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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. BIGGS of Arizona:H.R. 89.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:The single subject of this bill is to repeal the authorityof the Food and Drug Administration to require that drugs bedispensed only upon prescription.[Page H38]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prescription Freedom Act of 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill generally eliminates the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require that a drug be dispensed only with a prescription. However, the FDA may continue to require a prescription for any drug intended for terminating a pregnancy.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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