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Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act

Introduced: October 29, 2019 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Oct 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6245-6246)
Oct 29, 2019
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Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize the review of life-saving or life-sustaining drugs that are facing shortages. The bill also requires manufacturers to report certain information to the FDA when there is a permanent discontinuance or interruption in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients for such drugs.

What's happening now October 29, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6245-6246)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6080 Related bill Preventing Drug Shortages Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 5, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Oct 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2723: Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2723/
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"S. 2723: Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2723/.
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S. 2723, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2723/.
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