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.
- reproductive rights
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
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would reversing pharmacy access to mifepristone affect patients in rural areas or regions with limited abortion clinics?
- 02
What evidence supports or challenges the FDA's January 2023 decision that retail pharmacies could safely dispense mifepristone?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
18/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-23
Joining the bill

Rudy Yakym III
R-IN-2 · original

Mike Bost
R-IL-12 · original

Andy Biggs
R-AZ-5 · original

James R. Baird
R-IN-4 · original

Gary J. Palmer
R-AL-6 · original

Daniel Webster
R-FL-11 · original

Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14 · original

Brian Babin
R-TX-36 · original

Randy Feenstra
R-IA-4 · original

Michael Guest
R-MS-3 · original

Clay Higgins
R-LA-3 · original

Kevin Hern
R-OK-1 · original
+ 6 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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