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HR 1173 118th Congress House Health

Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023

Introduced: November 8, 2023 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 24, 2023
Introduced in House
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Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023

This bill establishes requirements relating to the form, content, and distribution of patient safety labels for prescription drugs.

Specifically, the Food and Drug Administration must issue regulations with requirements relating to the authorship, content, format, color, printing, and dissemination of such patient safety information. The regulations must require labels to include the drug's approved uses, known interactions with other drugs or substances, contact information for the drug's manufacturer, and other specified information relating to patient safety. The information must be in plain, neutral language and must be given in printed form with each prescription.

What's happening now March 3, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10 Republican 2
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 1, 2024
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Feb 23, 2024
Peltola, Mary
· Feb 13, 2024
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Dec 26, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Dec 14, 2023
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Dec 12, 2023
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 8, 2023
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Nov 1, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 30, 2023
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 19, 2023
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 17, 2023
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Feb 24, 2023
Ruppersberger, C.
· Feb 24, 2023
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Feb 24, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1173: Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1173/
MLA
"H.R. 1173: Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1173/.
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H.R. 1173, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1173/.
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