Safe Medicine Act

Bill: 117-hr-5003
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2021-08-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Chemical and biological weapons
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade agreements and negotiations
Veterans' medical care
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: 

Safe Medicine Act

 
This bill addresses issues related to the manufacture of drugs, including essential medicines.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs must jointly develop and implement a strategy to increase the domestic production of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs. 
 
If the Food and Drug Administration determines that a drug or active pharmaceutical ingredient is manufactured in a country that may be producing contaminated drugs or ingredients due to systemic manufacturing-related problems, the labeling for that drug or ingredient must have a boxed warning about the potential for contamination. 
 
For government procurement purposes, the President's authority to waive certain purchasing requirements that discriminate against foreign products may not be used to waive any preferences for goods that are essential medicines, medical countermeasures, or critical inputs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2021-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-10
text: Introduced in House