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S. 5419 118th Congress Senate

Protecting Our Essential Medicines Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of certain critical drugs marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 4, 2024 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Became law
Dec 4, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 4, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 4, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA
    for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA
    for THE ORTHOFORUM · Tennessee · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Dec 4, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5419: Protecting Our Essential Medicines Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5419/
MLA
"S. 5419: Protecting Our Essential Medicines Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5419/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 5419, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5419/.
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[S. 5419: Protecting Our Essential Medicines Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5419/)
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