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ABC Safe Drug Act

USA117th CongressS-3401| Senate 
| Updated: 12/15/2021
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Mike Braun (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Anyone But China Safe Drug Act or the ABC Safe Drug Act This bill requires the federal government to maintain a registry of certain foreign-sourced drugs, prohibits federal health care programs from purchasing drugs containing ingredients manufactured in China, and requires drugs to be labeled for country of origin. The Food and Drug Administration shall maintain (1) a list of foreign-sourced drugs and active ingredients that are critical for consumer health and safety, and (2) another list identifying such drugs that are produced exclusively in China or use ingredients produced in China. The bill phases in a restriction on federal health care programs purchasing drugs with active ingredients manufactured in China. By January 1, 2026, such programs may not purchase a drug with any active ingredients from China. The Department of Health and Human Services may issue a waiver for an agency or program that is unable to meet this requirement, but no waiver may apply to drugs purchased in or after 2027. Each drug must have labeling listing the country of origin of each active ingredient, and a drug without this labeling shall be deemed misbranded.
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Timeline
Dec 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • December 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7121: Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2022
  • S 117-2495: Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2021

ABC Safe Drug Act

USA117th CongressS-3401| Senate 
| Updated: 12/15/2021
Anyone But China Safe Drug Act or the ABC Safe Drug Act This bill requires the federal government to maintain a registry of certain foreign-sourced drugs, prohibits federal health care programs from purchasing drugs containing ingredients manufactured in China, and requires drugs to be labeled for country of origin. The Food and Drug Administration shall maintain (1) a list of foreign-sourced drugs and active ingredients that are critical for consumer health and safety, and (2) another list identifying such drugs that are produced exclusively in China or use ingredients produced in China. The bill phases in a restriction on federal health care programs purchasing drugs with active ingredients manufactured in China. By January 1, 2026, such programs may not purchase a drug with any active ingredients from China. The Department of Health and Human Services may issue a waiver for an agency or program that is unable to meet this requirement, but no waiver may apply to drugs purchased in or after 2027. Each drug must have labeling listing the country of origin of each active ingredient, and a drug without this labeling shall be deemed misbranded.
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Timeline
Dec 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • December 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Mike Braun (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7121: Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2022
  • S 117-2495: Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted