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HR 6670 116th Congress House Health Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Government studies and investigations Health technology, devices, supplies Manufacturing Prescription drugs

Prescription for American Drug Independence Act of 2020

Introduced: May 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 1, 2020
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Prescription for American Drug Independence Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to (1) establish a committee of experts on drug-supply issues, (2) convene a symposium to recommend strategies for ending U.S. dependence on foreign manufacturing of critical drugs, and (3) report on the symposium's proceedings.

What's happening now May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 9, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jun 29, 2020
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 8, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· May 12, 2020
Brooks, Susan
· May 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6670: Prescription for American Drug Independence Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6670/
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"H.R. 6670: Prescription for American Drug Independence Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6670/.
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H.R. 6670, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6670/.
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