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Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act

USA119th CongressHR-5646| House 
| Updated: 9/30/2025
Mary E. Miller

Mary E. Miller

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (8)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Pat Harrigan (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The act directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to withdraw the current risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for mifepristone and to re‑approve the identical strategy that was adopted in June 2011. It bars the Secretary from approving any REMS that differs from that 2011 plan, ensuring that the drug’s distribution remains governed by the older safeguards. The requirement must be completed within 90 days of enactment. The bill creates a federal tort that holds any covered entity —such as a telehealth provider or pharmacy—that knowingly imports or transports mifepristone in violation of federal law liable for bodily injury or mental‑health harm. Victims may sue for compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorney’s fees, in either federal or state court. Additionally, the act amends the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the importation of mifepristone , including by mail, reinforcing the ban on the drug’s entry into the United States.
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Timeline
May 6, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1631
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • May 6, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1631
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • September 30, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Health

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  • S 119-1631: Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act

Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act

USA119th CongressHR-5646| House 
| Updated: 9/30/2025
The act directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to withdraw the current risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for mifepristone and to re‑approve the identical strategy that was adopted in June 2011. It bars the Secretary from approving any REMS that differs from that 2011 plan, ensuring that the drug’s distribution remains governed by the older safeguards. The requirement must be completed within 90 days of enactment. The bill creates a federal tort that holds any covered entity —such as a telehealth provider or pharmacy—that knowingly imports or transports mifepristone in violation of federal law liable for bodily injury or mental‑health harm. Victims may sue for compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorney’s fees, in either federal or state court. Additionally, the act amends the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the importation of mifepristone , including by mail, reinforcing the ban on the drug’s entry into the United States.
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Timeline
May 6, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1631
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • May 6, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1631
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • September 30, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mary E. Miller

Mary E. Miller

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (8)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Pat Harrigan (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-1631: Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted