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S 2734 97th Congress Senate Health Counterfeiting Department of Health and Human Services Drug safety and regulation Drugs Drugs and narcotics Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Government Operations and Politics Injunctions

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with power to enjoin the distribution of forged or counterfeit drugs.

Introduced: July 15, 1982 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 1982
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB.
Jul 19, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
Jul 15, 1982
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jul 15, 1982
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to empower the Food and Drug Administration to enjoin the distribution of forged or counterfeit drugs. (Currently such power vests in the district courts of the United States and the U.S. courts of the Territories.)

What's happening now July 19, 1982

Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 13, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2734: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with power to enjoin the distribution of forged or counterfeit drugs.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2734/
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"S. 2734: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with power to enjoin the distribution of forged or counterfeit drugs.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2734/.
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S. 2734, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2734/.
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[S. 2734: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with power to enjoin the distribution of forged or counterfeit drugs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2734/)
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