H.R. 6868
119th Congress
House
ACCESS Through OTC Innovation Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to apply the least burdensome appropriate means for supp… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to apply the least burdensome appropriate means for supporting certain administrative order requests with respect to over-the-counter monograph drugs, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 18, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
8
- HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
- CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
- HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
- CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
- HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
- CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6868: ACCESS Through OTC Innovation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6868/
"H.R. 6868: ACCESS Through OTC Innovation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6868/.
H.R. 6868, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6868/.
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