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Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act

USA117th CongressHR-8405| House 
| Updated: 7/18/2022
Cori Bush

Cori Bush

Democratic Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (5)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to allow patients to receive prescriptions for mifepristone, a drug approved by the FDA for medical abortion, via telehealth and for prescriptions for the drug to be filled by mail. (Mifepristone is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, which imposes various safety-related requirements. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the FDA suspended enforcement of the current strategy's requirement that the drug must be dispensed in person, and this suspension is still in effect. In December 2021, the FDA stated the data supported modifying the strategy to remove the in-person dispensing requirement.) Under this bill, the FDA must require the holder of the relevant approved drug application to submit a proposal to modify the strategy. The modification shall (1) remove the in-person dispensing requirement, (2) allow patients to access prescriptions for mifepristone via telehealth, and (3) authorize all pharmacies certified to dispense mifepristone to patients to do so via mail.
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Timeline
Jun 23, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4467
Introduced in Senate
Jul 18, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • June 23, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4467
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 18, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • July 18, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-4467: Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act
AbortionHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesPrescription drugs

Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act

USA117th CongressHR-8405| House 
| Updated: 7/18/2022
Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to allow patients to receive prescriptions for mifepristone, a drug approved by the FDA for medical abortion, via telehealth and for prescriptions for the drug to be filled by mail. (Mifepristone is subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, which imposes various safety-related requirements. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the FDA suspended enforcement of the current strategy's requirement that the drug must be dispensed in person, and this suspension is still in effect. In December 2021, the FDA stated the data supported modifying the strategy to remove the in-person dispensing requirement.) Under this bill, the FDA must require the holder of the relevant approved drug application to submit a proposal to modify the strategy. The modification shall (1) remove the in-person dispensing requirement, (2) allow patients to access prescriptions for mifepristone via telehealth, and (3) authorize all pharmacies certified to dispense mifepristone to patients to do so via mail.
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Timeline
Jun 23, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4467
Introduced in Senate
Jul 18, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • June 23, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4467
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 18, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • July 18, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cori Bush

Cori Bush

Democratic Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (5)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-4467: Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesPrescription drugs