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HR 6519 117th Congress House Health

Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022

Introduced: January 28, 2022 Introduced by: Golden, Jared F. Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue regulations concerning the patient medication information that is included in the labeling for prescription medications.

The regulations must impose various requirements, such as requiring the information to (1) be scientifically accurate and approved by the FDA; (2) include general directions for proper use and warnings that are written in understandable plain language; (3) contain information about known clinically important interactions with drugs, food, and other substances; (4) include a statement of whether there is sufficient data about the drug's use by specified subpopulations, such as children or pregnant women; and (5) be provided in a printed format with each prescription dispensed.

The bill prohibits prescription medications that fail to meet this bill's requirements.

What's happening now January 31, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 4
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 28, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 18, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 21, 2022
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 29, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jan 28, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jan 28, 2022
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jan 28, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6519: Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6519/
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"H.R. 6519: Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6519/.
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H.R. 6519, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6519/.
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