118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 405Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for stockpiles to ensure that all Americans have access to generic drugs at risk of shortage, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Jan 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jan 20, 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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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program to test the effectiveness of acquiring, maintaining, managing, and distributing a stockpile of generic drugs at risk of shortage. To carry out the pilot program, HHS must enter into contracts for a term of up to three years with drug manufacturers, co-op or chain pharmacy warehouses, or other eligible entities to create a six-month stockpile of up to 50 types of such drugs. The bill establishes various program requirements, including annual evaluations by the Government Accountability Office.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jan 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.