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HR 6545 117th Congress House

Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand certain authorities with respect to the recall of controlled substances to apply with respect to all drugs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2022 Introduced by: Kim, Andy Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2022

This bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to order the recall of controlled substances to cover all drugs.

Furthermore, the authority to issue such an order may be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (or an official senior to either director), whereas currently this authority may only be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or an official senior to such director. (Both centers are located in the Food and Drug Administration within HHS.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6545: Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6545/
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"H.R. 6545: Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6545/.
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H.R. 6545, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6545/.
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