofit organizations.

What's happening now April 29, 2010

Referred to House Judiciary

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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 30, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1311: Expressing support for the charitable collection and good samaritan distribution to uninsured, low-income Americans of Food and Drug Administration-approved, medically-appropriate, non-expired, non-narcotic prescription medications by non-profit organizations licensed to dispense such medications.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1311/
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"H. Res. 1311: Expressing support for the charitable collection and good samaritan distribution to uninsured, low-income Americans of Food and Drug Administration-approved, medically-appropriate, non-expired, non-narcotic prescription medications by non-profit organizations licensed to dispense such medications.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1311/.
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H. Res. 1311, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1311/.
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[H. Res. 1311: Expressing support for the charitable collection and good samaritan distribution to uninsured, low-income Americans of Food and Drug Administration-approved, medically-appropriate, non-expired, non-narcotic prescription medications by non-profit organizations licensed to dispense such medications.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1311/)
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