H.Con.Res. 75 · 109th Congress
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines…
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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to United States consumers, and for other purposes.
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Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the illegal importation of prescription drugs.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 17, 2005
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the illegal importation of prescription drugs.
Urges the President to take action to prevent the illegal importation of prescription drugs from Canada or any other foreign country, and the U.S. Trade Representative to act to correct the inequities and discrimination caused by Canada's Patented Medicine Pricing Review Board.
Urges the pharmaceutical industry and the health care community to: (1) begin a nationwide educational awareness program for U.S. consumers regarding the dangers of imported drugs; and (2) work to ensure that all citizens have access to prescription drugs with the same level of safety and efficacy guaranteed under the current system of regulation.
Declares that: (1) it is essential that U.S. patients have access to affordable prescription drugs; and (2) deregulating foreign prices would increase the flow of new drugs to U.S. consumers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to United States consumers, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Mar 14, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 17, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.