HR 5501
116th Congress
House
Health
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019
Introduced: December 19, 2019
Introduced by:
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019
This bill establishes the Office of Drug Manufacturing within the Department of Health and Human Services to lower prices for, increase access to, and address shortages of prescription drugs (e.g., insulin, naloxone, and antibiotics), including by manufacturing prescription drugs and selling them at a fair price.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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