119th Congress Health
H.R. 1060: Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals Act of 2025
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
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- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires each dose of a pharmaceutical product that is a controlled substance and that is taken orally in solid form (i.e., pills) to include a physical chemical identifier. (Physical chemical identifiers are substances that possess a unique physical or chemical property, such as inks, pigments, flavors, and molecular taggants, that unequivocally identify and authenticate a drug or dosage.) Under the bill, physical chemical identifiers must be included in or on the product and must be machine readable.
The bill applies to products manufactured beginning five years after the bill's enactment.
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
- Don Bacon R-NEOriginal
- John Rutherford R-FLOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Donald Davis SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Donald Davis.
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- Introduced in House
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H519)
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.