United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 870 (109th)
PhRMA Act of 2005
Introduced
16 February 2005
Last action
14 March 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Accountability Act of 2005 or the PhRMA Act of 2005 - Sets forth penalties for violations of acts prohibited under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by an individual employed as the chief executive officer or as a member of the senior executive management group of the manufacturer of a drug, where the violation involves knowing concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require the chief executive officer of the manufacturer of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug to annually: (1) attest that the manufacturer has disclosed to the Secretary all evidence of any serious adverse drug experience related to the drug; and (2) describe the process by which the manufacturer ensures that such disclosure has occurred. Allows the Secretary to withdraw an approval for such a drug for failure to provide such an attestation. Prohibits a chief executive officer of a manufacturer of such a drug from failing to provide such an attestation. Requires the Secretary to direct a manufacturer or sponsor of a drug to complete any required postmarketing study of that drug by a specified deadline. Allows the Secretary to extend such a deadline. Sets forth penalties for failing to meet such a deadline.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
16 February 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E252)
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 February 2005 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2005
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 February 2005
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Sponsors
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/870
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/870
- us · 109-hr-870 · source updated 15 August 2025