3.0.0 405 2024-07-24T15:24:05Z 2024-07-24T15:24:05Z House H HR 2023-01-20 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 405.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H251]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2023-01-27T19:17:05Z Referred to 2023-01-20T17:04:15Z 2023-01-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2023-01-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2023-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 N B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2023-01-20 True M000194 Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] Nancy Mace R SC 1 2023-07-11 False H001086 Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] Diana Harshbarger R TN 1 2024-01-29 False Health Health 2023-01-31T16:15:20Z 00 2023-01-20 Introduced in House 2023-04-13T14:44:09Z Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023

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.

]]> Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:24:05Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:42:59Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2024-03-18T20:13:01Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr405ih/xml/BILLS-118hr405ih.xml 2023-01-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.