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HR 5003 117th Congress House

Safe Medicine Act

Official title: To direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to end American over-dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals by encouraging… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to end American over-dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals by encouraging the growth of a robust domestic medicine supply chain for generic drugs, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to issue boxed warnings in the case of critical contamination, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 10, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChemical and biological weaponsDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapy
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Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary medicineMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNuclear weaponsPublic contracts and procurementStrategic materials and reservesTrade agreements and negotiationsVeterans' medical careWorker safety and health
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 10, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Medicine Act

This bill addresses issues related to the manufacture of drugs, including essential medicines.

The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs must jointly develop and implement a strategy to increase the domestic production of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs.

If the Food and Drug Administration determines that a drug or active pharmaceutical ingredient is manufactured in a country that may be producing contaminated drugs or ingredients due to systemic manufacturing-related problems, the labeling for that drug or ingredient must have a boxed warning about the potential for contamination.

For government procurement purposes, the President's authority to waive certain purchasing requirements that discriminate against foreign products may not be used to waive any preferences for goods that are essential medicines, medical countermeasures, or critical inputs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5575 Reintroduced Bill Safe Medicine Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5003: Safe Medicine Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5003/
MLA
"H.R. 5003: Safe Medicine Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5003/.
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H.R. 5003, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5003/.
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[H.R. 5003: Safe Medicine Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5003/)
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