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H.R. 8588 116th Congress House

Improving the American Drug Supply Chain Act of 2020

Official title: To provide for a study on the current and historical production of drugs in the United States and in foreign countries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 13, 2020 Introduced by: Richard Hudson Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Emergency planning and evacuationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth technology, devices, suppliesIntellectual propertyLabor marketManufacturingPrescription drugs
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Oct 13, 2020
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 Latest action October 13, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving the American Drug Supply Chain 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) study the current and historical production of drugs and key ingredients in the United States and in foreign countries, and (2) formulate recommendations for promoting increased production of drugs and key ingredients in the United States.

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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8588: Improving the American Drug Supply Chain Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8588/
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"H.R. 8588: Improving the American Drug Supply Chain Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8588/.
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H.R. 8588, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8588/.
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