Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Mar 18, 2026, with no cosponsors
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 114 words.
Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026 This bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to order the recall of controlled substances to cover all drugs. Furthermore, the authority to issue such an order may be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (or an official senior to either director), whereas currently this authority may only be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or an official senior to such director. (Both centers are located in the Food and Drug Administration within HHS.)
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 18 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 201 words
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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