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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7980

Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-03-18Topic: health care

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2026 This bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to order the recall of controlled substances to cover all drugs. Furthermore, the authority to issue such an order may be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or the Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (or an official senior to either director), whereas currently this authority may only be delegated to the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or an official senior to such director. (Both centers are located in the Food and Drug Administration within HHS.)

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-03-18HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.refer
2026-03-18Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-03-18Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-29. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.