To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on February 28, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Votes to Help Fight Opioid Crisis, Calls to Hold Big Pharma Accountable”
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 22, 2018
“Welch Introduces Drug Importation Amendment: “The price of prescription drugs is killing us.””
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Rep. Peter Welch [D-VT0]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 7, 2017
“Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: We Must Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Opioid Epidemic”
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 15, 2018
History
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Feb 28, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jan 10, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 447. |
H.R. 1245 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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