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HR 679 · in committee · major

To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes.

What this bill does

  • The bill reverses FDA rule changes from January 2023 that allowed retail pharmacies to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone.
  • The bill affects patients seeking medication abortion, healthcare providers, pharmacies, and the FDA's regulatory authority.
  • The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment and blocks the FDA from making similar changes to mifepristone dispensing rules.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would reversing pharmacy access to mifepristone affect patients in rural areas or regions with limited abortion clinics?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports or challenges the FDA's January 2023 decision that retail pharmacies could safely dispense mifepristone?

  3. 03

    If this bill passes, what authority would remain for the FDA to adjust drug safety rules based on new medical evidence?

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Sponsor · R-TN-1

Diana Harshbarger

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Introduced 2025-01-23

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  2. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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