118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 383To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes.

To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Jan 17, 2023
Last action Jan 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jan 17, 2023
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Referred
Jan 27, 2023
E&C
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill nullifies certain changes made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to dispensing requirements for mifepristone. (Mifepristone is a drug that is approved to end pregnancies through 10 weeks gestation when used in conjunction with the drug misoprostol. The procedure is often referred to as medication abortion or the abortion pill.) The FDA regulates the use of mifepristone through the Mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program. The program requires health care providers to comply with certain requirements in order to prescribe or dispense mifepristone to end a pregnancy; the program previously included an in-person dispensing requirement that required...

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jan 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.