United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1859 (111th)
Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
Introduced
1 April 2009
Last action
2 April 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants or contracts for: (1) the development and production of educational materials concerning the evidence available on the relative safety, effectiveness, and cost of prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and nondrug interventions for treating selected conditions, to be distributed and presented to health care providers who prescribe such drugs and their patients; and (2) the development and implementation of a program to appropriately train and deploy health professionals to distribute such materials to, and otherwise educate, physicians and other drug prescribers concerning such drugs and interventions. Requires that grantees receive no support from any entity that manufactures products used to treat the medical conditions discussed.
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Timeline
1 April 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 April 2009 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1859
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1859
- us · 111-hr-1859 · source updated 5 December 2025