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HR 405 118th Congress House

Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for stockpiles to ensure that all Americans have access to generic drugs at risk of shortage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 20, 2023 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program to test the effectiveness of acquiring, maintaining, managing, and distributing a stockpile of generic drugs at risk of shortage.

To carry out the pilot program, HHS must enter into contracts for a term of up to three years with drug manufacturers, co-op or chain pharmacy warehouses, or other eligible entities to create a six-month stockpile of up to 50 types of such drugs.

The bill establishes various program requirements, including annual evaluations by the Government Accountability Office.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Jan 29, 2024
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Jul 11, 2023
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 405: Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-405/
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"H.R. 405: Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-405/.
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H.R. 405, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-405/.
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