Safe Drugs Act

Bill: 116-s-4492
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2020-08-06
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Safe Drugs Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to order the mandatory recall of any drug when the FDA determines that there is a reasonable probability that the drug would cause serious adverse health consequences or death. </p> <p>Currently, the FDA may order a mandatory recall under such circumstances only with respect to a controlled substance.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4492 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 6, 2020 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide the Food and Drug Administration with mandatory recall authority for all drug products.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Drugs Act . 2. Providing FDA with mandatory recall authority Section 569D of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–8d ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking controlled substances and inserting drugs ; (2) by striking controlled substance each place such term appears and inserting drug ; and (3) in subsection (b), by striking controlled substances and inserting drugs .