118th Congress Health
S. 95: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved.
Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner.
The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner from also acting as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient.
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The bill also rescinds any investigational use exemption already granted to such a drug if the bill would have prohibited the FDA from granting the exemption. (Currently, the FDA may grant an exemption to certain market approval requirements if a drug is intended solely for use in safety and effectiveness investigations.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- John Barrasso R-WYOriginal
- Mike Braun R-INOriginal
- Michael Crapo R-IDOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Tom Cotton R-AROriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Ted Cruz R-TXOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Deb Fischer R-NEOriginal
- Lindsey Graham R-SCOriginal
- Bill Hagerty R-TNOriginal
- John Hoeven R-NDOriginal
- Joshua Hawley R-MOOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Mike Lee R-UTOriginal
- Roger Marshall R-KSOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Marco Rubio R-FLOriginal
- Pete Ricketts R-NEOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- John Thune R-SDOriginal
- Roger Wicker R-MSOriginal
- Todd Young R-INOriginal
- Mike Rounds R-SD
- Ted Budd R-NC
- John Boozman R-AR
- Mitch McConnell R-KY
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Katie Britt R-AL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Cindy Hyde-Smith SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.