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H.R. 1885 (106th)

International Prescription Drug Parity Act

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Introduced

20 May 1999

Last action

12 April 2000 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2186-2187)

Sponsors

Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

International Prescription Drug Parity Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs manufactured and domestically approved and then exported, or domestically approved and manufactured in a registered foreign establishment, to: (1) maintain specified shipment compliance and labeling records; and (2) make such records available to U.S. importers. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish related criteria to facilitate the U.S. importation of such drugs.

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Timeline

  1. 20 May 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 May 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 May 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 June 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

  5. 12 April 2000

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2186-2187)

    Source: IntroReferral

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