A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved abortion drugs, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced on January 28, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
32 Cosponsors (32 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Hyde-Smith challenges fda decision to broaden access to the chemical abortion pills”
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 28, 2022
“Hoyer Remarks on Democrats' Record of Success in the 117th Congress and Commitment to Ensuring Workers Can Make It In America”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Sep 23, 2022
“Latta, hyde-smith lead call for fda to immediately restore oversight of chemical abortion pills”
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Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH5]
on Feb 28, 2022
History
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Dec 17, 2019
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3072 (116th). |
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Jan 28, 2021
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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 26, 2023
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 95. |
S. 78 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 78. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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